When milling stainless steel there are many challenges to overcome, including difficulties with chip formation, tool life and productivity. The latest insert geometries for CoroMill 345® have been designed specifically to offer the light cutting action and low forces required to surmount such challenges. Numerous benefits include not only higher metal removal rates and greater throughput, but the ability to use CoroMill 345 on small taper machines (ISO 30 and ISO 40 machines), in vibration (…)

If L. Klein SA is a supplier of high-grade steel and material that innovates continuously and offers creative solutions to help its customers, it is also a company for whom the relationship with its users and its suppliers is of paramount importance. L. Klein SA has grown with the watchmaking sector and the regional delivery plan served by its trucks has been the same for 60 years! Meeting with the two directors, Olivier and Philippe Schiess. Similarly, L. Klein SA has been working with (…)

At EPHJ Bumotec presents its new s100, a machining center with 3 linear axes and two machining spindles working alternatively. This new concept allows the machine to reduce tool changes to the minimum as the changes are doing in hidden time on one spindle while the other is working. Every spindle has its own tool magazine (up to 36 in total). A new concept in-between standard solutions Nowadays the productions of parts for watch movements are usualy done using a batch of single spindle (…)

Till Friday afternoon, 47 companies are presenting their assets on the two common booth of the Canton (+ 25 on individual stands). There are many skills to be discovered there (Total 825 exhibitors). Wednesday evening the Canton organised its traditional apéro. The attendance was good and followed the presentations of the authorities as well as the management of the show. Microtechnology shows a very strong drive through innovation and there are many skills to be discovered till Friday 4 (…)

This morning I discussed with Roland Gutknecht, Director of VFM machines. This company now solds highly accurate machining solutions for watch making and other microtechnological fields. On the booth we can discover several machines from Roku-Roku and Hasegawa. The director told me that these machines are now starting to sell well in the watch industry because of their precision. The new Android, micro precision micro fine machining center reaches accuracy as never seen before. Machining (…)

At the EPHJ/EPMT/SMT show Kuka presents its new sensitive robot, the LBR iiwa. According to the discussions on the booth and the various demonstrations to see there, this robot opens completely new fields for robotics. The LBR iiwa represents the fulfillment of Kuka’s promise to the market to present a lightweight industrial duty robot. Kuka engineers have developed a machine that opens the door to completely new automation possibilities. With mechanical and drive systems designed for (…)

This morning, 825 exhibitors were ready to welcome the 20’000 expected visitors. At the press conference, the organisers presented the evolution of this highly specialised trade show. The Geneva show presents exhibitors from 12 countries. Visitors were from 43 countries last year and this one should be the same. Anyhow that’s not the number of visitors that makes all and the exhibitors I’ve discussed with this morning were already happy about their contacts. The show carries on till the (…)

Usable flexibility through practical design and consistent modularity - for the efficient production of cookware, Fissler relies on standardised presses and pneumohydraulic drive technology from Tox Pressotechnik. Since cookware has developed from a simple cooking device to a more design, technology and function orientated consumer item, completely different demands are placed on it. These in turn can only be met by a comparably high material, production and quality assurance effort. (…)

It is tomorrow in Geneva that this trade-show dedicated to watch industry, microtechnology and medical will open its door at Palexpo. We’ve met with André Colard and Oliver Saenger, the founders of the show, to catch the spirit of the event. If sometimes the distinctions between EPHJ (watchmaking), EPMT (microtechnology) and SMT (medical) are a little fuzzy in the minds of visitors, it is finally not very important; these three sectors work in close collaboration and synergies available to (…)

The focus on the next Micronora will put the light on micro-mechatronics. In this context, many innovative SMEs will go to demonstrate their know-how through mechatronic products in Besançon from September 23 to 26, 2014. (Vous pouvez télécharger cet article en français ici). Aware of the importance to announce this event, the organizers of Micronora have implemented many means of communication and we had the chance to be in. Today, we introduce Dextérité Surgical who developed a (…)