This year, at EMO 2011, the international metalworking industry was introduced to LA-CO Industries Europe S.A.S., a truly global force in industrial marking designed to support any industry and its marking needs. Professional metalworkers, fabricators and welders demand versatility in their marking tools. Knowing the unique surfaces that these professionals can face, it is essential that today’s industrial markers provide solutions tailored to the needs of today’s fabricators, welders and (…)

Willemin-Macodel, has just presented two new machines at EMO. Full direct drive technology on a 5-axes machine – a world premiere – makes the 508MTLinear the most advanced machining solution on the market. The other world premiere is the latest upgrade to the 408MT, which becomes the first compact 5-axes machining center equipped with a turning turret, pushing the boundary between machining involving milling and turning. The 508MTLinear multi-process machining center, which allows bar (…)

Time will tell, but increasingly, there is evidence that points to the fact that bar-fed mills could well represent the future of complex, small parts manufacturing. To see this coming paradigm shift, one need only walk the halls of the latest EMO, where a number of major machine tool manufacturers displayed their own, unique offerings of bar-fed milling machines. Much as the rise in popularity of multitasking, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes made thousands of manufacturers (…)

MAG highlighted cryogenic machining at EMO last week! The revolutionary cryogenic, through-the-tool machining system was actually presented on four high performance machine tools and a robotic system using the new, eco-friendly liquid nitrogen coolant. MAG’s newly developed liquid nitrogen cooling system was introduced to the public last fall, finally succeeding in implementing this radically new way to work. Within a short time span, the MAG experts were able to develop a practical, (…)

Schunk, the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems continues to enlarge its program of VERO-S Quick-Change Pallet System (discovered at EMO 2011). With a height of 20 mm, the VERO-S NSE mini module from Schunk is the most flat pneumatic quick-change pallet module in the world. This provides ideal conditions for retrofitting existing machines, making full use of the engine room, and allows direct clamping of small workpieces. Since the VERO-S NSE mini has small gauges (…)

Index, the multispindle specialist headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, unveiled its new eight-spindle NC automatic production lathe, the Index MSC-8, from its Multiline series, at the EMO Hannover 2011. The modular eight-spindle machine built on the multispindle modular system can also efficiently machine highly complex workpieces that would have driven the previous multispindle machines normally equipped with six spindles to their limits. The new Index MSC-8 NC multi-spindle automatic (…)

At EMO, Tornos is launching a new line of products. The MultiSwiss 6x14 machine provides a link between multispindle turning machines and sliding headstock machines. Based on the "fully integrated" concept and featuring innovative front access, this new machine is designed with three types of customer in mind: users of numerical multispindle turning machines, users of cam-operated machines, and users of single-spindle turning machines. The MultiSwiss benefits from completely open front (…)

The Peter Wolters GmbH from Rendsburg, Germany, presents the Voumard VM 130 internal diameter grinding machine for high volume production during the EMO Show at Hannover, from September 19 to 24. The machine is perfectly suited for high precision mass production of small and mid-sized work pieces, e. g. components for fuel injectors in the automotive industry. With up to 6 grinding spindles and several different types of dressing units being available, the machine is very flexible and can (…)

If you climb the peaks surrounding Eschenlohe on a clear day, you can see all the way to Munich. However, the outlook in the valley is also very far-sighted – this is where Kern Micro- und Feinwerktechnik GmbH develops its high-precision machining centres, which have raised the bar in the field of mechanical engineering time and time again. The Bavarian company is now presenting its latest triumph, the Kern Micro, conveniently in time for the EMO trade fair; an ultra-compact, multi-talented (…)

Whether a manufacturing company specialises in producing nuts and bolts, complex gear sets or high precision valves, keeping its equipment running efficiently is the key to profitability. Lubrication plays an integral role in reducing friction between critical rotating or moving machine tool components, which can translate into equipment durability and availability. To help ensure that the machine tool runs smoothly, it is important to choose a combination of high-quality lubricants – (…)