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France – CAM software provider DP Technology has released a new version of its flagship product Esprit 2015.

Italy-based Zare, a leading Italian company in precision engineering, trusts the reliable and high-precision technology from SLM Solutions for manufacturing in the aerospace industry. The company from Boretto is expanding its machinery with an SLM 280 2.0.

Prototyping and small-batch production are typical application areas of 3D printing. If the physical properties of injection-moulded parts are needed, however, 3D-printed moulds may be a viable solution. Depending on the requirements, plastic or metal 3D printing makes sense.

The Kistler Group will showcase its portfolio of industrial testing and inspection systems at Control, spotlighting latest innovations. Among them are automated testing and sorting systems, force and torque sensors as well as fastening technology and a digital charge amplifier.

Industrial identification systems for tool handling and management benefit shops, according to Siemens. Quick, reliable and clear tool identification eliminates errors during tool data capture and transmission to save time and costs while boosting quality and productivity.

Germany – New types of barrel-cutters are now available for broad application. But the potential of the tools can only be exploited fully with suitable CAM technology.By Karl Obermann, freelance journalist.

Germany - Euromold is back, now in Düsseldorf. With a new face, a new strategy, less exhibitors and trade show organisers who say they have learned their lesson and have listened to exhibitors and visitors to create the "new Euromold". Here are some impressions from day one.

The Eye-Vision software from EVT is a machine vision software with a graphical user interface, which enables the user to create inspection programmes with drag-and-drop programming. It has commands that solve every image processing application.

Germany - The 24th Fakuma fair, held from 13 to 17 October in Friedrichshafen, Germany, drew a record number of 45,721 visitors from 120 countries as well as 1,780 exhibitors from 38 nations, reports organiser P.E. Schall.