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.

The Leroy-Somer foundry specialises in flake graphite cast iron among others.

By acquiring Vischer & Bolli Automation, the German manufacturer of high-precision workpiece clamping equipment Hainbuch has not only expanded its expertise in the field of automation, but now offers a wider range of stationary workpiece clamping devices.

Austria — Despite a global pandemic, there are still some good news from some companies: One such piece of news comes from the mould making company Haidlmair in Nussbach, Austria. The mould making specialists were able to secure the largest order in the company's history.

Germany/Austria – Cutting Tool specialist Paul Horn used the opportunity of AMB, a home match for the Swabian company, to unveil a strategic innovation. Two independent carbide and tool manufacturers are about to embark on a joint sales cooperation for ISO turning and milling tools: Horn in Tübingen and Boehlerit in Kapfenberg (Styria, Austria). As part of this, Horn will be responsible for selling Boehlerit-branded ISO turning and milling tools in Germany, France, the UK, the USA and China.

Italy — Fincantieri and Comau signed a letter of intent to develop prototypes of robotized steel welding solutions and the resulting construction of a series of machines. The prototypes are planned to be initially used in Fincantieri shipyards.

Russia — From May 24 to 28, 2021, the global machine tool industry will meet at Metalloobrabotka 2021 in Russia. Used machinery dealer Gindumac will be exhibiting at Metalloobrabotka for the first time.

Germany – Standards are expected to play a major role in the success or failure of Industry 4.0. Because the road to digital transformation requires a digital twin of the physical product, the pressure to standardise also includes the product data itself. Cutting tools are no exception to this rule.

Moulds – Finland-based Sabriscan supplies moulds internationally, with the business model of the company being based on local service partnerships globally.