Anton Wimmer Maschinenfabrik from Kaufering, Germany, will present its complete range of cut-off and chamfer grinding machines from small table machines to fully automatic machines at this year's Grindtec in Augsburg from 15 to 18 March 2022.

Together with MM Maschinenmarkt, we have compiled a list of trade fairs that are still taking place, have been postponed or have been cancelled at the time of writing (10 March 2020).

Workholding and clamping expert Hainbuch has now taken intelligent workholding to a new level with its IQ range of chucks and mandrels. Chucks and mandrels with the new IQ technology manage and monitor production to improve workflow, productivity and consistency for the end-user.

Innovations ranging from new micro-milling cutter designs to digitalized shrink fit chucks will be on display at the Metav show regarding the future of tool and mould making. Here is a preview.

The larger the tool grinding batches and the more grinding machines are involved in the filtration process, the more necessary are high-performance large-scale and special filter systems for cleaning contaminated grinding oils.

Austria — After 36 years at the helm of the company, Manfred Kainz is retiring from management of tool management company TCM. He will in future chair the shareholders' meeting. Markus Temmel, the company's COO to date, will take over his role as CEO.

A new camera bracket increases the measuring capabilities of iView to inspect a tool’s endface and measure land widths, lip distances and chisel angles without the need for camera commissioning or qualification

The Rainford Precision stand at Mach 2022 will see the micro-machining experts providing a Free cutting tool giveaway as well as introducing two new brands to the UK. Rainford has recently been announced as the new UK and Ireland distribution partners for both 6C Tools and BSQ Tech and the innovations will be presented to the UK for the first time at Mach.

As a useful addition to its slide system portfolio, Knarr has standardised maintenance-free, self-lubricating slide rails. Embedded graphite inserts provide lubrication during operation. This creates a lubricating film between the slide and the guide rail, which makes additional greasing superfluous.

Germany — It has been four long years since the leading industry platform for grinding technology was hosted in Augsburg. From 15 to 18 March, Grindtec 2022 will once again bring supply and demand together.