MM Award at EMO – The winners of the German MM Maschinenmarkt innovation awards were announced at EMO Hannover, Germany.

At EMO, GF Machining Solutions presented its new Agie Charmilles Cut P 550 Pro wire-cutting EDM solution with its new and easy-to-use interface. Visitors got a closer look at the machine, to be launched in mid-2020.

Precision tools expert, LMT Tools, and Liebherr-Verzahntechnik, manufacturer of CNC gear cutting machines and automation systems, signed a co-operation agreement recently at EMO.

Yamazaki Mazak has returned from EMO 2019 buoyed by strong machine orders and record visitors to its booth.

In September, Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be ceremonially opening the EMO Hannover 2017.

The term industry 4.0 is hyped especially at trade fairs, but the digital transformation is also met with fear among manufacturers and their professionals: will their expertise become obsolete in the age of digitalisation? Alexander Epple and Michael Königs explain, why the knowledge and experience of experts will still be needed in the future.

Toolholding innovator Gewefa will have a new taper toolholder on show. Other presented innovations are the Hydropin hydraulic chuck with a fixed stop pin, the Easy Fix boring bar toolholder and a new shrink collet system, called Induterm M96.

Tool manufacturer Sandvik Coromant has announced it will focus on automation on their presence at EMO Hanover 2017. According to the company, “the future of machining and production” will be în the centre of their presentation on a 528 m² booth.

While orders appear to have recovered slightly recently, the international climate is still problematic. All of this has led to a change in the production forecast for 2019.

Tool manufacturer Lach diamand presents a wide product range at EMO 2017. The company informs about the advantages of electro-plated grinding and deburring tools at the trade fair.