Perfectly sealed joints between aluminum and aluminum alloys are increasingly demanded by different industries, says Grenzebach. Friction-stir welding (FSW) solves this task with flying colors.

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.

Germany — Trade fairs have a special significance for start-ups — by helping them to meet new customers and build a strong, reliable brand, for instance. The new Grinding Hub trade show is coming at just the right time.

The EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks 2021 concluded successfully. Numerous international exhibitors presented a wide range of topics from the die casting and light metal casting industry as part of their webinars. All webinars of the EUROGUSS MEXICO Virtual Weeks 2021 are now available free of charge and on demand exclusively at SPOTLIGHTMETAL.

Cimatron, the CAD/CAM software supplier for the mould and die industry, has announced the release of its mould & die focused product Cimatron V16. After an intensive period of industrial beta testing, Cimatron V16 is now available for general distribution.

The benefits of automation in the metal cutting industry are particularly welcome when it comes to implementing flexible production processes for small quantities. Here are some examples of the solutions to be presented at the International Exhibition for Metal Working (AMB) in Stuttgart from 13 to 17 September 2022.

Boride Engineered Abrasives introduced a new series of safe and easy to use ceramic deburring and deflashing tools. Work Finisher Tools feature a ceramic blade ideal for deburring and deflashing various materials while eliminating the fear of cutting hands, fingers or damaging the moulded part.

This year, the Hoffmann Group is exhibiting at Automatica in Munich for the first time. From 21 to 24 June, the company will be demonstrating at the trade fair in Hall A5, Stand 411, how automated loading and unloading of machine tools can be achieved cost-effectively without a machine interface.

As a developer, manufacturer and supplier of precision threading, grooving, turning and hand deburring tools, Vargus Tooling UK has now launched its new series of Mach Supersonic Threading products. The new range has been developed for high productivity when threading.

As simple and intuitive as possible, but with many machining functions and efficient production: This is what software systems for machine programming are supposed to achieve. Here is an (incomplete) overview of current CNC and CAM software.