Unprecedented business growth at Walter GB has led the cutting tool manufacturer to restructure its external teams to support the surge in sales. The restructure at the Bromsgrove company has now seen three new Field Sales Engineers employed to strengthen the existing sales structure.

Highest-level toolmaking, plastics technology and assembly from a single source — that’ s what Werkzeugbau und Kunststofftechnik Mayweg offers. The company has three locations, 250 employees and 33 million euros in sales, and a fully automated milling and electrical-discharge-machining cell from Exeron that helps meet even the highest customer requirements for precision, speed and economy.

As a company that specialises in press tooling and subcontract machining, the throughput of work at Cube Precision Engineering can be as diverse as it is challenging. When the Rowley Regis based subcontract manufacturer was tasked with drilling 55,600 holes in a three by two meter press tool recently, it turned to the cutting tool experts from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) and its drilling lines.

The specialist for motion control and positioning systems, Aerotech, will be exhibiting at Micronora 2022 in Besançon, France, from 27 to 30 September, in Hall C on stand 306. The Ifov function for expanding the field of view during laser scanning will be demonstrated on a demo system, as well as the latest features of the Automation1 control platform.

The new home of grinding technology, Grinding Hub, celebrated its premiere in Stuttgart in May 2022. More than 370 well-known manufacturers from 23 countries presented numerous innovations across the entire grinding technology process chain — with a clear trend towards automation and digitalisation.

The core competence of RSD Polytec includes the machining of tools for lens systems. The company has recently been using new EPDBEH ball end mills for fine finishing. Now, only a single cutting tool is needed to mill even a large reflective surface with virtually no wear.

To carve a niche in the highly-competitive subcontract market segment, EDM Precision Technologies has a specialisation in EDM technology — it is here that Mitsubishi wire EDM technology from the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) has helped set this company apart from its rivals.

The manufacturer and developer of modular clamping, positioning and measuring equipment Witte Barskamp uses Mazak machines for most of its production. A new addition is robotised with an automated system.

Digital transformation can seem a daunting task for metal manufacturers but, in reality, every company can go at the pace that suits it best, minimising the effort of implementing changes while maximising the benefits from each step. This article explains the benefits of digital transformation and how it can be achieved in five easy steps.

Rapid tooling is well on its way to becoming the industry standard in many application areas. In this article we have summarised definitions, applications and much more about rapid tooling for you.