Nonnenmann expands its temperature control product range with the Magnet-Quick-Holder, offering an alternative mounting option for multi-couplings. This solution allows for quick and flexible attachment to the mould without the need for threaded holes, simplifying both installation and retrofitting.

The Italian machine tool industry faced a turbulent 2024, with domestic performance plunging while exports soared to record highs. Ucimu President Riccardo Rosa sheds light on the challenges at home, the bright spots abroad, and the urgent need for reforms like Transizione 5.0 to secure a modest recovery in 2025.

The European manufacturing sector faces economic and structural challenges, but innovation and diversification offer opportunities. EMO 2025, the leading trade fair for production technology, will spotlight automation, digitalisation, and sustainability, with over 1,200 exhibitors showcasing solutions for the future of manufacturing.

DMG Mori raises the bar in 5-sided machining with the launch of its new DMX 60 U and DMX 80 U centres. Built on a foundation of proven performance and innovative design, these high-rigidity, high-speed machines deliver precision, flexibility, and eco-efficiency — perfect for complex components and automated, future-ready production.

The Association of German Tool and Mold Makers (VDWF) invited companies in the Eisenach area to its first VDWF Managing Directors’ Meeting “Voll Wild” (Wild) in 2025. The event was fully booked.

The motion control and positioning systems specialist Aerotech will be exhibiting at Control in Stuttgart, the international trade fair for industrial quality assurance, from 6 to 9 May 2025. The focus will be on high-precision solutions for analysing surfaces, high-performance motion control systems and the integration of advanced measurement processes.

UK-based PTG Holroyd Precision has launched what it believes to be the world’s most versatile, ultra-high-performance machine for precision grinding the helical profiles that are used across the air and refrigeration compressor industry.

An independent study by Seco Tools, Virtual Manufacturing UK, and Grob has confirmed that Vericut Optimizer not only reduces cycle times but also cuts machine energy consumption by around 19 percent when machining titanium parts.

The first UK-built large format hybrid 3D printer is due to be unveiled later in February. Rapid Fusion, which has enjoyed significant success with its Apollo and Zeus additive manufacturing cells, will showcase ‘Medusa’ at a special open day on February 26th at its Skypark R&D centre in Exeter.

Vomat’s filtration systems enable temperature-stable ultra-fine filtration with high control accuracy and modular configuration — designed to meet the precision and reliability demands of modern grinding processes.