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THE
SMART
FACTORY
VOLUME 22 – NO.10
DECEMBER 2020/JANUARY 2021
Plus:
Additive
manufacturing
Coil processing
Plasma cutting
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Smart Factory Expo SteelFab 2021
20-22 January 2021 7-10 June 2021
Tokyo, Japan/online Sharjah, UAE
www.sma-fac.jp/en-gb.html www.steelfabme.com/show_info.
html
WIN Eurasia 2021
FABTECH Mexico
Instanbul, Turkey
www.win-eurasia.com/en
Taiwan International
Machine Tool Show
(TMTS)
15-20 March 2021
Taichung, Taiwan/online
www.tmts.tw/en
Global Industrie
16-19 March 2021
Lyon, France
www.global-industrie.com/en
Southern
Manufacturing
20-22 Ap
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DECEMBER 2020/JANUARY 2021 CONTENTS Regulars 03
GENERAL NEWS VDW revises production forecast “The
GENERAL NEWS Fixing on the fut
GENERAL NEWS UK Automotive warns of Brexit tariff
GENERAL NEWS High-strength steel market analysis
PEOPLE WATCH AFMEC chooses new President The Gene
INDUSTRY NEWS MINI develops concepts for electric
INDUSTRY NEWS KUKA posts record robot sales KUKA
INDUSTRY NEWS Strong support during COVID-19 cris
FOCUS ON DIGITALISATION The smart factory is a hi
FOCUS ON DIGITALISATION and management.I n d u s
FOCUS ON DIGITALISATION integra
FOCUS ON DIGITALISATION has designed its six-axi
INDUSTRY REPORT “The global aerospace market
INDUSTRY REPORT Airbus production aircraft.
INDUSTRY REPORT 69.1
15th Blechexpo International trade fair for sheet
FOCUS ON COIL PROCESSING Boldrini hydraulic pre
FOCUS ON COIL PROCESSING
“The IMF’s latest ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Mid
REGIONAL REPORT Prioritising spending to protec
REGIONAL REPORT 7. Med
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING A DESIGN FOR LIFE Addi
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Porsche piston blanks af
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Guhring has a new method
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Design-driven processing
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING boost the market in this
FOCUS ON PLASMA CUTTING CLH Trailers in Wales has
FOCUS ON PLASMA CUTTING Re-designed mudguards i
FOCUS ON PLASMA CUTTING and even look at other o
FOCUS ON CAD/CAM
FOCUS ON CAD/CAM Alpha Manufacturing’s Vantage
FOCUS ON CAD/CAM Alpha Manufacturing outlined a
DISCOVER WHAT AN machines, secondary processes a
FIBRE LASER CUTTING MAKING
FIBRE LASER CUTTING 15kW Bystar Fiber from Bys
FIBRE LASER CUTTING Eckert fibre laser technolo
FIBRE LASER CUTTING LV D r e c e n t l y l a u
FIBRE LASER CUTTING and straightforward user int
FIBRE LASER CUTTING Left: Foshan’s laser cuttin
FOCUS ON HANDLING THE COLLABORATION GAME
FOCUS ON HANDLING take for granted as humans. Wh
FOCUS ON HANDLING Most facilities will have a p
PRODUCT REVIEWS Plasma cutting in focus
PRODUCT REVIEWS Results from all nine ASTM E273
PRODUCT REVIEWS Lift and support Modulift, which
PRODUCT REVIEWS 3D printing of metal parts in 17-
PRODUCT REVIEWS
PRODUCT REVIEWS Fabrication design support 9 7
PRODUCT REVIEWS Watch, replay and fast forward yo
Best choice. Cutting. Bending. Automation.
Much more than a vision: Autonomous laser cutting