Demanding die-cast components, such as structural components in the automotive sector (megacastings), place special requirements on the temperature control, in particular on the cooling of so-called hotspots. The jetPulse system from REGLOPLAS offers a reliable and economical solution for cooling hotspots in a die casting die with pinpoint accuracy and reliability. The spot cooling of so-called hotspots in die-casting dies is an established process for improving the quality and mechanical (…)

An Italy-based specialist serving the optical industry is benefitting from the precision and high-quality motion of NSK ball screws in its innovative lens cutting machines. The machines produced by MEI System have revolutionised optical manufacturing processes with the most advanced milling technologies, guaranteeing extremely high quality and maximum productivity. Excellent lens quality offering a combination of attractive style and perfect vision is a prerequisite for providing eyewear to (…)

Digital solutions optimise processes and offer support for challenges such as sustainability and the shortage of skilled workers. If you want to turn data into information, there are many major and minor parameters that need to be adjusted. These include consistency and unified languages. For a complete picture, it is also important for the maximum number of participants in the process chain to think and act digitally. As this article shows, AMB 2022 in Stuttgart will provide a platform (…)

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2022 were 44 per cent up on the same period last year. There was a 44 percent increase in orders both from within Germany and from abroad. "Orders for our industry continued to flow in during the first quarter of this year," commented Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), Frankfurt am Main. "They were only 8 percent below the figures posted in the record (…)

Updates on GF Machining Solutions’ wire-cutting EDM machines of the CUT C, E and P series can help customers stay competitive, enter new markets and add additional value to their machines during their whole life cycle. GF Machining Solutions has over 60 years of experience building EDM machines, in which the company has developed a deep expertise on this technology, not only by producing new, more efficient machines, but also by providing new features on their existing machines to push the (…)

Swiss Medtech presented its vision for «Medtech in Switzerland 2030», outlining strategies to permanently strengthen Switzerland’s attractiveness as a medtech business location in front of several hundred guests on May 17 in Bern. Issues covered include stable trade relations, open markets, promotion of innovation, and reimbursement models specially adapted to the medtech industry. The agenda of reforms is particularly important as industry competitiveness has been weakened by the breakdown (…)

The UNITED GRINDING Group unveiled a series of world premieres on the first day of the GrindingHub 2022 trade show. Among other things, a new cylindrical grinding machine, a new loading system, a tool grinding machine and — as an extension of the Group’s machine portfolio — a revolutionary additive machine tool for manufacturing metallic components using “3D printing." The UNITED GRINDING Group, one of the leading manufacturers of precision machines for grinding, eroding, lasering, and (…)

From June 21 to 24, METAV will once again be held at its usual location in Düsseldorf. Here, the trade fair, which is known for its high visitor quality, is closing an important gap for exhibitors and trade visitors after a pandemic-related break. Economically, following the COVID-19 pandemic, METAV does indeed fall at a difficult time with major challenges, with supply chain issues and the impact of the Russian attack on Ukraine causing concern. Nevertheless, it comes at the right time to (…)

New grades offer higher wear resistance and longer tool life, increasing productivity in cast iron and compacted graphite cast iron machiningKennametal has introduced the KCK20B and KCKP10 indexable milling grades for higher wear resistance and up to 30% longer tool life when machining cast iron and compacted graphite iron components. Both grades offer higher productivity and consistent, repeatable performance during roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing operations. "The new grades (…)

Arburg has optimised the software for its Freeformer machines so that, in future, all water-soluble Armat support materials can be applied in a grid structure that is optimised for Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF). This will shorten build times in the APF process by up to 55 per cent – while also reducing material consumption. The water-soluble support material can then be washed out without manual finishing work. "At the rapid + tct 2022 trade fair in Detroit, USA, we will be (…)