The first day of Lausannetec has just finished and it was a good one. The show is of very high quality and we will publish tomorrow the interview after one day of Pierre-Yves Schmid, director of the show. As usual on shows, I let you know what I discovered and today it is just an incredible surface treatment offered by Surface Synergie Groupe. One of the main concerns in medical is cleanliness and sterilization and the company specialised in coatings just presents a true breakthrough in (…)

Ten companies of the Jura region participate at the Lausannetec show this week. The economic promotion of the Jura canton supports these companies by organising a joint stand. For its first edition, Lausannetec will bring together under the same roof three sectors of the subcontracting industry of products both in high precision and microtechnology. Numerous visitors awaited The main national and international decision-makers of watchmaking and jewellery, medical technology as well as (…)

All computer users are familiar with the famous "Intel inside" label found on many computers. For more than 50 years, Marcel Aubert the company located in Bienne installs embedded optical measurements systems on many types of machine tools, to the point that if an "Aubert inside" distinction would exist, we would see it in the workshops all around the world. Meeting with Mr. Fleury, technical manager and Terzini, responsible for marketing and commercial. The company provides different (…)

The newest issue of Eurotec will soon be offered to download. Its content is again focused on microtechnology (indeed) and I hope you will find it interesting. Machining Newemag and Lai mécanique - Hyundai-Kai machine Schläfli Engineering – Super-finishing Schaublin Machines – New 137 Tornos – New Micro8/4 with guide bush Tooling and components Agathon – For various types of movements Dünner – 4-position rotating unit Zecha - Micromachining Wibemo SA – To the service of high precision (…)

From September 10th to 15th 2012, FOBA, international market and technology leader of systems and integrated solutions for laser marking and engraving, presents its new generation of laser marking workstations at IMTS 2012 in Chicago, McCormick Place. At booth no. N-6534, FOBA showcases its laser-based solutions for varied applications in the Manufacturing Technology and introduces its new workstation series for laser marking, the FOBA M-Series. The new workstations are perfect for (…)

Lunch Symposium (en français), June 7th 2012, EPHJ-EPMT-SMT, Geneva. France as our neighboring country might seem close to export to as a Swiss Medtech company but it does have its specific characteristics one should be aware of when planning to enter the French Medtech market. The French medical device market ranks the second biggest in Europe and fifth worldwide. It is valued at EUR 15.7 billion in 2011. The growth is expected to be moderate due to the new government measures on medical (…)

Let’s carry on the presentation of machines and solutions seen at Siams. Indeed there were many microtechnology solutions to discover there. The Trumpf TruLaser Cell Series 3000 machines offer a flexible solution for 2D and 3D processing of small components. Compact machine construction with small space requirements - Where space is restricted - for instance on an assembly line - the laser device and the machine can be set up separately. Typical applications are in medical technology, (…)

At the Siams, Esco presents the new Escomatic machine: the D5 CNC ULTRA. This is a new development based on the Escomatic D2 CNC and you can still discover it till the end of the day in Moutier. The machine base is new and has been adapted to the space requirement of the new concept. For those who know Esco, the straightening unit, the material feed unit and the rotating tool head are absolutely identical with the D2. A guarantee of quality. In addition to the turning operations and based (…)

As machine tools are taking steps forward in the machining of small parts, so cutting tools are evolving to provide the performance needed for high utilization of machine capability. The last few years has seen a number of tool concepts being introduced, making the machining of small parts in sliding head machines more competitive. A manufacturing area where saving seconds in both cycle and down times is vital to competitiveness. The manufacture of small components is dominated by the (…)

In the first quarter of 2012, order bookings in Germany’s machine tool industry fell by 7 per cent. Domestic orders were 1 per cent down on the preceding year’s equivalent figure. Orders from abroad fell by 9 per cent compared to the historical highs of the previous year. German Machine Tool Industry - Moderate fall in demand during the first quarter of 2012. “Capacity utilisation is still holding up well in Germany’s industrial sector, which is investing in additional capacities for (…)