Singapore: UPS has announced that its partner Fast Radius, will open a 3D printing factory in a UPS facility in Singapore by the end of 2016, expanding the on-demand 3D printing network to Asia. The facility will enable customers to increase their supply chain efficiency with additive manufacturing.

Seoul, S Korea: South Korea, although a relative latecomer in global additive manufacturing, is striving to boost technology and cultivate expertise in the industry.

Sarawak, Malaysia: Hebei Xinwuan Group’s Wenan Iron and Steel have proposed plans to build an integrated steel plant in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia worth MYR 13 billion (US$3 billion).

Yes, it is fast, but while fast-cutting speeds open up the potential, there are still the upstream and downstream manufacturing processes to consider. By Oliver Hergt, corporate communications, Bystronic

Multidraw PL 61 SE by Zeller+Gmelin is suitable for the basic oiling of all steel surfaces from the rolling mill and helps to reduce zinc abrasion during the forming process of hot-dip galvanised surfaces.

The new XNGX0705ANN-F67 finishing insert has been developed for the Walter BLAXX M3024 heptagon face milling cutter. The large number of cutting edges – 2 + 2 on the finishing inserts and 16 on the roughing inserts – offers cost efficiency.

Ingersoll Rand’s RS37n Rotary Screw Air Compressor has variable speed drive technology, increasing air flow output by up to 15 percent while reducing energy costs by up to 35 percent.

Ditzingen, Germany: The Trumpf Group registered a three percent increase in sales, with the figure amounting to €2.8 billion (US$3.12 billion), compared to previous year’s €2.7 billion.

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia’s car sales is on track to increase between 3 percent and 5 percent in 2016, buoyed by new product launches, a more positive macroeconomic environment, increased liquidity and more relaxed financing terms, international ratings agency Fitch Ratings finds.