For anyone who is afraid of the intellectual and financial investments in 3D printing, experienced contract manufacturers are the obvious choice. These companies rely on different experiences and priorities.

UK — Flawless quality assurance is a basic prerequisite in the energy and petrochemical sector. To meet the high standards demanded by its customers, UK company Covis overcomes multiple challenges by using high-precision tooling from Big Kaiser.

The latest version of the hypermill CAD/CAM suite, 2019.1, is now available. Open Mind, one of the leading manufacturers of CAD/CAM solutions, has expanded the finishing module in the hypermill Maxx Machining performance package. Further highlights include process optimizations as well as new functions for reducing calculation times.

Canada — Injection moulding specialist Husky announced its collaboration with Chem-Trend on a system solution that creates repeatability during the critical colour change process to offer a faster, more accurate, and optimised approach for operators.

Germany — Machine engineering company DMG Mori, launches a new subscription model for machines: Payzr — Pay with Zero Risk — is the name of the new, digital business model.

Italy — In order to support remote work, hot runner manufacturer HRS Flow launches a new customer Portal: My HRS is an online area that allows customers to follow their jobs from quotation to system delivery in an innovative way.

Germany — Machining centre manufacturer Röders has introduced to its machining centre range an upgraded CNC system capable of programming and controlling a full range of metalcutting operations more efficiently, from roughing through high-speed milling to micron-accuracy jig grinding.

UK — NC programming errors can prove to be costly, if they result in damage to raw and completed material, the cutting tools or workholding system. While everyone involved with CNC machining understands the importance of checking and verifying the machining process before applying a cutting tool to the raw material, you should consider what are you really checking? More importantly what are you missing?

Fluid engineering experts Sulzer has committed to a three-year contract with MSC Industrial Supply (MSC). The companies experts identified a host of measures to realize savings in Sulzer's maching operations.

The Portuguese cluster of Engineering & Tooling will attend Interplástica 2019, that will be held from 29th January to 1st February 2019, at Moscow, under the umbrella of the Portuguese collective brand “Engineering & Tooling from Portugal”.