Latest reports from manufacturing technology
FOBA at MedtecLIVE
FOBA presents the latest laser marking technology for medical technology at MedtecLIVE
Intelligent control of cleaning quality
Automatically control cleaning and drying quality as well as resource consumption and costs
Magnesium Implants in Focus
The Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools (IFW) at Leibniz University Hannover is expanding its research in medical technology.
Tebis 4.1 Release 11 Released
With the 4.1 Release 11, Tebis presents a powerful update that specifically targets improved performance, process reliability, and automation in manufacturing.
Norton at the GrindingHub 2026
"Engineering the Future of Grinding Technology – Saint-Gobain Abrasives presents innovative grinding solutions"
Electrochemical Process for Tungsten Coatings
A research consortium from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the specialty electrolyte manufacturer IoLiTec, led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA, is developing a globally novel technology for the electrochemical deposition of pure tungsten coatings.
Automation & Robotics
Additive manufacturing, 3D printing & Laser
FOBA at MedtecLIVE
FOBA presents the latest laser marking technology for medical technology at MedtecLIVE
With the latest laser technology to GrindingHub 2026
At the GrindingHub in Stuttgart, DMG MORI presents a comprehensive process chain, where a LASERTEC 12 SLM first builds a milling head made of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) in a powder bed.
Flexible and powerful laser tube cutting machine
With nine kilowatts of laser power, the new TruLaser Tube 7000 from TRUMPF processes higher wall thicknesses particularly quickly and cuts pipes with diameters from 12 to 290 millimeters thanks to an expanded envelope circle
Already 527 registrations for Formnext 2026
Driven by the 10th anniversary in 2025 and a visitor record from the last trade fair edition, Formnext 2026 starts the new year with strong momentum.
Custom spinal implant from 3D printing
Nivalon Medical manufactures the world's first fully patient-specific, motion-preserving, metal-free spinal implant using AI in an advanced ceramic 3D printing process
Laserhub returns to NORTEC
Automated procurement platform for machine and plant manufacturers in response to increasing efficiency pressure
Research & New Technologies
User reports from manufacturing
Automation replaces manual blasting processes
Flexible roller conveyor shot blasting system from Rösler processes different steel plates and meets maritime quality requirements at SCHOTTEL GmbH.
Joint Project Aerospace
From the joint development and production of a component for the aircraft industry, a strategic aircraft component with all the trimmings has emerged
Complete machining of V8 and V12 engines
Automated manufacturing cell with Heckert HEC 800 machining centers replaces transfer line at Tatra Trucks
ECM Deburring with Integrated Ultrasonic Cleaning
VULIC ECM GmbH integrates ultrasonic cleaning modules from Weber Ultrasonics AG into its custom-made systems
Perfectly interlocked storage and sawing
The traditional Swiss metal dealer Brütsch/Rüegger Metals AG replaced a semi-automatic honeycomb storage system with the fully automatic long material storage systems UNITOP and UNITOWER from KASTO. Two adapted band saws from the KASTOwin series complete the process chain.
Better surface quality with 25% time savings
Stratasys relies on S1 from AM Solutions for optimized post-processing at the technology center in Rheinmünster
