ModuleWorks, a developer of advanced machining and simulation software components, has appointed Gürsel Demircali as its chief strategy and transformation officer. The newly created role is intended to strengthen the company’s global partner network and support its continued expansion in digital manufacturing. Demircali brings more than two decades of experience across the manufacturing technology sector. He began as a CNC machinist, before moving into CADCAM software and digital manufacturing, where he went on to hold executive leadership roles.

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The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) is calling on the EU to amend its proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) to keep the UK automotive sector as a trusted partner that ‘makes in Europe’. Granting equivalent treatment to UK-built vehicles and parts across all automotive-related provisions of the IAA will maintain a long-nurtured, mutually beneficial trading relationship creating economic growth and jobs, supporting industrial transformation and driving decarbonisation. In contrast, the SMMT argues excluding UK automotive from the IAA’s ‘Made in Europe’ policy would disrupt supply chain resilience.

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Dürr NDT celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026. The company was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Dürr Dental SE, which has expertise in X-ray technology dating back to 1966. This means that a total of 60 years of experience in X-ray technology underpins DürrNDT’s current developments. The company leverages this solid know-how to develop state-of-the-art digital technologies for non-destructive testing (NDT). Typical applications include weld inspection, erosion and corrosion inspection, and the inspection of castings, as well as scientific material testing. Dürr NDT products are available worldwide.
More information www.duerr-ndt.com

Bringing together the entire French and European industrial ecosystem, the 8th edition of Global Industrie, which concluded earlier this month in Paris, welcomed 60,000 industry professionals, marking a 12% increase compared with the previous edition in 2024.

With 2300 exhibitors across 14 industrial sectors, 50 end-user industries represented, over 3000 machines in operation, 240 conferences and 700 speakers, Global Industrie provided companies with the tools, solutions, equipment and expertise needed to modernise and enhance competitiveness. The event also showcased the growing interconnections between production systems and other sectors, particularly digital. The Digital Technologies Village brought together key players in data, cloud computing, digital twins, 5G and cybersecurity.

More information www.global-industrie.com