With an innovative new cube technology, Arburg wants to significantly reduce cycle time. The compact Allrounder Cube 1800 is particularly suitable for the cost-effective production of technical and medical products, for example, as well as for personal care products.

Germany — In order to ensure the competitiveness of German-speaking tool, pattern and mould makers as well as series manufacturers, Marktspiegel Werkzeugbau conducts an anonymous comparison of companies across the industry. The current analysis of the experts provides an insight into the state of automation in the industry.

Germany — High metal removal rates, maximum process reliability and long tool life: The Multiedge T90 PRO8 tangential indexable insert milling system from LMT Tools offers high performance and economic efficiency. The system is ideally suited for roughing and semi-finishing operations in steel, cast iron and stainless steels.

In September 2020, Mapal introduced a product range tailored to the needs of the die & mould sector. By offering an integrated programme, the company offers a comprehensive offer for tool and mould makers from one source.

Switzerland — The GKN Aerospace plant in Munich specialises in producing composite aircraft parts. As safety-relevant components, they are subjected to extensive non-destructive testing. Accubot, a multimodal system with high levels of flexibility and dynamism, allowed GKN to significantly increase the productivity and reliability of its non-destructive component testing.

UK — To enable parting-off and deep grooving applications, Dormer Pramet has expanded its GL assortment with a range of tools, double-edged inserts and geometries.

By acquiring Vischer & Bolli Automation, the German manufacturer of high-precision workpiece clamping equipment Hainbuch has not only expanded its expertise in the field of automation, but now offers a wider range of stationary workpiece clamping devices.

UK — A recently launched high-precision tool achieves tight tolerances in one operation and significantly reduces cost per hole in aerospace applications.

Fluid engineering experts Sulzer has committed to a three-year contract with MSC Industrial Supply (MSC). The companies experts identified a host of measures to realize savings in Sulzer's maching operations.

Germany — Several new features in version 2021.2 of the Hyper Mill CAD/CAM suite ensure improved machining when finishing 3D shapes.