Willemin-Macodel offers high-end tailor-made machining solutions to realise high value-added, complex and highly precise parts. At Simodec, the company will present two machines on its stand. The part realised on the 408S2 will be a blisk and the part machined on the 408MT will be a pinion realised by gear-hobbing. This machine will also present a 500 mm bar loading device. 408S2 - Simultaneous 5-axis machining centre The 408S2 machining centre is equipped with a high precision, rotating (…)

Multiple British, European and World Skeleton champion Kristan Bromley’s technicians use Romer Absolute Arm to optimize sled design and set-up for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Hexagon Metrology has started a co-operation with the UK-based skeleton racing team Bromley Technologies. Bromley Technologies use a Romer Absolute Arm with integrated laser scanner to optimise sled design for Kristan Bromley, multiple Champion, and competitor at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Where technique meets (…)

For several decades, the Schall name evokes the largest private German organisation of fairs, whether it be technical fairs or general public well-known exhibitions. Created by Paul Eberhard Schall in 1962, the company is now called “the Schall group “. The success of the recent exhibitions Motek and Blechexpo comes to close the year 2013 as very positive. The fair specialist Paul E. Schall tells us more. (Full interview in our next issue). Eurotec: On what relies the almost legendary (…)

Kuka robots have inspired the watchmaker Sevenfriday to put a watch with the Kuka look and feel on the market. For a short time now, “Sevenfriday P1-03 Automation Orange” has been available from the company’s online shop. Sevenfriday was founded in May 2012 and is today considered a respected and established newcomer among watch enthusiasts and collectors of luxury watches. One reason for this is the consistent orientation towards the aesthetics and feel of the industrial environment. (…)

With VariTap, Widia presents the latest tools built on 140-year legacy in tap design and engineering to deliver performance without compromise. Manufacturers, especially job shops, know better than most the pressures of ever-increasing customer demands and the equally demanding requirements to control costs. Multi-purpose tools have been one method many shops use to bridge the gap - excellent in certain materials and good enough in others to get the job done. The best of both worlds (…)

And here we are: again the end of the year. Once again this year was full of interesting discoveries and I would like to thank all the companies that opened their doors to my enquiring pen. Thank you to have allowed me to write all these nice stories! Indeed we are already working on Eurotec’s next issue(s) to bring you valuable information about our microtechnology world… and there are always many stories and pieces of news to communicate about! … stay tuned! Thank you ALL We at Eurotec (…)

Spindle connection helps deliver maximum machine tool power for maximum metal removal in titanium and hard alloys. The spindle connection is the interface between the machine tool’s spindle and toolholder. As such, this vital component has to provide the torque and bending load capacity compatible with the machine-tool’s operating specifications. When machining high-strength materials like titanium and other alloys, cutting forces generate bending moments that may exceed the interface’s (…)

CC6190, a new ceramic insert grade for CoroMill 490, promises 2-3 times greater productivity against cemented carbide insert grades in cast iron and hardened steel due to the potential for higher cutting speeds. Any manufacturer involved in automotive part machining or general engineering will benefit from the use of CoroMill 490 with CC6190 ceramic inserts. A superior performance and enhanced precision are assured in applications that include the milling of engine components such as valve (…)

The growing number of regulations and measures for environmental protection, disposal, operational safety and the conversion to alternative sources of energy are constantly pushing up investment and production costs. With this trend continuing unabated, companies are urged to make use of highly efficient production methods that save resources. For over 24 years, the Unilube Micro Lubrication Technology has been world class, with typical annual consumption of 3 litres. The Ecolub Micro (…)

This is the slogan for the forthcoming International Machine-Tool Exhibition at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, scheduled for June 2-7, 2014. "We plan to offer a big show, with big solutions, where big business can be done” says Ines Achúcarro, the Foreign Affairs Area Manager. The organisers are pleased to advance some actions they are organizing to increase the profitability of the exhibitors’ and visitors’ participation. They also would like to offer a meeting point that that has been oriented (…)