Germany — Trade fairs have a special significance for start-ups — by helping them to meet new customers and build a strong, reliable brand, for instance. The new Grinding Hub trade show is coming at just the right time.

The materials specialist company Schunk is now also a service provider for 3D metal printing. The supplier of series-production solutions for metal powder pressing and injection moulding as well as other technologies, has expanded its expertise to include 3D metal printing at its facility in Thale, Germany.

As a company that specialises in press tooling and subcontract machining, the throughput of work at Cube Precision Engineering can be as diverse as it is challenging. When the Rowley Regis based subcontract manufacturer was tasked with drilling 55,600 holes in a three by two meter press tool recently, it turned to the cutting tool experts from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) and its drilling lines.

Software developer Lantek has been supporting the sheet metal industry with its solutions for 35 years.

Combining different manufacturing processes often pays dividends for manufacturing companies. This also applies to grinding and precision machining. Grinding Hub will provide a compact overview of the market for production technologies in this challenging environment.

Measurement accuracy can’t be stressed enough in the mould making business. With the constant pressure to develop and deliver perfect products within a tight timeline, mould makers are always on the lookout for new and enhanced quality control technologies to increase productivity, reduce costs and save valuable time. ETMM brings to you an insight into the most recent metrology solutions from the ever-expanding industry.

Germany — The Corona pandemic has given many a digital solution a significant boost. Remote service and maintenance are quality aspects that play an important role at Metav 2022 in Düsseldorf .

Whether injection moulding or machining, tooling is essential. Cheaper production and cooling close to the contour are the main arguments for producing tools using additive manufacturing. But there is more to it than that.

Let's take a look at what standard moulding supplier Hasco has come up with between the end of January and today to make life easier for plastics processors.

Germany — Researchers at the TU Berlin have been looking at how the surfaces of components used of injection moulds could be optimised. Here are some of the results.