Hypermill 2019.1 by Open Mind Technologies will be showcased at Solidworks in February. The new software promises more efficiency and an easy to use interface.

New cutting tools are continuously being introduced to the market, but what is the process needed to develop a product from concept through to the spindle? Global company Dormer Pramet tasks its product management and development department with creating new tools every year.

The Curvemax series by Inocatools, a series of universal solid carbide curve segment mills in tangential and conical form, shorten the process times required for finishing complex, freeform surfaces in a wide variety of materials.

Euro crisis? Debt crisis? Steel crisis? Spain’s industry has obviously ticked off these negative buzzwords. This clearly shows a whole range of major projects in the industry, which also partly involves the German enterprises.

France/USA – Combining smart methodology and efficient CAM software, die manufacturer MDL Europe has reduced programming and machining times. The France-based company specialises in the manufacture of die sets, blanks of punches and dies, punch retainers and special guiding elements.

Open Mind Technologies has announced that its Hypermill CAM software has been utilised to conduct the 5-axis programming of a replica basketball hoop.

Visometry's Visionlib aims to provide stable and precise AR-based CAD services. The software will be able to track models even under difficult and shifting lightin situations, making it a huge leap in AR technology.

USA/ France – DP Technology has announced a new version of its CAM software Esprit 2016. Among the improvements and new strategies are wire EDM improvements, which are said to make rough cutting easier and prolong tool life.

The fax and telephone era in the steel and metal trading business is coming to an end. The winners will be the traders who have been quick and purposeful in the digitisation of their processes. The development will lead to fully automatic steel supply via the Internet of Things – with or without steel traders.

USA/Germany - The partnership between the Boeing Company and Germany-based Haimer Group has been strategically expanded to a joint membership at the OMIC R&D institution.