With his invention, the Economic Resin Dryer (ERD) in 1991, Rainer Farrag, Founder of Farrag Tech, revolutionised the resin drying process.

Clamping and gripping technology expert Schunk has increased its product line of power-amplified 5-axis vises, responding to customer demands.

Germany — The trade fair business has been hit hard during the past months. For more than a year most of us were obliged to stay at home, organize work from our home offices and stop travelling around the world for business trips. What could be more compelling in these times than a Global Production Language to connect not only machinery but people as well?

The 10th anniversary edition of the international Polyolefin Additives Conference will return to the Imperial Riding School Renaissance Hotel, Vienna, Austria, on 9 -11 October 2017.

At the Moulding Expo, Roemheld demonstrates the potential of clamping and handling technology for more productivity and efficiency in fabrication. For their first participation in the trade fair, the Group focuses on clamping elements with anti-rotation pistons to compensate side loads and torques.

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.