Poorly implemented factory planning is costly. But those who plan a factory stumble over potential mistakes again and again. Here are five common mistakes in factory planning.

The Silent Tools Plus boring bar from Sandvik Coromant is designed to enhance productivity and flexibility in machining processes through the use of integrated sensors that monitor temperature, deflection, surface quality, and load. This offers several advantages for operators and the product quality.

All of China is talking about a report in the portrait magazine Renwu — and its consequences.

From 13 to 16 June 2023, the international trade fair Moulding Expo will take place at the Stuttgart exhibition site. Over the course of four days, the top manufacturers in the industry will showcase the best that European tool, pattern and mould-making and the associated supplier technologies have to offer.

As the die & mould sector often involves one-offs and small series, standard tools are preferred here. In view of the almost infinite variety of geometry and design, users shy away from stocking a large and accordingly cost-intensive range of tool types. CAM programming is thus tasked with processing pending machining jobs using the stock of tools on hand. Compromises are often made at the expense of machine running times.

Proshop ERP will exhibit the Proshop ERP digital ecosystem at IMTS 2022. It is a combination ERP/MES/QMS solution developed to address the needs of job shops by people with first-hand knowledge of the shop environment.

G&J (CNC) Services was looking for flexibility in operation, improved ergonomics and increased production efficiency in the ideal machining centre and found it in the Leadwell V-30iT. This machining centre is a cost-effective solution for producing prismatic components as it integrates a 5-axis capability without requiring heavy investment.

CAD/CAM company Sigma Nest announced version 23 of their software suite. The flagship package delivers new nesting strategies for real-world manufacturing that optimise part processing and workflow efficiency beyond classic nesting for material.

From 28 February to 2 March, Euroguss Mexico will bring together the die casting industry at the Expo Guadalajara exhibition centre. More than 70 exhibitors and an attractive supporting programme highlight the importance of this emerging and lucrative market.

Germany — The plastics processing sector is one of the most energy-intensive industries. Plastic packaging manufacture particularly stands out in this respect with its high-speed machines and high production quantities. As the demand for high-quality plastic packaging will continue to rise, processors are focusing their efforts on increasing resource and energy efficiency. If we take the injection moulding process as an example, it is clear how numerous parameters need to be fine-tuned to advance these efforts.