Digitisation and automation of skilled workers give hope that the labour market will ease soon. According to experts, however, the topic has to be viewed in a differentiated way.

UK — With the objective of turning machine tool investment on its head, DMG Mori Finance was formed in Germany in 2007 and was launched in the UK in 2017, offering funding in GBP. Since then, the company has funded investment in machine tools exceeding 100 million pounds.

For many injection moulding tasks with hot runner moulds, external control units are indispensable. Hasco hot runner offers high-grade, high-performance hot runner control units in different designs that meet the many specific requirements of the operators.

Belgium — The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of graphite electrodes from China. These measures follow an investigation which showed that Chinese graphite electrodes were being sold in the EU at significantly dumped prices.

The first ever Grinding Hub international trade fair for grinding technology will take place on 17th May 2022, and for the first time sharpening specialist Vollmer will present its 5S campaign: Sharp, Smart, Sustainable, Social, Strong.

According to a new market research report the 3D Printing Materials Market will be worth 4.5 billion dollars by 2025 and will grow at a CAGR of 23.5 percent between 2020 and 2025.

Ground ball screws, linear roller guides and super-precision ball bearings from NSK are helping Imsa to consolidate its position in the field of specialised deep-hole drilling machines, which are particularly popular for mould-making applications in the automotive sector.

More than one in three companies (34 %) in mechanical and plant engineering use augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) — twice as many as a year ago (17 %).

As simple and intuitive as possible, but with many machining functions and efficient production: This is what software systems for machine programming are supposed to achieve. Here is an (incomplete) overview of current CNC and CAM software.

Strack Norma extends its range of centring units by the variants Z60 and Z70. Thanks to the small installation diameter and the low installation depth, the new space-saving variants are optimally suited for narrow installation spaces.