Trumpf is the largest global manufacturer of lasers for industrial manufacturing. Whether for cutting, structuring, abrasion or drilling: the laser is more and more used in microtechnology. It is precisely for this kind of machining that Trumpf offers solid-state lasers: Trumpf ultra-short pulses laser. Cold material processing With its extremely short pulses, the TruMicro 5000 series picosecond laser vaporizes nearly any material so quickly that no heat affected zone can be detected. (…)

940 exhibiting companies have confirmed their participation of the Spanish show, encouraged by the good prospects for business. The 28th International Machine-Tool Exhibition is to focus on large machines, advanced technologies and interesting prospects for doing business. As the sales campaign nears its end, the event’s claim of "Think Big, Think BIEMH" has shown itself to be perfectly in tune with the approach that companies in the sector are currently taking. A total of 940 exhibitors (…)

Sandvik Coromant takes cast iron milling to a new level on March 3rd when the insert grade GC3330 is introduced. Cast iron milling is the next machining area covered by the new grades with Inveio™ from Sandvik Coromant. Having already introduced the game-changing grade GC4325 for steel turning, the innovative cutting tools supplier now introduces GC3330, a wear-resistant first choice grade for cast iron milling. Increase machine utilization With predictable performance becoming (…)

Ten years ago, the NASA rovers Opportunity and Spirit landed on Mars. It keeps going and going and going. "It is equipped with maxon brushed DC motors" the company proudly announced recently. Today, Opportunity is still exploring Mars – an unbelievably long time, considering the robot was only designed to last about 90 days. It has covered a distance of approximately 39 kilometers so far and continues to roam around a vast area. On board, 39 maxon brushed DC motors can be found. On (…)

The Diamantwerkzeugfabrik AG in Zurich delivers the smallest sintered grinding pencil ever – a mere 0.18 mm in diameter. That makes the new Haefeli grinding pencil 10 percent smaller than its smallest precursor. The Haefeli Diamantwerkzeugfabrik AG has been manufacturing quality sintered diamond and CBN grinding tools since 1949 – and – starting now – the smallest sintered grinding pencil ever with a diameter of only 0.18 mm. This extremely small precision tool was developed to meet the (…)

The Ceramdis team has been pioneers in the industrial application of ceramics. Customers can be the absolute beneficiary of all the experience the company has gathered from collaborating with innovative customers over the years and its proximity to the fabrication. . The company offers a large variety of services Custom-made components: regardless component geometry, from prototypes to series, Ceramdis offers the most competitive solution to its customers. Its variety ceramic materials (…)

Miyachi Europe, supplier of laser and resistance welding systems, laser marking products, and hot bar systems, announces its newly updated ML-73 D Series fiber laser markers, ideal for high power and high speed laser marking, laser engraving, laser ablation, and laser annealing of metals, plastics, and ceramics. The galvo scan head ML-73 D series markers are especially suited for implantable medical devices, as well as automotive and electronic component applications. For every need (…)

Are you already active in the ASEAN market or do you plan your first steps? Are you aware of the potential of its medical technology market? Thailand’s medical device market was worth more than $850 million in 2012 and is set to expand at 7.5 percent annually. The harmonization of the regulatory practice gives access to the ASEAN market with a population of over 610 million. Date and venue Tuesday, 18. February 2014 Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Limmatquai 54, 8001 Zürich Registration Sign up (…)

Bar feeder manufacturer LNS has just unveiled a device specifically designed for the watch market. The aim? To provide a reliable device of the same quality as the famous Tryton, well-known by specialists working with small diameters, but whose capacity has been limited to 7 mm. The result? The Tryton Watch Industry 107. Interview at Orvin with Gilbert Lile, CEO Europe, and Samuel Ventron, Product Department Manager. The driving force behind this new product is a large group of (…)

It is widely known in the industry that many bar-turners use little or none of the turning capability of their machines. Modern top-of-the-range Swiss machines are fully equipped with milling capabilities and their bar-turning capacity means that they can compete with conventional milling solutions. There is a machine that has been designed specially for prismatic parts... We took a closer look at the new Almac BA 1008, designed to manufacture this type of part. Based on… the SwissNano (…)