Italy — With its “Tool of the Year” competition 2021, Anca is giving cutting machine operators the chance to win large prize money and worldwide recognition. Together with tool manufacturers and other experts, the tool grinding machine manufacturer is celebrating the achievements of the entire machining industry.

Germany — Walter has extended their range of solutions for precision micro-drilling with two new additions.

Germany — Leonhard Kurz is a foil specialist, Arburg an expert in the injection moulding of plastics. In this article, the partners explain what a combination of know-how makes possible.

UK — The new QTE Series of high-speed, high-accuracy CNC turning centres from Yamazaki Mazak are the first machines to be equipped with Smooth Ez, the latest generation of Mazatrol CNC.

Germany — In its new “VHM Tools 2021” catalog, the tool manufacturer Inovatools from Kinding-Haunstetten presents a comprehensive portfolio of innovative cutting solutions for a broad range of applications in a variety of industries.

UK — To enable parting-off and deep grooving applications, Dormer Pramet has expanded its GL assortment with a range of tools, double-edged inserts and geometries.

Germany — The more difficult a material is to machine, the more robust, the tools for machining them have to be. However, the production and sharpening of hard tools, such as PCD tools, requires specially tailored machines. Anca has therefore developed an EDG machine suitable for this task.

UK — With the arrival of the FGC 2 Flexible Grinding Centre from the Winbro Technology Group, the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) now also offers 5-axis grinding.

UK — Flawless quality assurance is a basic prerequisite in the energy and petrochemical sector. To meet the high standards demanded by its customers, UK company Covis overcomes multiple challenges by using high-precision tooling from Big Kaiser.

UK — The occurrence of machine tool quadrant glitches during circular interpolation routines are an established issue. Thanks to a development from NSK, it is possible to mitigate the effects of this unwanted phenomenon.