In machining by chip removal it is very rare that new machines questions well-established technologies, usually novelties are more or less important developments of known elements. With the 701S machine presented as World Premiere at EMO, Willemin-Macodel is about to change the way we will see machining. The machine is designed around a parallel architecture as opposed to a classic (serial) one and I haven’t a lot more information for now. What we know for sure: It is a small machine (…)

Eurotec’s newsstand is now on holidays for about two weeks! For those who are happy to have a few days off, Enjoy! We will be back soon with a lot of news. With EMO and World Medtec Forum coming, the manufacturers at every level of the production chain in microtechnology (parts, machines, peripherals, components, sub-assemblies, material or services providers) are busy preparing their offer to better serve their customers. Some pieces of news we were able to fetch are really amazing and (…)

September is EMO time. Thousands of production experts from all over the world will then be setting off for Hannover in Germany to visit the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking sector. Up to 16 August of this year, ingenious production experts who like solving tricky puzzles can win a visit to the EMO in the organisers’ EMO quiz. . The quiz questions can be found at www.cnczone.com and www.cnc-arena.com/en. With a bit of background knowledge or “knowing how to search and (…)

For the first time, the VDMA Congress on “Producing more intelligently” will be held under the aegis of the EMO Hannover 2013. Based on the motto “Inspired by technology”, the organisers have put together a program of high-caliber speakers. Top-flight experts from international industry will report on their experiences and success strategies in a global production environment. Innovation, flexibility and technological expertise are key factors for success in global competition, particularly (…)

At this year’s EMO, Tornos is presenting the replacement for the last two Deco machines on the market, the Deco 20 and Deco 26. Logically enough, these machines have been named EvoDeco 20 and EvoDeco 32. Until now the upper limit of the EvoDeco line was 16 mm. Thanks to the launch of EvoDeco 20 and EvoDeco 32, Tornos can now offer a complete EvoDeco version line from 2 to 32 mm. The concept behind the EvoDeco line remains unchanged, which is to uphold the overall philosophy that has (…)

Mikron Tool SA Agno achieved a quantum leap in milling of stainless steel, titanium, chrome-cobalt alloys as well as the so called Super alloys. The newly conceived small milling cutter improved by large margins the hitherto possible results in all aspects. Hence, new benchmarks apply immediately for cutting speeds, feeds, performance, tool life und surface quality. Hard to believe that these results are most dominant with the so called hard-to-machine materials. Massive cooling effect (…)

At EMO this year, LNS will unveil its new entry level bar loader dedicated for high productivity production both on sliding and fixed headstock machines. The company will also unveil other products in its “one stop shop” philosophy. The LNS highly affordable solution to automatically load long bars from 5 mm to 52 mm into fixed and sliding headstock turning machines. The Alpha 552 is a heavy duty design to withstand production processes running at optimum RPMs. High guiding quality, low (…)

In this webinar you will learn how Alicona’s 3D measurement device helps its customers improve process monitoring in micro machining. If you are interested in this webinar but unable to attend - register all the same. You will receive a link to the recorded version after the webinar. . The webinar will unveil a few hot topics Effects of surface finish on tool performance Optimize machining processes through highly reliable 3D measurement data Share visualization data with your clients to (…)

Delcam will launch its new Vortex strategy for high-speed area clearance on stand K18 in Hall 25 at the EMO exhibition to be held in Hannover, Germany, from 16th to 21st September. Vortex will be the major enhancement for the 2014 release of Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining that will be demonstrated for the first time at the show. Vortex, for which Delcam has a patent pending, has been developed by the company specifically to gain the maximum benefit (…)

Miyachi Europe, the leading supplier of laser and resistance welding systems and laser marking products, announces that it now offers remote services for high end resistance welding modules, reducing total cost of ownership thanks to maximized uptime and reduced travel cost. Available for the Miyachi Peco ISQ20 series with programming pendant AWS, AWS3 systems, MG3 standard, as well as most customised resistance welding systems, this new business service is ideal for customers with high (…)