Grinding Hub 2026 comes at a time of high cost pressure, volatile markets and growing demand for efficient manufacturing solutions. From May 5 to 8, around 460 exhibitors from 28 countries will present technologies, practical applications and new ideas for the grinding process in Stuttgart.

Digital Twins are reshaping manufacturing, but what happens when the simulation runs inside the CNC control itself? Dr. Yavuz Murtezaoglu examines the emerging concept of a Live Digital Twin and its potential to transform job shops.

Lead-free aluminium is moving into high-precision applications where chip control, surface quality and process stability are critical. In a joint machining demonstration with Tornos France, Eural Gnutti’s alloy 2033 showed how the material can support demanding turning operations while opening new options for sectors such as luxury goods and watchmaking.

Vigel has completed the acquisition of MCM, bringing together two established Italian players in advanced machining technologies.

At EMO 2025, Hurco reported strong customer interest and solid sales, signalling renewed optimism in Europe’s machine tool market. A highlight was the debut of the Profeeder Easy Desk 30 cobot system, designed for heavier loads and greater productivity.

With the appointment of Dr Volker Nilles as Chief Executive Officer, Arburg is strengthening its top management team and setting a clear strategic focus on long-term growth, internationalisation and future-oriented transformation at the family-owned company.

Hurco Europe will put the spotlight on “Smarter CNC for Smarter Shops” at its Mach stand, highlighting intuitive controls and automation designed to speed up high-mix machining without relying on specialist programmers.

High-precision subcontractor Optimal Manufacturing has boosted its machining capacity with a bespoke robotic handling cell retrofitted to a DMG Mori 5-axis machining centre at its Redditch facility.

Robots open up new possibilities for machining large and complex parts, but they also introduce new process uncertainties. DAMRC uses Ency to combine toolpath planning, kinematics and robot dynamics analysis, helping create a more systematic foundation for stable and predictable robotic machining.

Tezmaksan has introduced a compact, high-capacity robot tending cell designed to bring automated CNC handling to space-constrained shop floors.