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 (…)

In the field of stones for watchmaking Pierhor has earned a solid reputation, to the point that some brands talk about the “Pierhor quality”. What is less known is that this dynamic SME of about 70 people is also very active in the machining of hard materials for other areas such as medical, aerospace, fluidics or also electronics and sensors. Meeting with Mr. François Durafourg, Managing Director and owner of the company. The current Director took over the company in 1994 and, in a little (…)

Burrs and chips occur at almost every stage in the manufacture or processing of components. These unwanted and mostly sharp-edged fragments of material pose an injury hazard, and such production waste can also affect the quality and function of the product. Additionally, parts with burrs and chips cannot meet modern expectations and the often stringent cleanliness requirements in such sectors as the automotive, aviation and medical industries, precision engineering, electrical and (…)

This spring, Gühring (Switzerland) SA has launched its new PowerTap universal tapping program on the Swiss market. New Gühring taps labeled Power Tap represent tapping tools of a new generation. This new range ensures efficient cuts and long life on almost all materials at very attractive prices. A golden ring characterizes the new PowerTap range offered by Gühring. Optimised geometries... Thanks to optimized geometries, the Gühring PowerTaps are efficient and reliable tools both for (…)

The EMTE-EASTPO Machine Tool Exhibition will be held in Shanghai at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 14 to 17 July 2014. The joint exhibition will leverage on the combined strengths and expertise of three partners: CECIMO, EASTPO Culture and Development and MP Organisation. Mr Filip Geerts, director general of CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, says : “Our purpose is to meet the need of European machine tool builders to have another machine tool (…)

The materials used to manufacture cutting tools are increasingly hard and require innovative machining solutions. For example, the production of CVD (Chemical Vapor-deposited Diamond) has been mastered for some time, but until now there was no effective means of machining such material. To provide an answer to this problem, Rollomatic, specialists in providing grinding machines for the production of ’high tech’ cutting tools, will unveil the LaserSmart 500 at EMO (Hall 6, Stand E16). (…)

expoMED Eurasia is the largest medically oriented trade fair in Turkey, last year hosting over 1200 exhibitors with representation from 41 countries. Attendees include: doctors from hospitals and private practice, laboratory owners, managers, Ministry of Health executives, purchasing committee chairmen, and more. The 2014 expoMED celebrates its 21st year as Turkey´s medtech and healthcare trade fair from April 3th ‐ 6th, 2014. The Turkish Medtech Market Turkey’s annual healthcare (…)

The organisers of the largest machine tool show in the world (EMO indeed) presented a few highlights to the Swiss trade press on last Thursday. This year’s event will take place from September 16 to 21 on a 180’000 sqm area housing more than 2’000 exhibitors and more than 140’000 visitors are expected. “Technical progress is not an end in itself. It is driven by global social and economic challenges,” explains Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director from EMO organizer VDW (the German (…)

The consumption of medical technologies and goods is rising fast in China. With a growing middle class population and the resulting disposable income, more Chinese are demanding top-level services from international brands which offer the best outcomes. In addition to this, lower-level healthcare needs are also growing and consumption of products ranging from plasters to pace-makers has exploded to meet the demands of China´s 1.3 billion people. Foreign imports for this sector have already (…)

We already presented this new Schaublin machine on these pages (and you will be able to discover more in Eurotec’s next issue). Nevertheless I was able to take a few pictures yesterday… Enjoy. The new 202TG was presented at the Schaublin inauguration of its new building on June 21 and Rolf Muster, CEO tells us: “We are very confident for the future with this new machine, the first was sold on June 20 to a Malaysian company and a few more are being negotiated. It’s very positive for a (…)