In this webinar you will learn how Alicona’s 3D measurement device helps its customers improve process monitoring in micro machining. If you are interested in this webinar but unable to attend - register all the same. You will receive a link to the recorded version after the webinar. . The webinar will unveil a few hot topics Effects of surface finish on tool performance Optimize machining processes through highly reliable 3D measurement data Share visualization data with your clients to (…)

Delcam will launch its new Vortex strategy for high-speed area clearance on stand K18 in Hall 25 at the EMO exhibition to be held in Hannover, Germany, from 16th to 21st September. Vortex will be the major enhancement for the 2014 release of Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining that will be demonstrated for the first time at the show. Vortex, for which Delcam has a patent pending, has been developed by the company specifically to gain the maximum benefit (…)

Miyachi Europe, the leading supplier of laser and resistance welding systems and laser marking products, announces that it now offers remote services for high end resistance welding modules, reducing total cost of ownership thanks to maximized uptime and reduced travel cost. Available for the Miyachi Peco ISQ20 series with programming pendant AWS, AWS3 systems, MG3 standard, as well as most customised resistance welding systems, this new business service is ideal for customers with high (…)

In the field of stones for watchmaking Pierhor has earned a solid reputation, to the point that some brands talk about the “Pierhor quality”. What is less known is that this dynamic SME of about 70 people is also very active in the machining of hard materials for other areas such as medical, aerospace, fluidics or also electronics and sensors. Meeting with Mr. François Durafourg, Managing Director and owner of the company. The current Director took over the company in 1994 and, in a little (…)

Burrs and chips occur at almost every stage in the manufacture or processing of components. These unwanted and mostly sharp-edged fragments of material pose an injury hazard, and such production waste can also affect the quality and function of the product. Additionally, parts with burrs and chips cannot meet modern expectations and the often stringent cleanliness requirements in such sectors as the automotive, aviation and medical industries, precision engineering, electrical and (…)

This spring, Gühring (Switzerland) SA has launched its new PowerTap universal tapping program on the Swiss market. New Gühring taps labeled Power Tap represent tapping tools of a new generation. This new range ensures efficient cuts and long life on almost all materials at very attractive prices. A golden ring characterizes the new PowerTap range offered by Gühring. Optimised geometries... Thanks to optimized geometries, the Gühring PowerTaps are efficient and reliable tools both for (…)

The EMTE-EASTPO Machine Tool Exhibition will be held in Shanghai at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 14 to 17 July 2014. The joint exhibition will leverage on the combined strengths and expertise of three partners: CECIMO, EASTPO Culture and Development and MP Organisation. Mr Filip Geerts, director general of CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, says : “Our purpose is to meet the need of European machine tool builders to have another machine tool (…)

The materials used to manufacture cutting tools are increasingly hard and require innovative machining solutions. For example, the production of CVD (Chemical Vapor-deposited Diamond) has been mastered for some time, but until now there was no effective means of machining such material. To provide an answer to this problem, Rollomatic, specialists in providing grinding machines for the production of ’high tech’ cutting tools, will unveil the LaserSmart 500 at EMO (Hall 6, Stand E16). (…)

expoMED Eurasia is the largest medically oriented trade fair in Turkey, last year hosting over 1200 exhibitors with representation from 41 countries. Attendees include: doctors from hospitals and private practice, laboratory owners, managers, Ministry of Health executives, purchasing committee chairmen, and more. The 2014 expoMED celebrates its 21st year as Turkey´s medtech and healthcare trade fair from April 3th ‐ 6th, 2014. The Turkish Medtech Market Turkey’s annual healthcare (…)

The organisers of the largest machine tool show in the world (EMO indeed) presented a few highlights to the Swiss trade press on last Thursday. This year’s event will take place from September 16 to 21 on a 180’000 sqm area housing more than 2’000 exhibitors and more than 140’000 visitors are expected. “Technical progress is not an end in itself. It is driven by global social and economic challenges,” explains Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director from EMO organizer VDW (the German (…)