USA - As it expanded its moulding operations, US-based Henkel realised it would need to add more than moulding machines - namely, a toolroom.

Italy – Italian hot runner specialist HRS-Flow (belonging to the Inglass Group) premiered its newly developed Flex-flow One, a servo-driven valve gate system for hot runner nozzles at K.

Manufacturers are increasingly looking to automation to drive operational efficiency and overcome skill shortages on the shop floor. However, only with process automation technologies in place can you implement the physical automation of your operations. Physical automation in turn leads to increased productivity, and productivity to sustainability through reduced waste and energy consumption.

For customers facing frequent tools changes, a German supplier said it has developed an end mill able to realise five operations: drilling, ramping, slotting, roughing and finishing.

Germany — The mechanical engineering company Schröder Group is taking over the tool manufacturer SMU, based in Leinburg-Weißenbrunn/Germany. Both companies have been cooperating for many years and are now pooling their expertise to further expand their market position in the German and international sheet metal working market.

Formenbau Niemann in Gemünden am Main, Germany chose DMG Mori’s DMU 75 monoblock with a PH 150 pallet changer to machine aluminium 4-cavity molds for the creation of a unique, soft, skin-friendly and reusable mouth-nose mask called ‘Covi-Mask’ in the background of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Horn has expanded its DTM lightweight milling system to include two new versions.

First concrete OPC UA Companion Specification based on a realistic set of parameters was presented at EMO Hannover 2019. Global networking as envisaged by Industry 4.0 will only succeed if the data exchange takes place via standardised interfaces over the entire process chain.

The production of highly stressed castings places high demands on the inoculation technology and inoculants used. With the new generation of cut inoculants, ASK Chemicals offers an improved solution characterised by tighter tolerances and higher specificity.

At MEX, experts at the DP Technology booth will demonstrate features of the company's Esprit CAM software.