Siebenwurst makes large hydroforming tools for complex automotive parts, among other things. For the automotive supplier Benteler, the efficiency experts are currently building a tool for axle carriers in which three different components are formed. For the cylinders, they are relying on special models from their partner AHP Merkle, which has proven itself for decades.

Now available from Floyd Automatic Tooling is the new Crazy Mill Cool Micro series of micro end mills from Mikron Tool. With micro machining applications increasingly commonplace, this high-performance end mills could be a game changer for the industry.

The range of Speedmaster high-performance spindles, manufactured in-house by DMG Mori for its machining centres, has increased with the addition of a model capable of continuous operation at up to 30,000 rpm.

The latest edition of Industrial Tooling Corporation’s (ITC) annual product catalogue has now been published and is available to view online. Now reaching its seventeenth edition, the new catalogue is crammed with new product enhancements and developments from the cutting tool manufacturer.

Customised production, numerous possible combinations, custom dimensions in all variants — with a large repertoire of latch locks, Strack Norma offers its customers advantages in terms of the economic efficiency and production reliability.

The zinc die-caster Wissler & Rademacher knows that the production of die-cast parts depends squarely on the tools. If a mould is defective, large series production of millions of units comes to a standstill. To prevent such unplanned downtimes, the zinc foundry has equipped its high-performance mould construction department with three new EDM machines.

Spectroscopy by means of ultra-short waves in the terahertz range is a very promising method for volumetric testing in non-conductive materials. It has been integrated for the first time as an additional technology in a multimodal Accubot non-destructive testing (NDT) system from Fill as part of the three-year “Attic” project with international involvement run by Eureka.

Allied Machine and Engineering announces the addition of Allied Europe, located in the UK, and Wohlhaupter, located in Germany, to their online digital platform, Allied’s Interactive Experience. Users can now virtually visit those facilities, meet various members of the team and discover the company’s solutions.

Founded almost 40 years ago, Travelling Wire was a business that needed updating, until Richard Weller bought the company just over six years ago. The change of ownership has brought a completely new lease of life to the company, and it has invested heavily — especially in Mitsubishi spark and wire EDM machines.

The shift to Hypermill Release 2023 makes the CAD/CAM suite from Open Mind Technologies more powerful and introduces innovative functions. Not only does the software load faster, but the calculation time of tool paths was able to be accelerated as well. In addition, the “General Transformation Pattern” function assures that users save time when machining recurring geometries.