Design and engineering business CALLUM can swiftly produce low volume, bespoke production parts in-house for its limited-edition Aston Martin CALLUM Vanquish 25, thanks to the capabilities of the MakerBot METHOD X.

US-based Phillips Plastics,a leading injection molding company, requested Incoe Corporation and Beaumont Technologies to assist them in their continual commitment for a 0% PPM reject production goal.

Italy — The manufacturer of roll grinders, Pomini Tenova, has successfully concluded the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis of Pomini Digital Texturing (PDT) – a technology for surface texturing of rolling mill work rolls.

To ensure productive machining of stainless steel (Inox), Mapal is launching the Optimill-Tro-Inox — a new, six-fluted solid carbide trochoidal milling cutter.

Austria — With the MMV 3200, Emco's customers can define the machine design that suits them best by choosing from the many options. The travelling-column machining centre is available in 3- or 4-axis versions with a B-axis and is designed for heavy chip removal and precision cutting of large and heavy parts.

The die and mould sector has progressed by leaps and bounds since the turn of the millennium. The factors behind the advances are diverse, but their effects have changed shops around the world, from the biggest OEMs to the smallest family companies.

USA — For its upcoming space projects, Lockheed Martin plans to extend its use of Makerbot 3D printers to produce parts and designs of a lunar rover. The AM solution is to enable the engineers to design, develop, and test autonomous systems and processes.

Creating expos, building upon existing ones, differentiating oneself from the competition and maintaining high standards are all aspects of a successful show. I rcently spoke with two representatives of Messe Stuttgart about what lies at the heart of Moulding Expo 2019.

During the Moulding Expo event in Ljubljana, I had the opportunity to speak with Bob Williamson, president of ISTMA World. I discussed the nature of ISTMA, future projects and the impact of Industry 4.0 on the industry, its associations, and thus, ISTMA.

Cornwall-based Pharmaceutical company West Pharmaceutical Services developes pharmaceutical packaging components. For their moulds, they recently acquired grinders by Jones and Shipman for the surface treatment of their high grade stainless steel moulds.