Microsystems have now entered the age of high volume production for consumer applications, especially mobile phones, ICT and medical disposable devices. The issues associated with the production of these are of continued interest to manufacturers. These include tooling in high volume fabrication of precision parts, making highly efficient and reliable automated assembly lines and test systems for microproducts. There is a fast growing market for such components and products. . January (…)

Thanks to the 12-blade thread whirler from Utilis, the medical technology firm Stuckenbrock Medizintechnik GmbH was able to almost halve the machining time for the production of bone screws. The increased number of blades and high-pressure cooling means that the service life has been almost doubled and the surface finish improved. Thread whirling: a must! In recent years, the whirling of threads for manufacturing high-quality screws for the medical technology industry and other sectors has (…)

With the workshop ‚Formula Student’, December 5, 2009, EuroMold proves proximity to state-of-the-art techniques and innovations. Besides the design workshop which will be held for the second time EuroMold has also for many years already sponsored the Formula Student Competition. . Added value for everyone This year’s Formula Student Workshop at EuroMold under the motto “Suspension Design & Set Up” will focus on the subject of chassis. The lectures will inform about tires and (…)

The latest version of computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) software created by CAM industry leader DP Technology will be on display Dec. 2-5 in Frankfurt, Germany, where Esprit® will be featured at EuroMold 2009. One more opportunity to discover a powerful tool This 16th edition of EuroMold, slated to take place at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center, is a world fair for moldmaking and tooling, as well as design and application development. Knowledgeable and approachable representatives (…)

At the EMO show in Milano, I’ve met the owners of Vertx, a next to Stockholm (Sweden) based company, as well as Ehn&Land and Tornos representatives. The company signed at the show for a new DECO 7a machine to face its increasing demands in high precision small parts and parts specialized for fiber optics. Young and dynamic In 1997, MM Akerman and Eriksson decided to create their own company and performed a spin off from a business already active in the same field. That was clear at the (…)

The Swiss manufacturer Wandfluh AG develops and produces high-grade oil hydraulic control and closed-circuit control devices as well as digital amplifier – and control electronic circuits for world-wide utilisation. Wandfluh presents its new proportional screw-in valves with slip-on coil. The exchangeable coil significantly simplifies the logistics, because the solenoid coil can also be retrofitted. The various alternatives make the proportional screw-in cartridges a very flexible system. (…)

Next issue of Eurotec is about to be sent (and all the articles will be available for download vers soon). As usual we’ve tried to provide useful information to help our readers know how they can win. As you will see in the editorial, I ask some questions about EMO and exhibitions... what is certain is that the exhibition ground of Fieramilano is perfect to house such an event. . The content is as follow: Editorial: As usual I ask some questions and try to put the light on some hot (…)

During EMO 2009 in Milan Spinner presented its newly developed TTC-Series, a twin-turret CNC-turning-center in a modular design, which can be equipped up to two spindles as main and sub-spindle, live tools and Y-axis in upper turret. With a bar capacity of 42 or 52mm and a max chuck size of 200mm it can be used for bar machining as well as chucker. Two SPINNER-designed speedy turrets with 2x12 tools can work simultaneously on main- and sub-spindle without interference. As usual for (…)

Avicenne is a unique orthopaedic market research company, providing for over 15 years unrivalled advantages to its clients in the orthopedic industry. Being well placed in every level of the industry (OEM, Clinics and hospitals, Contract manufacturers and outsourcing, Raw material supplies as well as Authorities and Regulators), the company is able to identify early trends and new technologies affecting the orthopaedic market. . Report just released The newly printed report can be (…)

The New Zeta collet clamping system offers the market a much better advantage to solve most collet clamping problems. Collets are used in a lot of different variations such as; static and rotating tools, multi-spindle heads, Swiss-turn lathes, angle-heads in different sectors like automotive ,aircraft, various metal, medical, wood and plastic manufacturers. In each of these fields no one offers, until today, an absolutely safe collet clamping system with the addition of the possibility to (…)