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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/44/a5/44a595ea8cbd7ca3de26d2fa0d44b5f2/0128811358v1.jpeg "The EU–Mercosur agreement would establish the largest free trade zone worldwide, encompassing a combined market of roughly 700 million people. (Source: free licensed)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7d/d5/7dd5712eb281b2c1301aee6711f091c3/0128808096v1.jpeg "SP Group strengthens its manufacturing and tooling capabilities with the acquisition of Danish prototyping specialist Idé-Pro for around 94 million euros. (Source: SP Group)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/21/69/21691745c07c5c5d82e595ec4774b9aa/0128682698v1.jpeg "After a difficult 2024, Italy’s machine tool industry ended 2025 with only modest growth, as a sharp export decline outweighed a rebound in domestic demand. (Source: free licensed)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a7/85/a785365350a3e947497f00f47b82b039/0128627886v1.jpeg "Groundbreaking in Värnamo (from left): Bengt Rimark, Torbjörn Egerhag, Simon Vestlund, Dan Hagström looking forward to the new Competence Centre at Bredasten. (Source: Feddersen)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d0/18/d01856df41be0149042e9f1977f8b028/0128664298v2.jpeg "From machine tools and automation to additive manufacturing and digital solutions, MACH 2026 presents the full spectrum of manufacturing technologies shaping the UK’s industrial future. (Source: MTA)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/32/39/323954fb2abc56983e0cd7cb3560246c/0128664485v2.jpeg "JEC World 2026 will once again bring the global composites community to Paris, showcasing advanced materials, manufacturing technologies and sustainable applications across multiple industries. (Source: JEC World)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/aa/8f/aa8f4f950cc0e190751689dba69eea01/0128565967v1.jpeg "At Swiss Plastics Expo 2026 in Lucerne, Engel presents inject AI and the world’s first autonomous injection-moulding cell, demonstrating how intelligent digitalisation enhances precision, process stability and efficiency for Swiss plastics processors. (Source: Engel)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/40/8c/408cd551b8091b69cfed78e197a5a476/0128563423v1.jpeg "Micronora 2026 brings the global microtechnology ecosystem to Besançon. (Source: Yoan Jeudy)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4f/15/4f15c3bb14bab92080bf996709a83645/0128563218v2.jpeg "New extrusion crosshead is user-friendly and adaptable for any operation. (Source: Guill)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/42/31/42313bd220cdcb8af7fb8e067a83d50c/0128557097v1.jpeg "Meusburger supports high-precision EDM processes with immediately available materials, precisely matched clamping systems and digital configurators for reliable electrode production and sinker and wire EDM. (Source: Meusburger)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/8a/70/8a70819e022170d9daef7c0ccec1821d/0128495766v1.jpeg "As a long-standing sponsor of leading industry competitions, Hasco underlines its commitment to innovation, performance and excellence in mouldmaking and plastics processing. (Source: Hasco)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ad/b4/adb4bb0edc1a6f8fd034c6a37e175e9d/0128356211v2.jpeg "Statically designed transport beam tailored to the specific tool. (Source: Nonnenmann)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/50/7e/507e92bc6eb96c6646801c23695fd698/0128867905v2.jpeg "Branding plate for Alstom trains produced in series. (Source: Replique )")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cd/8c/cd8c3ca788be29055f3af26645fa0262/0128810840v1.jpeg "New materials and enhanced sourcing controls extend Xometry’s marketplace capabilities for aerospace, defence and medical manufacturing. (Source: Noah Willman)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/40/59/4059f2264fa9693e048ee11050839486/0128700610v1.jpeg "By directly generating laser paths from implicit geometry, the hybrid toolpath drastically improves surface finish, mechanical strength, and computational efficiency for microscale lattices. (Source: Junhao Ding et al.)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c2/e1/c2e1b679261a399bf6269dc373c102fa/0127678469v1.jpeg "At Formnext, DMG Mori demonstrated how the Lasertec DED hybrid and Lasertec SLM AM technologies can be seamlessly integrated into end-to-end additive manufacturing process chains. (Source: DMG Mori)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/51/d2/51d230163a0fef3d986cf8b3f30951f1/0128682701v1.jpeg "DMG Mori’s Pfronten open house is one of the largest private exhibitions in the machine tool industry, with many thousands of visitors expected to attend. (Source: DMG Mori)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/22/0e/220efd3f7f8f358b48a574bf0eec4ea7/0128664282v3.jpeg "Mounted in the fixture is Rohacell for a show car. (Source: F. Zimmermann)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/36/b6/36b69f3d3be92a1b0d1a1caaec3aaeb1/0128633689v1.jpeg "The Powermill HPC3 offers exceptional working capacity. (Source: Emco)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7c/67/7c67ad526570b346eb2a76df58c0f4ba/0128631376v1.jpeg "The new Tezmaksan Cubebox Tower machine tool tending system, available from Whitehouse Machine Tools. (Source: Whitehouse)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/24/ac/24ac3a9f884a5e5b306956e31a9b4deb/0128861196v2.jpeg "Jake Weatherley using Vericut on Haas machine (Source: Vericut)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/77/87/77871c4c292c70617d166654c0d1c163/0128700299v1.jpeg "Artificial intelligence is increasingly taking on a central role in process optimisation and knowledge transfer in injection moulding. (Source: Kaist)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/73/be/73bec93ee96729e2c1e4dc97ed4a8901/0128496648v2.jpeg "Module Works 2025.12 introduces a new Corner Finishing toolpath, detecting uncut stock, generating stable tool center lines, and merging optimized paths to minimize repositioning. (Source: