NEWS
Horn expands range
German tool manufacturer Paul Horn
GmbH - whose UK subsidiary is Horn
Cutting Tools Ltd, in Ringwood - has
expanded its 220 cartridge system
to cover virtually every grooving
insert type in the tool portfolio.
www.is.gd/XMbVOb
Tebis extends capabilities
Tebis has released Tebis Version 4.0 Release 9 - which features advanced functions
to automate everyday CNC machining, CAM tasks and improves productivity, quality
and safety. www.is.gd/Nk5KNo
High-tech robot unveiled by Fanuc
Fanuc has added to its range of general-purpose industrial robots with the
introduction of the M-10iD/16S - a highly compact robot that builds on the
capabilities of its predecessor. www.is.gd/O12L3I
Wearable exoskeleton aids workers
Comau has unveiled MATE-XT - a new version of its wearable exoskeleton - that fully
accommodates the specific needs of workers in demanding industrial, nonindustrial
and open-air environments. www.is.gd/ifiwaq
Citizen makes improvements
CNC mill-turn centre manufacturer Citizen Machinery has made improvements to
three of its Cincom sliding-head models - all designed to shorten cycle times and
raise productivity when producing components from 32 mm diameter bar and
larger. www.is.gd/r9IwBc
New line of PDC round tools released by Kennametal
Kennametal has introduced a new line of PCD round tools for aluminium machining
that it said delivers up to 10 times higher productivity than carbide tooling. www.
is.gd/Ecz2SP
ITC widens precision tooling offering
Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has widened the capabilities of its BIG Kaiser
precision tooling offering of digital boring heads.
www.is.gd/3jmNqz
Industrial IoT solutions added by Siemens
Siemens has expanded its offer for industrial IoT solutions, adding to its Industrial
Edge portfolio a central and company-wide scalable infrastructure for managing
connected edge devices and apps. www.is.gd/po8tGA
New TruPunch 3000 punching machine
Trumpf’s new TruPunch 3000 punching machine (left), boasts
high productivity, process reliability and part quality. www.
is.gd/SzBn5m
Total launches new products
The special fluids business unit of Total has launched BioLife, a
range of renewable, pure and biodegradable isoparaffins to the UK
market. www.is.gd/GB9cOl
British engineers at Thales Alenia
Space are to start work on a new
spacecraft dubbed the ‘comet
chaser’ that will wait for passing
comets then chase them down and
map their surfaces in three
dimensions. www.is.gd/OthOUf
Stratasys – represented in the UK
by Derbyshire-based platinum
partner SYS Systems – has signed
an agreement to acquire 3D printing
start-up Origin as part of a $100
million deal that will allow the
3D-printing giant to widen its
technological offering. www.is.gd/
doKge8
The National Centre for Additive
Manufacturing (NCAM) - based at
the Manufacturing Technology Centre
(MTC) in Coventry - is to take
delivery of a new machine which will
result in a big expansion of its
ceramic 3D printing capabilities.
www.is.gd/LXQi9Y
Birmingham-based manufacturer
Brandauer is to play a key role in a
new £500,000 project designed to
prove the feasibility of a new electric
machine. www.is.gd/mDp8QM
The Manufacturing Technologies
Association’s (MTA) flagship
Technology, Design and Innovation
(TDI) Challenge competition for
young secondary school
entrepreneurial STEM students was
won by Ria Bacharach of King
Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
in Birmingham. www.is.gd/2yPE7t
Siemens Digital Industries
Software is expanding its ecosystem
for industrial additive manufacturing
(AM) through partnerships with
Morf3D, Sintavia and Evolve
Additive Solutions. Through these
new partnerships, Siemens said it
is adding support for new methods
of AM production. www.is.gd/
AFg7Tk
Multi-sensor metrology specialist
Optical Gaging Products –
represented in the UK by
Derbyshire-based OGP UK - is
celebrating 75 years at the forefront
of manufacturing innovation.
www.is.gd/JgqkCA
Make UK - the manufacturers’
association - is celebrating the first
ever cohort of metrology technician
apprentices in the UK completing
their studies at its Technology Hub
in Birmingham. www.is.gd/oOaG8B
Digital industrialisation could be
worth as much as £455 billion to
the UK’s economy over the next
decade, according to a new report
by the Midlands Manufacturing
Resilience Commission (M2R).
www.is.gd/kHssvm
The New Model Institute for
Technology and Engineering
(NMITE) is now open for
business and is inviting
applications to fill 50 places
in its Master’s Degree in
Integrated
Engineering.
www.is.gd/1SJ8Bp
Liberty Powder
Metals has
started commercial
production at its
new Teesside powder
metals facility.
www.is.gd/W1UnoX
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