Model and mould-maker Sammer, located in Eugendorf near Salzburg, Austria, is mostly engaged in the production of moulds for the automotive industry, including cylinder heads, crankcases and transmission housings. By Winfried Weiland, head of marketing, Blum-Novotest GmbH.

With Industry 4.0, there is now an increasing trend towards digitalisation in industrial environments. This is the second part of "The Digital Transformation" by Bystronic’s head of development (CTO) Dr Jürgen Hohnhaus where he talks about the benefits behind this development. By Oliver Hergt with photos by Manuel Stettler.

With Industry 4.0, there is now an increasing trend towards digitalisation in industrial environments. Bystronic’s head of development (CTO) Dr Jürgen Hohnhaus talks about the benefits behind this development. By Oliver Hergt with photos by Manuel Stettler.

Networked systems can increase process reliability and cost effectiveness. By Simon Scherrenbacher, corporate communications, Schuler.

Teamwork between human and machine is key in enabling manufacturers to ride on the growth of the automotive industry. By Shermine Gotfredsen, general manager, APAC, Universal Robots

Teamwork between human and machine is key in enabling manufacturers to ride on the growth of the automotive industry. By Shermine Gotfredsen, general manager, APAC, Universal Robots

Florida, USA: Faro, the 3D measurement and imaging solutions provider, has acquired BuildIT Software & Solutions, a specialist in process-configurable 3D metrology software solutions with hardware agnostic interfaces.

Ohio, US: Lantek has reached an agreement with Polish company Promotech to supply its sheet metal software for the latter’s pipe profile cutting machines, which can cut pipes up to a diameter of 1,500 mm and a length of 12 m with oxy-fuel or plasma.

Connecticut, US: Pratt &Whitney has announced that it is making a US$65-million investment in its engine overhaul facility in Columbus, Georgia for the maintenance of the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines.

London, UK: The global aluminium market for the automotive industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5 percent from 2016 to 2020, according to a market study released by Technavio, mainly due to increasing demand for energy-efficient lightweight vehicles.