The long-negotiated trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc has entered a decisive phase, with EU member states clearing the way for signature in early 2026. While political debate continues, particularly around sensitive sectors, the agreement is increasingly relevant for industrial value chains.

With a new R0.2 corner radius square head, Tungaloy Corporation extends its Tungmeister range to meet growing demand for very small corner radii. The solution combines solid end mill–level precision with the flexibility, efficiency and reduced setup times of an exchangeable-head system for precision parts and mould machining.

An internal succession marks the next phase at Hasco Hasenclever: Markus Büngers has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, underlining the company’s focus on continuity, strategic stability and long-term development in its global markets.

With the expanded DA65 milling system, Horn targets both roughing and finishing applications. Larger, six-edged indexable inserts enable greater depths of cut, stable machining on less powerful machines and an economical cost-per-edge ratio across a wide range of materials.

Greater flexibility in thread repair is now available with a new multiple-length E-Z Coil repair kit from E-Z Lok. The new assortment combines three different insert lengths per thread size and includes all required installation tools.

With 722 exhibitors from 37 countries and around 15,000 trade visitors, Euroguss 2026 confirmed its status as the leading international platform for the die casting industry

A student design made from recycled plastic has won the “Pleiades — Plastic European Innovation Award for Design and Sustainability”, a university competition in Italy that brings together design, sustainability and industrial injection moulding.

Several machine tools from Yamazaki Mazak were used as part of the recent World Skills UK National Finals, which saw young competitors go head-to-head to program and machine a complex workpiece under strict time conditions.

With EMG-Control, EMG Presses is introducing a digital force and displacement monitoring solution designed to bring real-time quality control and full process traceability to manual, pneumatic and semi-automated press applications.

Ametek-owned Faro Technologies and Creaform have reorganised their metrology and reality capture activities into two new business units, separating dimensional measurement and reality capture into distinct operations