Current issue headlines

VIEW DIGITAL | DOWNLOAD PDF | BACK ISSUES

September 2026

Cause for cautious optimism?

COVER STORY: Bystronic back to the customer. Forward to the future

Physical AI: Three keys to turn manufacturing hype into reality

Structa Technology upgrades its bending division with a Yangli 14 metre tandem press brake

AGOA lifeline for South African exporters as US Senate backs extension

Maykestag launches cutting and drilling tool brand with South African partners Vermont Sales

You are never too old to start your own business as is the case at Norden Engineering Works

John Thompson secures major international boiler order, marking a historic milestone for South African manufacturing

Adendorff Machinery Mart introduces range of CNC milling machines and CNC lathes

Alba Precision Manufacturing: Turning an opportunity into a highly skilled job shop

KSB Pumps and Valves manufactures mechanical seals for its own pumps and other brands

Traxtion confident in the direction of regional rail reforms and mineral boom

ITAC grants a 20% duty increase on certain rock drilling equipment parts

ITAC recommends duty increase for train rails and review after three years

Titanus Slew Rings adds 5-axis DMG MORI CTX gamma 3000 TC to its large machine portfolio

Argent Industrial acquires Ramsden Group in the UK

Epiroc acquires the business of mining aftermarket solutions provider Eventspec

Cape Town’s industrial exhibition calendar to include Cape Industrial Technology Exhibition (CITE) in 2027

Half-empty mills, full import pipelines: SAISI

Electra Mining Africa 2026

Harntech: Harnessing the power of manufacturing engineered wiring harnesses and auto electrical solutions through automation

Renlaw – Africa’s leading manufacturer of industrial cutting tools

Make better use of carbide by leveraging your CAM strategy with ISCAR

TRUMPF and Cutlite partner for laser cutting solutions

Two Chinese robots amaze onlookers at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

Rapid job losses in the German automotive industry

BMW Group develops software for humanoid robotics in component production

Japanese machine tool orders surge 52.8% in June

Machine tool demand in the US is booming

Italian machine tool sector wants tougher EU trade rules on China

HERMLE and HWR USA announce partnership

Paper filter fleece technology

GM finds partner to manage parts supply chain

Some encouraging signals for the German machine tool industry

Mastercam 2027 set to change machine definition management

Sandvik Coromant expands CoroCut® 2 with new and updated geometries -GL and -CR

DN Solutions AM2CNC platform integrates additive manufacturing and CNC machining in single workflow

Mitutoyo unveils advanced scanning and touch-trigger probes for CMMs

Cut inventory and costs with new drill/mills from TaeguTec

New LK Metrology laser scanners have high-speed ethernet connectivity

Yamazaki Mazak at AMB 2026

PCD Diver milling cutter for aluminium machining from Gühring