Machine engineering company Mazak has responded to market demand for a high-specification entry-level machining centre with a large Y-axis stroke by launching the new VCE-600.

The V-Grind tool and cutter grinder from Vollmer has become one of the company’s most popular machines since its launch in 2014. Now, the company has expanded and diversified the V-Grind to cater for the increasingly diverse needs of the industry.

Jewelry brand Eternha has chosen CRP Technology and Windform GT, Glassfiber reinforced composite material used to manufacture harsh and advanced applications, to create some elements of their Men’s collection bracelets. It is an absolute novelty in the jewelry sector.

CAD/CAM innovator Cambrio announced the release of Gibbs CAM 2023. New developments continue the focus on core capabilities, while introducing new technology in collaboration with Sandvik Coromant.

The top themes of K 2022 include circular economy, digitalization and climate protection. The Lehvoss Group will be represented its solutions for these trends offered by a total of five business units.

Automation tasks are becoming ever more challenging. Using intelligent software in combination with the relevant automation solutions not only enables workpieces to be loaded and unloaded but also means that machine tools can be set up fully automatically through automatic replacement of tools and clamping devices.

At this year’s IMTS Show, Verisurf Software is demonstrating a universal approach to measurement and inspection. The company’s software provides measurement and inspection workflows with inspection plans that can be created once and used across the manufacturing enterprise on any portable or fixed CMM.

Desktop Metal expands its global partnership with Solidcam to four new countries, expanding reach for Shop System and Studio System metal additive manufacturing printers. New demo sites are underway. The partnership will begin with a CNC + AM campaign at the upcoming IMTS in Chicago.

As the die & mould sector often involves one-offs and small series, standard tools are preferred here. In view of the almost infinite variety of geometry and design, users shy away from stocking a large and accordingly cost-intensive range of tool types. CAM programming is thus tasked with processing pending machining jobs using the stock of tools on hand. Compromises are often made at the expense of machine running times.

Industry 4.0 — a term that has fallen more often in recent years than most other. At leading trade fairs such as the Hannover Messe, the topic has been playing a central role for a long time. But what does industry 4.0 actually mean? We explain the concept.