Bangkok, Thailand: Panasonic opened its solution and innovation centre at the company’s Factory Automation (FA) showroom in Bangkok to showcase its latest manufacturing technologies and equipment.

Ohio, USA: 5ME acquired 51 patents in four patent families from Creare, an innovator in cryogenic systems and fluid dynamics. The acquisition gives 5ME control of the intellectual property related to cryogenic machining – specifically, the process of transmitting liquid nitrogen at -197 deg C through the spindle/turret and tool body, directly to a cutting tool’s edge.

Singapore: RS Components (RS) and ebm-papst have extended their 35-year distribution partnership, continuing to supply fans and motor products from the leading global manufacturer throughout the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.

Chicago, USA: The new solution brings together products offered from Autodesk, Delcam, Netfabb, Pan Computing and Magestic Systems into one set of manufacturing solutions. This includes HSMWorks, Inventor HSM, Fusion 360, FeatureCAM, PowerMill, PartMaker (now included in FeatureCAM), PowerShape, PowerInspect and Netfabb.

Yokohama, Japan: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has received an order for one train of blast-furnace-gas (BFG) fired gas turbine power generation equipment from Shougang Jingtang Iron & Steel.

Virginia, USA: The Organisation for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC), OPC Foundation, and PLCopen are working together to help advance communications protocols necessary for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Arizona, USA: A report from Semico Research forecasts that revenues for the 3D printing industry (including printers, services, and materials) will eclipse US$6.5 billion in 2016. That figure is set to almost triple by 2021.

New Delhi, India: Toyota will launch more cars and ramp up volumes in India, the world’s fifth biggest car market. This reverses an earlier decision to freeze investment after the Supreme Court lifted an eight month ban on sale of large diesel vehicles in Delhi.

Delhi, India: ExxonMobil Lubricants has entered an official partnership with Micromatic Machine Tools to supply lubricants and other services.

Chongqing, China: The China Chongqing International Machine Tool Show (CCIMT) will take place from November 13 to 16, 2017 at Chongqing International Expo Centre, Yubei, Chongqing, China.