The consumption of medical technologies and goods is rising fast in China. With a growing middle class population and the resulting disposable income, more Chinese are demanding top-level services from international brands which offer the best outcomes. In addition to this, lower-level healthcare needs are also growing and consumption of products ranging from plasters to pace-makers has exploded to meet the demands of China´s 1.3 billion people. Foreign imports for this sector have already (…)

We already presented this new Schaublin machine on these pages (and you will be able to discover more in Eurotec’s next issue). Nevertheless I was able to take a few pictures yesterday… Enjoy. The new 202TG was presented at the Schaublin inauguration of its new building on June 21 and Rolf Muster, CEO tells us: “We are very confident for the future with this new machine, the first was sold on June 20 to a Malaysian company and a few more are being negotiated. It’s very positive for a (…)

For the fifth year DMG/Mori Seiki is organising one-day technology seminars on the subject of innovative machining topics within the scope of roadshows. The presentations consists of an integrated combination of theory and practice, ranging from milling and turning to the ever-expanding aerospace industry and machine-related workshops. The Roadshows are rounded off by live demonstrations on the machinery, and also specialist talks from a wide range of competence partners. The benefits to (…)

The 2014 release of Delcam’s PowerSHAPE CAD software offers a range of new functionality for the conversion of product designs into tooling designs. The software now provides an even more powerful set of easy-to-use tools to increase productivity through increased automation and improved workflow. By offering a combination of modelling and reverse engineering functionality, PowerSHAPE provides the most comprehensive range of design techniques available in a single CAD program. Having all (…)

What had long been regarded as impossible has become reality: ultra-hard materials can be machined by high speed milling. It is a kind of mini-revolution that begins in the construction of moulds, tools and components for advanced applications. To be profitable, this process should however be reserved for very specific fabrications. By "ultra-hard materials" we mean sintered carbide based metals (hard metals) and ceramics. These two types of materials are composites, which are (…)

Yesterday Schaublin Machines inaugurated its new building with the presence of Didier Cuche, the Swiss ski champion, authorities, customers from all around the world, agents, partners, employees and Schaublin supporters. Today the celebration continues for the general public and employees. The event was the occasion to unveil the new 202 TG turning/grinding machine… and also to celebrate the first machine sold to a Malaysian company (and a few more orders are expected within a few days). (…)

On the occasion of the inauguration of its new plant in Bévilard (today, June 21), Schaublin Machines is going to unveil a combined machine (turning and grinding) dedicated to microtechnology. This novelty will then be presented at EMO. The machining zone has been specially designed to be resistant to the abrasive powders (grinding) and chips (turning and milling). It is modular and allows different types of configuration, for example: Turning/milling machine with tooling of a 102 lathe and (…)

...it finely fits his needs! But to become machines manufacturer isn’t that easy... And yet this ’ideal’ machine exists today, we discovered it at Humard Automation in Delémont (Jura, Switzerland). Meeting with MM. Georges Humard, Director and Fabio Carabotti, Project Manager. Basically, the concept of this new 7 mm capacity sliding head automatic was developed by Elwin, a Sandoz Foundation owned high precision turning company. After several prototypes, Humard Automation had the (…)

Germany’s leading aircraft engine manufacturer—a global player in the design, development, manufacture, marketing and support of commercial and military aircraft engines in all thrust and power categories—has inaugurated a new center of excellence for blade integrated disks (blisks). MTU’s center of excellence for blisks opened mid April, following a 20-month construction and installation phase. Blisks, which are high-tech components in which the disk and blades form a single part, are (…)

For almost twenty years, Boise, Idaho company, Performance Design has designed and manufactured paper punching machines used by Staples, Kinkos and in-house printing departments of large corporations. Today, they’ve got a 6’500 sqm facility with 25 employees where they manufacture and sell over 20 different product lines. Until late 2012, though, they were outsourcing a key component in their equipment…the round, oval, square and rectangular metal pins used to punch the paper. The pins are (…)