Fiber and Interface Testing Systems Support Composites Development

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Textechno offers a portfolio of testing systems spanning single-fiber characterization, matrix adhesion and intermediate product testing for composites manufacturers and researchers.

Hermle Five-Axis Mill-Turn Provides Precise Machining of Complex Parts

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Hermle USA Inc.’s C 62 U MT Gen2 is a high-performance five-axis mill-turn center designed for aerospace, energy and heavy-industry manufacturers.

Buyers Are Turning to AI for Product Research. Does Your Marketing Put Your Brand in the Right Place?

| Gardner Web

The 2025 IBI survey asked industrial buyers about AI's role in their product research. The results reveal a buyer who is cautiously engaging but a shift is happening fast and marketers should be prepared.

Cortec Corrosion-Inhibiting Desiccant Pouches Boost Protection for Summer Metal Shipments

| Products Finishing

Desicorr VpCI Pouches combine moisture absorption and vapor phase corrosion inhibitors to protect metal parts and other components during high-humidity shipping and storage conditions.

Guill lanza cruceta de extrusión Micro Medical para tubería médica

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Guill Tool & Engineering presentó el Micro Medical, cruceta de cabezal de extrusión con ajuste de concentricidad de un solo punto mediante tornillos microfinos, con una precisión de 0.008" por revolución, para tubería médica de paredes delgadas y con dimensiones precisas de ID/OD.

How Manufacturing Leaders Can Close the Information Gap

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

Shop owners and GMs do not need more information. They need earlier signals, clearer context and a better way to connect market movement to decisions about quoting, material, capacity and capital spending. 

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Robotic Solutions Automate CNC Machine Tending

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. showcases LoadMate Plus and ARIA preengineered robotic machine tending solutions that provide flexibility and scalability for CNC mills and lathes.

IREC 3D Printed Battery Enables Early Detection of Machinery Faults

| Additive Manufacturing

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research has developed a solid oxide battery for the 3Dstore project. Smarter machinery: The battery powers an industrial monitoring system for predictive maintenance in harsh environments.

SABIC Compound Supports Circularity with 75% Post-Consumer Recycled Content

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

SABIC's LNP Elcrin DC0051RC1 is a PCR-based, carbon fiber-reinforced polycarbonate for consumer electronics housings and structural components.

How Manufacturing Leaders Can Close the Information Gap

Brent Donaldson | Production Machining

Shop owners and GMs do not need more information. They need earlier signals, clearer context and a better way to connect market movement to decisions about quoting, material, capacity and capital spending. 

PCR, biopolímeros y resolución de problemas en Extrusion 2026

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Plastics Technology y Gardner Business Media realizarán Extrusion 2026 los días 18 y 19 de agosto en Austin, Texas, con sesiones sobre diseño de dado, reología, geles, PCR y biopolímeros para profesionales de la extrusión de lámina y película.

Haidlmair Acquires TFM Slovakia

| Plastics Technology

The Austrian toolmaker acquired the Slovakia-based provider of high-precision CNC machining and component manufacturing.

Products Finishing Reveals 2026 Qualifying Top Shops

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

PF announces this year’s highest-performing electroplating, anodizing and coating operations across North America — plus a rare tie for first place in the Plating & Anodizing category.

Platinum Tooling Swiss-Type Tooling Boosts CNC Lathe Productivity

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Platinum Tooling Technologies Inc. displays Heimatec live tools, angle heads and speed multipliers with ratios of 1-to-2, 1-to-3 and 1-to-4 for Citizen, Star and Tsugami machines.

Punch Industry Precision-Ground Pins Provide Mirror Finish

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Punch Industry USA Inc. offers precision-ground round and special-shaped small-diameter mold and die components in steel and carbide, capable of achieving a mirror finish without polishing.

Querétaro se consolida como hub aeronáutico con inversión de Safran

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con una inversión de 140 millones de dólares, Safran consolida a Querétaro como un hub aeronáutico estratégico para América, dentro de la red global MRO de Safran Aircraft Engines.

Tego Cycle y Tego PPA: aditivos de Evonik para plástico reciclado

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Evonik participó en Chinaplas 2026 con Tego Cycle, Tego Sorb y Tego PPA, aditivos para reciclaje mecánico y para el procesamiento sin PFAS, orientados al mercado chino en el contexto del 15.º Plan Quinquenal y la transición hacia materiales de menor huella ambiental.

Switch to Batch Mixer Yields 'Perfect Blends' for This Compounder

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Replacing a ribbon blender with a rotary batch mixer helped Polymer Resources cut blend times 30% and eliminate compounding contamination.

VIDEO: A Decade of the MFFD

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CW reporting on the MFFD — the largest welded thermoplastic composite aircraft structure ever built — is collected here, alongside new video coverage from Thermoforged.

PLASTICS respalda la continuidad del T-MEC para la industria

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La Asociación de la Industria del Plástico emitió un pronunciamiento en favor de la revisión del T-MEC, destacando que México y Canadá representan compras anuales de plásticos estadounidenses por casi 34,000 millones de dólares combinados.

PPWR europeo entra en vigor el 12 de agosto de 2026: qué implica

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El Reglamento de Envases de la UE (PPWR) entra en vigor el 12 de agosto de 2026, sin periodo transitorio, con prohibición de PFAS en contacto con alimentos, límite de 100 mg/kg para metales pesados y obligación de Declaración de Conformidad para todo empaque en el mercado europeo.

ORECA Group Selects Siemens Software for Motorsport Racing Vehicle Development Programs

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

ORECA adopts Siemens’ Simcenter Star-CCM+ and Simcenter Optistruct to enhance computational fluid dynamics and composite optimization workflows.