In an aim to respond to the complexity and growing demand in the sheet metal sector for increasingly heterogeneous tube designs and different formats, Lantek launched its latest software for this application.

Italy — At EMO Milano, Umati was connecting more than 50 machines from all over the world, almost half of them remotely. Using the updated Umati dashboard, anyone interested could follow live to see what these machines, connected via the standardised OPC UA for Machine Tools interface, were doing and how they were working.

Germany — Formnext, the international trade fair for additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing, is all set to welcome industry players from across the globe in November. Showcasing the next generation of intelligent industrial production, this year’s hybrid show will take place in Frankfurt, Germany.

Germany — In the cutting tool industry, the trend is moving away from standard tools towards more complex geometries that are specially adapted to the specific application. In order for manufacturers to be able to produce these special tools economically, smart solutions are required. Anca will be presenting the technology, software and automation that enables tool manufacturers to design multiple tool types and grind them in one batch at EMO Milano 2021 on stand F10 G09 in Hall 2.

Germany — A clever product from Strack Norma for the digital collection of tool data aims to solve challenges regarding safety, application, and costs in the production in the course of digitalisation.

Germany — The high-tech company Trumpf acquires the software house Lantek and thus focuses on software in sheet metal processing that runs independently of the machine manufacturer.

Germany — Specialist in CAD/CAM and MES process solutions in model, die and mould manufacturing, Tebis, has broken new ground with the launch of its complete CAD/CAM system 4.1.

Germany — The Hannover Messe Digital Edition 2021 will see Arburg present a new turnkey system that is set to raise the bar in aspects of digitalisation, automation and the circular economy in plastics processing. The digital networked injection moulding machine produces drinking cups with a crumpled look. These can be visually enhanced inline and marked with recycling information that is specific to them. Not only that, but they are also 100 % traceable.

Germany — In a research project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), ATS Elektronik, the Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools at Leibniz University in Hanover and Fauser are developing new functions for the Manufacturing Execution System of the future. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021.

Automated production using the example of a bone saw guide block.