UK— The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) announced the appointment of Jon Mannion as Regional Sales Manager for the East Midlands, including Sheffield, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Suffolk areas.

Double-digit growth rates in turnover and order intake are currently rather rare for machine builders. The German company Kern Microtechnik has managed this — despite Corona — also in the years 2020 and 2021.

Manufacturers who look for versatility and precision in machining can pair up Seco Turbo 16 square shoulder milling cutters and Helical Turbo 16 milling cutters to reduce tooling inventories and costs. Both series offer high material removal rates in steel, stainless steel, cast iron, non-ferrous metals, superalloys and titanium.

Germany — Against the backdrop of growing markets, Gindumac and Maptac join forces to enable an easy and professional access for Middle Eastern companies to the global market of used machine tools, sheet metal and plastics processing machinery.

UK — The GM Group is is making its debut appearance at the Mach 2022 exhibition. Since becoming the sole UK and Republic of Ireland agent for the Victor range of CNC machine tools in 2020, the Oldham based GM Group has witnessed exceptional growth.

After a four year hiatus, Mach 2022 will have an abundance of new technology on the show for visitors — but only Rainford Precision offers a free tool giveaway.

Manufacturer of high-performance motion control and positioning systems Aerotech will present its motion control solutions at the 25th world's leading trade fair “Laser — World of Photonics” in Munich from 26 to 29 April 2022.

Germany — The German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) announces that Metav 2022 will not open its doors in March as previously planned. Here is the explanation.

Germany — Makino Europe has appointed Bert Kleinmann new Managing Director of Makino GmbH. With decades of management experience in the CNC machine tool manufacturing sector, Bert Kleinmann brings vast knowledge from the industry.

From the 4th to the 8th of April, Open Mind Technologies will once again be returning to the Mach exhibition at the Birmingham NEC, giving its exhibition premiere to the latest version of its Hypermill CAD/CAM software.