DMG Mori will manufacture all machines in a completely climate-neutral manner – from raw materials to delivery – beginning in 2021. Christian Thönes, chairman of DMG Mori, says: “This move makes DMG Mori one of the first industrial companies worldwide to have a climate-neutral ‘product carbon footprint’.”

Since May 2020, the ‘company carbon footprint’ of DMG Mori, which covers its own value creation, has been climate-neutral. The company avoids emissions in all areas, among others through modern heating, ventilation and cooling concepts. At the same time, DMG Mori uses self-generated regenerative energy and purchases exclusively green electricity at almost all locations. The remaining CO2 emissions that the company has been unable to avoid thus far, are compensated by investments in sustainable, certified climate protection projects.

For further information www.dmgmori.com

Ahead of its opening in Q1 2021, the Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) has purchased two Renishaw RenAM 500Q additive-manufacturing machines.

The machines were chosen to increase efficiencies and quality, while reducing each part’s weight, waste and costs. Silverstone-based DMC has also entered a joint development collaboration with Renishaw’s additive-manufacturing team.

“The process of machine and material selection for the Digital Manufacturing Centre is crucial to our success and was not therefore a decision we took lightly,” states Kieron Salter, CEO. “Offering the service of being a technology partner to our clients means that we have to be armed with state-of-the-art, innovative additive-manufacturing methods and machinery.”

For further information
www.digitalmanufacturingcentre.com

Big Kaiser has significantly expanded its range of turning tools with multiple new tool-holder dimensions and extensive new lines of indexable inserts.

UK availability is via Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC).

In response to customer feedback, Big Kaiser has launched new C4 and C8 size extensions, a Type F turning tool holder and a range of indexable turning tool inserts.
The new Big Kaiser Lathe Master eliminates the need for trial cutting and reduces set-up times on NC lathes. With an LED light that indicates when the tip of the tool touches the sensor plate of the Lathe Master, the new system provides convenient visual guidance for the machine operator. Suitable for external, internal and face-turning applications, Lathe Master is available in both 15 and 30 mm diameter configurations. Repeatability is ±2 μm.

Another addition to the Big Kaiser product line is the new Weldon adapter: a surface-mounted chuck now offered in size C8. Also, Big Kaiser has expanded its family of Big Capto tool holders with a C4 size. C4 is becoming increasingly popular as a quick-change tooling system for lathes and turning centres with a turret configuration. The Big Capto C4 is now offered for both rotating tool holders and turning tools for lathes.

Marco Siragna, head of product management at Big Kaiser, says: “These new turning-tool additions provide customers with a ‘one-stop shop’ for perfectly compatible components enabling more applications, better results and significantly higher efficiency.”

For further information
www.itc-ltd.co.uk

The MTA has taken the decision to reschedule the MACH exhibition from January 2021 to April 2022.

With the continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and local lockdowns, the MTA decided to consult with members and exhibitors who had booked a stand at MACH 2021 and gauge their opinion. The overwhelming sentiment was that in order to minimise the risks to visitors and exhibitors, and provide the best possible platform for both, the event should be moved to 4-8 April 2022.
James Selka, MTA CEO, says: “We believe that this decision is in the best interests of the industry and those who work in it. By moving MACH to April 2022, we will be able to offer a better experience for our visitors and better value for our exhibitors, rather than holding it in January 2021 with the uncertainty that could still be with us. Add to this the Government’s recent announcement of a pause to the restart of live events, and it was felt that a dateline in April 2022 was a much better option.”

For further information events@mta.org.uk

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has resumed full two-shift production at its Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence in Goodwood, West Sussex.

The move means that the marque is now operating at pre-lockdown levels, with the workforce maintained and all manufacturing staff on site. Strict health, safety and hygiene measures remain in place, in line with the latest official guidance.

“Returning to full two-shift production is a major milestone and comes just four months after we became the first UK automotive company to restart manufacturing after lockdown,” says CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös. “It reflects the long-term strength and resilience of our business and significant worldwide demand for our products, which have been boosted further by the recent launch of our new Ghost.”

For further information www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com