Mr Marcus Burton, currently Managing Director of Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd, will be the new Group Managing Director Europe from 1st January 2010. He succeeds Dr David Jack who has been responsible for Mazak’s European business since 2004 and who has reached retirement age. Mr Tomohisa Yamazaki, President of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, comments that continuity has a high priority within Mazak. “Mr Burton has sound knowledge and understanding of the machine tool business and the Mazak (…)

In our modern world where we take it so much for granted that we can be in Switzerland eating a kiwi grown in New Zealand, taking photographs using a camera made in Japan or enjoying a red wine produced in South Africa, it is easy to forget that these seemingly everyday actions are rendered possible by a seamless system of logistics which is anything but banal. People speak of production units on extended manufacturing runs in Germany being prevented from working because a sub-contractor in (…)

Encountered at EMO, Daniel Dünner, Director of Walter Dünner SA Moutier (Switzerland) showed us a new system designed to replace a complete hydraulic group. This innovation is launched jointly with a new hydraulic actuating cylinder and an automatic clamping system for jaws. These novelties present true benefits both in terms of precision and of environmental respect. How does it work? The pressure multiplier is a simple device that uses pneumatic to generate hydraulic power. This small (…)

At the EMO we discovered some grinding solutions to meet both demands for small and precise parts and for very affordable simple grinding solutions. Norma microTool, the surgery machine The ideal solution for production of small parts is Norma microTool : Micro small cutting tools for electronics, watchmaking or other micro-mechanical applications. Very important also the growing market of tools and other products for the medical industry. Milling cutters, ballnose cutters, drills with (…)

On the occasion of the recent EMO in Milano, we had the opportunity to discover the Emissa 3800 Winflex. This modular and flexible machining center doesn’t need any robot to manage the parts and combines the possibilities of a conventional machining center with the performances of the well known Pibomulti’s machining turret heads. The result? A machine like no other in term of productivity and flexibility (compared to more traditional solutions). Meeting with Mr. Boschi, Chief Executive (…)

MAG presented world premiers for 5-axis machining and technology integration at EMO – with strong focus on energy Efficiency. The EMO is the place where the international machine tool industry unveils its new machine concepts and related innovations. In times of economic crisis, there is a high demand for solutions that help manufacturers reduce processing costs and total cost of ownership. Responding to that demand, MAG presented many productivity innovations in Milan, ranging from new (…)

The new DMU 50 eco from DMG offers first-rate 5-axis technology at an unbeatable price. In economically turbulent times it is important not to stand still. Therefore Gildemeister has developed the DMG ECOLINE. This concept is based on the idea of supplying the customary high DMG quality at unbeatable value for money by combining consistent standardization with a simple, reliable design. The newest member of this new machine generation is the CNC universal milling machine DMU 50 eco, which (…)

With the new CNC-controlled setting fixture UNISET-V vision, the setting of precision tools is easy and efficient. From tool to system Mapal is a recognized specialist for fine boring using adjustable tools. The exact adjustment and measurement of these tools is a prerequisite for high part quality. The lack of suitable equipment led Mapal to become involved in the development and manufacture of mechanical and electronic setting fixtures. Mapal has always placed very high value on (…)

Sarix SA, Switzerland presented, for the first time at the EMO 2009 the MACHLine. This new line of machines for micro erosion is based on the new micro-EDM CORE of SARIX. Micro-EDM CORE is a new concept of multiaxis EDM machining. The versatility of the module allows flexible EDM configurations and the combination of EDM with other machining processes, on the same machine. Ideal working conditions The MACHLine center shown at the SARIX booth was presented in a configuration for the (…)

Another piece of new discovered at EMO is the Mini tool system by Horn. These Tools are dedicated to relatively large diameters from 8 mm to 20 mm. Paul Horn is well known in “our small and precise world” for its smaller tools, the Supermini. Supermini characteristics • More than 1,200 standard inserts can be clamped in a toolholder. • Boring out from bore diameter 0.2 mm • Grooving from bore diameter 2 mm • Axial grooving from diameter 5 mm • Chamfering, profiling, backboring and (…)