At the EMO 2023, the German software manufacturer Schott Systeme will demonstrate the significant performance enhancements of version 3.10 of its Pictures by PC-CAD/CAM software, with special focus on mould and model making.

GF Machining Solutions has launched a new version of a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, Laser CAM, part of the Laser Suite 360 software package.

Software company Open Mind will focus on turning, milling, and the importance of CAM software and MES in connected manufacturing environments at EMO 2023.

With the perfect balance of precision and productivity in mind, GF Machining Solutions launches the first model of its new CUT F series of wire-cutting electrical discharge (EDM) machines.

Smaller enterprises with machining operations are keen to understand how they can stay competitive in the era of digitalisation, Industry 4.0, and IoT. The digital process already implemented in these companies, based on NC (Numerical Control) code generated from CAD (Computer-Aided Design) data, could serve as a starting point.

MTU Maintenance Hannover has significantly upgraded its production facilities with the addition of three new Exeron EDM 312 CNC 5-axis eroding machines. Six months after the investment, the company reports increased productivity, greater part precision, and reduced costs.

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2023 were three percent down in nominal terms on the same period last year.

Swiss Steel Group's financial performance has been significantly impacted by the ongoing challenging geopolitical and economical market environment. Faced with declining demand from crucial end markets and reduced sales volume in the first half of 2023, together with sustained high sales prices and several cost-cutting efforts resulted in an adjusted Ebitda of 70 million euros.

Small lot sizes — short delivery times. There’s no better way to describe the greatest challenge the global manufacturing industry is facing. How do you address it? Perfection in production, as one example, is the foundation for sustainable competitiveness. But what role does simulation play in these efforts?

James White, who took over NSK Precision Engineering in 2019, has successfully increased the company's turnover by 700 percent and expanded the workforce from two to seven. His first move was to invest in a CNC machining center, purchasing an XYZ 750 LR. When moving to bigger premises, the company invested in another power house from XYZ.