Small workpieces are getting even smaller, a fact confronting suppliers of clamping systems. In principle, if it can be machined, it can be clamped. However, customer-specific solutions are often required to achieve the needed accuracy in run-out and clamping.

Japan-based machine manufacturer Matsuura showcases its UK best-selling machines at Mach, each defining the pinnacle of three decades of unmanned machining technology laced with experience and know-how.

The Detron GFA series of five-axis rotary tables from UK-based YMT Technologies is said to set new standards in build quality, flexibility and accuracy.

Yamazaki Mazak has announced the company's latest alternative CNC option for manufacturers who have standardised Siemens controls.

Germany – Lapping reaches its limits when processing convex or concave surfaces. A special pendulum device retrofitted to conventional surface lapping machines eliminates this drawback. By Hardy Möckl, lapping product manager at Joke Technology.

Many shops still cling to technologies they know, especially when it comes to cutting inserts. Doron Cohen, die and mould industry manager at cutting tool manufacturer Iscar, writes that living in the past could affect a company’s future.

Most engineering companies forming thin sheet metal material rely on the capabilities of a CNC press brake. A UK-based manufacturer and supplier of press brake tooling, Rolla-V, has recently enhanced its production capability with the installation of an Excetek V400G CNC wire EDM machine.

Germany - EDM technology and automation solution provider Zimmer & Kreim celebrated its 30th anniversary on 24 September 2015 with an open house at its HQ in Brensbach, Germany.

The decision for a mould base is a crucial factor in mould production. If the material has not been treated correctly, it can lead to deformation. Additionally, standardised and well-prepared mould bases already have the correct size and all the necessary holes.

Germany – Türk+Hillinger, a leading supplier of electric heating elements in the plastics industry, will be exhibiting its improved nozzle heaters.