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Best Practices for Wastewater Management in Electroplating, Coating Operations
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
A direct cost center, compliance risk and sustainability metric, here is how surface finishers are controlling wastewater discharge, recovering value and staying ahead.
Autonational Composite Machinery B.V. merges filament winding, pultrusion leaders
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: Netherlands-based Composite Machinery and Autonational have become one company designed to support the composite industry’s custom-built machinery needs.
Cambium composites are launched into space via USCRPL rocket
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Boattail component delivery helped USCRPL’s Daybreak rocket reach space, marking the first U.S. student team to launch and recover a rocket as a space payload provider.
HESTIA project advances thermoplastic composite fuselage tech for zero-emission aircraft
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Fraunhofer IWS highlights work with CONTIjoin, vitrimers, drapeability and LSP while IVW demonstrates rCF-reinforced thermoplastic window frame using aligned discontinuous fibers.
Touring the Center for Machining Excellence
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
The CME is designed to provide shops with access to virtually every kind of component manufacturer involved in establishing an effective machining process.
Advancing Bonding, Coating and Sealing to 4.0 Systems for Metals, Composites and More
Ginger Gardiner | Products Finishing
Brighton Science uses decades of experience, 2-second surface measurements and a framework of data-based specs and KPIs to help manufacturers advance toward reliable, predictable bond quality for faster, high-performance production.
AkzoNobel Autoclear Optima Clearcoat Increases Body Shop Throughput, Reduces Energy Use
| Products Finishing
High-performance clearcoat helps body shop technicians balance fast drying, broad application flexibility and full system compatibility.
Axtra Workflow integra impresión 3D, posprocesado y trazabilidad en un solo sistema
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El ecosistema Axtra Workflow conecta preparación, impresión, posprocesado e inspección en manufactura aditiva con control y análisis de datos en tiempo real.
LG Chem Downgauging Monomaterial Film
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Customized polyethylene resin for thin, recyclable film is built on machine direction oriented polyethylene and biaxially oriented polyethylene.
Treat Your AI Like a New Hire
Stephanie Hendrixson | Manufacturing Connected
Business leaders often have an expectation that artificial intelligence tools should be productive straight out of the box.
CONTRAX Austin Expands Program and Industry Partnerships
| MoldMaking Technology
The inaugural contract manufacturing event hosted by Gardner Business Media takes place June 24-25, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Don’t miss it: Registration is open and free for qualified attendees.
AI in the Shop: Answering Manufacturing Leaders’ Frequently Asked Questions
Stephanie Hendrixson | Manufacturing Connected
Do I need an IT department? How does AI work alongside CMMC? Fulcrum founder Sunny Han shares insights on how to approach artificial intelligence integration on the shop floor.
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Eficiencia energética redefine la industria automotriz
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La presión por reducir consumo energético, emisiones y costos operativos está acelerando la adopción de tecnologías más eficientes, digitalizadas y sostenibles en la industria automotriz y su cadena de proveeduría.
ENGEL amplía portafolio con nuevas máquinas eléctricas y mejoras en dos placas
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La compañía actualizó sus líneas WINTEC y ENGEL con desarrollos enfocados en eficiencia energética, desempeño y productividad.
Kontron moderniza planta de Leipzig con nuevas celdas de inyección
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La empresa fortalece la fabricación de componentes plásticos para estaciones de carga con soluciones avanzadas de moldeo.
Strong Partnerships Mean Success for Binder Jetting Manufacturer
| Additive Manufacturing
U.S.-based binder jetting contract manufacturer Azoth 3D achieved success in advanced metal AM due to partnerships with Elnik Systems and DSH Technologies.
Avantium lleva el plástico vegetal al Diseño de Milán
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Avantium presentó en Milán 2026 una minicolección con releaf, su polímero PEF de base vegetal, en colaboración con el estudio Hoogvliet Jongerius en el Palazzo Giureconsulti.
Composites sustainability wins: Factory of the Future, TÜV SÜD verification, measurable circularity committments
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Arclin, Teijin Aramid, Armacell and Envalior celebrate sustainability wins with EcoVadis, ISCC Plus and Factory of the Future designations.
Firefly Aerospace doubles Texas campus for lunar lander, orbital vehicle assembly expansion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Additional 144,000-square-foot space, four-times larger clean room, enhancements to test stands and Rocket Ranch improvements grow Firefly’s propulsion, carbon fiber composites, robotics and 3D printing activities.
NH3Craft project yields seaworthy composite tanks for ammonia storage
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Connova Deutschland has developed the glass fiber-wound Type 4 vessels as a lightweight, corrosion-resistant alternative to steel tank systems for the maritime sector’s shift toward fossil-free fuels.
Umoe MEGCs, Type 4 tanks advance Finnish green H2 project
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
P2X Solutions will receive 14 additional multi-element gas containers (MEGCs) in support of its industrial-scale hydrogen production goals.
Strata Syensqo joint venture in Al Ain demonstrates large-scale aerocomposites production success
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Manufacturing milestone guided by UAE production localization efforts and a highly skilled workforce produce materials for Boeing 777X program test components.