The technological leaders in Cylindrical Grinding Machines, Fritz Studer AG in Thun and the Combitec AG in Biel will merge their competences with immediate affect. The integration of Combitec into Studer AG allows both Companies the chance to increase their market and technological position in the World Market. The Product ranges of Studer and Combitec complement each other perfectly. Both Manufacturing facilities will remain where they are today, the Management of Combitec will continue to (…)

With its growth prognostics widely shared by experts, the medical field is seen as an "El Dorado" by a lot of companies; but starting in this domain requires a know-how to face constantly growing demands in term of quality, complexity and productivity. Willemin-Macodel provides turnkey machining solutions to allow its customers to face these trends with serenity. Always more complex parts The machining centers of this builder are able to perform simultaneous 5-axis milling operations as (…)

A provocative title which the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP) hopes, in its flyer on REACH, to attract the attention of all industrial companies to this EU Directive which appears to be about to impose severe constraints. So what is it all about? Reach – so what is really behind it? The website of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, OFSP, provides this answer: ’REACH is the abbreviation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals and also includes the (…)

The ability to completely remove grease, oil and lubricant residues is an increasingly important requirement for mechanically produced metal parts. This type of requirement has generally increased in most industries over recent years. Trends In the automotive industry on one hand parts are becoming increasingly complex and more difficult to clean, and on the other hand the accepted level of residues per part is becoming lower and lower. The lowest possible quantity of residue for (…)

Following the highly successful first edition of MM Live 2008, the UK Micro Manufacturing Exhibition, the organisers have great pleasure in announcing the dates for 2009 as 20-21st October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. Promising first show More than 1000 visitors attended the debut UK micro manufacturing show in 2008 demonstrating that this exhibition has provided the industry with a much-needed platform to share its products and knowledge with micro manufacturers. Visitors attended (…)

The production of medical technology tools and implants is extremely challenging due to the wide range of machining methods used. Great demands are made in particular on the machining fluid, which must demonstrate completely different characteristics, for example, during the deep drilling of holes with high depth-to-diameter ratios using single-lip drills than during tapping, milling or finishing operations. The versatility of the Motorex Ortho NF-X innovative high-performance cutting oil (…)

I’ve interviewed M. José Iraolagoita CEO of a world class high precision turning company located in Spain: Microdeco. The main industrial sectors of the Basque country area where Microdeco is located, are mechanics, heavy industry, food-processing, timber and paper, and textiles. 30% of Spain’s production for the automotive industry also comes from this region. When the automotive industry is facing some though moments, what makes the difference? "Problems are always a source of (…)

The market for medical devices will remain an international growth market in 2009 - despite the financial crisis. This is the all-round consensus of industry experts. The biggest challenge for German medical devices companies will be to develop innovative technologies while simultaneously optimizing their own cost structures. Just how this is to be done can be seen at MEDTEC Europe 2009 in Stuttgart (Germany) on March 3rd through 5th. Now more than ever the trade show is focusing on the (…)

PartMaker Inc., Fort Washington, PA (USA) will demonstrate its latest release, Version 9.2 of its PartMaker® CAD/CAM software for CNC Mills, Lathes, WireEDM, Turn-Mill Centers and Swiss-type lathes at mediSIAMS 2009 in Moutier (Switzerland). Major highlights of this newest version of PartMaker, Version 9.2, include a revamped and more productive user-interface, improved capabilities for programming directly on solid models and the ability to automatically generate descriptive and visual (…)

When one crosses the threshold of Phosa SA that products and brings to the market the honing machines branded Pemamo-Honing, it is better to change one’s measuring scale. What outside is considered as very precise (a few microns) becomes suddenly mundane once in the company. To understand how it is possible to play with the micron, we’ve met Alain Grimm, CEO of Phosa SA and we will dig into the company’s products and services in the next issue of Eurotec. Lower cost production Even if (…)