India’s tooling industry will be back in focus when Die & Mould India Expo returns to Mumbai in April 2026. The 14th edition is set to build on strong momentum, bringing together global technology providers, machine builders and toolmakers to showcase advanced solutions across the entire die and mould value chain.

Presented at Ency World Conference 2026, the next generation of Ency CAD/CAM and Ency Robot brings CAM automation, advanced CNC machining, smarter robot programming, and a more connected workflow.

Arburg is exiting the additive manufacturing market by the end of 2025 to refocus on its core injection moulding business — while ensuring full service and spare parts support for existing Freeformer users.

A standard wireless controller may seem far removed from the factory floor. Ency Software’s work on Ency Hyper shows why tactile, analog input can still matter when programming industrial robots and cobots.

Rubber-like materials are expanding the possibilities of industrial 3D printing. With thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), components can now be produced that combine elasticity, strength, and design freedom in a single process. Using selective laser sintering, Speedpart delivers flexible solutions from prototype to small series.

DMG Mori’s second-generation Lasertec 65 DED hybrid 2 combines directed energy deposition, 5-axis machining and in-process measuring in a single setup.

Automation company Güdel adds two additional degrees of freedom to heavy-duty robotic grinding applications through its Trackmotion Vertical (TMV) and Trackmotion Floor (TMF) systems. This allows a single robot to maintain consistent contact pressure and path speed across massive surfaces that would otherwise require multiple robots or complex part repositioning.

Ency Software has released version 2.8 of Ency, its CAD/CAM system, and Ency Robot. This release brings faster toolpath calculation, more flexible background verification, improved simulation behavior, and a set of practical usability and stability updates.

The call for speakers for the Formnext 2026 stage program is now open. Experts from across the Additive Manufacturing ecosystem are invited to contribute presentations on technological innovation, industrial applications and business strategies, with submissions open until 30 June 2026.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved well beyond the buzzword stage, and the tool and mould making industry is no exception. With the global AI market projected to grow at a steep pace through the next decade, manufacturers are increasingly weaving AI-powered solutions into core production workflows and CAD/CAM is where much of that transformation is now visible. Major players such as Siemens, Mastercam and Open Mind Technologies have all incorporated AI-powered solutions directly into their platforms.