Tezmaksan has introduced a compact, high-capacity robot tending cell designed to bring automated CNC handling to space-constrained shop floors.

Weak exports and a delayed recovery at home left Italy’s machine tool, robotics and automation sector largely flat in 2025. According to Ucimu, manufacturers are looking to 2026 with guarded optimism, amid geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions and renewed hopes for more effective industrial policy support.

As skilled workers retire and factories become more international, manufacturers face the risk of losing critical process know-how. A new AI system developed at KAIST combines generative models and large language models to optimise injection moulding processes while transferring expert knowledge directly to operators in multiple languages.

At its upcoming Open House in Pfronten, DMG Mori will showcase more than 40 machines and over 20 automation solutions, highlighting 5-axis machining, scalable automation and integrated production concepts designed to deliver high precision, productivity and flexibility across a wide range of manufacturing applications.

Xometry is expanding materials, process controls and compliance options on its AI-driven manufacturing marketplace, targeting more complex requirements in aerospace, defence and medical manufacturing.

What if metal 3D printing no longer needed STL files? Researchers have demonstrated an STL-free approach to laser powder bed fusion that delivers microscale lattice structures with dramatically improved strength, surface quality and computational efficiency.

With the installation of a Mitutoyo Legex Takumi coordinate measuring machine, Spain’s national metrology institute is extending its high-accuracy measurement and traceability infrastructure.

The IMSE ecosystem continues to grow as ARRK SPG joins Tactotek as a licensed manufacturing partner. With its strength in pre-series tooling and rapid prototyping, ARRK SPG is set to support the European rollout of integrated electronic surfaces for automotive, lighting and industrial applications.

With the acquisition of Idé-Pro for around 94 million euros, SP Group adds rapid prototyping, in-house toolmaking and advanced moulding technologies to its manufacturing portfolio.

With a focus on in-house design and manufacturing, Vomat is promoting process-stable cooling lubricant filtration for precision metalworking.