Today, BÖ-LA and TactoTek jointly announced that they have signed an agreement for BÖ-LA to market and sell injection molded structural electronics (IMSE) solutions. This partnership brings together leaders in their respective technology domains to advance the market for integrating electronic functionality within molded plastics. “The vast majority of our IMSE customer cases are for user interfaces that require flawless cosmetics. BÖ-LA’s film-insert molding skill is recognized by leaders (…)

Ametek Surface Vision, a world leader in automated online surface inspection solutions, continues to evolve its highly successful SmartViewsurface inspection solution, greatly enhancing production capabilities for manufacturers globally with significant software improvements. SmartView’s superior performance in detecting surface flaws and defects has enabled it to maintain its position as a market-leading materials inspection solution for three decades. Key to this dominance is the modular (…)

Using digital solutions for monitoring of equipment utilization makes workshops far more efficient and profitable than would otherwise have been possible, which is why Sandvik Coromant has introduced CoroPlus MachiningInsights. More than a monitoring system, the solution gathers data, calls attention to issues and provides the insights required to take action. It is an easily attainable step for manufacturers that are looking to reduce waste in production and make a smooth transition into (…)

A model for safe and self-locking long-term clamping of dies with straight clamping edge completes the Roemheld Group’s series of new wedge clamps. The element for the clamping of dies on presses and injection moulding machines does not require a permanent hydraulic supply. Spring force is applied for fixing and only a pressure of up to 160 bar is required for release. The machine hydraulics can therefore be used in this regard. A high degree of operating safety is guaranteed by way of an (…)

SmartRay, the leading manufacturer of 3D sensors for quality inspection and measuring technology, has launched a new addition to its highly successful ECCO sensor family, optimally balanced for the diverse application requirements of consumer electronics manufacturing. Delivering high-speed 3D scanning performance in an economical and compact design, ECCO 95.020 provides an ultra-high resolution and superior 3D image quality that ensures faster production lines and throughput. Utilising (…)

Dyna Contact accurately identifies spindle damage and incorrect angles for superior machining results. Big Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, announces the Dyna Contact, a ceramic taper gauge that now makes it very easy to inspect machine spindle tapers at a glance. The Dyna Contact taper gauge can be used to visually check the contact between the gauge and the spindle to quickly and easily determine the (…)

Laser Induced Deep Etching (LIDE) for thin glass opens new perspectives. "With the new LIDE precision process, we are enabling microsystems technology to exploit the full potential of glass," explained Dr. Roman Ostholt, Vice President LIDE at LPKF, in a presentation at the 3D Systems Summit 2019 in Dresden, Germany. The examples ranged from through glass vias to glass embedding and glass capping solutions with almost vertical walls. Glass substrate for embedding fan-out packages featuring (…)

Coherent Inc. has significantly expanded its Gilching, Germany micromachining and sub-system facility, and completed the relocation of the company’s laser marking group from nearby Gunding. This “Center of Excellence”, designated as Coherent Munich, will be a significant upgrade to the organization’s applications and R&D capabilities, and affirms Coherent’s commitment to the industrial materials processing and manufacturing segment. Coherent Munich’s primary focus will be (…)

T4M – Technology for Medical Devices is cooperating with advanced business events (abe), a leading organiser of one-to-one meetings in the B2B area. The new trade fair for medical technology is thus offering its exhibitors and visitors another attractive service. With a new matchmaking offer tailored to the sector, T4M and abe are bringing medical technology together in Stuttgart by specifically introducing manufacturers and suppliers to each other. Thanks to the qualified discussions (…)

DFAB HOUSE has officially opened today on the NEST building of Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf (Switzerland). It is the world’s first inhabited “house” that was not only digitally planned, but also – with the help of robots and 3D printers – built largely digitally. The construction technologies were developed by ETH Zurich researchers in collaboration with industrial partners. A delicate concrete ceiling – cast in 3D-printed formwork – and a curved concrete wall created by a construction (…)