LVD is among Belgium’s ‘Best Managed Companies’ for the fourth consecutive year, achieving the programme’s Gold Label. The Best Managed Companies designation is granted annually by Deloitte Private, Econopolis and KU Leuven to private Belgian companies with leading management processes, attention to sustainable management and strong financial results. Following the unique challenges of 2020, resilience, leadership and agility received particular acknowledgement in the selection of this year’s winners. LVD Group has representation in 47 countries along with manufacturing facilities across Europe and the US.

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Sandvik and Beamit are launching super-duplex stainless steel powder for 3D printing operations. Components printed in Osprey 2507 metal powder are near fully dense (>99.9%) and crack-free, even before post processing. More information will be available on 18 May, when the ‘Additive by Sandvik: Material Matters’ interactive webinar will take place. This online event will offer a deep-dive into the game-changing combination of super duplex stainless steel and 3D printing. Participants can help shape the session agenda by pre-registering questions and topics of particular interest.

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additive.sandvik/webinar

Rockwell Automation and Comau are joining forces to give businesses worldwide tools that maximise manufacturing efficiencies through unified robot control solutions. Engineers will now be able to program their entire machine in one environment, including Comau robot arms directly controlled through Rockwell Automation’s Logix-based controllers. Rockwell Automation’s Studio 5000 automation system design software provides relief from the time-consuming and often difficult task of trying to coordinate traditionally separate machine control and robot systems so they work together using different software tools.

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www.comau.com
www.rockwellautomation.com

Tool and cutter grinding machine specialist Anca is making a number of key European appointments, strengthening its leadership team and commitment to servicing the region.

Edmund Boland takes the role of general manager Europe; Martin Winterstein – an external appointment – becomes sales manager Europe; and Jan Langfelder moves to global key accounts manager. Anca Europe has been operating for over 30 years, supported by a purpose-built technology centre in Weinheim, Germany, a UK facility, and local sales and technical support in most European countries.

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Thanks to its smart and compact design, as well as high performance and connectivity, Stäubli’s four-axis TS2 series of industrial robots has received the Red Dot award in the ‘Product Design’ category. Stäubli group division manager Christophe Coulongeat says: “This prize rewards the passion and commitment of Stäubli teams in designing products and solutions with unmatched performance, precision and reliability for various environments – from harsh to sterile.” Notably, the complete overhaul of the four-axis series incorporates a pioneering design for hygiene compatibility.

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www.staubli.com