Spain — CAD/CAM developer Lantek has again consolidated its market position following the announcement of its 2021 turnover. Despite the continued pandemic, the company has set a record turnover of 26.6 million euros, increasing sales to the machine tool manufacturer channel by 40 percent.

Germany — Software company Module Works announces the creation of three new senior positions as well as the successor to Heiko Weber, former Head of Digital Manufacturing.

The wait is nearly over — the WFL Technology Meeting, which has become a company tradition, will be taking place between June 21-23 2022. Visitors will be able to see for themselves how WFL is setting trends at the three-day trade fair with exhibition space spanning over 4,000 m2.

Leading experts from Fraunhofer outlined the current state and future developments regarding hydrogen in an expert talk during the Hannover Messe Digital Days.

Wirthwein Medical, a system supplier for medical technology based in the Odenwald region of Germany, has been using Hasco’s quality standard mould units for many years now. With the help of the new multicoupling system Z8094ff, the set-up times for the production of measuring vials has been halved.

Germany — Launching Moulding Expo 2023: To kick off the planning for next year’s trade fair, the Moulding Expo team invited participants to the MEX Meeting Point in Stuttgart on 3 May 2022.

Global technology company HCL Technologies announces the implementation of Zoller TMS Tool Management Solutions Interface in HCL CAM Works software.

Software company Open Mind is further closing the gap between CAM systems and physical machine environments with its Hypermill Virtual Machining solution. The integrated all-in-one system eliminates the need for various software solutions as it maps all steps virtually, giving manufacturers absolute control over the machining process.

Germany — The next Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023. Key issues include injection moulding, extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing, as well as sustainability, circular economy and recycling.

In China, the long-term prospects for the machine tool industry remain good. Furthermore, cobots are on the rise in China. But how has Corona impacted this market?