A Kitamura MedCenter5AX 5-axis vertical machining centre will take centre stage on the stand (G260) of Dugard. With X, Y and Z-axis travel of 254 x 330 x 330 mm over a 170 mm diameter table, the machine incorporates a 30 to 30,000 rpm spindle with an HSK-E40 spindle taper that connects to a 40-tool ATC which can change tools in just 1.5 seconds. Rapid traverse is 60 m/min, while table rotation is 200 rpm in the A and C axes.

With linear and rotary scales, 67 million pulse encoder technology and 16 mm pitch ballscrews, Dugard says that the Kitamura MedCenter5AX is an extremely precise and productive proposition. Furthermore, with a positional accuracy of ±2 µm across the full stroke and repeatability of ±1 µm, the company is keen to point out that the machine is also one of the most accurate on the market.

For further information www.dugard.com

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, will showcase its industrial automation and collaborative robot systems on Stand C160. Pride of place will go to a Mills CNC SYNERGi automated manufacturing cell, which comprises a new 10” chuck multi-tasking Lynx 2600SY lathe (with sub-spindle and Y axis) integrated with a Premier SYNERGi system.

The system includes an industrial robot, a large capacity and flexible part loading/unloading station, a part inspection conveyor, end-of-arm tooling, laser floor scanner technology, and a 17” touchscreen HMI powered by SYNERGi software. At Southern Manufacturing, the SYNERGi cell will demonstrate the significant productivity and operational efficiency gains that automation brings, and the way it can help manufacturers embrace lights-out operations.

For further information www.millscnc.co.uk

Industrial 3D printing technology specialist EOS is launching a new end-to-end production network to connect companies of all sizes seeking high-quality serial additive manufacturing (AM) support with selected, certified EOS partners. Prototal Industries, Scandinavia’s largest and most specialised additive manufacturing company, is the first contract manufacturer to join the network. To become a network partner, companies run through a certification process where the end-to-end capabilities are the key criteria. Initially, the network will take shape in the EMEA region, with plans to expand.

For further information
www.eos.info

Last year was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, which reported double-digit increases for all key economic indicators. This trend should continue throughout 2022, the year when ground lost in 2020 should be recovered. In 2021, production reached €6,325 million, marking a 22.1% upturn compared with the previous year. This outcome was due to the excellent trend of deliveries from Italian manufacturers to the domestic market, which increased by 27.8% to €2,965 million, as well as to the positive performance of exports, achieving €3,360 million (up 17.4%).

For further information
www.ucimu.it

METAV 2022 (Düsseldorf, Germany), an international exhibition for metalworking technologies, is postponed from March to its new date of 21-24 June 2022. Dr Wilfried Schäfer, executive director of METAV organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), says: “Unfortunately, the Covid pandemic continues to be highly dynamic with significantly increasing numbers of cases due to the omicron variant. The associated difficult and uncertain planning situation has led us to postpone METAV 2022 until June.” The early decision intends to help avoid further costs and deliver planning security for exhibitors.

For further information
www.metav.com