Germany – Special machinery is required to bring paste-like materials such as marzipan into the required form. A company based in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany produces complex rolling tools, using machine tools equipped with a state-of-the-art CNC.

Germany/Japan - The term "world premiere" is almost synonymous with DMG Mori, at least when we are approaching a major machine tool exhibition. For EMO Milano 2015, the company announced a total of seven world premieres.

United States - When mould makers employ 5-axis machining, it’s common for geometric errors to occur during the course of normal operation. Probing and 5-axis auto-tuning can correct machine misalignments in minutes, not hours, explains Jim Endsley, Okuma America.

UK - Following the recent move from its longstanding Lichfield location to a purpose built facility in Burton-Upon-Trent, UK, Blum Novotest has acquired a Bridgeport GX710 machining centre to conduct on-machine demonstrations, testing and customer training.

Japan - DMG Mori used the opportunity of the Iga Innovation Days (22-25 July 2015) to open its largest global solution centre. The event drew more than 8,900 visitors.

Small workpieces are getting even smaller, a fact confronting suppliers of clamping systems. In principle, if it can be machined, it can be clamped. However, customer-specific solutions are often required to achieve the needed accuracy in run-out and clamping.

UK – Aerospace manufacturing has long relied on machining that prioritises precision over speed, in the time honoured ‘slow and steady’ tradition. Now a new approach using barrel tools claims to offer the best of both worlds. By Adrian Smith, Open Mind Technolgies

USA - Precision Electrochemical Machining (PECM) is a non-conventional machining process that can help deliver high-quality components productively. We have asked Kennametal Precision Surface Solutions product manager Patrick Matt to explain more about the process.

Gotools is a British company located in Rotherham, a 90-minute drive from Birmingham. In only a little over five years of existence, the company has managed to record a growth of around 50% per year. All that success started with the decision to buy a new EDM machine.

Japan - Mazak's theme for EMO 2015 is "It's all about you", demonstrating the company's commitment to support Mazak customers to be more productive, efficient and competitive, the machine tool maker says.