With the new CNC-controlled setting fixture UNISET-V vision, the setting of precision tools is easy and efficient. From tool to system Mapal is a recognized specialist for fine boring using adjustable tools. The exact adjustment and measurement of these tools is a prerequisite for high part quality. The lack of suitable equipment led Mapal to become involved in the development and manufacture of mechanical and electronic setting fixtures. Mapal has always placed very high value on (…)

Sarix SA, Switzerland presented, for the first time at the EMO 2009 the MACHLine. This new line of machines for micro erosion is based on the new micro-EDM CORE of SARIX. Micro-EDM CORE is a new concept of multiaxis EDM machining. The versatility of the module allows flexible EDM configurations and the combination of EDM with other machining processes, on the same machine. Ideal working conditions The MACHLine center shown at the SARIX booth was presented in a configuration for the (…)

Another piece of new discovered at EMO is the Mini tool system by Horn. These Tools are dedicated to relatively large diameters from 8 mm to 20 mm. Paul Horn is well known in “our small and precise world” for its smaller tools, the Supermini. Supermini characteristics • More than 1,200 standard inserts can be clamped in a toolholder. • Boring out from bore diameter 0.2 mm • Grooving from bore diameter 2 mm • Axial grooving from diameter 5 mm • Chamfering, profiling, backboring and (…)

The new Chiron DZ 12K S Magnum five axis includes Twin Spindle and complete 5-axis machining with 2-axis swivel rotary table for simultaneous milling and turning. This creates a multiplier effect: More spindles, more cutting edges, more profit. By using Chiron multi-spindle machining centers with 2-axis NC tilt rotary table and high performance tools, users can achieve multiple performance increases. Two parts completely machined in one set up means Reduction of the total machining time (…)

With the “SilverTiger”, Walter sets a new standard in the field of CVD-coated carbides. An unprecedented leap in performance, never before has a cutting tool material been so close to being the “ideal cutting material”. The “SilverTiger” delivers a performance increase between 50 and 100 %. .They ask for more… “Ever since their market launch, our Tiger•tec® indexable inserts have been a fantastic success. Machinists worldwide are continuing to achieve results above the average,” explains (…)

Here we are, end of the week and of the show. A few hours remains to run and see the last potential customers/info providers (on my side). I’ve done a few discussions this morning with Swiss and Asian companies and the summary is … not too bad but all the same disappointing. An international show? Yes but… Hardly everywhere people told me that they were unhappy with the visitors distribution, people didn’t really came from Germany, Switzerland and north of Europe. Nevertheless as the level (…)

Doing an eccentric part including 3 different diameters with a concentricity of a few microns by thread whirling? Wow! What an application! Even if technicians were first wondering if such a thing would be possible, they achieved in producing it on a Tornos machine with the new 12 blades thread whirler from Utilis. This EMO is full of surprises! Threads and more… In recent years, the whirling of threads for manufacturing high-quality screws for the medical technology industry and other (…)

DC Swiss SA offers a complete range of precision tapping machine taps for all materials with different tensile strengths and breaking elongations. There is a wide range of appropriate cutting geometries to guarantee precise thread tapping that conforms to standards for superior fixing technology. New at EMO, the treat millers dedicated to small and precise fields. New product range M. Ryf, Sales and Marketing director explained us how difficult it is to machine micro threads on hard (…)

Next BIEMH is on a right path. I met the organizers yesterday and they really do a great job to make an important show in Bilbao next June. The show will take place from May 31 to June 6, 2009. International show Results of the last BIEMH is impressive, 50712 visitors from 66 countries visited the show. 738 booths from exhibitors from 36 countries were set up. It is clear that the show is really an international event not to be missed. New dates For a few years, that was a trouble to go (…)

A company started in 2003 in Europe and is now part of the most important machine-tool providers for 80% of the needs of the market. This company is American and put a lot of efforts on training future generations of engineers and operators. Its name? Hass Automation Europe. Meeting with Katja Mader, Marketing Director. Importance of training Haas knows that having a highly skilled team will be the key to successful preparation for all that this industrial revolution will offer the (…)