Birmingham-based company Robo Challenge bring robots such as fighting bots to live in popular TV shows. In the entertainment industry, it's not only important to impress the audience but also to meet strict deadlines. To be able to come up with even more impressive innovations, and meet these demands, the company recently invested in a Quasar Machining centre.

Germany — The metal working sector is in a constant process of transformation and is facing huge challenges. With the new claim “Innovate manufacturing”, EMO Hannover 2023 wants to address these challenges, make them transparent and propose solutions.

The machining center HN800-V HMC from Niigata offers the performance of a high-speed jig borer with only slight investment increase over traditional HMC’s. It is built with the rigidity and accuracy necessary to perform ultra-precise contour machining and boring of components with critical tolerances.

Additive Manufacturing always entails the risk of data being stolen. If you want to avoid competitors stealing your intellectual property, there is a solution.

USA — Toyoda Gosei is expanding production capacity at TG Missouri Corporation, one of its American production subsidiaries, to further develop its production network in the North American market.

Auto-Form Engineering, a supplier of software solutions for the sheet metal forming industry, has unveiled its latest software version Auto-Form Plus R7. This release brings tangible benefits and enables users to reach the next level of process simulation, the company says.

CAD/CAM - In the early 2000s, Ohio-based Atlantic Tool & Die (ATD) found that their CAD/CAM software was not able to cope with the company's increasingly challenging design demands. The new solution they chose, Visi CAD/CAM by Vero Software, was able to fulfill this complex range of tool and die needs.

Additive Manufacturing - Applying foaming technologies in the injection moulding process usually means compromises in the surface quality. A special structure in the casting forms enables systematical heating and cooling. This geometry can be realised via additive laser melting.

New paths towards digital and automated production as well as additive manufacturing with powder bed technology will be showcased by DMG Mori at Moulding Expo.

In order to comply with market demand, Iscar recently exhibited its next generation, advanced indexable drill and further extended its comprehensive product portfolio with the launch of Sumo-3-Cham – a three flute indexable drill. According to the company it reduces machining cycle times by 50%.