Günther Hot Runner Technology has plenty of reasons to celebrate. Firstly, the company has been founded exactly 35 years ago. Secondly, the expansion and renovation of the company's headquarters in Frankenberg, Germany, have been completed.

Spain — Cumsa has launched a new mechanical vertical lifter to reliably solve most of small undercut challenges in medium and large moulds.

Lego’s Engineering, Prototypes & Tooling department uses Vericut to simulate all NC programs so engineers can sleep soundly.

Poland — As of 1 January 2021, the Arburg subsidiary in Poland has a new Managing Director in the person of Konrad Szymczak. He succeeds Dr Slawomir Sniady, who successfully established and expanded Arburg Polska and has now retired after 25 years.

Germany — Scientists from Hanover and Aachen developed an app for automatic monitoring of print quality in Additive Manufacturing. To this end, the researchers want to equip an industrial 3D printer with sensor technology to seamlessly monitor the printing process.

Digitalisation in mechanical engineering offers great opportunities, but also poses challenges for companies. How far has the digital transformation progressed so far? A new study by Item Industrietechnik provides answers.

Metal stamping and laser cutting deliver high quality precision components, but can also involve a complicated series of additional processes which add cost, risk and uncertainty to the supply chain. By introducing simplicity into the process, photo etching enables the cost-effective delivery of precision components, reducing risk and uncertainty throughout the supply chain, states Precision Micro.

Germany — Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik and Reichenbacher Hamuel have concluded a comprehensive partnership in the field of additive manufacturing. In a first step, the two Franconian technology companies are merging 3D printing and milling in one system.

Japanese machine tool manufacturer Makino Milling Machine reports a flying start to the new financial year after the record year 2017. Major investments are being made to increase production capacity and expand smart production and IoT technologies, the company states.

Sweden — VBN, known for its innovations in 3D printed metal, has now completed its latest funding round. The company offers the hardest and most wear-resistant alloys on the world market, also known as “the world's hardest steel” and “the world's only 3D printed cemented carbide”.