Even though there are still a few months before the opening of the Fakuma exhibition, it is clear that the modern centre of exhibitions of Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance (Germany) will be full from next October 14 to 18. Fakuma occupies indeed the pole position in its field, and its 23rd edition confirms it once more. The 1300 exhibitors give the event a highly international character, particularly in the delivery of software and hardware for industrial plastics. For further information (…)

AMB China will open its doors for the fourth time in Nanjing in October 2014. In addition to numerous Chinese manufacturers of tools and machine tools, large internationally operating companies such as DMG MORI will present their products of the factories of Tianjin and Shanghai. In addition to DMG MORI, other globally and regionally well-known manufacturers such as EMAG and INDEX Traub, in the areas of metal cutting, metal forming, precision tools and automation technology, will present (…)

At Micronora we discovered the first step of communication of a new trade show that will take place in Switzerland from October 14 to 16, 2015. EVOL: Exhibition for Vision, Optics and Laser. This event will take place in the new Swiss Tech Convention Center of EPFL in Lausanne and will offer a new platform of exchange for Laser (including additive manufacturing), optics and metrology. A new event with different assets Meeting point of technologies and products of the future, EVOL will (…)

Micronora started yesterday and visitors can discover many microtechnology innovations. This morning, we put the light on a small French SME that presents amazing achievements in terms of micro-machining and micro-moulding. Vuillermoz Philippe SAS has developed an encapsulated micro screw for one of its Swiss customers. It is an essential element for an innovative system of high-end mechanical watch movement. A patent has been filed and is pending. Micromachining? It is certain. The (…)

That’s under the moto “Micro-mechatronics – from intelligent systems to the factory of the future” that Micronora opens its doors today in Besançon (till Friday). Medical, aerospace, consumer goods, automotive for instance are, technologically speaking, feeding each other; however keeping a common point: the incompressible need to find components increasingly miniaturised for their products whose sophistication continues to escalate. Focused on micro-mechatronics Micro-mechatronics meets (…)

The 40th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering, Lausanne, Switzerland – September 22 − 26, 2014, Venue: Swiss Tech Convention Center, EPFL Over 800 persons have registered for MNE 2014 and the short course and exhibition are now full. On-site registration is still possible. MNE 2014 Program Highlights At the heart of MNE is the scientific program, and the organisers have the pleasure to announce outstanding keynote speakers with the MNE 2014 fellowship recipient Prof. (…)

The dates have now been finalised for the EMO Hannover 2017, the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking sector. The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) in Frankfurt am Main, which is responsible for organising the EMO Hannover, has announced the dates of next issue. . From September 18 to 23, 2017. “We are announcing the dates well in advance so that exhibitors and visitors can make their plans in good time”, says Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the (…)

The first EMTE-EASTPO 2014 concluded successfully on 17 July at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Some 650 international manufacturers from 24 countries showcased their innovative machinery to buyers from 54 economies. The four-day exhibition attracted a visitorship of 47,654. Local visitors from 32 cities made up majority of the participants. The biggest group of domestic visitors were from south-eastern China namely, Anhui,Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang. Buyers from (…)

In conjunction with Matsuura, Tornos is delighted to announce the dates of its much anticipated annual Open House Event. From the 14th to the 16th of October, the THINK: Production 2014 event will be co-hosted by Tornos and Matsuura at their neighbouring facilities in Coalville, Leicestershire. At the event, Tornos will be demonstrating the latest innovations in turning technology with four machines making their UK debut’s, two of which will have just been launched at AMB in Stuttgart in (…)

More than 90,000 visitors and around 1,300 exhibitors are expected to attend AMB 2014 from 16 to 20 September 2014. Exhibitors will present innovations and further developments from the metal cutting and precision tool industry, as well as chucking tools, CAD, CAM, CAE, software, grinding machines, handling of workpieces and tools, and measuring systems on a gross exhibition area of more than 105,000 square metres. The efficient machining of composites and composite materials is currently (…)