Excitement is mounting in the run-up to the K 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics industry. Under the motto of “There is only a Plan A” the machine manufacturer wants to underline its committed to sustainability, the circular economy and carbon reduction.

3D printing company Stratasys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro.

Whether injection moulding or machining, tooling is essential. Cheaper production and cooling close to the contour are the main arguments for producing tools using additive manufacturing. But there is more to it than that.

Renishaw, a technology trailblazer, is renowned for its unparalleled precision in measurement and manufacturing. Born from the innovation of the touch-trigger probe for the Concorde's Olympus engines, the company is now a pioneer in fields ranging from 3D printing to robotics.

China’s economy is growing again, and the rapid recovery in high-tech manufacturing and engineering are two of the main reasons for this.

Cutting tool manufacturer Tungaloy has now expanded its Tungforce-Rec Series of square shoulder milling cutters to include size 12 inserts and associated tool bodies.

In-Comm Training, based in the West Midlands/UK, has reported a 35 percent increase in the recruitment of engineering apprentices this September. This surge reflects a growing interest in vocational learning and apprenticeships in the engineering sector of the region.

Rapidtech 3D is set to become even more international in 2023. The focus will be on India. To this end, Messe Erfurt as organiser has now signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation with the Indian AM community at the AM-Tech Expo in Hyderabad, India.

At the Mindelheim-based company BBG, an end-to-end line for finishing glass with polyurethane (PUR) is being set up to demonstrate and test the results of a research project. The project “EKI — Engineering for AI-based Automation in Production Environments” is intended to pave the way for the intelligent adaptation of production systems to changing requirements and environmental conditions, for example in order to manufacture new variants of a product.

The provider of a decentralised 3D printing platform, Replique, announces the launch of a comprehensive and open material database for 3D printing at Formnext. With this step, the company is making the collective material knowledge accessible within the 3D printing community, ultimately streamlining the use of additive manufacturing (AM) for businesses.