European premieres as highlights of the exhibition. From May 11 to 13, 2011, Newemag’s open house in Rotkreuz focuses on particularly interesting products. Visitors will have the opportunity to see a beautiful range of high-quality machines. For example an evolution of the BNA machine by Miyano, the BNA-42 DHY series and the new SKT -180 TTSY by Hyundai-Kia will be presented. In Rotkreuz, from May 11 to 13, Newemag opens its doors to its customers, its suppliers and specialists. The company (…)

This year will see the celebration of the 10th edition of EPHJ (Watchmaking-Jewellery) and the 5th edition of EPMT (Microtechnologies). The space reserved for the event at the beginning of the year was already greater than that devoted to the entire 2010 edition! Increasingly a go-to event, the EPHJ-EPMT fair continues to expand unabated, a recurring phenomenon since its creation in 2002, even given the less favourable economic climate. Around 600 players, including 20% or so hailing from (…)

Robots from Stäubli can now be directly operated with B&R controllers. This is possible thanks to a Powerlink interface on Stäubli’s uniVAL drives that allows Generic Motion Control programs from B&R controllers to be transferred to the robots. In this way, robotics engineers can use the uniform programming and operating environment provided by B&R controllers. The easy integration of Stäubli robots is guaranteed using uniVAL drives and Powerlink networks. Robots are connected (…)

An authoritative new White Paper on modern nesting has been published by Planit, the company that developed the world’s most powerful sheet metal CAD/CAM software, Radan. With the sea change in what nesting can now do for companies, manufacturers should ask themselves the following questions, revolving around where they want to be in five years time: Do I want to increase my output? Do I want to better utilise my staff? Do I want to increase automation? Do I want to make my resources go (…)

The specialist of systems for chips processing, oil extraction, filtration and recycling of industrial residues and impurities such as chips, tramp oil, swarf and micro-organism bought the activities and know how of UMC. As of Today, industries will be able to buy the UMC products at Rimann’s. With this move, Rimann carries on its evolution to become a global solution provider in term of treatment after machining. Already active in washing system for the regeneration of precious metals and (…)

The document "hints for your SME’s Webcast" gives small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) tips for optimizing their website. More security, reliability and usability makes internet offers of Swiss SMEs even more attractive. The checklist is a joint publication of Federal Office of communications (OFCOM), the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the InfoSurance Association. Under the title "More security for your customers and more confidence for them", this publication gives (…)

With immediate effect, Blechexpo - the international trade fair for sheet-metal processing - is getting a sponsor. The privately owned trade fair organiser P.E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG, Frickenhausen, and the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), Frankfurt am Main, have announced that the VDW will already be taking over sponsorship for the Blechexpo for the very next event (6 to 9 June 2011). Blechexpo has been held in Stuttgart every two years since 2007. In the odd-numbered (…)

After many years of sporadic collaboration, Tornos and the Haute Ecole Suisse Arc Ingénierie [Engineering High School] in St-Imier, Switzerland, have decided to strengthen their already close collaboration by creating the Tornos Research Center. This strategic collaboration between HE-Arc and Tornos will take shape in the Technological Park premises in St-Imier, some thirty kilometres away from the Tornos Headquarters in Moutier. M. Philippe Jacot, CEO of Tornos and Ms. Brigitte Bachelard, (…)

Stephan Nell, Chairman of the Studer AG management board, has changed to the management board of Körber Schleifring GmbH with effect from February 1st, 2011. He will take on responsibility for sales, marketing and service for the whole division. His successor as chairman of the Studer management board will be Michael Horn, who has already been a member of this board since 2007. Peter Weber, Managing Director of Schaudt Mikrosa GmbH, will also take on responsibility for sales and service at (…)

MISUMI Europa GmbH is constantly adding to its range of linear units. The LX Series now offers a greater choice of standard lengths and two single-axis linear units with parallel mounted motors. The new unit lengths can be used to tap into new markets. The motor assembly also requires less installation space in a longitudinal direction. MISUMI has expanded its LX-Series product range to include a greater choice of standard lengths: The LX20 now comes in installation lengths of 80, 250 and (…)