Vogel Business Media launches online platform for the light metal casting sector in co-operation with Euroguss organiser, Nürnberg Messe.

UK – Aerospace manufacturing has long relied on machining that prioritises precision over speed, in the time honoured ‘slow and steady’ tradition. Now a new approach using barrel tools claims to offer the best of both worlds. By Adrian Smith, Open Mind Technolgies

Founded in 1955, Italian company Millutensil is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. What makes the company stand out is its leadership; three women run the family business claiming that even competitors seem fascinated by their slightly different style of leadership. We talked to Luigia Assi Just.

USA - Precision Electrochemical Machining (PECM) is a non-conventional machining process that can help deliver high-quality components productively. We have asked Kennametal Precision Surface Solutions product manager Patrick Matt to explain more about the process.

Grinding – The contour-profiled diamond and CBN (cubic boron nitride) grinding wheel from Lach Diamant, a “three-in-one offering”, is the company's new technology for grinding that cut costs during serial production.

Japan-based machine manufacturer Matsuura showcases its UK best-selling machines at Mach, each defining the pinnacle of three decades of unmanned machining technology laced with experience and know-how.

An injection moulding specialist helped a public school in Rutland to produce thousands of pieces of PPE for frontline workers during the early days of the Covid-19 crisis.

USA – Additive manufacturing is not as easy as just hitting “print.” It demands attention to considerations that are characteristic of this process alone. Researchers describe some of the areas of attention that go into successfully producing functional additive parts. By Peter Zelinski

Dormer Pramet aims to lead a change in the metalworking industry by making sustainability an integral part of its business.

Trade fairs must re-invent themselves post-Covid-19. Formnext presents a first look at their concept for the 2020 iteration.