A huge number of business is affected by supply chain delays. That is why Stratasys has published a guide discussing how three polymer 3D printing technologies – SAF, P3 and FDM — are solid solutions for overcoming supply chain challenges.

US company Titan Tool Supply announced the recent expansion of its precision micro finishing tool online product catalog offerings. With this expansion, more than 100 unique products are now available for immediate customer order and shipment via its online shop.

In micro-injection moulding, the size of the production is increasing as we move forward in time and now often runs into millions. Scientists at the Kunststoff-Zentrum (Plastics Centre) in Leipzig/Germany (KUZ), together with Hasco, developed a technology for economical production on conventional injection moulding machines.

The machining of complex forms can be a significant challenge for manufacturers, especially if the batch size is considerable. Floyd Automatic Tooling can now provide very precise form tools for challenging material types thanks to the Schwanog range of form tool solutions.

If you are looking for a machining centre that exceeds all heavy-duty cutting performance demands, GM CNC now has the new Victor Vcenter G-series of machines available. High stability and rigidity are the foundation blocks of this range.

Highly complex contour areas required the smallest cutter diameters with 5-µm accuracy on 384 measuring fields, and extremely long machine runtimes: The Spe-Chip microfluidic sample carrier mould was in a league of its own. The toolmaking department at Erwin Quarder Systemtechnik in Espelkamp in Germany's Eastern Westphalia managed the project — with support from Moldino.

From 10 to 13 May, 2023, Lamiera, the international exhibition dedicated to sheet metal forming and cutting machines and related technologies, will take place at Fieramilano Rho in Milan, Italy. Despite several economic headwinds, the Italian metalworking industry is optimistic — not least because of attractive government incentives.

The shift to Hypermill Release 2023 makes the CAD/CAM suite from Open Mind Technologies more powerful and introduces innovative functions. Not only does the software load faster, but the calculation time of tool paths was able to be accelerated as well. In addition, the “General Transformation Pattern” function assures that users save time when machining recurring geometries.

Plymouth-based company Tooltech manufactures tooling for the aerospace and power generation sectors, producing injection moulds and all the fixturing that goes alongside that. In the past the company hat a lot of surface finish problems and there were a lot of collisions. This is why the Devon manufacturer opted for CAM software from Open Mind Technologies.

The surface finish of moulds is crucial, because it has a major impact on the quality of the articles produced and on the lifetime of a tool. ECP is a unique method that ensures smooth surfaces. PMM Moldes from Portugal makes this technology available to other mould makers as well.