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January 2016
A challenging year ahead
Toyota Motorsport pushes the limits for South Africa’s 2016 Dakar Rally entries
New forged train wheel manufacturer to keep Transnet and PRASA on track
Anticipation builds for Machine Tools Africa 2017
The Dished End Company consolidates Gauteng manufacturing operations
WD Hearn to open CNC Technology Centre in Gauteng
Automotive policy: Suppliers worried
Yaskawa celebrates 100th anniversary
New contracts to boost Denel’s armoured vehicle business
Alstom to acquire shares in South African rail company CTLE, strengthening its presence in the country
SA Festival of Motoring replaces Johannesburg International Motor Show
Spectra Carbide Tooling takes on new lines to market
Booyco Engineering wins prestigious international HVAC contract for Bombardier Transportation Traxx Africa, TFR’s Class 23E locomotives
Ekurhuleni unveils aerotropolis plan
GE’s “most African” locomotive in production
South Africa extends steel tariffs
US calls for 256% tariff on imports of steel from China – Imports from South Korea, India and Italy also face tariffs. However Taiwan found not to have dumped steel in U.S. markets
The right moves will draw investors says Davies
Proposed R12 billion Chinese car plant in South Africa
Paramount enters R1 billion deal with the Kazakhstan government
Diversification and capital equipment investment leads to Technipunch’s growth
6-axis BLM tube laser machine adds new dimension to TW Tube Laser and Processing
Hexagon Metrology becomes Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
Airbus testing 3D-printed partition for A320, made with new metal alloy
Global industrial decline felt by EU machine tool sector
Ponsse wins 2015 Swedish Steel Prize
Kennametal completes sale of seven businesses
Luigi Galdabini becomes President of the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries (CECIMO)
CNC Software Inc and Sandvik Coromant working to integrate Adveon open tool library software within Mastercam
Intelligent machine tool prototype operates like a 3D printer
Doosan Infracore to spin off its machine tools business
Trumpf unveils new systems for additive manufacturing of metal parts
UCIMU: 2015 recovery of the Italian machine tool industry
Global machine tool group emerges after MAG takeover
Autodesk takes chance on cloud based subscription only licenses for desktop products
Heinz-Jürgen Prokop to take over as the VDW’s Chairman
Gleason acquires gear cutting tool business from Hurth Infer in Brazil
METAV 2016 – The international fair for manufacturing technology and automation
Wire and Tube 2016 building momentum
GM bets $500 million on building self-driving cars with Lyft
Why manufacturers should get ISO-certified
Change to a smarter way of working – Vericut
Hypertherm unveils new waterjet profiling components
Sandvik CoroMill® Plura HFS for side milling and pocketing operations
Bystronic introduces global performance line products with the BySmart Fiber 3015
Iscar’s Helido 800 makes short work of steel and cast iron face milling
Salvagnini manufacturing cell uses single software program to optimise production flow among machines
High-performance Widia VSM17™ platform adds versatility to true 90 degree shoulder milling
SafanDarley 44-ton electric press brake
Grooving and cut-off made easy – Beyond Evolution™- Kennametal
DMG MORI’s hybrid machining centre intersperses milling with growing parts
World’s first indexable drill with double sided inserts – Tungaloy
Amada HFE-1003 3i press brake with offline programming and scheduling software
Small-footprint, big-bore turning centre from Haas Automation
Trumpf’s 2D laser cutting – the TruLaser 5030 fiber – featuring both new functions and an additional choice of laser power
The MicroStep ProfileCut series – tailor-made for precise and efficient processing of profiles of any kind
The Okuma Multus U series of multitasking lathes – New features for higher productivity
Mitsubishi softens the issue of hard machining
Kitamura Mytrunnion 4G offers flexibility and speed
New offerings for RhinoRush – TaeguTec
Solid Edge ST8 speeds up learning curve; full-featured touchscreen capabilities
