UNITED GRINDING and GF Machining unite under UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS

UNITED GRINDING Group has completed its acquisition of GF Machining Solutions, forming UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS—an industry powerhouse with 15 brands and over US$ 1.5 billion in sales, making it one of the world’s largest machine tool manufacturers.

Automation: The best solutions are simple to use, and evolve to suit the task

EMO Hannover 2025 demonstrates ways to achieve greater efficiency in production

Leading the discovery of the future – Sustainable machining through data intelligence

Seco aims to make manufacturing fast, easy, and sustainable by leveraging machine data, which is crucial for overcoming future sustainability and regulatory challenges.

Oerlikon Thailand celebrates 20 Years of excellence in surface solutions

Oerlikon recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its coating center in Thailand, highlighting two decades of innovation, precision, and excellence in surface solutions. The event reaffirmed Oerlikon’s dedication to supporting local and global industries through advanced PVD coatings, thermal spray technologies, additive manufacturing, and materials expertise.

Kuenlin’s strategy for precision, agility, and sustainability

Kuenlin Precision leverages in-house integration and automation to deliver high-quality, customized automotive components. Vice GM Kevin Chi shares how the company balances performance and sustainability, expands into Southeast Asia, and advances smart manufacturing to stay ahead in a fast-evolving industry.

How Blaser Swisslube’s “Liquid Tool” is powering a manufacturing transformation

What if your coolant could reduce costs, improve worker health, extend tool life, and help your company meet green manufacturing goals—all at once?

Reducing indirect costs and enhancing process efficiency

Tool management is a critical, yet often underestimated, aspect of manufacturing operations. While direct tooling costs—such as tool consumption—are visible and actively monitored, indirect tooling costs embedded within logistics, procurement, and storage processes can be less trans-parent, though equally significant.

How the SOLIDWORKS startup program is transforming manufacturing

From bold ideas to real-world impact, Abhishek Bali—Director of Mainstream Innovation for the SOLIDWORKS Startup Global Ecosystem and 3DEXPERIENCE Lab—shared with International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA) the evolving mission of the SOLIDWORKS for Startups pro-gram and the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, revealing how Dassault Systèmes is fueling a global wave of innovation—from sustainable impact projects to manufacturing breakthroughs—by empowering hardware startups across sectors.

Machining with less energy

Precision, productivity, service life – these are the key issues when investing in new machine tools. However, energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important. The rule of thumb: New ma-chines can save 30 percent energy and at the same time reduce the CO2 footprint. There are many action areas in order to achieve this goal.

A*STAR’s “Innovate Together” debut highlights Singapore’s global semiconductor ambitions

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) hosted the inaugural “Innovate Together” event at SEMICON Southeast Asia 2025, underscoring Singapore’s ambition to lead the next wave of semiconductor innovation.

TRUMPF Electronics opens South East Asia technical center in Malaysia

TRUMPF Electronics has officially expanded its footprint in South East Asia (SEA) with the open-ing of a new technical center in Malaysia.

ZEISS supports local manufacturing with first Vietnam quality excellence center

ZEISS, a global leader in precision metrology and quality assurance solutions, has officially inau-gurated its first Quality Excellence Center (QEC) in Vietnam, located in the capital city of Hanoi.