From September 19 to 24 Alicona will present three measurement systems dedicated to cutting tool measurements at EMO Hanover. IF-Real3D InfiniteFocus Real3D is an optical 3D micro coordinate measurement system for complete form measurement of cutting edges. Form, contour and roughness are measured in high resolution and out of every perspective. Users benefit from several functionalities of a coordinate measurement system and of a surface measurement device. The 360° measurement of drills, (…)

Following a well-established tradition, MunichExpo Veranstaltungs GmbH once again offers the prestigious MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award. The competition is open to designers, materials suppliers, developers, engineers, and producers. Application deadline ends on 30 June, 2011 - Sponsorship Award endowed with €1,500. Students can apply for the Student Award that is endowed with €1,500. The price is awarded for outstanding innovative, creative or engineering achievements in the (…)

The 27th International Machine Tool Biennial will be held in 2012, from May 28 to June 2. The event, jointly organised by BEC and AFM, will bring together the state-of-the-art in innovations and developments for machinery and technology at BEC. BIEMH is currently Europe’s third largest event in its sector, and steady progress has enabled it to consolidate its position as a pioneering monographic fair for the machine-tool industry. Participating sectors are machine tools (metal cutting and (…)

Affolter Technologies SA from Malleray-Switzerland produces Gear Hobbing Machines for small pitch gears. Affolter has developed a new option called „µ-Skiving“, which allows to apply a technique of skive hobbing on smallest gears. Pre-hobbed and hardened gear blanks are positioned and finished using a special hob. The cutting process is called skiving. This process is a finishing operation and provides an alternative to gear grinding in hardened materials for modules of 0.1 to 1.0 mm (DP (…)

First International Medical Technology Forum in Lucerne From September 25 to 27, 2012, the supply industry for medical technology in Switzerland will be presenting itself to international manufacturers. With the World Medtech Forum Lucerne, the Medical Cluster and Messe Luzern AG are creating a comprehensive platform for an industry that is important, profitable and promising. The event combines a trade fair, congress and various other meetings - creating a new format for the Swiss medical (…)

Delcam has launched a new website for its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining – www.powermill.com. The site details the many benefits that have prompted more than 30,000 users to select PowerMILL for their programming needs. It includes video testimonials from some of these customers, including users from the toolmaking, aerospace and motorsport industries. The new PowerMILL web site shows why 30,000 users have chosen the Delcam CAM software. The new site (…)

Affolter Technologies SA presents at this year’s EMO the new model Gear AF110. With a module range of 1.0 mm (DP 25.4) in steel, Affolter enlarges its Gear Line upwards for applications such as gear box producers, aircraft and automobile suppliers industries. The AF110 can cut all kind of different gear types as well as worms. With this machine, Affolter has achieved to double the module range whilst keeping the dynamic and compact construction for which Affolter machines are well known. (…)

Balliu MTC nv is a company active worldwide with an extensive sales- and service organisation. Their sole business is developing and manufacturing Laser-equipped machines for all kinds of applications and materials, whether it is a titanium wire frame for sunglasses or turbines for jet engines. Today they present the new LD1500x500 machine. 24/7 working The new LD1500x500 is custom made for laser cutting disks out of a 0.6 mm thick coil. This machine is dedicated to produce without (…)

It’s been a long time since the published issues of Eurotec are available online on our blog, but now we’ve gone a little bit farther with 1) the availability of the online opportunity to leaf through all our issues (from 2009) and 2) the new iPad version of the blog. If you want to download the PDF file of our issues, it is still possible through the "Articles" page and it is good if you want to keep our past issues and articles as references. These pages are very useful indeed. To (…)

In many tool applications, hardness of the coating is an important asset, as well as a good adhesion of the coating. But there are also other features of coatings that can become a huge advantage. Non-sticking for example is very important when machining soft materials such as aluminium or plastics. It enhances the lifespan of the tool and increases the productivity of the tooling equipment. Smoothness on the other hand can be a huge advantage for forming tools. This feature can eliminate (…)