Germany — Makino Europe has appointed Bert Kleinmann new Managing Director of Makino GmbH. With decades of management experience in the CNC machine tool manufacturing sector, Bert Kleinmann brings vast knowledge from the industry.

The remarkable strength-to-weight ratio and highly corrosion-resistant properties of titanium have resulted in the ever-growing use of this important engineering material in many demanding sectors. Current developments make the cutting of the material more effective.

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services is adopting a flexible IT infrastructure for smart, agile management of all the company's processes along the supply chain.

Italy — According to Ucimu, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, 2021 was extremely positive for their industry. The association reported double-digit increases of all key economic indicators.

With the WPP10G, WPP20G and WPP30G grades, Walter presents the new Tiger·tec Gold indexable inserts, specially designed for turning operations. The aim was to reduce flank face wear by 30 to 60 percent.

Lightweight construction is often difficult. When even researcher teams have problems to predict the behaviour of a certain material, it is even harder for manufacturers. MAP Werkzeugmaschinen has now teamed up with Fraunhofer IPT for examining how a component made of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic behaves during machining.

Sacmi Imola is specialised in mould making for rigid packaging production. To further automate and digitise its production, the Italian company invested in robotic systems from Erowa to make machining and EDM operations more efficient.

Industry 4.0 has arrived in the industry. That is the conclusion after 5 days of Hannover Messe 2017. The topics digitalisation and Industry 4.0 are no longer a dream of the future but real life in the industry. From cobots and sensors to startups: solutions for digitalisation have been found everywhere in Hanover

Walter Ewag UK, belonging to the United Grinding Group, has appointed Jonathan Hamilton as machine sales manager.

Germany-based Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University will be presenting three research projects at its booth at the K show.