Sercab, Val’Heure, Proserto Group, a supplier for the watch and jewelry industries, has announced certification by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) for all three companies. The certification is a reminder of the Group’s strict commitment to the highest ethical and environmental standards. The successful verification was evaluated by independent auditing firms not associated with the RJC. "We are proud of the RJC certifications", says Ramon Iso,CEO of the Sercab, Val’Heure, Proserto (…)

Arburg will present an application for processing liquid silicone (LSR) on exhibition stand no. 5B04 in Hall 5 at the Medtec Europe to be held in Stuttgart from 21 to 23 April 2015. An electric Allrounder will produce bellows used as a valve in medical test devices. This application is designed to showcase Arburg’s expertise and demonstrate the potential of the LSR material in medical technology, as well as to demonstrate that the clean room connection to the machine via an encapsulated (…)

The 2015 R2 release of Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software incorporates a milling calculator to help users obtain the maximum benefit from the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy. Other enhancements, among the 280 customer-requested improvements since the initial 2015 release last September, include the ability to create multi-tool blocks within machine designs, better control over toolpath output and more efficient automatic selection of tools. FeatureCAM was the (…)

A new version of the TubeWorks tube bending CAD/CAM software, which now provides tubular metal fabricators with powerful pre-production tools for laser cutting as well as tube bending, is available from the tube bending machine manufacturer Unison. Developed by the UK-based software consultancy 3DCompound, TubeWorks is a specialist add-in module for the popular SolidWorks mechanical CAD package. By combining powerful visualisation capabilities with automatic code extraction and file (…)

It may have been only eight months since parts2clean 2013, but parts2clean 2014 served up all the quality and quantity its exhibitors and visitors were hoping for and more. parts2clean 2014 featured 269 (2013: 265) exhibitors from 14 countries. It occupied 6,627 square meters (71,332 sq. ft.) of net exhibition area, up a good four percent compared with 2013. In this, its twelfth season, the international trade fair for industrial-parts and surface cleaning was co-located with the O&S (…)

Rollomatic presented its GrindSmart 528XF for the first time at GrindTec 2014 in Augsburg. Since then, a number of tool manufacturers all over the world are using this innovative and flexible tool grinding machine, which has established an outstanding new benchmark thanks to its innovative design and precision. One major advantage of the GrindSmart 528XF over other machines available on the market is that it has the capability to grind extremely long drilling tools with diameters of less (…)

The 6th edition of the Micronarc Alpine Meeting will be held from February 1-3, 2015 in Villars-sur-Ollon. 1-day passes are still available Following in the success of the first 5 editions, The Micronarc Alpine Meeting 2015 will continue its focus on equipment and innovative processes and technologies for manufacturing microproducts. . » The speaker program is available here This 2 day conference is a proven venue for stimulating quality networking and discussions in thecasual (…)

Delcam has released the 2015 R2 version of its PowerMILL programming software for five-axis and high-speed machining. The new release includes improvements in toolpath simulation and verification, area clearance and drilling, plus more options for customisation by users. In the 2015 R2 release, complete verification can be undertaken of a project for machine-tool issues such as collisions, rather than having to undertake verification of each individual toolpath in turn. Comprehensive (…)

On February first, Eurotec will welcome a new Editor-in-Chief. After 6 years of passionate discoveries in the field of microtechnology, the previous guy (I) will leave Eurotec to meet new challenges. Thank you all for the exceptional meetings we were able to organize and for your openness in giving me information (in order to allow me write nice articles helping you to communicate in the European microtechnology community). A Pierre-Yves to replace a Pierre-Yves Welcome to Pierre-Yves (…)

Meusburger has recently extended its range of punching tool components with the E 5590 stripper. It is made of an elastomer in order to prevent damage to the surface of the punched part. The accurately fitting contour on the cutting shaft is cut with the first stroke. This ensures zero-play fitting and prevents accidental drawing-in of the strip. The stripper encases the cutting punch, increasing its buckling resistance. The very high contact pressure acting on the strip ensures it is held (…)