With a new turn-milling centre, Okuma will make a trade fair debut in the UK. The range presented at the stand of the Japanese company also comprises a vertical machining centre and Industry 4.0 applications.

At Mach 2022 in Birmingham, Lantek will be demonstrating how manufacturers can automate and control the whole of their business, by analysing their machinery and customer KPIs by digitising their factory.

Germany — Automation has always been characterised by rapid growth, constant innovation and new working patterns. However, the events of the last two years have increased the need for automation technology in all industries. So what trends will influence automation in 2022?

Sacmi Imola is specialised in mould making for rigid packaging production. To further automate and digitise its production, the Italian company invested in robotic systems from Erowa to make machining and EDM operations more efficient.

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.

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

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.

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.