The mechatronic Schunk EGP 25-speed gripper for small components is the smallest electric gripper with integrated electronics on the market, and even more convincing it also has the best stroke to closing time ratio. With a maximum stroke of 3 mm, it only takes 0.03 s for its fingers to close, thus offering optimal prerequisites for minimal cycle times. The tiny, power dense gripper weighs just 100 g and has a gripping force of 7 N. It is suitable for rapid handling of workpieces up to 35 (…)

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, today announced availability of its new 5-Axis Porting option for GibbsCAM. The new software provides a specialized interface optimized for the machining processes and cutting tool motion required to machine tubular openings that change shape and curvature from one end to the other. The Porting option complements GibbsCAM 5-Axis by enabling easier and faster programming of (…)

Next spring the Medical Cluster and RMS Foundation will bring you the conference [MEET THE EXPERT] Implants. This event will take place on April 28-29, 2014 at the Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken, Switzerland. The goal of the conference is to offer a platform for discussion and knowledge transfer between individuals active in the implant field. Submit your abstract The two-day conference is divided into keynote lectures and speaker presentations. Speaker presentations will be given by (…)

Dixi Polytool S.A., manufacturer of carbide tools aims to constantly innovate to strengthen its benchmark position, in particular in the watchmaking field. Thus, the year 2013 was marked by a large number of new products launches, dedicated primarily to the watchmakers and their subcontractors. Profiled T-slot end mill Dixi Polytool has always been able to manufacture profiled T-slot end mills (picture below) according to specific demands from customers but now, in order to answer as (…)

Newemag has moved into its new headquarters in Eschenbach. The new exhibition hall is open and has already been presented to several interested customers. To complete its product range, the company now offers a new complete range of machining centers. "Our absolute priority was that our customers do not realize that we moved. We wanted them to continue to be delivered at the same speed and in the same quality as usual’, explains Pirmin Zehnder, CEO. In all areas of the company, this motto (…)

Midest just released its mobile application and I’ve just installed it on my iPad, it works powerfully and it’s amazingly well done with 3D plans of the show and a lot of possibilities. What can be done Search for exhibitors by activity or country, view their entry and be guided right to their show stands, Obtain practical information: transport, opening times, prices, access… Be alerted in real time to show highlights (inauguration, lectures, Awards, TV studio…) and enter them into your (…)

Low business confidence in advanced economies and slowing growth in emerging markets influence the global machine tool production. However, the return of economic growth in the EU in the second quarter of 2013 gives the European machine tool sector reason for cautious optimism. CECIMO forecasts that the growth of production will stabilise and reach to 22.3 billion euro in 2013. Trade shows expected to be a major tool in the marketing mix of companies. European machine tools are a globally (…)

Once again, companies offering microtechnology means of production will meet from May 6 to 9, 2014 during the Siams, their biennial meeting. As of today registered exhibitors promise indeed an event of the same level of the previous edition. I.e. about 450 exhibitors and around 15,000 visitors, mostly professionals and specialists of the branch. Located in the heart of the Jura-region, Siams is born to meet the specific needs expressed by the industry and has become the ideal platform for (…)

From November 19 to 22, subcontractors and customers will be able to review developments in their markets and forge effective regional and national relationships. Midest 2013 Midest is the key platform for international suppliers of industrial subcontracting. It is a show where partnerships are forged and technology surveyed, offering manufacturers, component suppliers and assemblers the chance of face to face meetings with suppliers of solutions in the fields of metals, plastics, (…)

One of the key advantages of Deco line turning machines is their independent tool holder systems. On its new Swiss ST 26 machine, Tornos is offering tool holder plates as standard, as on all competitor machines, but for users who want more flexibility, Deco 13 and EvoDeco 16 fixed tool holders and Applitec Modu-Line tool holders are also fully compatible. As a reminder, the Modu-Line tool holder concept is a system patented by Applitec and shared by several manufacturers operating in the (…)