The fax and telephone era in the steel and metal trading business is coming to an end. The winners will be the traders who have been quick and purposeful in the digitisation of their processes. The development will lead to fully automatic steel supply via the Internet of Things – with or without steel traders.

The contract manufacturer MCC Tooling has decided to program its CNC grinding machines and its wire EDM machine with CAD/CAM software in the future. The selected software is on the one hand easy to use; on the other hand, it shortens the offer, programming and processing times.

The latest machining technology is key to the success of B K Tooling, a small specialised tool making company based in Little Hallingbury, UK, producing high accuracy mouldings like components for the innovative Aquapacs, waterproof bags for valuables.

Developers of Mastercam, CNC Software, has just launched a new website, Masters of CAM, for its users worldwide.

Additive manufacturing is revolutionising mechanical engineering. This also has a major impact on IT tools, from design to manufacturing execution systems.

DPS Software, IT system house with focus on digital solutions for the manufacturing industry, presents itself at the Intec 2019 with three main topics: Design solutions with Solidworks CAD and production-related solutions in CAD, manufacturing software CAM using SolidCAM as well as the simulation of factories and manufacturing plants with Visual Components.

USA/ Canada – Large investments in the manufacturing industry have been driving the US tool and die making industry's growth in recent years. The Canadian tool and die industry is closely linked to the production in the US. However, most of the North American investments in the automotive sector are currently made in Mexico.

Moduleworks announces the release of its 2018.12 CAD/CAM software components. With this latest release, Moduleworks launches its new components for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). There are also new features for 5-axis, 3-axis and 2-axis machining, machine simulation, the MultiXPost post processor and the NC Editor.

The release of VISI software includes a boost for reverse engineering, along with a range of new and enhanced CAD/CAM functions for the mold and die market.

CNC Software, Inc., producers of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, announces a 3-axis and 4-axis milling post processor that will unleash the highest productivity on Sinumerik-controlled machine tools.