Turning-Days™ Villingen-Schwenningen 2009, with over 10,000 square metres of exhibition space and close to 260 exhibitors from Germany and abroad, is now a major specialist fair for turning technology. For the first time includes a panel discussion on the red-hot topic in the sector. New admission system reduces queues at the pay-desks. Extra-long exhibition hours with a valuable viewing circuit for visitors even after closing time. A specialist exhibition The organizing team of the 4th (…)

STUDER is one of eight companies that will be giving technical presentations at the "Schleifring Grinding Symposium 2009": In order to meet all needs, STUDER will present solutions for universal-, internal-, and production cylindrical grinding. Additionally, opportunities will be presented in the universal and production divisions on how productivity can be increased: combination machining, special software and simple loading solutions reduce the machining process considerably. Some topics (…)

On four Traub TNL 12 long turning machines, the dental manufacturer Dentaurum primarily manufactures dental implants, structures for prosthetic care and orthodontics products. Why are they working with these machines? Constraints for medical "We produce up to 200 different products on these machines, which means we have to be able to react to production changes very quickly," explains Klaus Merkle, head of production at Dantaurum. He continues: "flexible production machines are the (…)

Riveting technology, like anything else, needs to keep up with the constant trend toward miniaturization. With the radial riveting machine RN 181 “reduced,” for delicate rivet connections, BalTec has a cutting-edge solution for this challenge, as well. The subtly designed kinematics of this machine allow rivet joints using even very small diameter rivets made of aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastics. It is possible to locate the rivet start when lowering the rivet tool onto the rivet at a (…)

Peter Wolters GmbH, a manufacturer of high-precision machine tools headquartered in Rendsburg, Germany, today announced the acquisition of the Micron precision CNC grinder range, which is currently manufactured in West Springfield, MA (USA). Peter Wolters boasts a 200-year history of supplying market-leading lapping, grinding, polishing and deburring products for fine-surface optimization of metal, glass, ceramics, plastics and nano-range semiconductor materials for computer chips and LED (…)

Small, compact, energy-efficient, fast, vibration-free, precise .... the high-frequency spindles deliver a hand full of trump cards as they take their place on the precision machining marketplace. Why use spindles of this kind? A meeting at Meyrat SA with Mireille Barras, the Head of Marketing and Christian Walther, the Director of this company. Particular conditions Use of the high-frequency spindle is frequently determined by usage conditions. First case to highlight: machining which (…)

The trend towards miniaturization is advancing with ever increasing speed, and this also applies in medical technology applications. Ophthalmic surgery, neurosurgery and ENT surgery have long played a pioneering role in the use of microsurgical instruments. In ophthalmic surgery, especially retinal operations, microforceps 0.3 millimetres in diameter have been successfully used for a considerable time. Significant technical and personal investment Due to the demanding requirements, both (…)

The technological leaders in Cylindrical Grinding Machines, Fritz Studer AG in Thun and the Combitec AG in Biel will merge their competences with immediate affect. The integration of Combitec into Studer AG allows both Companies the chance to increase their market and technological position in the World Market. The Product ranges of Studer and Combitec complement each other perfectly. Both Manufacturing facilities will remain where they are today, the Management of Combitec will continue to (…)

With its growth prognostics widely shared by experts, the medical field is seen as an "El Dorado" by a lot of companies; but starting in this domain requires a know-how to face constantly growing demands in term of quality, complexity and productivity. Willemin-Macodel provides turnkey machining solutions to allow its customers to face these trends with serenity. Always more complex parts The machining centers of this builder are able to perform simultaneous 5-axis milling operations as (…)

When one crosses the threshold of Phosa SA that products and brings to the market the honing machines branded Pemamo-Honing, it is better to change one’s measuring scale. What outside is considered as very precise (a few microns) becomes suddenly mundane once in the company. To understand how it is possible to play with the micron, we’ve met Alain Grimm, CEO of Phosa SA and we will dig into the company’s products and services in the next issue of Eurotec. Lower cost production Even if (…)