Industry 4.0 poses a new challenge for clamping technology manufacturers. They must now refine their products into cyber-physical production resources. At Metav 2022 from March 8 to 11 in Düsseldorf, exhibitors will be showing how to exploit the potential of digitalisation with smart, electronic clamping technology.

To help its customers realise the benefits of automation and lights out manufacturing, Anca further developed its in-process measurement technology for cutting tools. Laser Ultra dramatically increases capacity and reduces waste through highly accurate and fast in-process measurement and compensation.

Machine manufacturer Hardinge has launched the T51 SP MSY high-precision turning and milling machine with a newly developed grinding unit.

For many years, Fischer Werkzeugbau has been milling electrodes in a production cell that also measures and erodes. In order to become even better at graphite milling, all processes were analysed together with Moldino Tool Engineering and optimised to a large extent. Result: Three times higher feed rates, reduced manufacturing costs and better dimensional accuracy.

Italy — From 12 to 15 October 2022, Fieramilano Rho will host the 33rd edition of Bi-Mu, the major Italian exhibition for the industry of metal cutting, metal forming and additive machine tools, robotics, digital manufacturing and automation systems, enabling technologies and subcontracting.

If everything goes as planned, next March will see Metav 2022 open its doors again in Düsseldorf after a four-year break due to Covid-19. The preliminary list of exhibitors is now online.

A research project conducted by the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University investigates the use of sensors and artificial intelligence for model-based control in 3D printing. The aim of the project is to improve the quality of 3D printed series production.

Japan — As its first new product launch since becoming a subsidiary of Nidec Corporation in August 2021, Nidec Machine Tool Corporation releases the MVR-Cx series of double-column machining centers.

Trochoidal machining requires both dynamics and stability because the tool moves with very high feed rates within the material and then at the maximum feed rate outside the material. Inovatools offers a range of TSC tool solutions that, depending on the application and for deep cavities, achieve shorter machining times than conventional slot milling methods.

With new PCD solid head milling cutters, Mapal is extending the possibility of machining carbide and other hard-brittle materials to smaller diameters.