The Association of German Tool and Moldmakers (VDWF) has dedicated a working group to the topic of sustainability. The participants have now jointly produced a “Compendium for the Assessment and Design of Sustainable Business Practices in Tool and Mould Making” as a guideline that supports companies in the industry.

According to the Chinese Engineer Ye Jiyuan in an essay for MM China, the industry has realised that AM will by no means destroy traditional mould-making, but can make it more agile and sustainable.

RJG's 2024 annual RJG Mold Smart Award is now open for applications. The goal of the Mold Smart Award is to recognise injection moulding companies around the globe who are dedicated to transforming their organisations through the implementation of RJG solutions.

The provider of automated and portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services Creaform will be presenting its portable 3D scanners at Gifa 2023. The scanners are used in the casting industry, particularly in product development and quality assurance. Visitors will also be able to find out more about automated 3D scanning solutions.

The supplier of optical instrumentation and precision micro-finishing tools, Titan Tool Supply, announced the global market introduction of its L-Series, a family of rigid industrial-grade micro fiberscopes, also known as fiber optic borescopes.

3D-printing software company Sigma Additive Solutions has expanded its collaboration with Materialise, a global provider of 3D printing software and service solutions, to provide additive manufacturing (AM) users automated quality control.

To meet the increasing demand for syringes and pipettes, not only since the Covid 19 pandemic, production capacities in these areas are being ramped up worldwide. Ewikon has developed two hot runner systems with optimised concepts for these applications.

Formula One powerhouse McLaren Racing is responding to tighter vehicle production time and budget limits from the FIA by 3D printing tens of thousands of parts with large next-generation Neo 800 stereolithography 3D printers from Stratasys.

At this year’s IMTS Show, Verisurf Software is demonstrating a universal approach to measurement and inspection. The company’s software provides measurement and inspection workflows with inspection plans that can be created once and used across the manufacturing enterprise on any portable or fixed CMM.

Italy — In a press conference on 26 May 2021, Emo Milano and German machine tool association VDW presented a preview of the upcoming trade fair to be held in Milan in October 2021. Barbara Colombo of Ucimu expressed her optimism that the industry is recovering, not least because of reviving international trade. Indeed, market figures point at a strong recovery looming on the horizon.