Frank Dietsche

The company Elso monitors tool wear with the monitoring system from UTTec to detect impending tool breakage early.

In the first quarter of 2026, the order index for machine tools developed by the Centro Studi & Cultura di Impresa of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE recorded an increase of 3.1% compared to the period of January-March 2025. The absolute index value has settled at 87.1 (base 100 in 2021).

The new gearing tools from LMT promise up to 50 percent higher cutting speeds

Pokolm Frästechnik GmbH & Co. KG and the Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools (IFW) at the University of Hanover have developed a prototype that links the coolant supply for the first time to the tool's rotational angle.

Steel dealer Steel and Pipe Supply relies on the automated honeycomb warehouse UNICOMPACT 5.0 from KASTO in Kansas City. Why? It accelerates material turnover, eliminates weaknesses, and increases service quality – a concept that has already proven itself at other locations of the company.

Fraunhofer IPA wins the 'euRobotics Technology Transfer Award' with Trumpf and Lorch

URMA AG is known in the world of machining for high-quality and innovative precision tool systems. The Swiss company has now invested in a new competence center with 1,800 m2 and has officially opened it, making a clear statement for the future.

After a weak start to the year, order intake in mechanical engineering unexpectedly surged in March. Special effects were responsible, which do not indicate the beginning of a broad upswing.

SCHUNK relies on strategic partnerships to bring intelligent automation to industrial applications faster. At the Hannover Messe 2026, SCHUNK demonstrated how Physical AI, robotics, and smart factory solutions can be specifically transferred to production environments.

With around 11,000 visitors and 462 exhibitors, GrindingHub 2026 in Stuttgart concluded on Saturday.

More efficient quality assurance for 3D-printed components in aviation

Aerotech at the Medical Technology Germany Expo and Conference, July 1st and 2nd, 2026 at the Ulm Fair

A research consortium from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the specialty electrolyte manufacturer IoLiTec, led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA, is developing a globally novel technology for the electrochemical deposition of pure tungsten coatings.

The new version of the CAD/CAM suite hyperMILL increases both the speed at which NC programs can be created and process reliability for OPEN MIND Technologies AG. The software and its NC code-based simulation in hyperMILL VIRTUAL Machining support additional tool types and, for the first time, also angle heads.