Additive manufacturing is moving forward together with ADDIT3D, the only professional trade show in Spain for this sector. It will be held next year for the second time, from 6 to 8 June at Bilbao Exhibition Centre. After an initial stage of asking many questions about how to make the most of a revolutionary concept that offers great opportunities, companies are starting to get a clear view of the real possibilities for their production environments. In this context ADDIT3D will be an (…)

8 March 2017 is undoubtedly a red-letter day in the agendas of the Great Region and Luxembourg’s startups. It will be the D-day of the Startup World Cup, the first event of its kind ever held in Europe. But most importantly, this exceptional event organized by the famous event creator Farvest, will take place in Luxembourg. This is no coincidence due to the efforts made by the Government of Luxembourg to maintain its reputation as a startup nation and its rapidly developing ecosystem. (…)

Further enabling 3D printing to be more accurate and reliable, MachineWorks Ltd. today announced a new partnership with Stratasys Ltd. Core to the agreement, the company’s premier Polygonica software will now work seamlessly inside Stratasys GrabCAD Print. Designed to make 3D printing easier and more accurate, GrabCAD Print resides on the popular SaaS platform and is powered by a new “design-to-3D print” workflow application. Taking this solution further, it will now incorporate Polygonica (…)

Okuma presented a new line of machine tools at the 28th Japan International Machine Tool Fair (November 17- November 22, 2016). The manufacturer’s trade innovations included state-of-the-art 5-axis vertical machining centres and a new type of intelligent multitasking machine. Among the highlights was the introduction of the world’s first multitasking machines capable of milling, turning, and grinding as well as laser-hardening and 3D metal printing. Smart factory, just-in-time-production, (…)

Arburg will present the cost-efficient automated manufacturing of quality parts at Swiss Plastics 2017, to be held in Lucerne (Switzerland) from 24 to 26 January 2017. An Allrounder 470 E Golden Electric from the new electric entry-level machine series will produce a connector as an example of a technical moulded part for the electrical industry on the Arburg stand C1061 in Hall 1. Thanks to its consistent standardisation, the machine offers an excellent price/performance ratio. A Multilift (…)

Global engineering technologies company Renishaw has helped bring a national treasure back to Gloucester. Using original 1938 drawings, the company worked with the Jet Age Museum to additively manufacture (3D print) four sets of unusual cockpit brackets for a Hawker Typhoon aircraft, built almost exclusively in the UK city during the 1940s. Using original drawings from 1938, Renishaw’s engineers modelled each bracket from scratch using a computer-aided design (CAD) system. After (…)

The new 2017 release of Edgecam introduces a Tombstone module for assembling pre-existing parts on a defined mounting device. A simple dialog window enables users to add pre-machined part files, specifying the positions they are to be mounted on a tombstone or other multi-component work-holding device. Once they are assembled, Edgecam automatically merges and rationalises all machining sequences by tool or index position and optimising the NC output into sub-routines. Edgecam Brand Manager (…)

Panasonic presents innovative flexible batteries that withstand bending and twisting with no loss of function. At electronica 2016 Panasonic will present innovative, highly flexible Lithium-ion batteries: they can withstand repeated bending with a radius of 25 mm or twisting with a maximum angle of 25 degrees, with no loss of function. The batteries are extremely thin with a height of only 0.55 millimetres, which makes them ideal for use in smartcards and wearable devices. The (…)

The trend is clear: increasing numbers of GrindTec exhibitors, but also new companies, are showing great interest in making sure of their participation at the world’s leading platform for grinding technology very early on. Numerous companies had contacted the project management for this reason in recent weeks and months. Because of this, the GrindTec event organizer AFAG has decided to send out the participation documents this November. Parallel to this they will also be offered on the (…)

Connectors and shut-off valves for compressed air, gases and liquids in the food processing industry have to be easy to flush and clean. Eisele presents an optimal solution for these requirements with a robust and simple design. Eisele now offers hygienic ball valves of stainless steel. The time-proven ball valves were originally developed for use in painting stations and are therefore completely free of dead zones, easy to clean and therefore also ideal for hygiene applications in the (…)