Italy – Massimo Carboniero has been named new president of the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association Ucimu.

Surface effects on plastic moulded products can be created using mould inserts treated by a laser process more efficient than ablation.

Switzerland – Moulds for producing plastic parts require good thermal conductivity, high hardness and easy machinability.

Germany — In addition to the digital transformation, shifting from a linear to a circular economy is also a key issue for the plastics processing industry. And this is why the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing, which will be held in Friedrichshafen from 12 to 16 October 2021, is generating special interest.

Themed “Shape the Future in Colour”, Mimaki Europe will showcase advanced colour additive manufacturing technology at Formnext.

Big Kaiser launches two new EWN Smart Damper precision boring heads that utilize a patented damping system to eliminate vibration from deep-hole finish boring.

USA — In collaboration with Jabil, 3D Systems has developed the novel industrial 3D printing platform High Speed Fusion (HSF). The fused filament printer is said to be three times faster than standard systems — which the company intends to prove from 2022.

In December 2020, Ex One was issued a patent on binder jet 3D printing in an inert atmosphere sufficient to allow reactive materials to be processed. The feature is to smooth the way for production 3D printing of high-demand materials that require environmental controls.

Germany — The high-tech company Trumpf acquires the software house Lantek and thus focuses on software in sheet metal processing that runs independently of the machine manufacturer.

The Schunk Rota THW3 chuck with quick-change jaws and patented sealing, ensures consistent clamping forces, long maintenance intervals and a high reliability. Users benefit from a permanently high process stability, constant clamping forces and long maintenance intervals.