USA/ Canada – Large investments in the manufacturing industry have been driving the US tool and die making industry's growth in recent years. The Canadian tool and die industry is closely linked to the production in the US. However, most of the North American investments in the automotive sector are currently made in Mexico.

The RigiMill high-speed machining centre from Swedish manufacturer Modig holds the world record for high-speed milling. The Y and Z axes of the RigiMill feature twin drives with cooled HMD ball screws from NSK. Axial bearings and roller guide-ways for the axes are also supplied by NSK.

Moduleworks announces the release of its 2018.12 CAD/CAM software components. With this latest release, Moduleworks launches its new components for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). There are also new features for 5-axis, 3-axis and 2-axis machining, machine simulation, the MultiXPost post processor and the NC Editor.

The ultrasonic vibration system Perma Vib from Fraunhofer-IWU for drilling and milling tools is primarily intended to perfect the machining of steel and aluminum.

CNC Software, Inc., producers of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, announces a 3-axis and 4-axis milling post processor that will unleash the highest productivity on Sinumerik-controlled machine tools.

Middlesex Aerospace recently invested in two 5-axis multi tasking machines by Yamazaki Mazak, a long time partner and reliable provider.

Die-sinking systems from ONA serve for modification and repair of very large moulds and for fine-sparking of high-precision small moulds.

A Brother Feedio robotic component handling system will be shown linked to the Japanese manufacturer's Speedio M140X1 5-axis, 30-taper mill-turn centre on the stand of sole UK and Ireland agent, Whitehouse Machine Tools at Southern Manufacturing 2019 .

Toolholding company Gewefa in the UK has developed a parts kit for use in machine tool maintenance and servicing.

Hypermill 2019.1 by Open Mind Technologies will be showcased at Solidworks in February. The new software promises more efficiency and an easy to use interface.