UK — Plastic injection moulding and toolmaking specialist Barkley Plastics has appointed a new senior management team to help it target diversification and international opportunities.

Innovative anomaly detection extends the deep learning product range of MV Tec Software: The company will release the new version (22.05) of its Halcon machine vision software on May 25, 2022. The highlight is the new technology “Global Context Anomaly Detection”, which is available in Halcon 22.05 in this form as a world`s first.

Manufacturing, assembly, process applications — they all need reliable and easy-to-handle hoists. For operators looking for a productive lifting partner with an exceptionally long service life, Konecranes has developed the Konecranes C-Series.

Brandgroup releases its new product configurator for arc springs based on the eCatalog Solutions technology by Cadenas. With the help of the new tool, engineers and designers can easily customize the geometric and functional features of the arc springs.

Sprue cutters, pliers, side cutters, hand tools and many useful items for workshop needs now complete the range of HSB Normalien.

Speedpart has recently started offering a new process for the surface finishing of laser-sintered components: chemical smoothing, also known as vapour smoothing.

The return of the Mach exhibition provided a welcome boost to the industry, and as a UK manufacturer of cutting tools, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) used the opportunity to demonstrate all its latest innovations.

Germany — The next Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023. Key issues include injection moulding, extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing, as well as sustainability, circular economy and recycling.

British telecommunications equipment provider Sepura was able to reduce model lead times by over 90 percent with Stratasys’ J35 Pro 3D Printer. Using 3D printing for prototyping, turnaround was cut from two weeks to just one day.

Mach 2022 proved a resounding success for Dugard Machine Tools with the company winning several orders and taking an unprecedented number of enquiries at the show. With four new machine tools, the company presented a broad range of its technology.