In this issue

Over the years, technology has assisted with enhancing productivity across manufacturing supply chains to lower costs and improve profit margins and customer satisfaction. The increased usage of smart devices has granted organisations real-time, on-demand visibility of mission critical data for issue containment and to reduce cost risks and improve delivery to customers. While technology has improved the efficiencyof manufacturing operations, companies are working to address the challenges of creating and implementing policies that support a safe and productive environment.
Bystronic hosted Competence Days 2019 at the company’s headquarters in Niederönz, Switzerland. The event reflects Bystronic’s competitive advantage in the fieldsof laser cutting, bending, automation, and software. IMNA attended the event and witnessed exactly how the company not only presented machines but also vision and concepts for the future. Experts from the company discussed ways they could be the best partner, and how Bystronic sheet metal processing technologies support customers to be ahead of competition.
Rounding out the August issue is a dialogue with Hoffmann Members of the Executive Board, Martin Reichenecker, Chief Sales and Marketing Officr, and Borries Schüler, Strategic Product Management, as they celebrate Hoffmann’s 100-year anniversary, a legacy that began with selling technical articles and metalwares in Munich, Germany in 1919. With the strength of its global reach, expansive quality and service programs, the company and its subsidiaries achieved record sales topping €1 billion for the first time in 2018. While Martin and Borries enjoy the opportunity to share about Hoffmann’s long history, both are keeping their eyes firmly focused on what’s happening now and in the future.

International Metalworking News for Asia Magazine Description:

International Metalworking News for Asia is published 6x a year in English with highlights in Chinese. The magazine facilitates technology transfer by providing readers in South East Asia's metalworking industry with the latest information on metal cutting and metal forming processes, and the latest technology in machinery and use of materials. It also offers practical solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and turn innovations into real competitive advantages as well as the latest market information, trade show reviews and videos, and people and company profiles, written by industry experts and correspondents across the region. Also included are exclusive content and articles from Ringier's family of metalworking industry magazines covering Greater China and other parts of the world, such as International Metalworking News for China, International Mold & Die Making News for China, Modern Machine Tools, American Machinist, and International Metalworking News – Middle East & Africa. The interactive content allows readers to make direct and immediate contact with advertisers/suppliers and featured companies in the editorial by clicking on the web site and email addresses in each issue, access online content in Ringier’s metalworking website (metalworking.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.