Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has published the latest edition of its tapping and threading catalogue. Issue 7 of the catalogue features a series of innovations for 2022 with a range of UK manufactured carbide thread mills appearing alongside the latest taps from Widia and Bass Tools. Indeed, the latest publication includes an expanded thread-mill range that now features full form thread mills, mini thread mills and a new range of single-point thread mills. The latest products added to the publication are capable of producing threads at 2xD and 3xD.
For further information www.itc-ltd.co.uk/products

Over 19,000 visitors attended LAMIERA 2022, the international trade show for sheet metal-forming machine tools and related technologies held in Milan. Promoted and organised by UCIMU, it was the quality of visits that distinguished the audience of operators attending the four-day event. Most exhibitors, interviewed on their stands, reported the presence of knowledgeable visitors and received guests mainly intent on making purchases.

Of the total visitors, 12% were from abroad, representing about 60 countries. The most numerous delegations came from Austria, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Holland, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the US. Over 365 exhibitors covered a total exhibition surface area of over 40,000 sq m. The next edition of LAMIERA is scheduled for 10-13 May 2023.
For further information www.lamiera.net

CNC Software LLC, the developer of Mastercam, announces that with the closing of its reseller 4D Engineering Ltd, a new business entity, Mastercam UK, will now support the UK. 4D Engineering, based in Cirencester, said recently that after supporting the Mastercam community for 32 years it would cease operations as of 23 March 2022. Due to the unique nature of this transition, Mastercam Corp will now provide industry-leading support and resources for users in the UK under the name Mastercam UK. Mastercam UK will operate independently and locally as a member of the global Mastercam reseller network.

For further information www.mastercam.com

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2022 were 44% up on the same period last year. Indeed, orders were only 8% below the record figures posted in 2018. In contrast, supply bottlenecks are the reason why production continues to lag far behind orders. During the first quarter, production rose by a disproportionately low 6%. In response, the VDW has lowered its production forecast for the current year from 14% to 8% growth. The VDW reports that some new machines are presently ending up in storage, as many of them cannot enter operation because of missing parts.

For further information
www.vdw.de

For several years now, 5G has promised to improve production by enabling the monitoring of process flows or, for example, the control of mobile robots in real time. There are numerous companies with an interest in 5G, but many lack the know-how and resources to take the first steps. The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen has therefore designed a ‘5G Portfolio’, an offering that supports companies on their journey to 5G production, created with Ericsson’s Private 5G network solution.

The 5G portfolio ranges from evaluation and testing of various use cases, to in-house network planning and installation. Companies also can test a mobile 5G test system on their own shop floors. The system is particularly attractive to small and medium-sized companies, where the initial costs represent a hurdle and it is necessary to first prove the added value of 5G.

For further information www.ipt.fraunhofer.de