The RigiMill high-speed machining centre from Swedish manufacturer Modig holds the world record for high-speed milling. The Y and Z axes of the RigiMill feature twin drives with cooled HMD ball screws from NSK. Axial bearings and roller guide-ways for the axes are also supplied by NSK.

UK — For manufacturers that process Di-Bond, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has now expanded its range of Di-Bond folding tools with a new arrival.

Three years after its takeover, a new chapter begins for Sikaaxson. The Business Unit has beenrenamed Sika Advanced Resins, marking a new step in the integration of the Sika Group.

Moduleworks announces the release of its 2018.12 CAD/CAM software components. With this latest release, Moduleworks launches its new components for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). There are also new features for 5-axis, 3-axis and 2-axis machining, machine simulation, the MultiXPost post processor and the NC Editor.

Germany — The international trade fair for the additive manufacturing industry, Formnext, is to take place as a hybrid event from 16 to 19 November 2021 in Frankfurt. As at the end of April, 351 companies from around the world had already confirmed their attendance.

Germany – Finke Formenbau manufactures moulds and injection-moulded parts for premium cars. The company's order books are already full for the next six months. This is a result of the efficiency and quality the company achieves, among other things, high-quality EDM and HSC technology.

Since Moulding Expo cannot be held this year as planned due to the Corona pandemic, on 10 June 2021, a Virtual Innovation Day (VID) will present highlights from the supporting and lecture program planned for 2021 to the international trade fair audience free of charge.

The ultrasonic vibration system Perma Vib from Fraunhofer-IWU for drilling and milling tools is primarily intended to perfect the machining of steel and aluminum.

Switzerland — Swiss company Starrag Group, which specializes in precision cutting machine tools, uses Vericut NC simulation software to predict machining times. In addition to verification and optimization of NC programs, it provides a precise indication of the runtime of the optimized machining on the machine.

Lauda Dr. R. Wobser GmbH & Co. KG has announced the acquisition of GFL (Gesellschaft für Labortechnik mbH) today. This is the third takeover in total Lauda. While the previous acquisitions primarily served to open up new business areas in the industrial environment, Lauda intends to expand its competencies in the field of laboratory technology with GFL.