The expanded milling assortment includes new products for die and mould applications as well as general machining applications.

At the Hannover spring trade fair in 1969, Lach Diamant demonstrated the grinding of HSS and high-alloy steel on a tool-grinding machine.

3D printing is just the start. After the printing process, postprocessing is necessary. Joke presented its new system for protection during postprocessing at Formnext.

A desktop-sized learning factory shows how Industry 4.0 works. It is already used in many companies. The manufacturer uses it to simulate future scenarios in its own Innovation Lab.

At Formnext 2019, Fraunhofer IWS presented a shielding gas nozzle called “Coaxshield” and a light scanner for laser powder build-welding called “Lisec”.

At Formnext, GF Machining Solutions and 3D Systems are presenting a metal AM workflow to manufacturers.

With the release of Visi 2020.1, Hexagon enhances the progressive die design processes for the mould and die software. Additionally, improvements for the reverse module are also part of the release.

Already presented at EMO, the Jongen drilling programme for high performance cutting of steel, high-grade steel, difficult to mill materials and more includes the “5xD” enhancement.

The Matsuura Lumex specialist team from Matsuura bases in Japan, Europe and the U.S. will be on hand at the company booth at Formnext to advise clients and visitors, explaining processes and working methods of additive manufacturing, especially about Matsuura technolgy.

With increasing costs and demands, companies must make use of advanced software products. How CAM can support your company and keep you competitive is outlined in the following.