Mapal reports a sales growth of 6% for the financial year 2016. According to the company, the consolidated group sales rose from € 540 mn in 2015 to € 575 mn in 2016.

According to recent research, the UK’s auto industry is doing more than its European counterparts to help tackle climate change.

A flexible machining cell that can be adapted to a number of different tasks relies on robot technology to ensure high precision. For mould shops, the unit suits a number of finishing applications, according to its supplier.

Pferd offers a new speed-adjustable micro motor system. According to the specialist for surface treatment and cutting tools, the drive system is characterised by its slim and compact design as well as his cost-effectiveness.

Germany — Chairman of the Executive Board of DMG Mori, Christian Thönes, described 2021 as “Challenging, but successful”. According to Thönes, the company was able to mitigate the economic consequences of the pandemic to a considerable degree and solve the global supply shortages for the most part.

At Mach in Birmingham, the Linz-based company WFL Millturn Technologies will be represented by Kyal Machine Tools to inform about innovations relating to high-end technologies. From 04-08 April 2022, visitors can learn everything about the latest technology of the machine engineering company.

Germany — A production turnaround could represent an enormous opportunity for a sustainable orientation of the industry, a new study states. On the one hand, this includes the socially perceived as well as the real shaping of the holistic change. On the other hand, it creates a competitive advantage over competing locations, the authors claim.

Germany – With the VHM-HPC universal end mill concept Starmax (diameter: 3-25mm), tool manufacturer Inovatools said it has recently made the HPC end milling of steel materials – contour milling, angular in-feed milling and pocket milling – quick and cost-effective.

As a developer, manufacturer and supplier of precision threading, grooving, turning and hand deburring tools, Vargus Tooling UK has now launched its new series of Mach Supersonic Threading products. The new range has been developed for high productivity when threading.

UK — The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) and Coriolis Technologies have partnered to launch an online sanctions tracker to help businesses navigate the complexity of trading restrictions imposed on Russia, and Belarus, in the last few weeks.