Precision blocks for EDM provide mould and die makers with starting material for cutting punches and die plates. Meusburger supplies the blocks from stock in various materials and sizes, including hardened versions that can be configured with starting holes and threads.

When Commercial Tool & Die needed new milling capacity for very large plastic injection moulds, the company turned once again to Zimmermann. The result is a trio of custom-built machines that combine flexible multi-axis machining with robust construction, as shown in the new video case study.

Developed specifically for injection moulding operations, Nonnenmann’s new hose trolley streamlines maintenance, shortens setup times, and helps extend the service life of hoses and couplings.

Lego’s new Holiday Express Train hides a historic innovation: the first-ever 3D-printed element in a retail Lego set — a tiny blue locomotive that signals a new era in brick design.

With around 100 guests and senior management in attendance, Arburg France celebrated 40 years as the company’s first international subsidiary and a key pillar of its worldwide service and sales network.

With its new water batteries, Nonnenmann offers injection moulders a compact solution for precise monitoring and manual regulation of mould temperature control — ensuring higher process reliability, shorter cycle times and efficient 24/7 production.

The Leipzig-based start-up Aevoloop has received around €8.25 million in investor and public funding to bring its patented plastics technology to market. With a novel “predetermined breaking point” design, the company makes conventional plastics fully recyclable and biodegradable.

For greater process reliability and a wider process window in injection moulding, as well as significantly longer maintenance intervals, Dressel + Höfner Automotive now relies on DLC-coated ejector pins for venting from standard parts manufacturer Knarr as a matter of course in its injection moulding tools.

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) will be exhibiting at K 2025, the world's leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry in Düsseldorf.

Arburg strengthens its global presence with new leadership in Romania and Turkey. Mihai Dumitru steps in as Managing Director of Arburg Romania, aiming to expand the market with automation and digitalization. Meanwhile, Çağrı Ünver prepares to take over Arburg Turkey, focusing on innovation and market growth.