The president and CEO of Okuma Corporation, Yoshimaro Hanaki, has been awarded a Japanese medal of honour entitled: ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon’.

Hanaki’s medal is for those who have made distinguished achievements in international relations, promotion of Japanese culture, advancements in their field, developments in welfare or preservation of the environment. The award ceremony was held by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and culminated with Hanaki meeting His Majesty the Emperor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
For further information www.okuma.co.jp

Creaform has introduced a completely re-engineered and refined update to its HandyScan 3D range – the HandyScan Black – a third-generation version of Creaform’s patented metrology-grade scanner.

The HandyScan Black is made for professionals who need an effective and reliable tool to capture accurate dimensional measurements of physical objects.
The device combines high-performance 3D scanning with improved optics, multiple blue laser technology and a sleek, ergonomic design. As the company’s flagship portable metrology-grade 3D scanner, the HandyScan Black is said to set the standard for measurement, regardless of size, material or complexity, within seconds, anywhere.
In comparison with previous-generation units, the HandyScan Black offers four times higher resolution and three times faster measurements. A larger scanning area featuring 11 blue laser crosses that take up to 1.3 million measurements per second, ultimately cuts down
the time between data acquisition and workable files. Volumetric accuracy is 0.02 mm + 0.04 mm/m based on VDI/VDE 2634 part 3, as well as
ISO 17025.
“Our HandyScan Black packs the benefits of its predecessors and further takes on quality assurance inspection in the shop, at the machine, in process – where the customers need it,” says Simon Côté, product manager at Creaform.
HandyScan Black made its European debut at the Control international trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, which took place on 7-10 May.
For further information www.creaform3d.com

Romi recently participated in the second edition of Expomafe, one of the biggest exhibitions for the metalworking sector in Latin America.

The event took place at the São Paulo Exhibition & Convention Centre. Romi’s stand took up of 750 sq m of space, where the company displayed 11 machines. This selection included the latest Romi Line D – New Generation, an advanced version of existing machining centres featuring a larger working area. The machines stand out for their thermal and geometrical stability, and high force-absorption capacity.
For further information www.romi.com

Last month, German tooling manufacturer Paul Horn GmbH opened its doors in Tübingen to customers and business partners for the seventh time, using the event to help celebrate its 50th year of trading.

In addition to sharing in the celebrations, Horn offered the 4700 visitors eight in-depth lectures with corresponding practical demonstrations.
They included: From powder to finished component; Trends and perspectives in the precision tool industry; Machining of sintered carbide; Gear cutting; Milling at the highest level; and Successful grooving and parting off.
For further information www.phorn.co.uk

Holistic process planning, connected solutions and production analyses; digitalisation is prompting a staggering change in the manufacturing industry.

The topic of a ‘lunch and learn’ event held by Okuma and Sandvik Coromant was ‘Digital Factory’, which took place on 9 July at the Okuma Technical Centre South in Langenau, Germany. The programme included expert presentations and live demonstrations of industry 4.0 technologies on the latest CNC machine tools.
For further information www.okuma.eu