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Israel - Bearings are necessary for almost any mechanical system and other items that require rotational motion. Iscar provides comprehensive solutions for bearings applications with efficient tools for parting, trepanning, grooving, profiling and turning operations, the company explains.

Japan - Turning, multitasking or 5-axis machining are terms Okuma has long been known for in the manufacturing world. Now, the Japan-based machine tool maker introduces a machine that "can do it all in one": milling, turning, grinding, laser-hardening and 3D metal printing.

UK – Gewefa has introduced its Grindtec range of hydraulic chuck toolholders designed to work with tool grinding machines.

Motor spindles are an essential part of machining centres. The correct spindle enables users to master a wide range of applications, from delicate finishing operations to heavy-duty roughing. Last year, Swiss spindle-manufacturer Step-Tec has presented its product portfolio at EMO 2017 in Hanover.

Germany – Measuring tools can be a time-consuming task which cannot be neglected without compromising the quality of a company’s products.

Poland - Kowary-based mould maker C-Form is relying on Meusburger’s expertise in standard parts as well as the company’s H-1000 clamping system, which helped C-Form to significantly minimise clamping times and increase machining precision.

Switzerland – With Studer-Wiredress, Swiss grinding specialist Fritz Studer brings a dressing device to the market that uses the wire erosion principle and is completely integrated into the grinding machine and its control system.

Featuring numerous innovations that were presented at EMO 2017, Hanover, Germany.

UK – Lapp Blaster, a surface preparation and finishing cabinet from Erodex, has been designed to remove the recast layer created by the EDM process, and to effectively shot-peen the annealed heat-affected zone.