Live demonstrations can help manufacturers assess how workholding and automation fit their machining operations. A new Lang Technik UK showroom near Banbury brings these technologies together, as the company targets further growth in systems designed to reduce set-up times and increase production capacity.

North Axis Engineering has wasted no time making its mark. Founded in early 2025 to serve demand for high-precision subcontract machining in North East England, the young company has combined technical expertise with targeted investment in CNC technology to expand rapidly across subsea, aerospace and automotive work.

Cloud-based mould cooling simulation is gaining a further performance boost as Maya HTT integrates the Polygonica geometry engine into its Simform platform. The enhancement supports more robust mesh handling and faster thermal analysis, enabling designers and mould makers to optimise cooling layouts earlier in the injection moulding workflow.

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.

Hurco Europe will put the spotlight on “Smarter CNC for Smarter Shops” at its Mach stand, highlighting intuitive controls and automation designed to speed up high-mix machining without relying on specialist programmers.

Lamiera returns to Fieramilano Rho from 11 to 14 May 2027 for its 24th edition, with early exhibitor sign-ups already signalling strong industry demand. The show will bring together more than 500 working machines across six technology themes — from automation and welding to metrology and heat treatment — alongside a new Futuretech Award spotlighting the sector’s most innovative solutions.

With its new Hummingbird ‘Tool Logistics’ module, Open Mind enables manufacturers to standardize tool data, streamline logistics, and reduce downtime through seamless CAM–MES integration.

A total of 1,315 companies from 35 countries took part in Simtos 2026. The exhibitors occupied 6,059 exhibition stands.

A new cloud-based control architecture could reshape how CNC machines communicate, process data and respond to production conditions. Developed at the University of Illinois, the C-DNC framework links machine, client and cloud resources in a more integrated manufacturing environment.

Several machine tools from Yamazaki Mazak were used as part of the recent World Skills UK National Finals, which saw young competitors go head-to-head to program and machine a complex workpiece under strict time conditions.