Yamazaki Mazak has announced the company's latest alternative CNC option for manufacturers who have standardised Siemens controls.

Many shops still cling to technologies they know, especially when it comes to cutting inserts. Doron Cohen, die and mould industry manager at cutting tool manufacturer Iscar, writes that living in the past could affect a company’s future.

A leading European mould maker was using a pallet-changing system to instruct its apprentices. The advantages of the system convinced the company to add similar technology from the same supplier to its tooling production.

Germany – New types of barrel-cutters are now available for broad application. But the potential of the tools can only be exploited fully with suitable CAM technology.By Karl Obermann, freelance journalist.

Germany - EDM technology and automation solution provider Zimmer & Kreim celebrated its 30th anniversary on 24 September 2015 with an open house at its HQ in Brensbach, Germany.

The decision for a mould base is a crucial factor in mould production. If the material has not been treated correctly, it can lead to deformation. Additionally, standardised and well-prepared mould bases already have the correct size and all the necessary holes.

Belgium – Cutting tool specialist Sandvik Coromant takes another step in gear milling technology development by introducing the Invomilling solution for flexible manufacturing of gears and splines on universal 5-axis machining centres.

Germany – Unknown to many, this very special milling strategy was developed some decades ago. But it was only through the availability of modern machine tools with fast and dynamic controls in combination with appropriate CAM software that the true performance potential of trochoidal milling could be unleashed, LMT Consultant Dr Diethard Thomas explains.

How will the supplier industry develop once the combustion engine becomes obsolete? Experts give the all-clear: Electric motors continue to rely on castings. Yet foundries and die-casting companies still need to prepare themselves for the transformation.

Rutland Plastics is a custom injection molding company located in Rutland, United Kingdom that produces products for a wide range of companies and industries.