3D printing company AIM 3D, a pioneer in granulate 3D printing, has successfully relaunched following a phase of shareholder restructuring and consolidation. The company has optimised its innovative Voxelfill process, ensuring stronger and more consistent 3D-printed components. With strategic partnerships and advancements in their 3D pellet printers, the company plans to make significant strides in the additive manufacturing industry.

Loxham Precision, a UK manufacturer of ultra-precision machine tools is making waves in the market of precision machine tools, but this rapid rise to prominence wouldn’t have been possible without partnering with Open Mind Technologies and its Hypermill CAD/CAM system to develop its machine solutions and market presence.

Swiss Steel Group reaffirms its commitment to the 1.5°C targets of the Paris Agreement and has set ambitious science-based decarbonisation targets validated by the SBTi.

Software company PTC has officially announced the release of the eleventh iteration of its Creo computer-aided design (CAD) software, alongside an updated version of its Creo+ SaaS CAD solution. The new releases are designed to enhance productivity and innovation, enabling engineers to produce superior designs more efficiently.

The Gimo, Sweden production facility of Sandvik Coromant is tapping into the extensive benefits of Vericut Force from CG Tech. The company is using this advanced physics-based software, which analyses and optimises cutting conditions during component machining, to deliver significant savings in both cycle time and energy consumption.

The Seco website has introduced a new feature that allows customers to instantly compare tool inserts, streamlining the process of finding and ordering appropriate replacements.

Using six modern milling centers, Ingmetal produces around 200 moulds annually. Facing challenges with machine collisions and inefficiencies, the company adopted Vericut CNC simulation, verification, and optimization software in 2021, through Axiom Tech, to enhance NC code accuracy and machine operation.

Hypermill 2024 the latest version of Open Mind’s CAD/CAM suite delivers new turning features and improved algorithms. This makes the digital process chain even more efficient, from CAD data and CAM programming to optimized NC code. Simplified rest machining and interaction with machine are just a few examples of how the software has been further refined.

Hungarian mint Magyar Pénzverő uses special long milling and laser engraving systems for the production of circulation and commemorative coins. The so-called frosting process plays a major role.

This latest release of the Module Works SDK contains a range of new and enhanced features for efficient toolpath generation, ranging from improvements in 2-axis machining to multi-axis surface finishing and more.