The occurrence of machine tool quadrant glitches during circular interpolation routines are an established issue. Thanks to innovation from NSK, it is possible to mitigate the effects of this unwanted phenomenon. In a world-first, new NSK technology is able to stabilise friction whenever the ball screw reverses the direction of motion, significantly reducing the propensity for quadrant glitches. Circular interpolation is a popular machining operation performed on machine tools such as CNC (…)

After almost two years, there is finally some good news from the German trade fair sector regarding metalworking. METAV 2022 is set to open its doors from 8 to 11 March in Düsseldorf. The registration forms were sent out last week. METAV 2022 is set to open its doors from 8 to 11 March in Düsseldorf. The registration forms were sent out last week. "For the first time since EMO Hannover 2019, METAV 2022 will once again give the sector the opportunity for face-to-face customer contact and (…)

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its collaboration with KraussMaffei HighPerformance AG at the partner’s Thin-Wall Packaging Application Center in Näfels, Switzerland, the site of KraussMaffei’s Swiss subsidiary and manufacturer of high-performance injection molding systems known under the NETSTAL brand. The expanded Application Center was officially opened today in a virtual ceremony hosted by officials from both companies and attended (…)

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2021 were 26 per cent up on the same period last year. Orders from Germany rose by 10 per cent. Foreign orders, however, were 35 per cent higher than in the previous year. Order bookings in the German machine tool industry "For several months now, the industry has been registering improving sentiment among customers. This is now finally being reflected in the figures," says Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive (…)

Is this just a vision or already real? Live event series „inside AM“ provides interesting behind the scenes insights! Additive Manufacturing replaces numerous traditional manufacturing processes, facilitates the development of new products and business models and helps establish new value-added and supply chains. Are these claims about the possibilities of Additive Manufacturing real, and in which industries have they already been successfully implemented? What is really feasible, to what (…)

Mclennan, the leading motion control component supplier and systems integrator has signed a distribution agreement with the USA-based electric linear actuator, roller screw and grooved roller bearing designer and manufacturer Creative Motion Control (CMC). Formed in 2002, and with a growing reputation for its innovative approach to motion engineering, CMC´s products are characterised by their exceptional durability, extremely high-force capacity, superior power density and long (…)

SLM Solutions has launched a new competition to inspire artists, designers and engineers to design with metal 3D printing in mind. Its “Print the Future” competition – launched online last Friday – has asked people to submit and upload their 3D designs, one of which will be built by one of the company’s future-forward systems. SLM Solutions sees this as an opportunity to connect a community of designers to compete at expert level of design for AM. Complex geometry? Submit it! Hard to resolve (…)

Wickert Maschinenbau has developed an extremely compact, setup-free multifunctional gripper for the handling of multilayer-stacked or chaotically deposited components with layer separation. The system is available with two different gripper types: A group of two to six fingers picks up workpieces and lifts them out of the transport container. As soon as one layer has been completely emptied, the separation sheet is removed by three close-fitting, extendable vacuum suction elements on the (…)

The International Metrology Congress will be held 7-9 September in Lyon (France), in partnership with Measurement World exhibition and on the same dates and location as Global Industrie exhibition. The Congress is dedicated to the best industrial practices, and advances in R&D applied to measurements, analysis and testing processes: this unique meeting is the meeting between science, industry and institutional organisations of metrology. «This year marks the 20th event in this (…)

Rising quality requirements, stricter traceability demands, more customer-specific projects and shorter delivery times - the challenges faced by manufacturing companies are becoming ever-more diverse. Automation, digitalization and networking are essential prerequisites to overcome these. Ecoclean supports the digital transformation of parts cleaning processes with its innovative cloud solution Ecoclean Connect. A company’s competitiveness and future viability depend largely on how (…)