Technology company HCL announces the addition of barrel tool support in CAM Works Version 2022. CAM Works now supports standard, conical tangent, tapered, lens and advanced user-defined barrel tools utilized in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) milling machining operations.

Bloom in Box is a family-run toolmaker serving the needs of different industries. All product lines are produced from recycled materials and are manufactured in-house at the Lancashire, UK, facility with support from Tamworth cutting tool manufacturer Industrial Tooling Corporation.

Set up in 2012 to deliver precision tooling to companies in the north of England, Go Tools is a specialist manufacturer of precision diecast dies and injection mould tools for a multitude of industry sectors. The company has now invested in high-end machine tools from the Engineering Technology Group (ETG).

Introducing one nanometre axis resolution, Anca’s new MX7 Ultra mach can maintain a performance of less than +/- 0.002 mm line form accuracy of any profile which includes ballnose and corner radius endmills.

Into its fifth year, Anca announced the winners of the Tool of the Year competition at the international trade show IMTS. For the first time, a Mexican company could win the prestigious award.

The focus of XJet's trade fair presence at Formnext 2022 is on demonstrating how manufacturers can achieve automated, environmentally-friendly and scalable additive production of high-definition metal and ceramic parts.

3D printing company Stratasys announced that Team Penske, one of the most recognisable and successful teams in motorsports, has purchased a new Stratasys Neo 800 3D printer. The system is Team Penske’s first stereolithography-based 3D printer from Stratasys and will be used to rapidly print scale model components for aerodynamic testing.

The core element of additive manufacturing has always been the 3D printer. However, with so much focus being put on 3D printers, it can be easy to lose sight of the many other important sectors that make 3D printing, especially industrial additive manufacturing, possible.

NSK has developed a new type of ball screw that exhibits reduced motion errors to deliver higher surface finish quality for machine tools used in mould and die machining and other surface-critical applications. By eliminating or reducing the time needed for secondary burnishing or polishing applications, the new ball screw also contributes to higher productivity, while simultaneously reducing the amount of drive torque to save energy.

At the 2023 Southern Manufacturing show on stand H250, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) will be introducing a host of product lines from its cutting tool portfolio. From the 7th to 9th of February at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, the UK manufacturer will demonstrate its latest innovations and inviting show visitors to buy manufactured cutting tools.