How can sheet metal machinery learn to ‘see’ using artificial intelligence (AI)? In the December 2024/January 2025 issue of ISMR, we track the AI computer vision journey of sheet metal specialist, TRUMPF (its headquarters in Ditzingen, Germany, pictured above).

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TIMTOS, a major global smart manufacturing and machine tool exhibition in Taipei (Taiwan), will take place from 3-8 March 2025. Based at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre (Halls 1 and 2) and Taipei World Trade Centre (Hall 1), it will celebrate its milestone 30th edition in 2025.

At the EuroBLECH sheet metal exhibition in Germany in October 2024, Stefan Basler (CEO, HAUESLER AG) highlighted trends in metal bending markets, as well as his strategic and technical vision for the company, to ISMR.

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In the December 2024/January 2025 issue of ISMR, Paul Johnson (CEO, Wilson Tool - pictured on the left) and Jason Semerad (the company’s newly appointed Chief Commercial Officer or CCO, pictured on the right) discussed a dynamic strategy for growth, new sheet metal tooling innovations, recent acquisitions and global market trends with ISMR.

ISMR sat down with Ficep Group CEO, Ing. Christian Colombo, at EuroBLECH 2024 in Hanover to discover his views on market and industry sector growth as well as the company’s latest new innovations, software and digital transformation developments.

Happy New Year from ISMR, with all our best wishes for 2025!