Grinding Hub 2024: registration now open

Any company interested in showcasing its products and technologies to a select target group will be able to do just that on 14-17 May 2024 at GrindingHub in Stuttgart. After successfully launching the event last year, the organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) is keen to repeat the success as it opens registration for the event.

Dr Wilfried Schäfer, executive director of the VDW, is full of anticipation: “We launched GrindingHub in 2022, attracting large numbers of satisfied exhibitors and visitors. We want to build on this in the coming year. We’re already looking forward to seeing everyone again in Stuttgart and are extending a warm invitation to all grinding experts, encouraging them not to miss this highlight in the industry calendar.”

Positive feedback from exhibitors also confirmsthe success of GrindingHub. Along with many others, Bernd Dürr, head of the grinding business unit at Emag, was highly impressed by the event and is planning to return: “We’re more than satisfied with what we achieved at GrindingHub,” he says.“The event provided us with an excellent platform for presenting our machines, technologies and services to a broad trade audience, and for establishing valuable contacts. We really appreciated the opportunity to network with other exhibitors and professionals from the sector. All of us were impressed by the overall concept and we firmly intend to return to GrindingHub.”

In 2024, the focus will again be on grinding machines and abrasives, but also on the entire production environment of grinding technology, such as software tools, process peripherals, and measuring and testing systems.
For further information www.grindinghub.de

Ground-breaking 3D printing project

Technology developed by a consortium of companies and academic institutions could revolutionise the use of large formant 3D printing in the UK. The Evo One ‘large format additive manufacturing’ (LFAM) project involves 3D printing expert Evo-3D; the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS); Rolls-Royce; materials supplier Filamentive; software developer AI Build; and energy technology company Baker Hughes. Together they are developing a 3D printer that could make UK manufacturers more competitive than their international peers. The initiative has received £1.1m in funding from Innovate UK.
For further information www.nmis.scot

Post-EMO open house at Citizen

Manufacturers wishing to learn more about the latest CNC sliding-head and fixed-head turning canters from Citizen Machinery UK, but who perhaps are unable to attend the EMO 2023 machine tool trade fair in Hannover (18-23 September), may be interested to know that on 3-5 October, the company will hold an open house at its Brierley Hill facility in the West Midlands.

The event will mark the 40th year of selling fixed-head lathe manufacturer Miyano’s products in the UK and Ireland, initially through previous sales agent Macro Machine Tools. Since 2010, the brand has been a wholly-owned part of Citizen Holdings, which also offers Cincom sliding-head lathes and range of turning machines incorporating auto-loading systems for rapid material and parts handling.
For further information www.citizenmachinery.co.uk

Trumpf fires mega laser on centenary

Trumpf marked its 100th anniversary earlier this month by firing one of the world’s most powerful show lasers. The laser light shone for the first time on the evening of 3 August. Under the right weather conditions, the green laser light(produced by a particularly energy-efficient 3 kW laser) was visible up to 80 km away.Show lasers are not part of Trumpf’s core business, so its customers would normally use this kind of system for tasks such as welding electric-vehicle batteries.

In 1923, Christian Trumpf and two partners acquired the mechanical workshops previously occupied by Julius Geiger GmbH in Stuttgart. This laid the foundations for the company, which from 1937 operated under the name Trumpf. From the mid-1930s, the company specialised in the production of manual machinery for simple sheet-metal processing tasks. In the 1950s, the company’s focus shifted to stationary machine tools.As early as 1985, Trumpf launched its first laser, laying the foundation for its rise as a laser expert.
For further information www.trumpf.com

Tyrolit named outstanding supplier by Schaeffler

As one of only 19 recipients out of around 30,000 international suppliers, Tyrolit was presented with the Schaeffler Supplier Award for exceptional performance in the ‘value in indirect materials’ category. CEO Thomas Friess accepted the award personally at the annual supplier day in Germany.

The global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler presented suppliers with the Schaeffler Supplier Award in Herzogenaurach, Germany, in honour of their exceptional performance. Georg Schaeffler, family shareholder and chairman of the supervisory board of Schaeffler AG, and Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG, presented the awards in the five categories of innovation, sustainability, cost efficiency, quality and supply chain before an audience of more than 450 guests.

“A close, trusting relationship with our suppliers is crucial to Schaeffler,” says Andreas Schick, COOat Schaeffler AG.“Given the enormous challenges we are currently facing in global supply chains, close partnerships are now more important than ever and are key to long-term corporate success.”

With the awards in the ‘value’ category, Schaeffler recognises strong partnerships that are particularly important for the company’s global competitiveness.

“We are particularly honoured by the trust that a global player like Schaeffler places in our products and in us as a supplier,” says Friess.“Tyrolit has a long history in the automotive industry – including e-mobility – and has always focused on the highest quality and customised solutions to enable our partners to add value along their entire production chain.”
For further information www.tyrolit.com