With the Xtra·tec XT M5460, Walter has launched a new profile milling cutter. It has been designed specifically for highly precise machining of freeform surfaces and deep cavities.

Dohlen & Krott Werkzeugbau in Baesweiler elevates its production of complex injection moulded parts to new levels of speed and precision with the Versa 645 linear machining centre from Fehlmann. After a rigorous benchmarking process, the company opted for the Swiss-made machine, citing its unmatched precision, energy efficiency, and compact footprint.

Established in 1963, LK Metrology has an impressive heritage dating back to the birth of coordinate measuring machine (CMM) technology. Founded by former Rolls Royce engineer and CMM pioneer Norman Key and his father-in-law Jim Lowther, the company is credited with many innovations in the CMM industry.

In the face of rising energy prices, coupled with political and economic uncertainty, the latest Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI) reveals that the UK subcontract manufacturing market held steady in the third quarter of the year.

Boride Engineered Abrasives has launched its first Mold Repair Starter Kit. This convenient, cost-saving, all-in-one repair and polishing kit includes a variety of popular products covering repair tasks from start to final finish.

The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) announced that the Plastics Show NPE has sold 93,000 m2 of exhibit space at this year’s in-person Space Draw event — a new record high with 91 m2 sold in 2018.

With a wealth of data generated from production processes of all kinds, shops need to understand how to use that data to their advantage. Now, progressive manufacturers can move toward even greater benefits with software that fulfills the promises of Industry 4.0.

Plymouth-based company Tooltech manufactures tooling for the aerospace and power generation sectors, producing injection moulds and all the fixturing that goes alongside that. In the past the company hat a lot of surface finish problems and there were a lot of collisions. This is why the Devon manufacturer opted for CAM software from Open Mind Technologies.

With its range of quick clamping systems for injection moulding machines, Strack Norma offers its customers innovative solutions for reducing set-up costs and creates high flexibility for the user through quick and easy mould changes.

Formnext has hit the ground running in 2023 with the highest number of registrations to date. By the end of February, more than 550 companies had signed up to attend the trade show for AM technologies and next-generation manufacturing; 62 percent of them from outside Germany.