Around 60 active business partners from ten countries attended the Motorex international training event which was held recently. The two-day training programme on the specialist subject of industrial lubrication technology also coincided with the launch of multimedia iPads which will be used in the area of customer service. Motorex business partners from far and wide met for two days for a comprehensive training course under the guidance of industry professionals. It came as no surprise (…)
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Machines
EMO-Highlights from DMG MORI SEIKI
CELOS, the new uniform design, 18 world premieres and 95 high-tech exhibits on 10,237 m² demonstrate DMG MORI SEIKI’s leading role in innovation in metal cutting machine tool manufacturing in Hall 2, North Entrance at this year’s EMO. The exhibits are accompanied by DMG MORI SEIKI’s comprehensive Life Cycle Services, including a number of efficient automation solutions live in action. Furthermore, there will be focus areas on different industry sectors, including automotive, aerospace, (…)
Machines
No more than a hair dryer
EMO is approaching and, as announced on August 6, Willemin-Macodel is about to unveil a very important candidate to the price of the year’s innovation. The company decided to change completely its way to see things to develop a new concept of machining. When we speak of high precision, machine-tools builders always associate mass and rigidity. Willemin-Macodel decided to change of paradigm. The parallel kinematics allows minimising the moving mass while keeping the great rigidity of the (…)
Components
Several news from the Swiss specialist for standard parts at EMO
The products of Agathon stand out due to the superior material quality, highest surface finish, closest tolerances and simple assembly.... and there is more to be discovered at EMO. At this year EMO, the company will unveil a few novelties, namely preloaded pillar guides, floating bearings and new products in the punching tool standard offer. Product innovation Agathon LTD. shows preloaded pillar guides for the adapters of powder presses. With relatively small investments in the adapter (…)
Companies
Open position in Marketing at Humard’s
Humard Automation SA are experts in the design, development and manufacture of machines in the areas of production automation and high-precision hydraulic presses. The Humard product range offers automation solutions which significantly improve production processes and the output of numerically controlled machining equipment. To reinforce its marketing department in Delémont (Switzerland) the company is looking for a motivated communication specialist. Working language: French. Vous pouvez (…)
Motion
CPLS: Induction motor for operation with a frequency inverter
Machine tools, test benches, hoisting gear for cranes or travelling cranes, process industries such as metal, plastic and rubber processing, all require variable speed drive systems that can be accommodated in small spaces with high dynamic stresses. The range of CPLS square-framed 3-phase induction motors, combined with the new Unidrive M inverter range fully meets the requirements of the various processes, with the assurance of overall performance of the motor/drive assembly. Long (…)
Machines
"baseline" – a new product line for new Chiron customers
Chiron will show a world première and further pioneering innovations at the EMO from September 16 to 20 in Hanover. Chiron’s exhibition area will be in hall 12, stand B 84. News at EMO: The new 26 series stands for horizontal machining, productivity and high-performance cutting. Series 24, which is also new, features vertical machining with a spindle clearance of up to 600 mm and a drum workpiece changing system. This means highly productive machining in series production for larger (…)
CAD
Edgecam 2013 R2 just launched
As well as the game-changing Workflow, Edgecam 2013 R2 contains a number of other powerful items of new and enhanced functionality, including modern redesign of dialogs, four-turret support, free loading of CAD files into Part Modeler, quicker simulation, and improvements to the Wire EDM Feature Finder. The most far-reaching enhancement in 2013 R2 is Workflow, enabling CAD/CAM engineers to apply toolpaths within seconds. The new tools aid in loading and positioning the component, choosing (…)
Tooling
Shuttle tool changer to be discovered at EMO
Colombo Filippetti, the Italian company from Torino, will unveil a new optimized shuttle tool changer simplifying operations and management at EMO on hall 26, Stand F07. The main characteristic is that no hydraulic device is used, this allows impressive results. Compared to the usual devices, the system is noiseless, cleaner and much more reliable. It is composed of an exchanging unit assembled on a shuttle moved by a servomotor which slides, through rollers, on a hardened prismatic guide. (…)
Tooling
New clamping units for high pressure coolant
To help facilitate the transfer of high pressure coolant (HPC), Sandvik Coromant has introduced a range of Coromant Capto® holders featuring a new clamping mechanism for use with standard CoroTurn® HP cutting units. The combination of HPC and quick-change Coromant Capto clamping technology is set to provide customers with optimized machine utilization through reduced set-up and cycle time. Swarf control Designed for static tool holders found on turning centres and vertical lathes, the (…)