MMC Hitachi Tools has increased the efficiency of the milling processes at Harting. Both cost and time were saved by employing the right strategies at the company for the grinding of valves.

One colour, one sound, one legend! On 12th March 1947, Enzo Ferrari sat down in his Ferrari 125 S for the first time and turned on the V-12 engine with an engine displacement of 1.5 l. The "Red Goddess" was born. What many people do not know is that the Ferrari 125 S was not the first car produced by Ferrari. It is "only" the first one with his name. The reason for that can be found in the modern "Ferrari Myth".

3D printing innovations and additive manufacturing — all of this and more will be on display at Formnext 2019. The trade fair that keeps on growing is sure to offer another interesting programme.

Different phenomena can occur, causing a finished product to divert from the original model. Iterative processes of quality control are used to make sure that the parts live up to the standards.

With multiple options for additive manufacturing (AM) / 3D printing platforms available today, it can be confusing for potential users to select the best fit for their needs.

Stefan Hoheisel to lead sales activities in Central Europe for leading 3D measurement company.

Oen Mind Technologies was very pleased with the level of interest of the company's mould and tool making solutions received at the recently held Moulding Expo. Visitors at the trade fair who hadn’t yet heard about the optimisation options available with 5-axis tangent plane machining were able to learn more about this solution at its booth, where a large model of a conical barrel cutter was on exhibit.

Italy — In the fourth quarter 2021, the index of machine tool orders analysed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of the Italian industry association Ucimu showed a 49.4 percent upturn compared the period October-December 2020. The absolute value of the index was 129.1 (base 100 in 2015). It is a record-breaking value that has never been registered before.

Horn has developed the DA62, a new milling system for corner, face and plunge milling. This system uses a six-edged indexable insert. Both sides of the insert can be used and it has three axial and radial cutting edges on each side.

At Moulding Expo 2017 MHS Heisskanaltechnik will be presenting its new Contour manifold hot runner system, which it says offers one the freedom to place gates at any angle for plastic parts with curves or special gating requirements.