Additive manufacturing has seen a rise in popularity due to Covid-19. How and why was 3D printing so useful and how can it be used beyond the pandemic.

With energy prices surging across Europe, efficiency has become a high priority for all manufacturing and process plants using vacuum handling systems. Based on decades of experience and know-how, SMC can outline four simple ways that reduce the energy consumption of vacuum systems.

Last year, Zeller+Gmelin already announced that it would consistently remove water-miscible cooling lubricants (MWF) containing boric acid from its product range. Now, with the Zubora 77 series, the next health- and environment-friendly high-performance lubricants for metal cutting will follow.

With the introduction of the large-capacity EM5, Mold-Masters offers an all electric, servo driven auxiliary injection unit that features precision, repeatability, versatility, and reliability.

The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) announced that exhibit space at NPE2024, The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, has completely sold out. With more than 1.1 million net square feet of exhibit space, this is a significant achievement twelve months ahead of the triennial trade show.

Instead of having to inspect large components in two steps, GT Tooling invested in a portable arm with a reach of two metres. The Freedom arm from LK Metrology provides accurate results when the company is measuring dimensions to general drawing tolerances of ± 0.1 mm and accelerates the inspection process at the same time.

CAD/CAM innovator Cambrio announced the release of Gibbs CAM 2023. New developments continue the focus on core capabilities, while introducing new technology in collaboration with Sandvik Coromant.

Software company Open Mind will focus on turning, milling, and the importance of CAM software and MES in connected manufacturing environments at EMO 2023.

At the EMO exhibition in Hanover in September, Nakamura-Tome will be giving a world exhibition premiere to its latest twin-turret twin-spindle precision CNC multitasking turning centre. Soon to be available in the UK from the Engineering Technology Group (ETG), the new Nakamura-Tome WY-100V will be presented at EMO under the slogan of ‘Faster than the fastest’.

The tool and mould maker Quarder was asked to produce an injection-compression mould for the manufacture of a component in microfluid technology. However, the requirements were extensive, even for experts.