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Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are getting more involved in battery cell production, which is moving physically closer to vehicle assembly plants.

Stuttgart, Germany – Optimate GmbH, the TRUMPF spin-off, announces two extensive upgrades to its cloud-based software solution for analyzing and optimizing sheet metal parts. In response to increasing user demand, assemblies with up to 25 individual parts can now also be analyzed. Moreover, a new CAD plug-in for SolidWorks makes design optimization even more user-friendly.

Uppsala, Sweden – VBN Components AB in Sweden manufactures extremely wear-resistant materials and is known for ‘the world's hardest steel’, Vibenite® 290, and ‘the world's first 3D-printed cemented carbide’, Vibenite® 480.

Bangalore, India – Kennametal India Ltd (KIL), a subsidiary of industrial technology leader Kennametal Inc, has a range of innovative foundation drilling, road rehabilitation, mining, and wear protection solutions that help customers solve their everyday challenges above and below ground.

DMTX 2023 (Delhi Machine Tool Expo), scheduled from August 24-27, 2023, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, is to feature some of the most cutting-edge technologies from around the world. This preview aims to provide a glimpse of the manufacturing excellence that awaits to be explored at the expo

Pneumatic valves from Festo and SMC can now also be integrated directly with the help of two new modules.

Kyocera Corporation, a global Japanese ceramics and electronics firm, has introduced new CVD coating materials, CA115P and CA125P, for turning insert grades used in automotive and industrial steel machining. The new coating technologies achieve a high level of wear and fracture resistance, resulting in a long tool life.

WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co KG, Germany, a global market leader in pressure and temperature measurement technology, introduced a future-ready business strategy through ‘Smart in Sensing’ branding, thus commemorating its 75 years as a leading manufacturer worldwide.

Pepperl+Fuchs, a company that has been at the forefront of shaping the understanding of Industry 4.0, recently showcased the next phase of the Manufacturing-X initiative at the HANNOVER MESSE trade fair in Germany.

igus GmbH, a developer and producer of motion plastics, has come up with a solution that will ease the stress of automotive designers and buyers.