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The staff at Modern Applications News would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year!
As we do every year, we hope and pray you have the chance to relax and spend quality time with your family and loved ones over the holidays.
We'll be entering the new year with optimism as we believe the current administration's goal of revitalizing U.S. manufacturing is on its way to being achieved. "The United States is growing stronger," says Douglas Woods, AMT President (AMT owns IMTS). For example, Woods thinks the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will strengthen investment conditions and deliver long-sought tax incentives, investment opportunities, and financial relief to manufacturers. We agree.
We also believe the long-term effects of President Trump's tariff policy will begin to emerge. "The 2025 Reshoring Survey found that 43% of contract manufacturers have already reshored work for customers or are actively fulfilling reshoring orders, while another 16% are currently quoting reshoring projects," says Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. In the future, we'll hopefully look back and realize 2026 is when we truly entered the golden age for America.
Speaking of the future, who knows what is going to happen with AI? Short answer -- no one. But we can tell you that AI, along with the continued robotic integration and the seemingly daily advancements in additive manufacturing, will remain the hottest topics in our industry.
Here at Nelson Publishing, we are proud that our eNewsletters -- Modern Applications News (MAN), Tooling & Production (T&P), and the Manufacturing Center Product Spotlight -- continue to keep up with the latest trends as we try our best to deliver the latest, most interesting news from our industry.
In what has become our annual tradition, we have put together our "Best of 2025" issue. We have compiled two lists -- the Top 10 Most Read Features and Top 10 Most Read Product Spotlights, as judged by the response of our readers. We hope you enjoy these stories and catch some helpful information you may have missed the first time around.
We want to thank all of our subscribers and advertisers for your loyalty to our publications, and we'd like to wish you a successful and prosperous 2026, which will be the 20th year for our eNewsletter/lead-generation program!
Top 10 Most Read Feature Articles
How to Pick the Right Metal Fabrication Provider for Your Project? Finding a professional to cut and weld metal is simple, but finding a partner who understands your unique design and production scheduling needs is a different challenge. For original equipment manufacturers and engineers, a metal fabricator functions as an extension of your facility and is a critical component in your output. The wrong choice affects your budget, quality control processes and ability to meet delivery schedules. Discover the top-rated metal fabricators in Pennsylvania. Full Article
American firearms manufacturer: A legacy reborn, a future built (Watch Video) Some brands carry history. Others carry heart. But few carry both like Thompson/Center Arms. For six decades, the company built a reputation for innovation, craftsmanship, and proudly American-made firearms. And now, after years of corporate ownership, Thompson/Center is back where it belongs -- with the same leadership and mission that built their legacy, and a whole new manufacturing edge thanks to Eurotech. Full Article
These 7 Abrasives Provide the Best Value for Industrial Applications (Watch Video) In metal fabrication, the abrasive you specify does more than remove stock -- it sets the tempo for throughput, labor cost, and coating performance. Choosing a grain that delivers a fast cut, long life, and safe handling can tighten schedules and widen margins. These seven abrasives consistently offer the best cost-to-performance value across grinding, blasting, and finishing lines in OEM and job-shop environments. Full Article
8 advantages of electropolishing for deburring metal parts (Watch Video) Able Electropolishing is the world's largest electropolishing specialist, with over seven decades of experience, innovation and collaboration with manufacturers working in some of the world's most challenging industries, including aerospace, medical and more. In this article, the experts at Able describe the eight key benefits of electropolishing for removing microburrs from metal parts. Full Article
A custom-designed chuck that works like a charm Phillips Precision's Products Division in Boylston, Mass. (Weyland Group) designs and develops advanced workholding tools and inspection fixtures for manufacturers. The Timken Company challenged their engineering team. They needed a precise and repeatable chuck that could hold parts up to 28 inches. Full Article
Ohio Shop Installs Cobots and "Exceeds Expectations Tenfold" (Watch Video) Cincinnati's Vi-Cas Manufacturing produces vacuum cups for all industries, including aerospace and automotive. Recently, the company turned to ProCobots to automate the process of loading and unloading its Hurco machines. As Hurco's Joe Hopkins explains, the results can be summed up in three words: faster and better. Full Article
Marine Manufacturer Makes Seamless Switch to Robotic Welding (Watch Video) DeAngelo Marine Exhaust had nearly given up automating complex, manual TIG welds until the company came across Hirebotics' Cobot Welder. The Florida manufacturer of exhaust parts has now been able to increase weld speed tenfold, lower lead times, and improve quality using its new cobot colleague. Full Article
Gear Manufacturer's New Hobbing Machine Reduces Production Time from Weeks to Days, Minutes to Seconds (Watch Video) American Precision Gear (APG), a leader in fine-pitch, high-precision gears for aerospace, defense systems, and medical applications, has strengthened its manufacturing capabilities with the installation of the MZ 1000 D-Drive gear hobbing machine from Helios Gear Products. This investment not only improves throughput but also elevates quality and precision machining capabilities. Full Article
