The organiser of the K trade fair, Messe Düsseldorf, extends its international portfolio for the plastics and rubber industry to include trade fair in Central Asia. From 28 to 30 September 2023, Central Asia Plast World will attract the country's plastic and rubber industry.

At EMO 2023, Mazak will be showcasing a total of 19 machines and twelve automation systems to include both machine tool and laser technologies, live cutting demonstrations, advanced software solutions and the latest developments in its Smooth Ai control software. Visitors can register for complimentary tickets courtesy of Mazak.

From 10 to 13 May, 2023, Lamiera, the international exhibition dedicated to sheet metal forming and cutting machines and related technologies, will take place at Fieramilano Rho in Milan, Italy. Despite several economic headwinds, the Italian metalworking industry is optimistic — not least because of attractive government incentives.

The shift to Hypermill Release 2023 makes the CAD/CAM suite from Open Mind Technologies more powerful and introduces innovative functions. Not only does the software load faster, but the calculation time of tool paths was able to be accelerated as well. In addition, the “General Transformation Pattern” function assures that users save time when machining recurring geometries.

Software company CG Tech is set to showcase Vericut 9.4 at stand N112 during the Advanced Engineering exhibition, which takes place on November 1-2 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK.

In October 2022, a joint project entitled “Reycling — Use of Recycled Material for Technical Products” will start at the Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid and run for 1.5 years. The project wants to support companies that plan to use recycled materials in existing processes and products for technical applications.

The EMO Hannover organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) invited visitors to attend the major preview for the event in Frankfurt am Main on July 5 and 6. EMO Hannover is scheduled to take place from September 18 to 23, but 31 exhibitors have been giving a sneak preview of their innovations ahead of the event.

At Rapid.Tech 2023 in Erfurt, AIM3D, supplier of 3D printers using the CEM (Composite Extrusion Modelling) process, will be putting the Exam 255 3D printer centre stage at the trade fair. The Exam 255 system combines high precision 3D components with high build speeds for additive manufacturing.

More than 120 of the world’s leading sheet metal pressworkers will be heading to Birmingham in October as part of a major global manufacturing event. The 20th Icospa (International Council of Sheet Metal Presswork Associations) Congress will return to the UK for the first time in 18 years, with the emphasis firmly on ‘New Tech, New Skills and New Challenges.’

Whilst machines have idled, chemical reactions promoted by moisture and contaminants have still been at work, increasing the risk of rust and corrosion.