Over 2’000 visitors from Germany and throughout Europe, including groups from Japan, Korea, Russia, Israel, China and Thailand, attended the traditional in-house exhibition of Hermle AG in Gosheim earlier this spring. First presentation The flexible RS 4 production system RS 4 combines an industrial robot, a pallet magazine and one or even two 5-axis machining centres in a single production system. The 1000-kg transport weight of the robot is very high and offers the pre-conditions for (…)

Renowned machine tools builder in the watchmaking field for 15 years, Witech launched this year a new range of machines dedicated to produce dental prosthesis. The manufacturer doesn’t let watchmaking aside insofar as a novelty for this field of activity will be launched this year. The company aims high and is looking for agents in Germany. Ambitious aims If today Witech produces approximately 40 to 50 machines per year, Mr Meunier, Head of sales, doesn’t hide his ambitions for the future. (…)

Designer and manufacturer of high-end laser machining system for super precision cutting, drilling and welding of micro parts, Swiss Tec helps companies in implementing innovative machining solutions. A new solution is being implemented to drastically reduce the stent cutting process time. Meeting with Eduard Fassbind, CEO of the company. Innovative production « Our commitment is to help companies implementing innovative machining solutions to expand micro-machining capabilities, and (…)

When microtechnolgy goes to micro bores, the results are stunning. I’ve been carrying on my trip to visit companies that have "magic" in the hands to write articles for next issue. This week I had the opportunity to discover MBS (Micro Bore Sizing) with Microcut in Lengnau (Switzerland). Customer and Technology-driven company Microcut Ltd. Is specialized in providing standard and customized machines for processing small bores down to 0.015 mm. The bore size, geometries and surface quality (…)

KASTO adds another trophy to their winning series with the “International Best Factory Award 2009” in the category “Manufacturing Businesses” “If one wants to reach the top, one should follow the success of others.” The management method benchmarking follows this guideline and offers businesses support in taking a good look at the competition as well as oneself – this is the governing principle of the Export Akademie in Reutlingen, which – together with the journal Market and Medium-Sized (…)

PolyEtherEtherKetone, known by the acronym PEEK, is a thermostable semi-crystalline polymer having properties that enable it to replace metal. It is used in lumbar surgery for the production of "disc/cage implants" (spacers) designed to replace damaged or unstable spinal discs. Different spacer sizes enable the surgeon to adapt the operation to the patient’s anatomy. Since PEEK is a radiolucent material (invisible to X-rays), two tantalum markers are inserted in the implant to allow precise, (…)

With the DF 2-3 two-process drag finishing machine, Otec launches a world première at EPHJ in Lau-sanne. With this piece of equipment, innovation allows users to grind and polish parts like implants, watch cases and many others within a single machine. With the dedicated technique it is possible to reach hand polished quality with a high process reliability. Since its foundation in 1996, Otec has been developing drag-finishing units. With this process, the workpieces are mounted on special (…)

As small-scale 3D machining is being developed to keep pace with the product miniaturization trend, SARIX offers the high performance Micro EDM machine line, the SX-100/200 series which have been especially designed for medium volume production of high-precision micro instruments, components and also for microinjection molding of micro-fluidics cavities. Based on know-how Now Sarix, through its strong and accumulated experience since 1994 as market leader in the Micro EDM Machining field, (…)

Global, strategic cooperation Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft has signed a cooperation agreement with the Japanese machine tool manufacturer, Mori Seiki Co. LTD. (Nagoya). The cooperation covers production, purchasing and the development of machines, as well as sales and services in selected markets. This strategic partnership allows both companies to extend their business activities. They will both benefit from short and long-term mutual advantages. The aim of this “win-win“ partnership (…)

To speak about the importance of the customers, about services offered on the market and even on how to present the company and its products, we’ve met Frédéric Springmann, CEO of Springmann S. A. This company sells solutions to manufacturers, for instance Traub and Index inSwitzerland and in Austria. Clearly there are some things to be learned with them. You take part in a large number of exhibitions despite the high costs of these events. What are the objectives of your participation in (…)