The laser system manufacturer from Lüneburg will celebrate its jubilee this year with a very special in-house exhibition. In addition to their latest innovations, the company from Northern Germany will also present an extensive partner exhibition with many famous companies covering all aspects of the topic production process and process automation. Specialists for acrylic processes, industrial filter solutions, printing technology, packaging, automation technology, positioning systems and (…)
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Trade show
Deutsche Messe widens scope of activities in Asian market
Deutsche Messe has announced its debut as an operator on the Indonesian exhibition market. On July 8 a contract coverig the future operation of the Indonesia Convention Exhibition center (ICE) was signed in Jakarta by PT Indonesia International Expo (PT IIE), Media Sinar Global (MSG) and Hannover Fairs International GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Messe AG. PT IIE is a subsidiary of Sinarmas Land Group and Kompas Gramedia Group, Indonesia’s leading real estate developer and the country’s (…)
Cleaning
Innovation in water-based parts cleaning
With its EcoCWave, Dürr Ecoclean has developed an innovative equipment system for water-based cleaning processes which can handle a wide range of tasks from coarse to fine cleaning in an efficient manner. To this end, it comes with a list of features which ensure superior cleaning quality and process reliability, shorter idling times, and major energy savings. Water-based part cleaning with alkaline, neutral or acidic media ranks among the most widely employed technologies in many (…)
Innovation
Controlling the factory of the future with a smartphone
Networking, self-organistion and flexibility will be some of the main innovation topics of exhibitors at AMB, International Exhibition for Metal Working, in Stuttgart from 16 to 20 September 2014. This is not a vision, but already reality in the SmartFactoryKL. One important aspect is the user-friendly design of the operating systems. The researchers in the Technology Initiative in Kaiser-slautern have developed a research and demonstration system for the factory of the future. Prof. Dr. (…)
Machines
3D Printing on the micrometer scale
Nanoscribe presents a novel high-speed 3D printer, the Photonic Professional GT. It is the world’s fastest commercially available 3D printer for micro and nanostructures. Nanoscribe’s next-generation 3D printer enables very fast and highest-resolution manufacturing of three dimensional micro-objects, which are often smaller than the diameter of a human hair. The printing speed was increased hundredfold by employing a new laser lithography method, enabling completely new applications. (…)
Control
Major release of the world’s most popular measurement software
Hexagon Metrology today launched PC-DMIS 2014, a major release of the leading measurement software for the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data. PC-DMIS 2014 introduces tools and technologies that will help measurement devices perform better than ever, increasing the effectiveness of inspection planning time and making it easier to complete complex inspection routines. The new PC-DMIS 2014 is featuring over 17 major and 81 minor software enhancements. (…)
Tooling
Tailor Made end mills now available for aluminium parts
Manufacturers or machine shops needing a specific corner radius or a cutter with a special tool length to keep overhang to a minimum, can now take advantage of the new Sandvik Coromant Tailor Made offer for CoroMill® Plura end mills. Anyone machining ISO N (aluminium) workpieces can easily acquire customized solid cutters to fit specific application requirements. Many specific aluminium component challenges exist in sectors such as aerospace and motorsport. Here, parts are often extremely (…)
Services
From Taiwan to Europe...
The Katadyn Products Inc. company whose headquarters is located in Kemptthal near Zurich specialises in the supply of water filters, desalinators, systems dedicated to outdoor activities (gas burners), and other products devoted to trekking. In order to simplify and accelerate its supply chain and its logistics, the company that delivers all over the world from Switzerland undertook a process of repatriation of certain activities from Taiwan to Eastern Europe. At the same time, it has built (…)
Tooling
Tool optimisation
Challenges and available resources in the metalworking field are constantly evolving. New application methods and tooling systems are being introduced to optimise and update working practices. Below is a presentation of the new Multidec-Lube device recently unveiled by well-known manufacturer Utilis. Bar turning specialists are some of the most meticulous technicians and operators in the field of metalworking. Every day they must demonstrate their competence in terms production tools and (…)
Machines
GF expands presence in promising aerospace sector
GF Machining Solutions, a division of GF, is to acquire Liechti Engineering AG, Langnau/BE (Switzerland). The company is a leading specialist of 5-axis milling machines designed to produce blades and blisks for aircraft engines and power generating turbines. With more than 10 000 planes in the order books, aircraft production is planned to stay strong for the foreseeable future and so is the demand for engine parts. The acquisition of Liechti Engineering AG will allow GF Machining (…)