The workholding and tooling solutions distributed by Hyfore have now been expanded further with the company becoming the exclusive UK and Northern Ireland distribution partners for the Heimatec brand of precision tools and systems.

Once again in 2023, the trade fair year will start for Arburg with the Swiss Plastics Expo in Lucerne, Switzerland. From 17 to 19 January 2023, Arburg will be at stand C1061, hall 1, in both physical and digital. The main topics at the stand will be sustainability and digitalisation.

At Fakuma 2023, which will take place from 17 to 21 October in Friedrichshafen/Germany, Oerlikon HRS Flow, will be focusing on hot runner systems that enable greater sustainability and efficiency in thermoplastic injection moulding. In addition to future-oriented automotive applications, the focus will be on trendsetting technologies and projects in packaging industry.

“Falling quantities, a shortage of skilled workers, and now corona — how am I supposed to machine any components effectively?” Answers to this question will be provided at Metav reloaded 2020.

In the following interview, Florian Schmitz, organiser of Moulding Expo, talks about the current difficulties, the expectations of exhibitors and the future of the trade fair industry.

After a strong 2021, the growth of Italy's Ucimu index declined slightly in the first quarter of 2022. While domestic orders grew by 5.3 percent, the domestic market registered a 15.9 percent fall compared with the same period of the previous year

The 3D printing configurator software and production offering from Marketiger enables mass customisation opportunities for digital and analogue gaming communities. The configurator simplifies the use of 3D printing to manufacture robust, high-quality items.

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.

Manufacturers wishing to progress from manual metrology to using a CNC coordinate measuring machine (CMM) have a new option to consider — the new Alto 6.5.5 from CMM manufacturer LK Metrology. Appealing to the entry-point of the CMM market, the machine has guideways made from aluminium, lowering the capital cost compared with making those components from ceramic.