USA — One of the critical components of a plastic 3D printer is the extrusion tip. To protect these components, tip shields made of heat resistant materials had to be machined. Savillex developed a method to produced tip shields made of PFA by injection moulding, allowing Stratasys and their customers to significantly reduce costs.

In times of travel restrictions online tool ordering, services and training are gaining in importance. How do suppliers react to this demand? ETMM presents some of the current developments that make tool ordering faster and easier and support training efforts.

In the mid-1990s, Spain-based Cumsa said it invented a revolutionary concept that transformed the way moulds were designed with its Sprung Core. Two decades later, the company has introduced a new revolutionary demoulding system for undercuts.

The new ALC i Groove edition is a range of innovative technology that will be standard for Sodick ALC400 and ALC600 category wire machines.

Recently announced as the new UK technical partner for Winbro Group Technologies, the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) introduced the new Winbro HSD-351 High-Speed EDM Drilling System.

The new solid carbide barrel machining tools from Seco Tools for 3D components enable larger stepovers at the same cutting speed and ensure high surface quality. Since fewer stepovers are required overall, the time required is reduced. Users can significantly reduce finishing operations and only require a lean tool inventory.

Software manufacturer CoreTechnologie presented version 1.3 of its 4D_Additive software in May 2021. The 3D printing tool, which is equipped with new functions, is specifically dedicated to the current processes and higher requirements of small batch production of 3D printed parts.

Combining several machining steps in one tool makes manufacturing as economically as possible. For example, bores can be drilled and reamed simultaneously with the Drill-Reamer from Mapal.

For the further development of the Streamrunner and also for customer demonstration purposes, Hasco hot runner has developed a new and innovative 32 cavity injection mould tool. The mould, that will produce shopping trolley tokens, will be trialled in the company's in-house injection moulding technical centre.

All the best for the 100th anniversary. In 1921 the German manufacturer of standard parts, Strack Norma, was founded in Lüdenscheid. With their solutions for the tool and mould making industry, the company has since been convincing leading manufacturers in Europe.