Filtermist, a specialist in providing cleaner, safer and more productive work environments, exhibited at IMTEX at the end of January as part of ambitious plans to expand its business in India by 30%.

The company, which employs over 90 people across its UK headquarters and five international offices, is looking to tap into the sub-continent’s growing desire to improve its environmental performance. IMTEX marked three decades of trade in India and comes a few weeks after Filtermist’s parent company, the Absolent Group, registered Absolent Filtermist India PVT Ltd, which now operates from a sales and technical office in New Delhi.
For further information www.filtermist.co.uk

A newly developed range of compact, three- and four-sided tower clamping systems manufactured by the Roemheld group’s Hilma division in Hilchenbach will be launched on the stand (E255) of Roemheld UK.

Intended for use on four- and five-axis vertical machining centres, as well as horizontal-spindle machines, the steel monobloc SCT towers, which are either mechanically or hydraulically actuated, are sealed against swarf and other contamination. Applications range from use on manually loaded machines, through twin-pallet-change centres, up to fully automated flexible manufacturing systems.
For further information www.roemheld.co.uk

Any visitors looking to review CAM software solutions will be able to see the latest version (2019.1) of HyperMill from Open Mind on stand B210.

Open Mind has expanded the finishing module of its HyperMill Maxx Machining performance package, while other highlights include in-process optimisation improvements, as well as newly devised functions for reducing calculation times. What’s more, the latest thread milling package incorporates feed rate repositioning and collision checking for the core diameter, while also included is the generation of a cycle output that is dependent upon process parameters.
For further information www.openmind-tech.com

On stand J275, Kasto will exhibit the smallest model in its range of eight KASTOwin automatic bandsaws.

The KASTOwin 3.3 has a maximum cutting capacity of 330 mm, which rises to over 1 m for the largest model. KASTOwin bandsaws feature a frequency-controlled drive that enables cutting speeds of 12 to 150 m/min. The saw band is hydraulically tightened and looped around hydraulic band guides that have interchangeable carbide inserts, saving the cost of replacing an entire carbide guide. Kasto’s touch-screen SmartControl monitors and controls all relevant order requirements and sawing parameters.
For further information www.kasto.com