Mitsubishi Electric took the opportunity at EuroBLECH to unveil its latest 2D fibre laser processing system -- the ex-F Series.

Seco’s Secomax PCBN grades are designed for precision machining of hardened steel workpiece materials for continuous to heavy interrupted cuts.

Mastercam 2017 has a suite of programming tools for machining jobs. It features a new ribbon interface, making it easier to find functions to complete tasks. The ribbon tabs group similar functions and displays them in order from simple to more complex.

It’s not about playing with the cost, but budgeting well in order to manufacture efficiently and maximise the margins. By Asier Ortiz, CTO of Lantek.

Many advances have been made with regards to machining titanium but has the full potential of the material been really exploited? By Syed Shah

The HyperMill 2016.2 CAM solution comes with a host of optimisations in 2D, 3D, 5-axis and HPC machining.

China at this point, despite some jitters in the stock markets remained poised to challenge the United States as the world’s top economic superpower. With this, manufacturing in China has seen unprecedented growth but will this economic fairytale sustain? Story contributed by Exxon Mobil.

The focus is shifting increasingly onto robot-based automation – and for good reason. By Andreas Schuhbauer, marketing segment manager for machine tools at Kuka Roboter GmbH.

Hurco Companies have filed a US patent application for a technology combining 3D printing and CNC machining.

"We designed an additive manufacturing adapter that, in combination with Hurco control software, effectively turns a CNC milling machine into a 3D printer," said Gregory Volovic, president of Hurco Companies. "With this new additive manufacturing capability, users may go from print to plastic prototype to finished metal part on one machine without repeated set-ups and without multiple prototyping utilising costly metals and raw material," explained Mr Volovic.

This additive manufacturing technology permits the company’s machine tools to achieve 3D printing directly on the machine tool without the need for a separate 3D printer.