When traditional machining methods reach their limit, electric discharge machining can be the answer. The EDM process allows for high accuracy and is applicable for any conductive material.

Portugal — The Portuguese Engineering & Tooling Cluster has an experience of more than six decades on the international market, contributing its extensive value chain to support global clients in more than 80 countries. Innovation and technology-based know-how and ability to provide quality services and reliable solutions as a “one-stop-shop” (from design to product), are some of the key features of the Portuguese market.

USA/Italy — 3D printing company Desktop Metal has acquired Aidro, a Italian pioneer in the volume production of next-generation hydraulic and fluid power systems through metal additive manufacturing (AM) across a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, agricultural equipment, aerospace, and mobile and industrial machinery, among others.

Compared to conventional stamping, fineblanking offers many benefits. It is more and more often chosen, as the smooth cut eliminates the need for reworking.

Germany — Three associations representing mainly medium-sized suppliers are sounding the alarm: because car manufacturers do not communicate their requirements, there is no basis for planning. This is how explosive the situation currently is for machine and plant manufacturers and the producers of tools and chucks.

USA — Toyoda Gosei is expanding production capacity at TG Missouri Corporation, one of its American production subsidiaries, to further develop its production network in the North American market.

UK — Digital manufacturer of custom prototypes and low-volume parts Protolabs, has joined forces with RS Components, a global omni-channel product and service solutions provider for industrial customers and suppliers.

France — 3D-printing company Multistation signed a collaboration agreement in France for the Gravity SLS 3D-printing ecosystem of Wematter.

Germany — The metal working sector is in a constant process of transformation and is facing huge challenges. With the new claim “Innovate manufacturing”, EMO Hannover 2023 wants to address these challenges, make them transparent and propose solutions.

Portugal — The Portuguese Engineering & Tooling Cluster has an experience of more than six decades on the international market, contributing its extensive value chain to support global clients in more than 80 countries. Innovation and technology-based know-how and ability to provide quality services and reliable solutions as a “one-stop-shop” (from design to product), are some of the key features of the Portuguese market.

At Fakuma 2021, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag showcases solutions for system integration, focuses on sustainability and unveils solutions for modern networking via Industry 4.0.

Switzerland — In a series of webinars, the Swiss Oerlikon Group’s Manmade Fibers Solutions business unit will be focusing on services for manmade fibre systems.

DLC coatings are increasingly applied in industries that need to minimise the use of lubricants. For mould making, Hasco offers a comprehensive range of DLC coated components.

At this year’s EMO international machine tool exhibition, held in Milan on the 4 to 9 October 2021, on Stand F18 in Hall 3 Fial will launch a number of new ranges of steady rests, including Self-Centring steady rests; the Coolant Series with feed for the steady rest’s rollers; a Mini Series for multi axis lathes and mill-turn centres and a range of high accuracy steady rests for grinding applications.

Germany — According to Schaeffler, there are currently two key trends affecting users and manufacturers of machine tools and metal machining centers: the growing use of ancillary automation solutions and the increasing integration of multiple production processes within machine tools themselves. Therefore, the company is constantly developing and refining its portfolio of products and services for machine tools to help customers keep up with these trends.

Germany — At Fakuma, the Roemheld Group will present a concept for the efficient change and handling of dies or moulds throughout the entire process chain. Dies or moulds can be handled easily, quickly and safely from removal to transport up to positioning and clamping on the machine, the company announced.

Additive Manufacturing always entails the risk of data being stolen. If you want to avoid competitors stealing your intellectual property, there is a solution.

AIM3D, manufacturer of multi-material 3D printers, is currently developing larger granulate 3D printers in order to be able to reproduce larger installation spaces and even higher construction speeds. The product launch is planned for Formnext 2021 in Frankfurt.

UK — Digital manufacturer of custom prototypes and low-volume parts Protolabs, has joined forces with RS Components, a global omni-channel product and service solutions provider for industrial customers and suppliers.

France — 3D-printing company Multistation signed a collaboration agreement in France for the Gravity SLS 3D-printing ecosystem of Wematter.

Germany — Machine tool manufacturer Trumpf is expanding its Neukirch site in eastern Saxony, Germany. Over the next three years, around eleven million euros are to be invested, the company announced.

The system supplier for machine tools, Haimer, is a premium partner and supporter of the Augsburger Panther hockey team in the German Hockey League. The company took this opportunity to demonstrate the performance capabilities of its tools and tool holders by creating a model panther. The CAM specialists at Open Mind took on the challenging programming task using their Hypermill software.

From 4 to 9 October 2021, DMG Mori will be presenting their latest developments in two locations at once: on the company's exhibition stand in Hall 1 and in its EMO Milan showroom, where nine high-technology machine tools will be exhibited, five of them as automated production solutions. The locations, approximately ten kilometers apart, will be connected by a free shuttle service

The machining center HN800-V HMC from Niigata offers the performance of a high-speed jig borer with only slight investment increase over traditional HMC’s. It is built with the rigidity and accuracy necessary to perform ultra-precise contour machining and boring of components with critical tolerances.

The system supplier for machine tools, Haimer, is a premium partner and supporter of the Augsburger Panther hockey team in the German Hockey League. The company took this opportunity to demonstrate the performance capabilities of its tools and tool holders by creating a model panther. The CAM specialists at Open Mind took on the challenging programming task using their Hypermill software.

Mastering core multiaxis concepts can help increase a shop’s output. The fundamentals of 3+2 machining, placement, tooling, tool control, and cutting motion will help you get the most from multiaxis.

For SRD Engineering, the change from a license to a subscription CAM system didn’t fit with what the Oxfordshire company wanted, so they made the switch to Hypermill from Open Mind.

The latest update of Sigma's simulation software not only contains the possibility to simulate compression moulding processes of elastomers; it also offers many enhancements and improvements in the area of thermoplastics. Visitors at Fakuma can see the new developments with their own eyes.

Austrian company Elmet is attending Fakuma 2021 as a one-stop shop supplier for the entire field of injection molding two-component liquid silicone rubbers (LSR).

Manufacturer of standardised modular mould components and customised hot runner systems, Hasco will present innovative and economical solutions for designers, mould makers and injection moulders at Fakuma.

The production of medical products places high demands on the injection moulding process. The trend for injection moulded parts in medical technology is toward ever-smaller dimensions, more precise shapes, and excellent surfaces — and this is at the lowest possible prices. An upcoming webinar shows how these goals can be dovetailed.

The international full-range supplier of hot runner systems Ewikon, will be showcasing its novelties and product upgrades at Fakuma 2021. New developments include a control system that enables networked injection moulding production.

For finish turning of HRSA materials, NTK cutting tools has now introduced its new JP0 Bidemics range of inserts.

Cutting tools are the be-all and end-all of tool and mould making. Since efficiency and quality requirements in this industry are constantly increasing, suppliers respond with tools that are highly specialised to meet the demands of diverse customer applications.

Italy — Bologna based company Vetimec supplies the international automotive industry and foundries with moulds, including injection moulds. Since die-sinking EDM dominates the production of these moulds, efficiency depends on the production of the graphite electrodes. With the changeover to special milling tools from Hufschmied, Vetimec can now machine graphite 30 percent faster and 20 percent more economically.

A new face mill launched by Widia has been designed for rough to semi-finish machining of a variety of steels, stainless steels, cast and nodular irons.