The Swiss NanoConvention 2012 will be held in parallel with the new industrial fair on High Precision and Microtechnology: Lausannetec is completed and the registration. The event also include many satellite events CTI Micro-Nano Event Place publique nano (in French) Investors Forum NanoCom and NanoFuture NanoDiaRA Workshop on Nanoparticles in Medicine iCAN Swiss Qualification meet@nano Brokerage Event More information on www.swissnanoconvention.ch (…)

DMG / MORI SEIKI starts the year 2012 with a large traditional open house: As the largest supplier of the GILDEMEISTER group DECKEL MAHO Pfronten GmbH provides from 7 to 11 February 2012 the perfect setting for presenting the innovative machine program. DMG / MORI SEIKI expects more than 5,000 trade visitors from all over the world to this event offering them a showcase in the field of machine tools in addition to an extensive seminar program. Among the 60 machine tools, which will be (…)

The readers of the US magazine “Photonic Tech Briefs” (PTB) have chosen Cognitens white light measurement systems as one of three products of the year 2011. The PTB readers have voted for the Cognitens WLS400A and WLS400M white light measurement systems as one of three “Products of the Year 2011”. This award goes to the most significant new introductions to the photonics engineering community. Digital stereo vision The manual Cognitens WLS400M and the automated Cognitens WLS400A, Hexagon (…)

With its 10’000 users - staff, researchers, colleagues from other institutes etc., the European Organisation for Nuclear Research CERN, which is headquartered in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, is the largest research centre for particle physics in the world. At CERN, wide-ranging fundamental physics research activities are carried out with the help of a series of accelerators, including the LHC (Large Hadron Collider). One of CERN’s very interesting research projects is the study of a (…)

The Swiss manufacturer of machines designed for high-precision production, has reaffirmed its commitment to the watchmaking sector by introducing new equipment which promises to improve manufacturing possibilities. During a press conference held in Moutier yesterday the company reaffirmed its position in the watch making sector. A supplier to the watchmaking industry since 1880, the machine manufacturer is set to present its new products at the Tornos watchmaking open days to be held (…)

In Europe the series of publications "…for Dummies" sell like hot cakes. Not that buyers are considered as stupid, far from that …but it is a way to say that these books are addressing consumers who do not know the subject. They aim to make people informed and efficient very simply. The new modular MVRL 160 vertical honing machine by Pemamo follow this trend and allows everyone to be able to master the micron scale simply and without prior knowledge. The MVRL 160 machine was presented at (…)

Delcam has launched the 2012 R2 release of its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system, which includes important new strategies for roughing and turn-mill operations, alongside a range of more general enhancements to allow faster toolpath generation. Delcam’s new FeatureCAM release supports turning with live tooling. The main addition to FeatureCAM 2012 R2 is a series of new strategies for 2.5D roughing. These include a continuous spiral option to minimise wear on the cutter and machine tool, (…)

Yes there are many exhibitions in Europe and all around the world, and choosing one or another to exhibit may be tricky. Biemh targets not only Spain he offers opportunity to be connected to the world. Surface area booked for 2012 is 11% up on equivalent figure at this time 2 years ago. Machine-tool and associated industry companies from 14 countries have already booked space for the next Biemh Machine-Tool Biennial, scheduled to take place on May 28 – June 2, 2012 in Bilbao (Spain). (…)

After seeing the success of the first Cool Idea! Award program, Proto Labs, the world’s fastest manufacturer of CNC machined and injection-molded parts, has announced the expansion of its program to include the European Union in 2012. The Cool Idea! Award, which launched in the United States last year, gives product designers the opportunity to bring innovative product ideas to life. In addition to the expansion, Proto Labs has also increased the award amount from $100,000 to $250,000 worth (…)

New episode in the recent evolutions on the Swiss (micro)technical exhibition’s landscape: the unexpected move of mediSiams to Lucerne. This year is a very special one for Siams SA as there will be both Siams and Medisiams the same year! The organisers announced yesterday that mediSiams will be encapsulated into the World Medtech Forum in Lucerne (WMTF) from 25 to 27 September 2012. A strategic partnership has been concluded to offer a good potential of grow and international visibility to (…)