The Medical Cluster and SFL are holding the first international conference at the interface between medtech and pharma on 30-31 of October 2014 in Zurich. Historically, there has been a clear dividing line between companies of the Medtech and Pharma industries. However, recent years have seen a trend towards the combined development of drugs, devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) that encompass characteristics of both drugs and devices/IVDs. This two-day conference is a unique concept (…)

DEMAT GmbH and Wohlers Associates, Inc. have announced the 16th Annual International Wohlers Conference, to be held at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany. This year’s conference, titled The Truth Behind the Additive Manufacturing Supply Chain, will occur on Thursday, November 27. Past conferences have focused on the most important developments and trends in rapid product development, additive manufacturing (AM), and 3D printing. The EuroMold trade fair is November 25-28 at the Exhibition (…)

The Siemens Sinumerik CNC controllers have been getting the maximum productivity out of each machine for over 50 years. Now they have another partner on their side: the Hainbuch Testit software. It is available on a data carrier for installation on Siemens CNC controllers [Sinumerik 840 D sl plus PCU50]. This means that a separate laptop is not needed anymore and manufacturing with “theoretical clamping forces” is also a thing of the past. Thanks to Testit, the operator always knows which (…)

Wherever the methods employed to mechanically process materials difficult to machine, such as carbide, begin to hit their limits, it is then that engineers switch to applications like die sinking and grinding. The long machining times that these applications entail lead to the highest manufacturing costs in tool and mould making. Zecha has launched two newly developed series for the milling of carbide and has thus set a milestone in the machining of geometrically shaped flutes. Special (…)

Even though there are still a few months before the opening of the Fakuma exhibition, it is clear that the modern centre of exhibitions of Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance (Germany) will be full from next October 14 to 18. Fakuma occupies indeed the pole position in its field, and its 23rd edition confirms it once more. The 1300 exhibitors give the event a highly international character, particularly in the delivery of software and hardware for industrial plastics. For further information (…)

Sandvik Coromant, a global leading supplier of cutting tools, tooling solutions and know-how to the metalworking industry, has launched a programme to help production engineers and manufacturing specialists keep abreast of the latest metal cutting technologies and practices. The free online service is the first comprehensive E-learning programme for metalworking skills and can be accessed from anywhere at anytime. The E-learning programme is based on the Sandvik Coromant 360-page “Metal (…)

AMB China will open its doors for the fourth time in Nanjing in October 2014. In addition to numerous Chinese manufacturers of tools and machine tools, large internationally operating companies such as DMG MORI will present their products of the factories of Tianjin and Shanghai. In addition to DMG MORI, other globally and regionally well-known manufacturers such as EMAG and INDEX Traub, in the areas of metal cutting, metal forming, precision tools and automation technology, will present (…)

After AMB, we discussed about the new Star SW 12 RII in Micronora. The company’s representatives are very confident that the machine may be a hit on the market. A combination of the opposing gang-type tool post and the tool post designed for back 8-spindle unit with Y-axis control function eases quick and flexible machining of complicated parts. Productivity, accuracy and high functionality Based on the famous SW7, the machine has been designed to tackle challenges of today in term of (…)

At Micronora we discovered the first step of communication of a new trade show that will take place in Switzerland from October 14 to 16, 2015. EVOL: Exhibition for Vision, Optics and Laser. This event will take place in the new Swiss Tech Convention Center of EPFL in Lausanne and will offer a new platform of exchange for Laser (including additive manufacturing), optics and metrology. A new event with different assets Meeting point of technologies and products of the future, EVOL will (…)

Micronora started yesterday and visitors can discover many microtechnology innovations. This morning, we put the light on a small French SME that presents amazing achievements in terms of micro-machining and micro-moulding. Vuillermoz Philippe SAS has developed an encapsulated micro screw for one of its Swiss customers. It is an essential element for an innovative system of high-end mechanical watch movement. A patent has been filed and is pending. Micromachining? It is certain. The (…)