The products of Agathon stand out due to the superior material quality, highest surface finish, closest tolerances and simple assembly.... and there is more to be discovered at EMO. At this year EMO, the company will unveil a few novelties, namely preloaded pillar guides, floating bearings and new products in the punching tool standard offer. Product innovation Agathon LTD. shows preloaded pillar guides for the adapters of powder presses. With relatively small investments in the adapter (…)

Humard Automation SA are experts in the design, development and manufacture of machines in the areas of production automation and high-precision hydraulic presses. The Humard product range offers automation solutions which significantly improve production processes and the output of numerically controlled machining equipment. To reinforce its marketing department in Delémont (Switzerland) the company is looking for a motivated communication specialist. Working language: French. Vous pouvez (…)

Machine tools, test benches, hoisting gear for cranes or travelling cranes, process industries such as metal, plastic and rubber processing, all require variable speed drive systems that can be accommodated in small spaces with high dynamic stresses. The range of CPLS square-framed 3-phase induction motors, combined with the new Unidrive M inverter range fully meets the requirements of the various processes, with the assurance of overall performance of the motor/drive assembly. Long (…)

Chiron will show a world première and further pioneering innovations at the EMO from September 16 to 20 in Hanover. Chiron’s exhibition area will be in hall 12, stand B 84. News at EMO: The new 26 series stands for horizontal machining, productivity and high-performance cutting. Series 24, which is also new, features vertical machining with a spindle clearance of up to 600 mm and a drum workpiece changing system. This means highly productive machining in series production for larger (…)

As well as the game-changing Workflow, Edgecam 2013 R2 contains a number of other powerful items of new and enhanced functionality, including modern redesign of dialogs, four-turret support, free loading of CAD files into Part Modeler, quicker simulation, and improvements to the Wire EDM Feature Finder. The most far-reaching enhancement in 2013 R2 is Workflow, enabling CAD/CAM engineers to apply toolpaths within seconds. The new tools aid in loading and positioning the component, choosing (…)

Colombo Filippetti, the Italian company from Torino, will unveil a new optimized shuttle tool changer simplifying operations and management at EMO on hall 26, Stand F07. The main characteristic is that no hydraulic device is used, this allows impressive results. Compared to the usual devices, the system is noiseless, cleaner and much more reliable. It is composed of an exchanging unit assembled on a shuttle moved by a servomotor which slides, through rollers, on a hardened prismatic guide. (…)

To help facilitate the transfer of high pressure coolant (HPC), Sandvik Coromant has introduced a range of Coromant Capto® holders featuring a new clamping mechanism for use with standard CoroTurn® HP cutting units. The combination of HPC and quick-change Coromant Capto clamping technology is set to provide customers with optimized machine utilization through reduced set-up and cycle time. Swarf control Designed for static tool holders found on turning centres and vertical lathes, the (…)

CADCAM developer Delcam is adding a total of 30 graduates and undergraduates to the staff at its Birmingham headquarters, a record number of recruits for the company’s annual summer intake. The extra staff are being added across the company in software development, engineering support and marketing. The recruits include new graduates in permanent positions and students wanting to gain employment experience during their courses that have been given fixed-term placements. Upward trend (…)

At EMO LNS will unveil its new spray cabin to blow oily parts just after machining; for instance in order to control them. This shows again the willingness of the company to be a global supplier of productivity and comfort in the workshops. Air quality is one of the most important aspects in order to provide a healthy, clean and safe work environment. However the cleaning of oily parts with an air gun without protection releases a considerable amount of hazardous pollution. LNS’ priority (…)

The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries export around 80% of their products, thereby accounting for 35% of the country’s total exports. But where is the value created? At the WMTF Expert Park, machine tool manufacturers will be demonstrating how they successfully master medtech process chains. The Expert Park is chaired by Professor Konrad Wegener, Head of the Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing at ETH Zurich. With a total headcount of around 338,000 and a (…)