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.

Leading developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials based in the U.S., 6K, has just announced the launch of AM powders derived from sustainable sources.

After initial commercialisation in the 1990s, metal additive manufacturing has witnessed a flurry of interest in recent years. Key players have been quick to capitalise on this demand, enjoying exponential revenue growth since 2013 as a result.

USA — 3D printing company Sigma Labs has published its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year 2021. According to these figures, revenues increased by 105 percent to 1.7 million dollars for the full year of 2021 as compared to 0.8 million dollars for the full year of 2020 due to increased Printrite 3D unit sales.

Tool manufacturer Sandvik Coromant has announced it will focus on automation on their presence at EMO Hanover 2017. According to the company, “the future of machining and production” will be în the centre of their presentation on a 528 m² booth.