At MEX, experts at the DP Technology booth will demonstrate features of the company's Esprit CAM software.

The company looks to add market share outside of China.

Supporting and challenging the next generation of engineers, Mazak has created a puzzle for those attending GUTS.

New from Switzerland-based Erowa is the Robot Compact 80, which is currently the best-selling Erowa handling unit, the company says.

General Manager Bob Murray also said he expects record sales this year.

The German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) and Messe Erfurt want to meld, step-by-step, their exhibitions, which are Metav and Rapid-Tech and Fab-Con 3D, journalist Walter Frick reports.

Italy - The Italian machine tool, robot and automation manufacturing industry closed the year 2016 registering a plus sign for a good part of the economic indicators in 2016. The production increased to €5,480m, recording a 5% upturn versus the previous year. They expect a further growth in 2017.

The MTA is looking back on 100 years of its associations with a celebration and the publication of a special book.

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.

The products and services presented by exhibitors at Moulding Expo will cover all areas of tool, pattern and mould-making but it is the range of these exhibitors which is the true strength of Moulding Expo.