Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings will present innovative products and services at PaintExpo. The world’s leading trade fair for industrial coating technology will take place from April 26th to 29th , 2022, at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Center in Germany. At this global event, Axalta will be presenting current developments in a full range of coating technologies. Featuring a portfolio of forward looking and state of the art liquid, (…)

Orders received by the German ma-chine tool industry in the fourth quarter of 2021 were 51 percent up on the pre-vious year’s figure. Orders from Germany rose by 62 percent. Foreign orders were 46 percent higher than in the previous year. In 2021 as a whole, the level of orders received by German manufacturers rose by 58 percent. Domestic or-ders were 51 percent higher than in the previous year, foreign orders 62 per-cent. "This great result reveals how German manufacturers have worked (…)

MANN+HUMMEL will present solutions to remove oil and emulsion mist from production halls in the metalworking industry at SIMODEC 2022 from 8 to 11 March in La Roche-Sur-Foron (France). Filtration is a key technology for healthy workers, safe factory floors and a clean environment. The modular ScandMist product range from MANN+HUMMEL offers several installation options: Stand-alone solutions, solutions for direct mounting on the enclosure of a machining center, or as a custom-designed (…)

Cutting tool and gear tool providers Star SU and Louis Bélet have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance each companies’ product portfolio and expand collective reach within the Americas and Europe. “We believe this relationship will build great synergy between our companies and benefit our customers,” said David Goodfellow, President Star SU. “Although our product offerings are similar, this agreement enables us to provide even more innovative solutions in the micro mechanics (…)

No bore without a countersink, that is a widely applicable rule. For this reason, MAPAL has a very successful product in its portfolio for the machining step. The production of the patented countersinks is being taken to a new level in 2022, both in terms of technology and processes, making a significant contribution to sustainable production. The patented countersinks are designed with three cutting edges and have extreme unequal spacing. The design reduces the axial forces by 50 per cent (…)

Applied Motion Products Inc. (AMP), the USA based motion control leader, has released a new line of linear actuators complete with StepSERVO™ equipped integrated motors as all-in-one linear positioning solutions including drive electronics and controls, housing and bearing support. Available from Mclennan, AMP´s European distribution partner, the new StepSERVO Smart Actuators are variously available with NEMA 11, 14, 17 or 23 frame motors configured with built-in ball or lead screw (…)

FEM calculations have been included in KISSsoft on a long-term basis. For the calculation of planet carriers, gear body deflections and gear root stresses, FEM is used in order to better take into account complex geometric and/or loading conditions. When performing FEM calculations, the FEM post processor is the most valuable tool to overview and understand the results. KISSsoft has its own postprocessor, which is integrated into the inventory of available KISSsoft graphics. This (…)

AGILOX makes new top management appointments. Helmut Schmid takes over as CEO in January 2022, as successor to the previous CEO Franz Humer. Schmid will continue the AMR manufacturer’s ongoing strategy to expand its global market share. As the sole managing director of AGILOX, he also adds three new authorized signatories to the management team, Josef Baumann-Rott, Klaus Pucher and Robert Mayer. Helmut Schmid, who was the head of Germany and Western Europe at cobot market leader Universal (…)

Additive Manufacturing pioneer SLM Solutions and manufacturing solutions provider MIMO Technik jointly announce their huge strides in quickly qualifying additive manufacturing (AM) for parts and processes for the aerospace industry. Using SLM® machine technology, MIMO Technik has successfully met the material spec performance for ALSi10Mg aluminum powder for Boeing and has done so at increased productivity rates, increasing the value proposition for AM design solutions. MIMO Technik (…)

Due to the current situation surrounding Covid, Deutsche Messe AG will stage the world’s leading trade show for industrial technology from 30 May to 2 June. The new date provides exhibitors and visitors with planning security. Deutsche Messe AG, in close cooperation with the HANNOVER MESSE exhibitor advisory board and partner associations VDMA (Association of German Mechanical and Plant Engineering) and ZVEI (Central Association of German Electrical Engineering and Digital Industry), has (…)