This year’s EMO Milano 2021 exhibition, scheduled to take place at Fieramilano Rho from 4-9 October 2021, is dedicated to metalworking machine tools. Promoted by CECIMO, the European Association of Machine Tool Industries, the trade show has announced two important changes.

Industrial-scale 3D printing advances at BMW Group

Image caption above: Additive manufacturing at BMW.

Image caption: Piper Aircraft has installed a high-pressure (11,600 psi) hydroforming press, model QFC 1x3-800 from Quintus Technologies.

SteelZero, a global initiative aimed at driving market demand for net zero steel, launched recently with support from eight major steel buyers and specifiers from across sectors (including construction and renewable energy). This marks the beginning of a significant global business push for clean steel.

New aerospace fasteners’ market research from Technavio indicates negative growth in the short term as the business impact of COVID-19 spreads. The aerospace fasteners market will grow by US$ 2.51 billion from 2020-2024, according to the analyst. The aerospace fasteners market is expected to post a year-over-year growth rate of 5.89%. Around 36% of growth will originate from the North America region.

Image caption: Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director, VDW