Big Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metal-working industries, today announced that its parent company, Big Daishowa Seiki Co. Ltd., has completed a new logistics and distribution center that will help meet the growing demands of customers in Europe and around the world. The state-of-the-art facility is a fresh addition to the five existing Big Daishowa factories on the Japanese island of Awaji. The 12,000 m2 building currently has an (…)

The second AMB Iran takes place in Teheran from 23 - 26 May. The trade fair is almost fully booked with over 180 exhibitors. The organisers Messe Stuttgart and the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) invited keynote speakers to three industry get-togethers in Iran in the industrial hubs Isfahan, Teheran and Tabriz. 600 high-ranking representatives from politics, industry and industrial associations discussed the current situation following the lifting of the sanctions and the (…)

Renishaw, a global manufacturer of metrology systems and metal 3D printing machines, is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with FalconTech Co., Ltd. as a Solutions Centre partner and distributor for its additive manufacturing (AM) technology in China. Located in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, FalconTech is a technology and innovation company focusing on the rapid manufacturing of high performance components for aerospace, biomedical, marine, chemical and other engineering applications. (…)

Sandvik Coromant is strengthening its capabilities in Digital Manufacturing by signing a strategic research agreement with PARC, a Xerox company, world-renowned innovation center. PARC will provide Sandvik Coromant with a footprint in Silicon Valley and expert resources for research & development in the field of Digital Manufacturing. PARC will allocate resources to conduct research & develop technologies within Digital Manufacturing for Sandvik Coromant under the terms of the (…)

Medtec Europe, the preeminent medical technology platform that brings together leading experts, buyers and sellers from across the medical technology industry, showed a record attendance this year in Stuttgart, Germany, with a 7% increase in overall visits. The event attracted 6,816 attendees over three days, 25% of whom were senior level decision makers and 65% of whom had purchasing power. In addition, the new business matchmaking programme enabled 551 meetings and 3,498 business matches (…)

Big Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metal-working industries, today announced the C-Cutter Mini, an ultra-fast compact chamfer cutter. The C-Cutter Mini is designed for multi-functional cutting tasks, including chamfering, back chamfering and face milling. Compared to competitors’ products, the tool’s market-leading speed and feed rate capability has the potential to slash machining times by up to 85 per cent. The tool’s innovative (…)

The LPKF ProtoLaser R is the first com-pact laboratory laser with an ultrashort-pulse laser source. Its unique strengths are most obvious in the cold processing of thin layers. In a re-cently presented tech paper, it demonstrated its precision on a special material. With a laser spot size of just 15 µm, it was able to structure and cut 0.2-mm-thick carbon tape for LTCC manufacturing. The tech paper presents the test layout as well as the results in the form of microscope images with (…)

The jury has reached its decision: After several days of assessing thousands of products from all over the world, the Servoline received the distinction “Red Dot”. With this press line, Schuler has created an outstanding design that the expert committee for the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2017 has recognized with the internationally sought-after seal of quality. “Our new Corporate Product Design aims to imbue our systems with an especially high-quality appearance for premium customers (…)

Medtec Europe will once again provide over 7,000 attendees and more than 600 exhibitors from 70 countries the opportunity to share, learn, and discover opportunities and solutions that will advance the medical technology industry. Taking place 4 - 6 April 2017 at the Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, Medtec Europe is the preeminent medical technology platform showcasing the key trends and insights across the entire supply chain of the medical technology industry. With a comprehensive (…)

EuroBLECH 2016, held in autumn last year, was regarded as highly successful by the international sheet metal working industry. One of the main themes at the 24th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition was the overall trend for digitisation and automation of production processes. The innovative spirit in the industry sector led to a 2% increase in net exhibition space and visitor numbers compared to the previous event. The exhibition survey results which have just been (…)