Trumpf has acquired sheet-metal software specialist Lantek, enriching its smart factory solution portfolio and taking another step toward efficient and connected sheet-metal production. Lantek has been trading since 1986 and has its headquarters in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The company operates worldwide with 20 locations in 14 countries. More than 220 employees create software for sheet metal and metalworking with any cutting technologies. This suite includes CAD, CAM, MES and ERP solutions. Lantek will continue to operate under its current name as there are no plans for integration with the Trumpf brand.

For further information
www.trumpf.com

FANUC is adding FANUC Assisted Reality (FAR) to its service offering in Europe. With this new digital service, the company wants to support customers as fully as possible, even in times of travel restrictions and social distancing. FANUC has more than 1600 employees in Europe, over 40% of whom work in service in order to provide “lifetime maintenance” or unlimited service on any FANUC product as long as customers want to use it. With the help of FAR, two or more participants in a conversation can exchange images and videos via a secure data connection.

For further information www.fanuc.eu

GrindingHub, the first edition of a new trade fair, will take place on 17-20 May 2022 in Stuttgart, running every two years thereafter. The main areas of the show will be technology/processes, productivity, automation and digitalisation in grinding technology. Among those set to attend are Agathon, Anca, Blaser Swisslube, Buderus Schleiftechnik, Danobat-Overbeck, DVS Group, DVS Tooling, Emag, Geibel&Hotz, Haas Schleifmaschinen, Hembrug, Isoma, Kapp-Niles, Liebherr Verzahntechnik, Naxos-Diskus, Präwema, Reishauer, Rollomatic, Saacke, Supfina, Tschudin, United Grinding and Vollmer.

For further information
www.messe-stuttgart.de/grindinghub

GF Machining Solutions has developed three model machining cells to highlight its range of total manufacturing systems and solutions, and show precision machine shops the productivity, efficiency and performance gains possible through integration of the company’s manufacturing technologies. The model cells demonstrate everything from simple pairs of machines and robots, to mixed-machine configurations for advanced and customised additive/subtractive machining processes and operations.

For further information
www.gfms.com

In a year marked by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, sheet-metal software solutions expert, Lantek, achieved record sales of €21.3m, slightly higher than the figure recorded in the previous financial year. The company also achieved a record figure in terms of the number of active users. In 2020, Lantek gained 2247 new customers, bringing the total to 25,747 across more than 100 countries. The UK, in particular, achieved another year of continuous growth and adapted well to remote working for support, training and commercial presentations.

For further information
www.lantek.com