CADCAM developer Delcam is adding a total of 30 graduates and undergraduates to the staff at its Birmingham headquarters, a record number of recruits for the company’s annual summer intake. The extra staff are being added across the company in software development, engineering support and marketing. The recruits include new graduates in permanent positions and students wanting to gain employment experience during their courses that have been given fixed-term placements. Upward trend (…)
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Peripherals
New spray cabin by LNS
At EMO LNS will unveil its new spray cabin to blow oily parts just after machining; for instance in order to control them. This shows again the willingness of the company to be a global supplier of productivity and comfort in the workshops. Air quality is one of the most important aspects in order to provide a healthy, clean and safe work environment. However the cleaning of oily parts with an air gun without protection releases a considerable amount of hazardous pollution. LNS’ priority (…)
Medical
Generating value in medtech process chains
The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries export around 80% of their products, thereby accounting for 35% of the country’s total exports. But where is the value created? At the WMTF Expert Park, machine tool manufacturers will be demonstrating how they successfully master medtech process chains. The Expert Park is chaired by Professor Konrad Wegener, Head of the Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing at ETH Zurich. With a total headcount of around 338,000 and a (…)
Machines
Technological leap in the service of microtechnology
In machining by chip removal it is very rare that new machines questions well-established technologies, usually novelties are more or less important developments of known elements. With the 701S machine presented as World Premiere at EMO, Willemin-Macodel is about to change the way we will see machining. The machine is designed around a parallel architecture as opposed to a classic (serial) one and I haven’t a lot more information for now. What we know for sure: It is a small machine (…)
General about Eurotec
Last rest before EMO – Happy Summer Time
Eurotec’s newsstand is now on holidays for about two weeks! For those who are happy to have a few days off, Enjoy! We will be back soon with a lot of news. With EMO and World Medtec Forum coming, the manufacturers at every level of the production chain in microtechnology (parts, machines, peripherals, components, sub-assemblies, material or services providers) are busy preparing their offer to better serve their customers. Some pieces of news we were able to fetch are really amazing and (…)
Trade show
Win your trip to the world of metalworking
September is EMO time. Thousands of production experts from all over the world will then be setting off for Hannover in Germany to visit the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking sector. Up to 16 August of this year, ingenious production experts who like solving tricky puzzles can win a visit to the EMO in the organisers’ EMO quiz. . The quiz questions can be found at www.cnczone.com and www.cnc-arena.com/en. With a bit of background knowledge or “knowing how to search and (…)
Trade show
Producing more intelligently
For the first time, the VDMA Congress on “Producing more intelligently” will be held under the aegis of the EMO Hannover 2013. Based on the motto “Inspired by technology”, the organisers have put together a program of high-caliber speakers. Top-flight experts from international industry will report on their experiences and success strategies in a global production environment. Innovation, flexibility and technological expertise are key factors for success in global competition, particularly (…)
Machines
EvoDeco for large diameters to be launched at EMO
At this year’s EMO, Tornos is presenting the replacement for the last two Deco machines on the market, the Deco 20 and Deco 26. Logically enough, these machines have been named EvoDeco 20 and EvoDeco 32. Until now the upper limit of the EvoDeco line was 16 mm. Thanks to the launch of EvoDeco 20 and EvoDeco 32, Tornos can now offer a complete EvoDeco version line from 2 to 32 mm. The concept behind the EvoDeco line remains unchanged, which is to uphold the overall philosophy that has (…)
Tooling
Quantum leap in milling technology
Mikron Tool SA Agno achieved a quantum leap in milling of stainless steel, titanium, chrome-cobalt alloys as well as the so called Super alloys. The newly conceived small milling cutter improved by large margins the hitherto possible results in all aspects. Hence, new benchmarks apply immediately for cutting speeds, feeds, performance, tool life und surface quality. Hard to believe that these results are most dominant with the so called hard-to-machine materials. Massive cooling effect (…)
High precision turning
New entry level bar loader for sliding and fixed headstock machines up to 52 mm
At EMO this year, LNS will unveil its new entry level bar loader dedicated for high productivity production both on sliding and fixed headstock machines. The company will also unveil other products in its “one stop shop” philosophy. The LNS highly affordable solution to automatically load long bars from 5 mm to 52 mm into fixed and sliding headstock turning machines. The Alpha 552 is a heavy duty design to withstand production processes running at optimum RPMs. High guiding quality, low (…)