Despite a growing trend towards lightweight construction, steel machining still represents a significant market share. With the MD340 and MD344 Supreme solid carbide milling cutters, Walter is launching two new tools for the machining of ISO P materials.

A new generation of tools for grooving and cut-off milling has been introduced by German tooling manufacturer Horn. The cutter bodies are supplied from stock as side, shell and screw-in milling cutters, the two latter variants being equipped for internal coolant supply. Special surface treatment offers protection against abrasion from chips.

For over two decades, Premier Precision Tooling, a Hampshire-based company, has supplied the F1 industry with a range of meticulously crafted components. However, maintaining a competitive edge in such a fast-paced sector requires not only expertise but also the right technology, such as modern EDM machines from Mitsubishi.

Cutting tool expert Walter is extending its range of solid carbide milling cutters for ISO N machining with the addition of two distinct roughing specialists, the MD265 Supreme and the MC268 Advance.

Facing rising production costs, scarcity of skilled labor, and a demand for lower manufacturing prices, WTO, a precision toolholder manufacturer, takes a groundbreaking leap into the future. Partnering with workholding technology manufacturer, Hainbuch, WTO launches a fully automated Smart Factory where all processes are robot-controlled, revolutionising the manufacturing industry.

Digitisation efforts in metal cutting manufacturing tend to come from machine, control or software providers. This time, a tool manufacturer is presenting new approaches to process optimisation: Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme offers acoustic inline quality control and an associated cloud platform.

The 3D printing industry is continuing to develop very dynamically. This is due to competition between different 3D processes and technical advances in machine and process engineering. In general, this confirms that the industrial maturity of 3D printing in relation to conventional manufacturing strategies (casting or milling) continues to increase.

The manual milling and drilling machine FPS 500M is being replaced by the further developed FPS 500M-hydro. This machine is even more compact, user-friendly and optimally tailored to the needs of the user.

In May 2023, the new Center for the Engineering of Smart Product Service Systems (Zess) was opened in Bochum, Germany. A new Lunovu rLMD system, which was recently put into operation, plays an important role there.

ALD Vacuum Technologies has developed a new plant design called E-Build for Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (E-PBF) additive manufacturing. Learn how this technology addresses the limitations of conventional manufacturing methods by offering greater design freedom and efficiency in material processing.