A CNC Machine that beats cam machines! At the common booth of Esco and Affolter Technologies, there are a lot to see, but in fact the most important can’t be seen that easily. Meeting with MM Affolter and Schuler, CEO’s of these companies. D2 and D5 are now CNC These two machines have been well know in the market for years for being the most productive machines ever. When decision was taken to create new CNC version of these, that was clear to Esco that: The machines had to be small with (…)

The second day of EMO saw a better attendance than the previous one. Obviously it is difficult to say how many people where there and we don’t have any official figures so far. Nevertheless, in term of number of visitors, Tuesday was far more crowded than Monday. If the increase carries on like this, the end of the week should be hectic! If you’re at EMO and would like to meet the Eurotec team, you can go to the Hall 14, booth N16a. If we’re not there just when you arrive, you can let your (…)

New flexible and high productivity Mikron Machining Technology products Yesterday I discovered the new Mikron machine that is set up to present a door lock part. Quite a complex part manufactured at the pace of 20 parts per minute. This productivity is one of the main assets of the machines produced by the company, I was presented a new generation of ballpoint pens that costs 0,03 € each. The tips are produced on Mikron machines at 300 parts per minute! New NAM and NAD systems How does (…)

Hi everybody, The machine tool show just started yesterday and the attendence was not bad for a first day. I had the luck to discover the new Schaublin, Tornos and Emissa machines ... I will come back later and publish info on these new products. Yesterday was also the press conference of Gildemeister/DMG and they went into details about the partnership between DMG and Mori Seiki. http://eurotec-online.com/wp-conten... . . Synergies It is planned that this collaboration will (…)

Delcam will be working with more manufacturing partners than any other software supplier at the EMO exhibition to be held in Milan from 5th to 9th October. As befits its position as the world’s leading CAM specialist, the company will be promoting its CAM and inspection software in association with more than 35 partners, including many of the world’s leading providers of machine tools, cutting tools and inspection equipment. New markets The majority of the partners support the use of (…)

For the leading grinding technology companies the GrindTec 2010 is a clear proposition. Apart from the fact that there is no other trade fair where they can reach their target markets so efficiently, they consider the timing in March 2010 to be ideal. By then they predict that the worst of the crisis will be over in the machine building industry and orders, which at present are being held back, will be flowing again. Ideal place to be The organizers, the AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH (…)

Yesterday Tornos signed a new framework agreement with UBS AG and the Zurich Cantonal Bank on credit lines worth CHF 50 million maturing on 30 September 2012. The agreement is subject to covenants. It replaces the current CHF 32.5 million credit facility agreement valid until 31 December 2010, certain covenants of which had not been complied with during the first half of the current year. Tornos’s net debt as at 30 June 2009 was CHF 16.2 million. In view of this, the new agreement (…)

For the first time since their juxtaposed presence in the international exhibition EPHJ-EPMT, the sector of the professional environment of watchmaking and jewellery and the one of microtechnologies will take place under the same roof. A response to the growth, to the great satisfaction of exhibitors and visitors. Beaulieu Lausanne, 8 to 11 June 2010 Now accessible through a completely redesigned common entrance, which marking gains in visual impact, the exhibitors of the two sectors will (…)

A few days before EMO, a lot of companies are running. They are finishing their homework to be ready on time to start the show next Monday! For instance, Schaublin Machines. They just told me the pictures of the new machine won’t be available before the end of the week [(see info here)->http://eurotec-online.com/2009/09/0...… but the machine is being transported tomorrow to Milan. Things are on their ways… A event of high importance According to the number of press conferences that will be (…)

A company that develops and builds machines that creates a virtual robot to show their strengths… A quite new approach that brings freshness in professional marketing. Coming from space, this robot allows you to discover the company’s philosophy. Do not miss it, it’s worth seeing it. http://www.humard.com/en/ The H7robot is the symbol of Humard Automation SA and while it wanders through the different buildings of the company, it lets spectators discover how to actually win working with (…)