Archive for April 2026
AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo 2026
AOCS May 3-6 New Orleans, Louisiana, Booth 123 French Oil will be at AOCS this year in New Orleans. If you are running oilseed processing equipment or planning to, come find us at Booth 123. What We Are Bringing to the Floor at AOCS We have been building oilseed processing machinery since 1900, and some…
Read MoreSAMPE 2026
SAMPE 2026 April 27–30 | Seattle Convention Center | Booth C25 SAMPE 2026 brings together the engineers, manufacturers, researchers, and technical teams advancing the future of composites and material processing. From aerospace structures to energy applications, it is where manufacturing challenges turn into practical conversations about equipment, process control, and production scalability. In April 2026,…
Read MoreThe Industrial Base Starts Upstream
A strong industrial base begins before final assembly When people talk about industrial strength, they often focus on the finished system or final product. Those outputs matter, but the strength of an industrial base does not begin at final assembly. It begins much earlier, with the manufacturers upstream, the equipment builders, process specialists, and production…
Read MoreWhat Dual-Use Manufacturing Actually Requires
What dual-use manufacturing really means When dual-use manufacturing is discussed, it is often framed as a strategic category. In practice, it is better understood as a capability standard. A manufacturer does not become relevant to both commercial and defense-related applications because it adopts a new label. It becomes relevant because it can meet demanding requirements…
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