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Plataine AI Agents deliver real-time, enterprise-wide intelligence operations
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Plataine’s AI Agents shift the industry from passive firefighting to real-time, closed-loop, operational and strategic decision-making across the factory shop floor and high-level business procedures.
Voltage Vessels 3D prints composite RHIB prototype, seeks next steps with Eclipse X9 composite
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Hawaiian startup and CEAD developed a demonstration platform using LFAM, which is informing Voltage Vessels’ basalt fiber-reinforced PETG material developments.
Swiss Researchers Develop Matrix First Concept for 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Ceramic Structures
Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing
Novel manufacturing approach designs internal channels within a 3D printed ceramic architecture for continuous fibers. More than reinforcement: The technique invites rethinking how lightweight composite parts can be achieved.
Janicki selects Great Falls, Montana for $800M manufacturing campus expansion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Multi-month site evaluation determines Montana as Janicki’s next anticipated production site, with construction starting July 2026.
Honda hits milestone with successful first eVTOL aircraft flight
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Japanese automaker heads toward full-scale validation phase after the conducted flight of its full-scale eight-rotor demonstrator, dubbed F1.
Call4Innovation project launch targets regenerated carbon fiber development at FIB3R plant
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The initiative, led by Plug and Play, aims to collect innovative industrial projects to enhance rCF from the Hera Group’s plant in Imola. Applications are open until July 19, 2026.
Apex Space & Defense Systems acquires Oak Engineering for U.S. composites manufacturing expansion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Oak Engineering and Manufacturing becomes Apex’s fourth business unit, building up its domestic composite and CNC machining capabilities for space, defense, aerospace and uncrewed platforms.
TPRC T-DOG extrusion welding setup expands TPC insights
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Developed under the T-CAT project, T-DOG offers a wider processing window and broader material compatibility for thermoplastic composites, enabling deeper study of interface bonding in hybrid structures.
Why Slow Quoting Is Costing U.S. Machine Shops Work
Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop
A shop can have the right machines, people and capacity — and still lose the job. The reason may be quoting speed. This AI tool is built to close that gap.
Intermediate Processing Opens New Paths to Circularity
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Republic's Polymer Centers get more out of postconsumer plastic by taking sorting further.
30 Under 30: Continuing to Spotlight Rising Talent
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Precision-driven CNC manager delivering consistent results, mentoring teammates and advancing moldmaking through strong technical skill, leadership and continuous improvement.
The Value of Bidirectional Thread Rolling
Derek Korn | Production Machining
This end-rolling attachment for producing threads offers advantages in terms of lower weight, size and cost. And keeping thread rolls engaged as it retracts can help produce higher quality thread profiles and finishes compared to conventional end-rolling attachments.
Trumpf Laser Cutting Machine Provides Flexible Tube Processing
| Modern Machine Shop
Trumpf's TruLaser Tube 7000 delivers 9 kW of laser power, expanded tube size capacity and intelligent quality features to boost throughput and cut costs per part.
Plastixs suma limpiador y lubricante Slide para moldeo por inyección
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Plastixs incorporó a su catálogo dos productos de la marca Slide para moldeo por inyección: el limpiador Zero Film Mold Cleaner, formulado con bajo contenido de VOC para acabados de nivel A, sin dejar residuos, y el lubricante UltraHeat Grease, una grasa sin PFAS para pasadores eyectores.
FANUC America Collaborative Robot Enables Portable Automation for High-Mix Tasks
| MoldMaking Technology
FANUC America Corp. introduces the CRX-3iA ultra lightweight cobot along with expanded features across the CRX lineup, supporting applications such as welding, part handling and palletizing.
Protecting Grounding Areas: A Critical Step in Coating and Plating
| Products Finishing
Learn best practices for precision masking to protect electrical grounding surfaces in electrocoating, plating and anodizing, ensuring conductivity and functionality.
Meximold 2026: referente nacional en manufactura de moldes
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La séptima edición del evento, organizado por Gardner Business Media y la AMMMT, se realizará los días 14 y 15 de octubre en el Querétaro Centro de Congresos. La feria reunirá a más de 130 expositores, 150 equipos en funcionamiento y 24 conferencias técnicas sobre automatización, manufactura aditiva y moldeo por inyección de plásticos.
Percepción manufacturera en México suma cinco meses en zona de expansión
| Modern Machine Shop México
El Indicador Agregado de Tendencia de la industria manufacturera se ubicó en 50.3 puntos en mayo, con avances en capacidad de planta, demanda nacional y exportaciones, aunque con producción y personal ocupado por debajo del umbral de expansión.
Post Cure: Initiating automotive electrification with bamboo fiber composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Bambooder’s natural, organic and CO2-negative semi-finished products enable endless versatility in markets dominated by fossil-based materials like steel, aluminum, glass or carbon fiber.
AkzoNobel Portal Provides 24/7 Access to Powder Coatings in Mexico
| Products Finishing
My Interpon Portal, a digital hub for product search, technical data, ordering and tracking, is paired with a Ready-to-Ship range of 54 Interpon powder coatings available from stock.
Fresadora de pórtico Emco combina gran área de trabajo con diseño compacto
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La Mecof Powermill G3 PC3 ofrece capacidad para mecanizar componentes de gran tamaño con soluciones digitales integradas y alta rigidez estructural.
Nitruro de boro: aditivo clave para plásticos en electromovilidad
| Plastics Technology México
Investigadores del CIQA exploran el papel del nitruro de boro en compuestos poliméricos para gestión térmica en vehículos eléctricos, con aplicaciones en baterías, motores y electrónica de potencia.