Microtools are drills and milling cutters with diameters below 0.5 millimetres. VOLLMER has succeeded in eroding such delicate PCD tools highly precisely and cost-efficiently with its VHybrid 260 grinding and erosion machine. Progress in areas such as medical implants and wearables means that electronic components are becoming increasingly fine and delicate. For this reason, smaller and smaller tools are being used in manufacturing processes in the medical technology and electronics (…)

Customers now have the option of achieving more power and control in a compact, high-amperage servo drive that offers expanded integration possibilities to support complex motion capabilities in a simpler machine. Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control systems, today announced the new AKD2G 24A drive. Designed for applications in precision multi-axis servo systems, the new single-cable optimized drive builds upon the strengths of the AKD2G portfolio including upgraded safety (…)

The World’s international experts in gouging, cutting and coating will gather this year from September 11th to 15th at the SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN in Essen – the number 1 meeting point The cutting experts from Messer Cutting Systems also could not fail to be there. Together with their colleagues from Messer Gas they will be presenting their newest innovations and tried and tested solutions for process optimisation in cutting technology. Efficiency, digitalisation, decarbonisation, (…)

Mclennan, the leading motion control equipment supplier and systems integrator, has added the new cynapse® smart gearbox line from Wittenstein to its wide range of technologies. With its ability to collect, analyse and visualise built-in gearbox information and sensor data, cynapse adds a layer of predictive maintenance that is stored locally in the gearbox, or communicated via IO-Link to PLCs as well as higher level IPCs/Gateways and Cloud systems - enabling comprehensive IIoT (…)

Neugart GmbH, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality gearboxes and drive systems for automation technology, celebrated the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new Plant 3 at its Kippenheim headquarters on July 26. With an investment of more than 25 million euros and a floor space of over 7,000 square meters, the company is thus setting a forward-looking example for further growth and even improved production processes.Neugart GmbH celebrated the official groundbreaking (…)

According to estimates, by 2025 some 600,000 tons of used batteries from electric passenger cars need to be recycled. Since batteries are energy storage devices made from valuable raw materials, this inevitably raises the question of sustainability. Festo therefore offers modular automation concepts not only for cell producing, assembling battery modules and packs, and platform integration, but also for disassembling and recycling or separating the materials. After around 1,500 charging (…)

Zurich based start-up Auxivo, a leading developer and manufacturer of exoskeletons, announced the successful closure of its latest financing round, led by venture capital firm Ankaa Ventures, with additional support from existing investors. The investment will enable Auxivo to continue pushing the boundaries of exoskeleton technology, providing customers with the best possible products and driving advancements in the field. The partnership with Ankaa Ventures confirms Auxivo’s ability to (…)

Industrial robots have become indispensable in modern production. They can lift heavy loads, perform precise work and produce at a high speed. But that’s not all: thanks to advanced technology and the integration of microproduction and vision systems, industrial robots are now capable of handling even more complex tasks. In the field of microproduction, for example, industrial robots can manufacture even the smallest parts and components. Here, high precision and repeatability are (…)

Messe Stuttgart and the VDW pooling their expertise in north Germany / New responsibility for NORTEC. New responsibility for NORTEC: Messe Stuttgart and the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), Frankfurt am Main, are jointly assuming responsibility for the established event for production engineering in Hamburg. The final discussions with the previous organizer, i.e. Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH, have just been concluded. "For Messe Stuttgart, the future orientation of (…)

From milling, drilling and turning, to grinding, EDM and bending, machine tool processes are only as good as their component parts. For many decades the inherent quality and performance of NSK ball screws have met machine tool requirements for speed and precision, while generating low noise and minimising energy consumption. EMO Hannover 2023 (18-23 September) will provide NSK with a platform to showcase its latest advances in this important technology area. Notably, the company´s 120 m2 (…)