This year, the 3D Metrology Conference will take place in Aachen from 15 to 17 November. The 3DMC is one of the most important conferences in the field of industrial metrology.

Sweden — Metal additive manufacturing is fast becoming a well-established technology for tool making for plastic injection moulding. But what about the cold work tooling sector, is there also a market for additive manufacturing for these applications?

The 33rd edition of Bi-Mu will take place during the second week of October 2022 at Rho-fieramilano expo centre in Milan, Italy. The international exhibition covers all topics ranging from machine tools, robotics and automation systems to additive manufacturing, digital and auxiliary technologies.

Bornemann has introduced a new product configurator based on Cadenas technology to support customers in selecting the most suitable threads. The new tool enables engineers and planners to download the thread as 3D CAD model in over 150 native and neutral CAD formats for free and whenever they like.

3D printing company Inkbit announced that the first of its kind Vista production additive manufacturing system is now operational at the Saint-Gobain Research Cross-Business R&D Center, a multidisciplinary research site developing processes and products for global businesses across numerous industries.

Canada — The 3D measurement specialists from Creaform celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary. Established in 2002 in Canada, Creaform was born out of the need to change the status quo of 3D metrology.

With Freefoam, Desktop Metal wants to revolutionize the way foam products are made. This new family of photopolymer resins produces durable and dimensionally accurate closed cell foam parts without tooling.

Excitement is mounting in the run-up to the K 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics industry. Under the motto of “There is only a Plan A” the machine manufacturer wants to underline its committed to sustainability, the circular economy and carbon reduction.

The technology training experts at Cam Instructor are offering their Mastercam training courses in both online and hybrid formats. Each CNC programming training course includes video instruction, step-by-step printable instructions, and quizzes and exams.

Although it is often declared dead, EDM clearly continues to live and has firmly established itself within manufacturers’ process chains thanks to advances in technology.