Module Works)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/78/86/78865609f51a72235f82b1175fef3783/0128355985v1.jpeg "Robot Calibration Helper is Ency’s new mobile app that streamlines precise TCP calibration across multi-vendor robot cells and sends results directly into Ency Robot projects. (Source: Ency)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/2f/61/2f61dd20be68049fa2320a2e5aa860d7/0123789183v2.jpeg "from left to right: Sodick President Giuseppe Addelia and Vice President Salvatore Cocco (Source: Sodick)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c5/49/c54973f28495dada1c7605f913717341/0121533734v1.jpeg "The set-up of the complex parts on the new Sodick ALC600G (Source: Sodick)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/94/8f/948f81f46645691d1d90152ef605a0ae/0120806008v2.jpeg "Some of the billets clamped and ready for lights out machining at Bellcliffe. (Source: ETG)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a7/71/a77110eca4700757403af4ec15407500/0120450681v3.jpeg "The Trasdorf site in Lower Austria is home to seven state-of-the-art production halls covering an area of 20,000 m² with a total of 16 Sodick EDM machines. (Source: Gerhard Rauch)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5a/4a/5a4afa231d7e866a871940b6e3cbf13f/0128810805v2.jpeg "Mitutoyo Legex 574. Installed in March 2025. (Source: Mitutoyo)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/89/04/8904ab16b77655a483945ae9a61551ac/0128635010v1.jpeg "The Easy Runner interface allows operators to load and execute inspection programs with a single touch. (Source: Ready)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/63/b9/63b93a7420eba16e25feaacb80f8e82c/0128496384v2.jpeg "A model from LK Metrology's Maxima range of large-size, granite table-type CMMs. (Source: LK Metrology)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/31/be/31be7345020f07989a330cb397b695c9/0128356094v2.jpeg "The high-precision Strato Apex machine works at less than a micron. (Source: Mitutoyo )")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f3/4d/f34d32adcd63bdf5332e4d57ae75611a/0128850501v1.jpeg "The new AW Series Oil Mist Collectors from Filtermist (Source: Filtermist)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7c/a2/7ca2adf016cad8d1de510c4df0ff57bc/0128810813v1.jpeg "Vomat, based in Treuen, stands for fine filtration technology in industrial metalworking, which not only sets technical standards but also impresses with its exceptional vertical range of manufacture. (Source: KSKOMM)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/49/47/4947b843c01af2530f6ee7b1ead12615/0128496364v1.jpeg "Elastic bonded diamond tools demonstrate their strengths wherever extremely hard materials such as carbide need to be machined with precision. (Source: Artifex)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/05/65/056575417733c00d05e7a79c19515c66/0128060803v1.jpeg "Thread turning with a laser-machined chip-breaker geometry produces chips that can be guided out of the machining zone in a controlled manner while maintaining the same cutting parameters. (Source: Simtek)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4a/5f/4a5fd6bde5784db58812f15386c2126f/0126112832v2.jpeg "Boride Engineered Abrasives offers mould makers worldwide a complete toolkit for achieving top-quality surface finishes. (Source: Boride)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/87/3c/873c56a315b598e5491cef38d9ef72f1/0123364440v1.jpeg "The fully synthetic corrosion protection Z2690/… comes with NSF-H1 registration. (Source: Hasco)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/00/2a/002ad74723b737fd6e4729e3434f16ab/0123040413v1.jpeg "The Evo-Series features advanced technology for simple and efficient operation. (Source: Asco)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cc/a6/cca6a2e5fde9c86e0322d88849afaf65/0120949147v2.jpeg "Comprehensive tool maintenance package (Source: RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/39/a3/39a32d830d6bb6e4471c79e537c5ca52/chimei-ecologue-frosch-6000x3373v1v1.jpeg "The green frog represents the Ecologue portfolio at CHIMEI. It reflects the company's commitment to innovation, safety, and sustainability – aiming to drive progress in various industries while also contributing to addressing global environmental challenges. (Image:CHIMEI)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/2b/29/2b297a2773f13d3017fc6d49424a57b1/0127570680v1.jpeg "Dr Aphrodite Tomou heads up the technical department of Goodfellow (Source: Goodfellow)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cf/47/cf47e0f2838a93620ef614c97ce46a02/0126485311v1.jpeg "Swiss Steel supplies specialised tool steels that combine durability, precision and surface quality. (Source: Swiss Steel)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f1/b0/f1b03ea58663a165eef76c8353826097/0126198690v3.jpeg "Engineered Ampcoloy mould core built for precision and long-lasting performance in plastic tooling (Source: Ampco)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/2a/7e/2a7e5ced0986e88a6c24123fba954dee/0128871141v2.jpeg "Leadership transition at Hasco: Markus Büngers steps into the role of CEO. (Source: Hasco)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/1d/2a/1d2a6bc382131d8cc1f325617e1dced8/0128870377v1.jpeg "On 12 January 2026, Dr Volker Nilles took up the position as Chief Executive Officer of Arburg. (Source: Arburg)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/de/c9/dec91a3f4969c194567937304290d836/0128682667v1.jpeg "Tactotek expands its IMSE ecosystem: ARRK SPG joins as a licensed partner, bringing pre-series tooling expertise and rapid prototyping capabilities to support the industrialisation of smart, integrated surfaces for automotive and industrial applications. (Source: Tactotek)")
How to improve the surface quality of automotive moulds?
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/fc/05/fc05f508100a19aba79d9888fbfc347f/0113167361.jpeg "During machining processes, dimensional accuracy is dependent upon several variables, including tool size deviation, tool run-out and tool breakage. (Source: Renishaw)")
