Germany — In the cutting tool industry, the trend is moving away from standard tools towards more complex geometries that are specially adapted to the specific application. In order for manufacturers to be able to produce these special tools economically, smart solutions are required. Anca will be presenting the technology, software and automation that enables tool manufacturers to design multiple tool types and grind them in one batch at EMO Milano 2021 on stand F10 G09 in Hall 2.

UK — As the subcontractor Pro-Cut Precision Engineering has acquired a multitude of 3 and 5-axis Hurco machine tools for machining complex parts, part programming was becoming a time-consuming process — that was until the Milton Keynes company invested in the Hypermill CAM system from Open Mind Technologies.

UK — Ilkeston-based subcontract manufacturer HPC Services has to handle a diverse workload and serves a variety of sectors. To meet this varying demand, the company relies on flexible turning centres for the machining of prismatic parts.

UK — Materials informatics (MI) is one of the most exciting areas in materials science. 3D printing has presented an obvious target for the use of materials informatics and is already producing some very promising results.

Germany — Supplier of CAM software components Module Works announces its participation in the EU-funded InterQ project. Coordinated by the Ideko research centre in Spain, the InterQ project unites 25 partners from eleven European countries to develop an integrated data management platform for zero-defect manufacturing.

The Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT will discuss the question of how the Internet of Production (IoP) can support this process and at the same time make companies crisis-proof during the 30th Aachen Machine Tool Colloquium (AWK) on September 22 and 23, 2021, at Eurogress Aachen and in digital form.

Germany — Scientists from Hanover and Aachen developed an app for automatic monitoring of print quality in Additive Manufacturing. To this end, the researchers want to equip an industrial 3D printer with sensor technology to seamlessly monitor the printing process.

Germany — In order to achieve clean end products, sharp edges, unevenness or overhang must be reliably removed during metal cutting and casting processes. Until now, this required sensitivity has been achieved only by manual machining. Now, users can take their deburring process to the next level by automating it.

The greatest potential of digitalisation in companies in which materials play a prominent role lies in the cross-process linking of materials data.

EMO Hannover made headlines - with over 2,200 exhibitors and a premiere as the event witnessed a live demonstration of the universal machine tool interface – umati.