when traditional machining methods reach their limit, electric discharge machining can be the answer. the edm process allows for high accuracy and is applicable for any conductive material.

grinding hub 2022 concluded, with the four-day event proving a major success, the organisers announced. under the banner of “brings solutions to the surface”, more than 370 exhibitors showcased their latest grinding technology innovations, products and solutions on almost 18,000 net square meters of exhibition space.

the application phase for the best of industry award 2022 has started on 1 march. this year, companies can submit their innovations and projects in 31 categories, including, for the first time, in the process, medical and laboratory technology sectors - and in tool & mould making.

molding solutions, a strategic business unit within barnes, and ineos styrolution, a global supplier in styrenics, announced that they want to develop a sustainable abs solution that is to make molding biomaterials and sustainable plastics easier.

the exhibits that arburg has prepared for plastpol 2022 in kielce, hall e, stand e-30, cover the entire spectrum of modern injection moulding production. the focus will be on medical technology and packaging with automated sequences and digitalisation via the arburgxworld customer portal.

germany/switzerland — the wzl of rwth aachen university in cooperation with the institute of technology management of the university of st. gallen start an international consortium benchmarking. their aim is to identify practices for the integration and application of “ai in operations”.

the application phase for the best of industry award 2022 has started on 1 march. this year, companies can submit their innovations and projects in 31 categories, including, for the first time, in the process, medical and laboratory technology sectors - and in tool & mould making.

grinding hub 2022 concluded, with the four-day event proving a major success, the organisers announced. under the banner of “brings solutions to the surface”, more than 370 exhibitors showcased their latest grinding technology innovations, products and solutions on almost 18,000 net square meters of exhibition space.

germany — from june 21 to 24, metav will once again be held at its usual location in düsseldorf. here, the trade fair is closing an important gap for exhibitors and trade visitors after a pandemic-related break.

strack norma has launched a novelty in the field of overmouldings: with the slide z42900 undercuts in two-component moulds (2k) are demoulded in one process in order to even better respond to individual applications in the injection moulding.

the new clean break cooling program from hasco offers users maximum safety during uncoupling. it is characterised by its excellent tightness and durability, the company states.

plastics are a material with a promising future that takes global megatrends into account. they are also eco-efficient, provided they are properly recycled. the development of a functioning recycling economy for polymer materials is therefore a top issue for günther hot runner technology.

the materials specialist company schunk is now also a service provider for 3d metal printing. the supplier of series-production solutions for metal powder pressing and injection moulding as well as other technologies, has expanded its expertise to include 3d metal printing at its facility in thale, germany.

france — with the opportunity of global industrie exhibition in france, multistation announced the signing of an agreement with vshaper for the distribution of their 3d printers in the french territory.

photopolymer resins allow the printing of extremely delicate high-precision 世界杯赛程2022时间 in industrial grade quality. the c1 system from am solution — 3d post processing technology is an innovative post processing tool for the automated removal of support structures.

a collaborative team from promation, module works, and multi-scale 世界杯2022预选赛分组 (msam) laboratory of the university of waterloo have developed and successfully tested a new method for manufacturing overhang geometries without the need of support structures.

uk — the technical team supporting users of hurco machining centres and lathes throughout the uk and ireland has been expanded by the arrival of four additional service engineers.

germany — horizontal-spindle machining centre manufacturer heller maschinenfabrik held an in-house event at its headquarters in nürtingen, germany early in may 2022, which attracted around 850 visitors. it focused on the company's latest generations of 4-axis and 5-axis machining centres and innovative technologies.

when hageform sachsen gmbh was in despair about a cylindrical pocket, the visit from mapal came just in time - and the right tools were also on board.

germany — the global market for machine tools was impacted in the 1st quarter 2022 by the ukraine war, global supply shortages as well as rising inflation. however, dmg mori made a strong start to the current financial year: order intake rose to a new record of 861.6 million euros (+46 percent; previous year: 589.8 million euros).

french automation expert jpb système has announced the commercial availability of its keyprod solution, engineered to enable manufacturers large and small and in any sector to reduce downtime by improving machine monitoring.

ptc launched the ninth version of its creo computer-aided design (cad) software with the promise of helping engineers deliver their best product designs in less time.

cad/cam specialist open mind exhibited at biemh from 13 to 17 june 2022 in bilbao, spain. the company showcased the technologies featured in the latest version 2022.1 of its hypermill cad/cam suite.

digital transformation can seem a daunting task for metal manufacturers but, in reality, every company can go at the pace that suits it best, minimising the effort of implementing changes while maximising the benefits from each step. this article explains the benefits of digital transformation and how it can be achieved in five easy steps.

micro moulding has been a key technology assisting oems as they strive for smaller and smaller parts. the drive towards miniaturisation across industry means that micro system technologies are becoming more and more important, and micro moulding fits the bill for many manufacturers as it has mass production capabilities and relatively low production costs.

the new profitemp hot runner diagnosis device by meusburger is especially designed for electrical testing of heaters and sensors as well as preheating and heating up the hot runner.

wirthwein medical, a system supplier for medical technology based in the odenwald region of germany, has been using hasco’s quality standard mould units for many years now. with the help of the new multicoupling system z8094ff, the set-up times for the production of measuring vials has been halved.

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.

sweden — based at lund university in southern sweden, the french scientist rachid m'saoubi is involved in a number of international collaborative research projects with universities and manufacturing research institutes across europe and north america. he bridges the gap between the academic world and the needs of seco tools and their customers.

thanks to a new coating technology offered by cemecon, the portuguese tool manufacturer palbit could increase the performance of its cutting tools even further.

kennametal has introduced the kck20b and kckp10 indexable milling grades for higher wear resistance and up to 30 percent longer tool life when machining cast iron and compacted graphite iron 世界杯赛程2022时间 .

the wait is nearly over — the wfl technology meeting, which has become a company tradition, will be taking place between june 21-23 2022. visitors will be able to see for themselves how wfl is setting trends at the three-day trade fair with exhibition space spanning over 4,000 m2.