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Gira Giersiepen has named Arburg and FPT Robotik as "Suppliers of the Year 2014".

UK — According to the latest figures, the UK market for contract manufacturing in the second quarter of 2021 was down by eight percent on the previous quarter, but 57 percent higher than it was a year ago. Machining work did exceptionally well in the second quarter of the year.

Germany — With its special clamping technology, Enemac wants to address the mechanical engineering industry's demand for ever shorter setup and production times across the board. The mechanical clamping elements type ESB, ESD and ESG generate high clamping forces for a variety of applications.

Germany — At EMO 2021 in Milano, the Haimer Group will be demonstrating how modern tool management works: with high-quality, process-reliable components, with continuous digitisation up to fully automated tool presetting and secure transmission of digital tool data to the machine.

Successful experiments show for the first time that additive manufacturing with special processes also works under lunar and Martian gravitational conditions. Thus, 3D printing could also find its way into space travel in the future.

Italy — In the mid-90s CRP Technology set out to be the first industrial company in Italy to use 3D printing processes. Since then, the family-run company has been making its mark with the development of high-performance 3D printing materials for demanding applications.

Tool and mould-making is a key factor in industrial manufacturing. In addition to machining processes, spark erosion is also used, the electrodes of which are very complex to manufacture. Researchers are now developing a simpler method for this.

UK — Tool manufacturer Dormer Pramet has launched an advanced barrel-shaped end mill for efficient five-axis machining for aerospace and die and mould applications.

At this year’s EMO international machine tool exhibition, held in Milan on the 4 to 9 October 2021, on Stand F18 in Hall 3 Fial will launch a number of new ranges of steady rests, including Self-Centring steady rests; the Coolant Series with feed for the steady rest’s rollers; a Mini Series for multi axis lathes and mill-turn centres and a range of high accuracy steady rests for grinding applications.