Software company Module Works has launched its Strategic Partner Program, which invites a selection of key partners licensing its technology to make a minority investment into Module Works equity and help accelerate digital transformation in manufacturing.

WFL Millturn Technologies will present two turning-boring-milling machines at EMO: the M50 Millturn / 3,000 mm and the M80X Millturn / 4,500 mm. Visitors can experience the M80X live with a demonstration of the machining of a gear shaft, including measurement of the gear teeth. Both machines feature a new design and are equipped with Sinumerik One.

At Fakuma 2023, Servomold, a specialist in the automation of injection mould tools, will present a new generation of control units for servo drives and a newly developed series of actuators for the execution of linear movements at booth A2-2111 in hall A2.

At the IFW, researchers are investigating how displacement compensation for mobile machine tools, which are used to repair heavy press tools, for instance, can be made feasible with the help of simulations and sensors.

Kurt Kern founded his company of the same name in 1962. Today, Kern Microtechnik, Eschenlohe, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-precision machining centres. But when and how did decisive developments come about and where is the company heading in the future? The majority owners and managing directors Simon Eickholt and Sebastian Guggenmos provide insights.

At the AMB trade fair, German software manufacturer Schott Systeme will demonstrate the performance enhancements of version 3.10 of their Pictures by PC-CAD/CAM software.

Over 50 percent of UK manufacturers lack the skills to benefit from the growing reshoring trend, as revealed by the In-Comm Training Barometer. While 53 percent of companies believe there's a need to enhance workforce skills to reshore successfully, only a quarter have managed to do so over the past year.

The Fraunhofer IPA hosted a user forum on additive manufacturing. The speakers presented successful developments and technological hurdles. Of particular interest was the topic of integrating 3D printing into a company's own processing chain.

The developer of quality assurance software to the commercial 3D printing industry, Sigma Additive Solutions, announced that it has joined the EOS Developer Network (EDN). This enables Sigma to provide software and analytics applications from EOS application programming interfaces (APIs).

With the global launch of the new Addforce brand from Tungaloy, the cutting tool manufacturer has introduced its new Tungrec DX110 Series of PCD insert grades for unrivalled performance when machining aluminium alloy components.