Anca’s Female Machinist of the Year 2025, Nayeli Martínez, brings precision, creativity, and persistence to tool design — showing how systems thinking and teamwork drive innovation in manufacturing.

At AMB Exhibition 2024 in Stuttgart, Mazak will showcase seven cutting-edge machines with highlights including Multi-Tasking capabilities, advanced automation, innovative auto gear technology and comprehensive remote service and support for increased productivity.

After a long four-year wait since the last IMTS, Anca will showcase the next generation of cutting technology on a brand-new stand. The company has not been idle between shows — Anca has industry-first innovations launching in Chicago this year again, and will be presenting technology that helps solve the challenges faced by many manufacturers in the market.

Introducing one nanometre axis resolution, Anca’s new MX7 Ultra mach can maintain a performance of less than +/- 0.002 mm line form accuracy of any profile which includes ballnose and corner radius endmills.

To provide manufacturers versatility and high value, Seco has launched its new X-Head quick-change replaceable milling head system. With the system, users can quickly and easily change between various solid-carbide milling geometries and types to optimize milling operations while reducing manufacturing costs and tooling inventories.

Cutting tool manufacturer Mikron Tool expands its Crazy Mill Cool P&S milling cutter family, developed for roughing and finishing operations, with a toric version.

Switzerland/Ireland — The Irish-owned international precision engineering group ATA has acquired the manufacturing activities of Näpflin Schleiftechnik, a niche manufacturer and distributor of precision cutting tools, based in Beckenried, Switzerland.

The system supplier for machine tools, Haimer, is a premium partner and supporter of the Augsburger Panther hockey team in the German Hockey League. The company took this opportunity to demonstrate the performance capabilities of its tools and tool holders by creating a model panther. The CAM specialists at Open Mind took on the challenging programming task using their Hypermill software.

Italian tool manufacturer Cerin is exploring the advantages of exotic nickel alloys for tool manufacturing. To ensure precision, repeatability, and stability, the company relies on a fleet of Anca machines and corresponding control solutions.

Advances in 5-axis machining and in CAM systems have significantly expanded the boundaries of barrel endmill applications.