With the EVO line tangential rolling head, LMT Tools offers a tool solution for the reliable and economical production of threads.

Germany — At Lantek's trade show appearance at Blechexpo, the pioneer of digital transformation of companies in sheet metal industry, shared details about its expansion plans following the new partnership with high-tech company Trumpf.

UK — The British supplier of cutting tools, oils and lubricants CIS has joined forces with a tech spin-out from the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre to accelerate the adoption of Smart Factory data-analytics to improve machining shopfloor productivity.

Metav 2018 will be addressing data interchange between tools with the assistance of the accurate digital model – the digital twin.

Manufacturers are increasingly looking to automation to drive operational efficiency and overcome skill shortages on the shop floor. However, only with process automation technologies in place can you implement the physical automation of your operations. Physical automation in turn leads to increased productivity, and productivity to sustainability through reduced waste and energy consumption.

Productivity in metal cutting has constantly been increasing over the past decades — not least because of automation solutions that resulted in today's smart factory concepts. With their “Flexible Manufacturing Concept”, Erowa has been leading the way in this field since more than three decades.

South Korea — In order to enhance their smart factory concept, Hyundai WIA is using Module Works CNC software technology.

Germany — Supplier of CAM software components Module Works announces its participation in the EU-funded InterQ project. Coordinated by the Ideko research centre in Spain, the InterQ project unites 25 partners from eleven European countries to develop an integrated data management platform for zero-defect manufacturing.

Germany — “Networking — three in one” is the motto of the Metav digital which will be opening its virtual doors on March 23. Almost 80 exhibitors from six countries will be taking part. It is the first exclusively digital event for metalworking organised by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), Frankfurt am Main.

South Korea — Software component provider Module Works announced that Doosan Machine Tools has integrated their cutting simulation technology into their Sketch Turn product. The software replaces Doosan’s previous cutting simulation engine and is part of the group’s strategy to optimize the availability and effectiveness of machining information on the shop floor.