In Hall 17 on Stand 309, Kerf Developments will be expecting its RUR2500P high-definition plasma cutting machine (pictured) to create a spark of attraction for show visitors. The machine, with its UltraSharp cutting technology, incorporates a rigid frame design that is ultrasonically stress-relieved and manufactured to highly accurate tolerances to provide high performance. The RUR2500P has a cut width of 2 m, while the modular design permits the tailoring of table dimensions to the requirements of the end user.

Alongside the RUR2500P, Kerf will be introducing innovations like the new Fineline 300 Plasma unit from Lincoln Electric that incorporates advanced piercing technology and a new water mist system. The Fineline 300HD allows full user control from a single interface, so customers can rapidly change plasma current and gas pressures for better cut quality and longer consumable life.

For further information
www.kerfdevelopments.com

As part of Autodesk’s goal to continue enhancing the manufacturing capabilities of Fusion 360, the company is announcing a long-term partnership with ModuleWorks. The move will enable Autodesk to include ModuleWorks tool-path calculation technology in Fusion 360, delivering additional capabilities for multi-axis CNC machining. “With the Fusion 360 six-week release cycle and the fast pace of ModuleWorks development, this partnership will help us to deliver a continuous flow of new functionality and performance enhancements to Fusion 360 users,” says Stephen Hooper, VP of design & manufacturing at Autodesk.

For further information
www.autodesk.co.uk

Vertical Aerospace has agreed a joint development programme with Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of a carbon composite fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft. The companies will work together on optimising lightweight composite structures, modular design, systems installation and structural testing for the co-development of the aircraft’s fuselage. Leonardo will focus its VX4 activities at its Grottaglie plant in southern Italy. The company says the plant is one of the most advanced facilities in Europe for producing composite aerostructures.

For further information
www.leonardo.com

”2022 has a good chance of being a successful year for the German machine tool industry,” said Franz-Xaver Bernhard, chairman of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) at the association’s annual press conference in Frankfurt last week. The industry has been experiencing a strong and broad-based upswing in terms of its markets and customer sectors since last year. In fact, orders received by the German machine tool industry in the fourth quarter of 2021 were 51% up on the previous year’s figure. The VDW is now forecasting a 14% increase in production for 2022.

For further information
www.vdw.de

Lathe builder CMZ achieved a turnover of €85m in 2021, the largest figure in the company’s history. Sales of the company’s digital control lathes were up 53% compared with 2019, with 660 machines sold. The consolidated turnover figures, including those corresponding to services, spare parts and the e-commerce department (CMZ Store), recorded a total of €85 million with 515 machines delivered, 6% more than in 2019. CMZ is using 2019 as the benchmark year as it was the last ‘normal’ financial year before the pandemic. The company continues to be an eminent exporter, with 80% of sales leaving Spain.

For further information www.cmz.com