The miniature clamping stations from the Schunk Vero-S NSL mini 100-25 series ensure high clamping forces in a compact design. The powerful 1-way, 2-way, and 4-way clamping stations are particularly designed for the requirements of modern small parts production.

UK — To upgrade its plant and instigate 24-hour production later this year, High Wycombe-based subcontract machining firm EV Engineering has bought four Japanese-built Okuma mill-turn centres from sole UK agent NCMT and a pair of machining centres from another supplier.

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.