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March 2026

I’d hate to be an actuary

COVER STORY: Iscar’s advanced tooling solutions for high-mix, high-precision manufacturing

Future proofing job shops to mitigate skills gap

Steel industry group makes move to get involved with running ArcelorMittal’s struggling South African unit

SA Agulhas 1 sold for $1.020 million

Simmer Engineering increases capability and capacity with the installation of a new, large-capacity DN Solutions Puma VTR1620M ram type vertical borer

Hitech-Gregfor’s move to a brand-new location has opened up endless possibilities

Lead Machine Tools takes occupation of new premises, celebrates 15-year milestone

ITAC decides not to impose provisional safeguard duties on imports of corrosion resistant steel coil – thick gauge

South Africa looks at increased tariffs on vehicle imports from India and China

Competition Commission raids premises of four scrap metal companies

Cape Gate says CompCom raid is unlawful

A new chapter in surface engineering at Somta Tools

Law firm Bowmans warns scrap metal dealers

Transalloys calls for electricity tariff relief

Toyota South Africa Motors: “Driving through disruption”

CSIR and Denel sign partnership to advance aerospace and military technologies

South Africa’s automotive industry fears the closure of Volkswagen plant

Shaping concrete designs with Staluform

Aumic Engineering: Rapid design and prototyping leads to manufacturing success

Malvern Engineering Works: A legacy of more than 75 years of mineral processing equipment production

Power skiving with Taegutec: An innovative gear machining option

The Gühring Tool Circle: Earn money with carbide recycling

Kennametal launches Machinist of the Year global programme to honour long-time customers and industry leaders

How Airbus is pioneering aircraft manufacturing with Titanium 3D printing

F-35 deliveries hit new record

MachiningCloud partners with Sandvik Coromant

Europe’s automakers embrace cheaper gigastamping to cut costs

FANUC named one of world’s top 100 innovators for fifth year in a row

Bosch has cut around 6 000 jobs in its mobility division in Germany

German machine tool industry focuses on diversification and technological leadership

Mastercam unveils rebrand centred on “Challenge Accepted” mindset

Pioneering grinding technologies at GrindingHub

DN Solutions to open new Additive Solutions Centre Europe

Introducing Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill® MR20: For controlled profile milling with unmatched stability

Amada launches SRB-1003 press brake

OPEN MIND Technologies AG receives TISAX label

Kennametal launches first choice tooling range

Mazak’s new QRX-50MSY offers high-volume production

Mastercam 2026.R2: Power, precision, and productivity redefined

LK Metrology unveils blue laser scanner for CMMs

Blaser Swisslube B-Cool Motec 501 coolant designed for automotive parts production

Marposs’ M62 Flex manual bench gauge system