At a time when it is possible to manufacture tools with a diameter of 0.02 mm which are not only reserved for niche sectors, high-precision machining of the smallest parts is more than ever the key to innovation in electronics or in medical engineering. Leading experts in micro-machining met to discuss requirements to which each link in the value production chain is subject. High-precision machining of exotic materials, including in the smallest diameters, without losing sight of the issue (…)

Special grinding machines have previously been the first choice for technically complex external and internal threads with large pitches. This will now change with the introduction of an A-axis on the Studer S41 and S22 cylindrical grinding machines. Thanks to the new A-axis it will be possible to grind recirculating ball screws, thread gauges or thread rolls with large pitches perfectly in the future. Studer is revolutionizing thread grinding on cylindrical grinding machines with the new (…)

Meusburger, the Austrian expert in standard components is again broadening its range of products for tool and mould making. In the new catalogue Workshop Equipment customers will find cutting tools, consumables as well as high-precision measuring instruments and gauges. True to the company’s motto ’everything from a single source’, customers now benefit from an even larger range of products and services in the customary high Meusburger quality. 50 years’ worth of experience The leading (…)

If Proto Labs is known for its express service and its capacity to provide workpieces (Firstcut) or injected parts (Protomold) in "the right material" with very high reactivity, the company is sometimes not considered regarding machining as its announced accuracies are about the tenth of a millimetre. Many companies have now integrated this data into their procurement strategy and use Firstcut as supplier of blanks. Meeting with Mr. Bernard Faure, Head of Proto Labs for France, French (…)

Microsystems have now entered the age of high volume production for consumer applications. The issues associated with the production of these are of continued interest to manufacturers. These include tooling in high volume fabrication of precision parts, making highly efficient and reliable automated assembly lines and test systems for microproducts. . A small, table-top exhibition will be conducted in parallel for those wishing to promote their company and products. An idyllic location (…)

Sandvik Coromant is making accessing key data and productivity information in the field and on the machine shop floor easier than ever by launching its iOS and Android apps in eight new languages. French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese versions of these smart apps for metal cutting are now all available to download for free from the iTunes App Store and GooglePlay. With efficiency more important than ever, the apps aim to provide customers (…)

More than ever before, intelligent processes and cost-effective production are the key to meeting the current market challenges. United Grinding will present solutions which assure quality requirements and contribute to competitiveness and long-term success. To allow the Group to present the future developments in all areas of hard fine machining, they wish to invite customers to the third Grinding Symposium from 21 to 23 May 2014 in Thun (CH). The latest technologies from the company (…)

The cooperation between the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) and the fair organisers Erfurt is being exceptionally well received by Rapid.Tech’s exhibitors. “It’s the right decision at the right time”, explains Ralf Schumacher, who heads the “Medical Additive Manufacturing” laboratory at the North-West Switzerland University of Applied Science, and is a member of Rapid.Tech’s newly founded advisory council for progressing Rapid.Tech and METAV as crucial competence centres in (…)

Where workshop floor space and machine installation weight are considerations, producers of small and precise parts need look no further than GF AgieCharmilles’ new Mikron HSM 200 LP and HSM 200U LP Milling machines. The HSM 200 LP and HSM 200U LP perfectly meet high-speed Milling needs in production environments where location and available floor space limit machine installation weight and dimensions. Second-floor dental labs and watchmaking operations are two such examples. Moreover, (…)

Despite a sluggish overall economic situation in France, bad weather in eastern and central France and protests by farmers, Midest which ran for the 43rd time from 19th to 22nd November at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, was a real success. At Midest, the french subcontractors were working with passion to share their skills, the alleys were very busy. On opening it matched the previous year’s show in terms of the number of exhibitors (1702 companies (60% from France) from 38 (…)