BYG, experts in adaptable spare parts, we help you choose between tungsten and chromium carbide to improve the durability and performance of your machinery. Tungsten, represented by the symbol W and atomic number 74, is a dense, silvery-white, brilliantly luminous metal with ductile malleability. Recognized as the densest element among its native peers, tungsten exhibits outstanding resistance to heat and corrosion, making it one of the most robust elements in these properties. As for (…)
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Tooling
Walter Thrill·tec™ TC645 supreme thread milling cutter
Walter is launching innovative thread milling tools with the name "Thrill·tec™", designed to combine the machining steps of core-hole drilling and threading in a single tool and operation. This is also true of the TC645 Supreme circular drill/thread mill, which is additionally able to produce a chamfer at the thread entry. Combining work steps improves productivity and makes this 3-in-1 thread milling cutter ideal for mass production and small series alike. Mass producers benefit from (…)
Companies
steute Technologies restructures its business fields
steute Technologies, an international technology company for top-quality switches, intelligent sensors and innovative wireless systems, has announced a comprehensive restructuring of its business fields. With immediate effect, the company will now appear on the market with three divisions: Meditec, Leantec and Controltec. These new divisions are the result of a strategic repositioning in order to meet the current demands of the market and to provide a clearer orientation for customers. (…)
IoT
Update for the Kontron Susietec® connect IoT bundle
The universal solution for data transmission in the world of IIoT. With the susietec® toolset, Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), offers a combination of software, hardware and expertise, that enables companies to implement holistic digital transformation solutions. The Connect IoT bundle combines a powerful industrial computer platform with a low-code interface integration solution, which in the new release v3.1 offers additional versatile (…)
Trade show
SIMODEC 2024 brings together global innovation in the sector
Essential to the precision mechanical manufacturing and screw-cutting sector, the SIMODEC exhibition will remain in 2024 the only French event exclusively dedicated to production resources for this sector. To highlight the most outstanding innovations in this field, the show’s Innovation Trophies will be awarded on the first day of the show. Comprising nine professionals, the jury will include two women engineers for the first time. Nine trophies will be awarded in seven equipment and (…)
Additive manufacturing
Addition of New Stratasys Materials Reinforces Commitment to End-use Production and Manufacturing-grade Prototyping
Company announces four new materials for the P3™ DLP platform and two new materials, including color enhancements, for the F900. Stratasys Ltd., a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today announced four new P3 materials including Somos® WeatherX™ 100, as well as the development of its Kimya PC-FR and FDM HIPS validated materials for the F900™. The addition of these new materials opens the possibilities for more manufacturing applications and to accelerate the expansion of material (…)
Machining
Bystronic presents new ByCut Star 3015
Efficient laser cutting with cutting heads, now in the “S” format. The ByCut Star 4020 was already an eye-catcher, and the smaller, completely new ByCut Star 3015 is its equal in every way: With the same features, it cuts sheet metal with measurements of 3 x 1.5 meters with precision, speed, and intelligence. The ByCut Star 3015 is, of course, also available with a power of up to 30 kilowatts. For you, this means higher cutting quality, greater production flexibility, and thus (…)
Tooling
The new Walter Tiger·tec® gold WSM33G grooving grade
Walter is one of the world’s leading suppliers of precision tools for metal machining. The company is proving this once again with the patent-pending Tiger·tec® Gold WSM33G grade. The WSM33G is Walter’s first PVD grade to be specifically developed for the high loads which occur during grooving. The cutting tool material combines third-generation TiAlN with TiSiN to form a multi-layer coating with exceptional hardness and increased toughness. A special post-treatment reduces friction and (…)
Electronics
Fischer core First Mate Last Break connectors ensure electrical safety and mechanical reliability for medical devices
Fischer Connectors has released new First Mate Last Break connectors in its low-voltage multipole Fischer Core Series, to offer outstanding levels of electrical safety, mechanical reliability and ease of use for operators of medical devices in compliance with IEC 60601-1. As its name denotes, First Mate Last Break (FMLB) ensures the permanent ground presence of an electrical system through a longer pin in the plug that “mates first and breaks last” with the system’s receptacle to avoid (…)
Events
FEMWORX – new career congress for women in industry
HANNOVER MESSE 2024 sees Deutsche Messe staging the first edition of a two-day career congress for women on 25 and 26 April, carrying on the tradition of the successful WomenPower series but with a new name: FEMWORX stands for career advancement for women in industry. The FEMWORX career congress promises to become one of the most successful networking and discussion events for women in terms of diversity, career advancement, sustainability, and new working environments. With the decision (…)