HCL Technologies (HCL), a global technology provider, recently announced a CAMWorks partnership with CIMTechnology LLC, a provider of Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) software.

Swedish VBN Components AB, known for its extremely wear and heat resistant Vibenite materials, has appointed Johan Bäckström as its new CEO.

Germany - Formnext 2015 attracted 8.982 visitors, 42% came from outside Germany, organiser Mesago announced. The atmosphere in Frankfurt's Hall 3.1 was good, the show was very professional and exhibitors were busy. The topic of additive manufacturing (AM) - and specifically the question how the full-scale industrialisation of AM can be achieved in a rapid and cost-effective manner - dominated the showground. Tool and mould makers were there, but organiser Mesago didn't deliver the amount of exhibitors coming from the tool, die and mould making sector as one would expect from an "international exhibition on AM and toolmaking".

Controllers – Italy-based Thermoplay, belonging to the Barnes Group Inc.’s moulding solutions strategic business unit, has expanded its range of TH-M6 temperature controllers by offering a new three-zone model.

Germany – A clean and tidy work piece is essential for carrying out tactile measurements. But components must also have the right temperature – a state of affairs a German mould maker and their partners achieved with a dedicated cleaning chamber with added vacuum drying.

The Chinese die and mould industry will meet in June at Die & Mould China. The industry, which was once known for its cheap and low quality products, has come a long way and able to compete on a global scale.

Due to the recent rise of the Covid-19 infection figures worldwide, and the associated increase in travel restrictions, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH has decided to hold Formnext 2020 purely virtually.

After its success with the clamping system for mould-making, Meusburger has expanded its product portfolio with the H 3000, a clamping system particularly for die-making. Users benefit from the efficiency and repeatable accuracy by positioning, fixing and clamping workpieces in one work step.

Whether PET bottle, car headlight or medical packaging – precisely shaped plastics are produced in moulds made of high-grade steel. At NPE 2018, Schmolz + Bickenbach USA will be showcasing innovations and established solutions of mould steels from Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW) and Finkl Steel.

The Double Action Vacuumjet and the Smart Vacuumjet are two new vacuum devices made by Cumsa. Compared to other Cumsa vacuum systems, they are able to create vacuum (60L/min) in the mould cavity and also blow off (6 bar) through the same channel.