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.

Switzerland — Swiss company Starrag Group, which specializes in precision cutting machine tools, uses Vericut NC simulation software to predict machining times. In addition to verification and optimization of NC programs, it provides a precise indication of the runtime of the optimized machining on the machine.

Lauda Dr. R. Wobser GmbH & Co. KG has announced the acquisition of GFL (Gesellschaft für Labortechnik mbH) today. This is the third takeover in total Lauda. While the previous acquisitions primarily served to open up new business areas in the industrial environment, Lauda intends to expand its competencies in the field of laboratory technology with GFL.

The release of VISI software includes a boost for reverse engineering, along with a range of new and enhanced CAD/CAM functions for the mold and die market.

Azerbaijan — Socar Polymer has introduced two new grades of impact copolymer polypropylene (ICP) resins that are the first in its portfolio to incorporate Milliken Chemical’s Hyperform HPN performance additive for polypropylene (PP).

Megatron becomes exclusive global distributor for the “SpaceMouse Module” 3Dconnexion and Megatron expand cooperation

CNC Software, Inc., producers of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, announces a 3-axis and 4-axis milling post processor that will unleash the highest productivity on Sinumerik-controlled machine tools.