MTU Maintenance Hannover has significantly upgraded its production facilities with the addition of three new Exeron EDM 312 CNC 5-axis eroding machines. Six months after the investment, the company reports increased productivity, greater part precision, and reduced costs.

EDM machine tool specialist Excetek has focused its innovation and development on addressing energy efficiency demands. From its generators designed to work at peak effectiveness to the ability of the machines to operate for long periods unattended, overnight on lower tariff electricity, the machine tools provide ‘more miles per gallon’.

The 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing is being awaited with great anticipation. The trade fair for injection moulding, which also serves as a technology and industry barometer for extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing, will offer information on new solutions and provide fresh impetus for circular economy in Friedrichshafen from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023.

In November, Okuma, a Japanese machine tool manufacturer, is celebrating its 125th anniversary and the 60th birthday of its in-house manufactured CNC system, OSP, with an open house event at its European headquarters in Krefeld, Germany.

Recently, the CIMT (China International Machine Tool Show 2021) took place in Beijing, China. Right at the forefront: the European machine tool industry. These are the most important impressions of the fair.

Germany — Every year, a host of new companies emerge in the additive manufacturing industry. To give these start-ups a voice among the more established players, Formnext is this year organising the 8th Formnext Start-up Challenge.

The growth in the IoT also opens up huge possibilities for micro moulding as there is burgeoning demand for a variety of new and innovative micro devices.

As of 1 July 2023, Andrew Hunter is the new Vice President Global Sales at Seco Tools. He reports to CEO Stefan Steenstrup and is a member of the Seco Management Group.

Machine engineering company Yamazaki Mazak will be returning to Southern Manufacturing & Electronics in 2023 (7-9 February) with a stand centred on accessible 5-axis automation for subcontractors.

Selecting a tool steel supplier is a key decision for the tool maker, the tool user and the end customer. It is not only crucial to select the correct steel grade for a specific tool and mould but it is more and more important keep the overall CO2 emissions for steel products and the supply chains of final customers in mind.