SWSTech AG takes pride in solving ingenious technological challenges in the production of components. The example presented here is a new turbine wheel in titanium aluminide (TiAl) produced by the company. If most thermally exposed exhaust gas turbochargers’ turbine wheels were, until today, cast and finished by machining, they are nowadays more and more often realized by CNC milling in new lighter materials. Innovative project In the automotive, industry and more particularly in (…)

For years it seems that manufacturers have been developing tools that are ahead of the capacities of the means of production for which they are intended. With its 701S machine, Willemin-Macodel gives them room to think and innovate. Indeed, this micro-machining center unveiled at the EMO is able to push the capabilities of the tools to their limits, thus providing manufacturers of tools a new field of action. Meeting with Mr. Denis Jeannerat, Technical Director and Anne Hirtzlin, (…)

According to the parts to produce, working with an Escomatic machine allows very important gains in productivity and autonomy. In small diameters, the D5 CNC Ultra machine had become the reference since 2011, but to improve productivity further, the manufacturer has doubled the positions of counter-operations and has just presented the D5 CNC Twin. Meeting with M. Schouller, the director of this very dynamic SME. As reminder, the basic principle of the Escomatic lathes is to work from coil (…)

With a long-standing presence on the market for parts with high added value, Tornos has been expanding its range for several years to cover fields requiring simpler solutions, and now caters for a wide variety of needs. In addition to the many novelties presented in Eurotec 389 the manufacturer has unveiled at EMO the new ST26. Originally introduced in non-EU version in 2012, the machine has been acclaimed by the market. Quite logically it arrives today in EU-version. Everything suggests (…)

Discovered at EMO, the DMG MORI SEIKI Ultrasonic 30 linear with its highly accurate, long-term stable gantry design with integral temperature control concept opens up new possibilities in 5-axis precision machining of advanced materials for all precision-relevant machine components. The application focus here is on highest dimensional accuracy, contour accuracy as well as surface qualities Ra < 0.1 μm for Ultrasonic grinding of complex geometries in high performance materials for the (…)

Sarix, the recognised specialist of micro EDM, presented at EMO 2013 the first two models of a new line of EDM machines that sets the next evolution step in the continuous flow of innovation of the company. The SX200hpm and SX200aero deliver improved performance to the Micro EDM Milling process and targets applications in aerospace, micro-mechanics, tooling and micro-mould makers. The new design of the machine has been created on users’ requirements and offers them many advantages: high (…)

From the pallet changer to the integrated robot system – the automation solutions from HLS Hermle Leibinger Systemtechnik GmbH convert CNC machining centres into highly productive flexible manufacturing systems. With its extensive product and service range of CNC high performance machining centres, the medium-sized technology company Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG has already managed to establish itself across the globe. In order to be able to guarantee the advantages of efficient part (…)

With the Studer S11 cylindrical grinding machine, Studer will bring a surprise to the market at EMO 2013. The recent S11 is the smallest machine in Studer’s portfolio and tailor made for workpieces up to 200 mm. This extremely compact machine concept delivers a level of productivity that will amaze even experienced grinding specialists. The cylindrical grinding sector has not yet seen a machine of this compactness for this range of parts on the market. Twice the productivity on the same (…)

For the production of medium-sized to large series of high accuracy prismatic parts of a few centimetres of edges, the manufacturers active in microtechnology and watch industry had had, for years, the choice between transfers machines - highly productive but not very flexible - and versatile slower machining centers. Today VFM presents a modular machining solution benefiting from the advantages of the two aforementioned technologies. Meeting in Brugg with M. Roland Gutknecht, director and (…)

Star Micronics has developed SV-38R, a new model equipped with the enhanced functions of the SV series of the Swiss type automatic lathe. This model is specifically designed for the machining of complicated-shaped parts to be used in the medical, automobile and aviation related areas. For front working, a 2-axis controlled gang-type tool post and a 3-axis controlled turret-type tool post are arranged with the guide bush in the center. Each tool post is controlled independently so that (…)