Tolexpo, the international show for sheet metal, coil, tube and section equipment, took place in Paris, from Tuesday 19th to Friday 22nd November 2013. 10702 professionals present during the 4 days of the exhibition, including 19% from abroad, more than 200 exhibitors, including 46% from abroad. Tolexpo confirmed its position as a key event entirely dedicated to sheet metal, coil, tube and section equipment. The event continued its work by achieving its major objectives, namely: to bring (…)

Gühring presents new efficient milling cutters to machine fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP). The economical machining of modern materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) requires high-tech tools operating extremely efficiently. Above all, it is important to avoid delamination or fiber projections on the component as well as thermal damage. The problem to solve The new varieties of CFRP materials are produced with less resin content and this leads to a unidirectional (…)

On January 1, 2014, GF AgieCharmilles will become GF Machining Solutions: the name change underscoring the fact that Georg Fischer AG (GF) is a unified company with three divisions. GF AgieCharmilles today offers worldwide one of the industry’s most diverse portfolios, including Milling, EDM, Laser, Spindles, Tooling, Automation, and Customer Services. The new name emphasizes the Division’s positioning as a global solutions provider. At the same time, the name change represents an (…)

Sandvik Coromant recently presented the extension of is exchangeable-head system. It offers greater flexibility from new heads, cutters and integrated tool holders with exchangeable head coupling This fall see the expansion of Sandvik Coromant’s exchangeable-head (EH) system to include a wide assortment of solid carbide heads, indexable milling cutters, boring heads, integrated machine adaptors and different shanks. The exchangeable head coupling is based on a self-centering screw thread (…)

The 5th Micronarc Alpine Meeting (mAm) will take place in Villard-sur-Ollon from January 19 to 21. The program is almost complete and registration is now open. A special earlybird registration fee is available - but only until December 18. Following in the success of the first four editions, The Micronarc Alpine Meeting 2014 will continue its focus on equipment for manufacturing microproducts. This 2 day conference intends to stimulate networking and discussions in the casual atmosphere of (…)

After the EMO and the positive welcome of the new products in Hannover, the company will present them to the Swiss market during an open-house exhibition to take place in its headquarter in Moutier. The EvoDeco offers a remarkable design and boasts surprising power both for spindle and counter spindle machining. We decided to focus a bit more closely on this powerhouse by studying the machined part. EvoDeco 32 – The most powerful machine on the market Simple in appearance, the part is (…)

Delcam has launched the 2014 release of its Delcam for SolidWorks integrated CAM system, the first version to include the Vortex strategy for area clearance. The software also includes a number of new options for turning, four-axis rotary machining and turn-mill operations, plus more strategies for two-axis finishing. Vortex (www.vortexmachining.com), for which Delcam has a patent pending, has been developed specifically to gain the most efficient material removal from solid carbide (…)

With its EcoCCore system now superseding the previous 81C/P equipment series, Dürr Ecoclean is setting new standards in solvent-based part cleaning. This is due to a one-third increase in product throughput and load weight which yields a marked reduction of per-unit cleaning cost. Moreover the new machines are equipped for improved cleaning performance, superior process reliability and significant energy savings. Designed to use non-halogenated hydrocarbons and modified alcohols, the (…)

The mechatronic Schunk EGP 25-speed gripper for small components is the smallest electric gripper with integrated electronics on the market, and even more convincing it also has the best stroke to closing time ratio. With a maximum stroke of 3 mm, it only takes 0.03 s for its fingers to close, thus offering optimal prerequisites for minimal cycle times. The tiny, power dense gripper weighs just 100 g and has a gripping force of 7 N. It is suitable for rapid handling of workpieces up to 35 (…)

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, today announced availability of its new 5-Axis Porting option for GibbsCAM. The new software provides a specialized interface optimized for the machining processes and cutting tool motion required to machine tubular openings that change shape and curvature from one end to the other. The Porting option complements GibbsCAM 5-Axis by enabling easier and faster programming of (…)