The Renishaw QC20-W ballbar system is widely recognised as a preventative maintenance tool for new and installed machines. Aquasub Engineering (Coimbatore, India), part of the Aqua Group, one of the largest pump manufacturing companies in Asia, is using QC20-W ballbar to reduce maintenance costs, increase capacity and reduce scrappage. With an increasing emphasis on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Aquasub started looking for solutions and on discovering that Renishaw had launched a new (…)

Last night we organized our traditional apéro. That was the occasion to share a nice moment with passionate people from our world of microtechnology. Thanks a lot the many customers and friends that came. The organisers of the show arrived late because at 6:00 (time of the start of our apéro) they had invited all the exhibitors to come and meet with them to exchange friendly on what is going well and what has to be improved for next year’s show. And? All positive The three directors (…)

At EPHJ I’ve just discovered new Emissa machines: the Magic 50 and Horolotoplan. These machines complement the product range offered by Emissa in the watch industry. Magic 50 This new machine has been developed to offer watchmakers a less expensive alternative to 90° drill in the horn of watch cases. M. Boschi says: "We already offers the Magic drill, but this machine is mainly intended to produce large series, with the new Magic 50, we offer a "table" machine for small series”. (…)

From November 19 to 22, the 5th edition of Tolexpo, International exhibition of production equipment for the work of metals in sheet and coil, tube and profiles, will take place at the Parc des Expositions in Paris-Nord Villepinte, simultaneously with Midest and Maintenance expo. In a tense economic context, Tolexpo announces the participation of major players from the sector, and confirm its position of key industry event dedicated to the work of sheet metal, tube and profiles. Tolexpo (…)

The Eichenberger Gewinde name is nowadays synonymous with "high precision rolled ball screws”. Not only with regard to the quality of the moving parts, but also in applications, mechanical motion devices offer an elegant and space-saving solution meeting with almost all requirements. After 60 years of development, Eichenberger offers today a ball screw for virtually every use. Key competence – cold thread rolling The 120 employees of Eichenberger Gewinde AG are assisted by several robots, (…)

Delcam has launched a free version of its Gold-Certified Delcam for SolidWorks integrated CAM system for SolidWorks. Delcam for SolidWorks XPRESS provides the essential 2D milling and drilling functionality available in Delcam for SolidWorks. Delcam for SolidWorks XPRESS is intended mainly as an introductory level program for users that are new to computer-aided machining. However, it will also be useful for companies, such as design studios, that only need to program simpler CNC machines (…)

During the World Medtech Forum in Lucerne, the Precision cluster organises for the second time the Speakers Corner. Place for express presentations of 15 minutes, it allows interested companies to show their know-how in record time. To learn more, we met with Mr. Patrick Roth, Director of the Precision cluster, organiser of the Speakers Corner at the Lucerne event. Extract of the exclusive interview You are organising the Speakers Corner again, what is it exactly? We install a meeting (…)

Leader in the Swiss market for technical equipment for the watch industry and microtechnology, VOH presented its strategy to the press this morning. To guarantee its international development the company has signed exclusive contracts for Europe and Asia. Today the company realizes 95% of its turnover in the watch industry in Switzerland and has the possibility to expand its production. In order to sell its high quality products abroad, the company can rely on very good assets: its (…)

Making its world debut at IMTS 2012, followed by DMP 2012 in China, the Swiss ST 26 was developed as a simple machine covering a wide range of requirements for the Asian and American markets. Building on its success in these markets, the company has decided to produce a CE version for Europe. Equipped with 7 axes, the newcomer will be positioned as a direct competitor to machines equipped with 5 or 6 axes, and available in the same price range. It completes Tornos’s mid-range offering, (…)

It was 20 years ago that Zoller decided to work with Springmann for the sales of its products in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. This company offers advice, sale and after-sales service from its sites in the region of Neuchâtel and St.Gallen. E. Zoller GmbH & Co KG in D-Pleidelsheim has built more than 25’000 devices for accurate measurement, preset and management of tools since 1945. Springmann SA is present on the market since 1920 as specialist for machines and peripherals for (…)