Technology company HCL announces the addition of barrel tool support in CAM Works Version 2022. CAM Works now supports standard, conical tangent, tapered, lens and advanced user-defined barrel tools utilized in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) milling machining operations.

Walter Reckmeyer Werkzeug und Maschinenbau from the German town of Augustdorf in the Lippe district is a toolmaker for injection moulded parts for the automotive industry. Industrial 3D printing offers the company new flexibility and ensures competitiveness against competition from the Far East.

Simulation systems of CNC functionalities by means of control models are widely used. When they reach their limits, simulations based on the real CNC core can provide help. But how are the required application data implemented in the simulation scenario?

At IMTS, Machine Works will be displaying the latest releases of the Machine Works SDK for CNC Simulation and Polygonica mesh modelling SDK for additive manufacturing.

Software company, Solid CAM UK, announced the arrival of its new CV5-500, from Machine Tool Partner Yamazaki Mazak UK, at its Technology Centre based in Barnsley. The high-accuracy Machining Centre is said to be an invaluable addition to the centre, in demonstrating the power of Simultaneous 5-Axis Technology.

Machine engineering company Yamazaki Mazak will be returning to Southern Manufacturing & Electronics in 2023 (7-9 February) with a stand centred on accessible 5-axis automation for subcontractors.

When JVD Engineering realised that its subcontract EDM supplier was looking to wind down the business, business owner Matthew Abraham-Thomas bought the business. He soon spotted an opportunity to improve EDM productivity with the acquisition of a Mitsubishi MV2400S EDM machine.

Desktop Metal expands its global partnership with Solidcam to four new countries, expanding reach for Shop System and Studio System metal additive manufacturing printers. New demo sites are underway. The partnership will begin with a CNC + AM campaign at the upcoming IMTS in Chicago.

In recent years MS Feinmechanik has not only seen a dramatic increase in the volume of machined parts but also increasingly stricter requirements placed on precision and final product quality. To keep on top of these growing requirements, the company has taken the strategy of continuous investment in industry-leading machinery and tooling solutions.

The surface finish of moulds is crucial, because it has a major impact on the quality of the articles produced and on the lifetime of a tool. ECP is a unique method that ensures smooth surfaces. PMM Moldes from Portugal makes this technology available to other mould makers as well.