13th edition of MIHAS expects 25,000 visitors

Food and food packaging among major exhibits at Malaysia’s Halal trade event

Stronger Asian participation at Alimentaria 2016

Over 280 companies from Asia will exhibit at the food and drink trade fair in Spain, from 25-28 April 2016

Micvac technology used in new Korean chilled ready meals

Chilled food manufacturer Daesang Corporation is Micvac's first customer in South Korea

Precision linear guide elements and die sets

Agathon Machine Tools has introduced a full line of and die sets and precision Linear Guide Elements used in high speed, high volume metal stamping dies, or wherever precise linear motion is required. 

Next-generation coating for punch press tooling

Mate Precision Tooling has introduced SuperMax tool coating, CleanBend™ Forming  Technology, “Bevel Tang Style” Press Brake Tooling and 1Micron Optics for fiber lasers. 

Die Making: A Process Digitized

“Total digitization is indispensable for the die-making process in the future!”

Classifications of die casting

Die casting is a manufacturing process that can produce geometrically complex metal parts through the use of reusable molds, called dies.

Fundamentals of punch tool

Tooling for a punch press consists of a punch, die and stripper. The punch is located in a guide mechanism that fits in the turret on a turret punch press.

New film may double shelf life of perishable products

Chitosan based packaging film is reinforced with grapefruit seed extract (GFSE) to double shelf life of food products like bread

Dynamic analysis of metal forming machines

Metal forming is one of the most complex production processes due to the multiple forming steps and progressive dies it involves.

Bright future for welding gas market in 2020

The welding gas/shielding gas market is projected to grow from US$7.17 billion in 2015 to reach US$9.46 billion by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 5.70%, according to MarketsandMarkets. 

Rising galvanised steel demand to propel global zinc market

Technavio analysts forecast the global zinc market to post a CAGR of close to 4% by 2020, based from their latest report.