ETMM Publisher Ken Fouhy travelled to Asia to witness the latest introductions and equipment upgrades from South Korea’s Doosan, which is rapidly ramping up production.

Fakuma 2017, the 25th edition of the international trade fair for plastics processing, ended yet again with a rise in numbers of exhibitors and visitors. The trade show celebrated the 25th anniversary of Fakuma.

Brazil/France - Writing computer numerical control programs the old-fashioned way is a complex and time-consuming task. Now a firm of Brazilian toolmakers has switched to a standard programming language which uses macros that guide users’ choices.

The latest release of Visi from Vero Software, Visi 2018 R1, provides a wide variety of new and enhanced items of functionality for both CAD and CAM. The Mould Tool module is based on the Assembly-Ng technology.

A software package for EDM has helped a UK-based mould-making shop drastically cut the time required for electrode design and production, and the company could soon be using more products from the program’s supplier.

For a UK producer of carbon-fibre reinforced parts, adding CAD/CAM programs and a 5-axis machining unit has helped drive profits, reduced production time and expanded the business into even more sectors.

EDM Machining – Makino says its new wire EDM UP6 machine improves performance, increases productivity and can machine with better part accuracies.

Eleven years after its accession to the EU, Bulgaria faces a political challenge; in the first half of 2018, it holds the EU presidency for the first time. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov wishes to use the presidency to drive the EU integration of the entire region of South-Eastern Europe.

With the new Logiq tool lines, Iscar wanted to address future requirements in tools, taking into account that the processes of the future will be automated and digitised. For the company, the Logiq tools are a logical step towards optimised production.

In 1947, Edwin H. Land produced the prototype of the first instant photo camera. Today, the name Polaroid is synonymous with instant cameras. But despite further innovations for “taking snaps”, the system also found many friends among renowned artists.