Top guitar players and metal-cutting experts share a common passion - The search for the last μ and for the perfect sound. And that’s what they find at Schaller, a company that produces mechanical components of absolute precision for electric guitars. To achieve this precision, Schaller relies on CNC automatic lathes from Swiss manufacturer Tornos. The company Schaller GmbH is a German manufacturer of hardware for musical instruments and is headquartered in Postbauer-Heng near (…)

As part of their ever increasing support to engineering training, 600 UK are investing heavily in MACH 2016 to profile their class leading products. These world famous brands, primarily manufactured in the UK, are supplied to education worldwide. Not only will 600 UK exhibit benchmark Colchester and Harrison lathes in Hall 5 and Pratt Burnerd Chucks in Hall 4, but they have also invested heavily in the MACH Learning and Development: Apprentices at Work Zone. Within this zone, 600 UK will (…)

Springmann has been supplying industry with manufacturing machinery and peripheral equipment since 1920. This renowned supplier has been an exhibitor since the very start of EPHJ, so it’s no surprise that it’s back again this year. Together with the long-established Pforzheim company Heimerle + Maule and its subsidiary Cooksongold from Birmingham, Springmann promises to deliver one of the highlights of the exhibition on its stand: DMLS technology for precious metals in action! This (…)

600 UK, a Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire based machine tools and precision-engineered components manufacturer, has been named a British manufacturing champion after scooping a prestigious national business award. 600 UK, which employs 85 staff, manufacturing Colchester and Harrison manual and CNC lathes, Pratt Burnerd International Workholding and Gamet Bearings, walked away with silver at the EEF/Aldermore Future Manufacturing Awards, held in London last week. The company was runner-up for (…)

3D-Micromac AG, the industry leader in laser micromachining, is going to introduce the brand-new microDICETM OTF system at SNEC 2015. The system uses Thermal-Laser-Separation for cutting of cells into half cells. By using half cell technology the average module power yield can be increased significantly. Cell separation has become industrial relevant due to the introduction of half-cell modules concepts, which allow a substantial power gain. The standard industrial process of p-type cells (…)

Ever since the launch of its Crawford Swift ‘Powerstir’ CNC Friction Stir Welding (FSW) machines in 2000, PTG Heavy Industries has been acknowledged as a global leader in this innovative means of jointing metals. Exotic steel and titanium for aerospace Recent research and development activities at PTG Heavy Industries’ UK-based HQ, however, have taken the capabilities of the welding specialist’s FSW machines further than ever before – to include the successful jointing of exotic steel and (…)

Hitherto, Tornos Delta and Gamma machines were fed by Tornos SBF 320 feeders. Capable of covering a diameter range from 3 to 20 mm, these feeders gave customers using these machines a quality loader offering an excellent price-performance ratio. Since the release of the new Swiss ST 26 and Swiss GT 26 machines, SBF 320 feeders could no longer cover the range of diameters required by these new products, with a bar capacity of 25.4 mm. This is what gave rise to the Robobar SBF 326e feeder, (…)

Affolter will present the new AF110 at Siams in Moutier, Switzerland, from May 6 to 9, 2014 (Hall 2.2, stand A-1). Later in the year, the company will have a booth at the EPHJ in Geneva (June 17-20) and will again present the AF110 at the AMB in Stuttgart (16-20 September). In 2010, the R&D team of Affolter undertook the design of the AF110. Result? The most robust and flexible gear cutting machine on the market to date: "In comparison with the AF100, we have doubled the clamping force (…)

At Hannover Messe we’ve met with Ms. Angelika Al Kaisi, Sales representative of Braxton Manufacturing Co., Inc. She kindly explained us the strengths of the deep-drawn technology offered by the company. Braxton is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of precision deep-drawn eyelets, deep drawn metal enclosures and housings, offering high accuracy and repeatability with tolerances to ±0.0025 mm. The company can deep-draw parts to 0.15 mm OD, with wall thicknesses as low as 0.013 mm. (…)