China - The economy of China is undergoing a throes period of structural adjustments and the overall market condition of the machine-tool industry is beyond optimistic, being influenced by the slowdown of economy and investment, and the upgrade of the demand structure.

In 2022, Stuttgart will be the venue of a new trade show: The first edition of the new trade fair for grinding technology, Grinding Hub, will be held from 17 to 20 May 2022. At the event, leading manufacturers will present their solutions for current trends in grinding technology.

Bio-resins can be very challenging to process compared to the common resins they typically aim to replace. This of course can make producing good parts very difficult and sometimes impossible. What are the most important considerations?

France - French multinational, Schneider Electric, is epitomising the ‘Factory of the Future’ concept and has incorporated 3D printing technology across its manufacturing operations. This has seen the company slash the cost of producing injection mould inserts used for prototyping designs by up to 90%.

The Servo-Driven valve gate for an accurate and flexible control of pressures and flow rates during the injection process

Italy — Within the framework of an official agreement, Oerlikon Nonwoven and A.Celli Nonwovens want to kick off a collaboration for the production of solutions dedicated to festooning technology.

Japan — As its first new product launch since becoming a subsidiary of Nidec Corporation in August 2021, Nidec Machine Tool Corporation releases the MVR-Cx series of double-column machining centers.

Canada/Europe – Mold Hotrunner Solutions (MHS) is celebrating its 15-year anniversary this year. Since its launch in early 2002, it has established itself as a global technology company in the field of valve gate hot runner systems.

Workpieces made of electrically conductive materials are cut through by using an accelerated jet of hot plasma. It is an effective way to cut thick sheet metal.

Mid June saw Stratasys announce extending its partnership with Boom Supersonic for a further seven years.