Haas Automation is celebrating building and supplying its 150,000th CNC machine tool: a DS-30SSY dual-spindle turning centre with Y-axis. At a special handing-over ceremony to mark the occasion, Haas Automation Europe’smanaging director Alain Reynvoet attended the Manufacturing and Automation Expo 2014, Stockholm, to meet the owners of Swedish company Claesson Engineering – a general, precision engineering business founded by three brothers – and to present them with a commemorative plate to (...)
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Tornos celebrates sales success at UK open house
The recent THINK: Production 2014 event that was co-hosted by Tornos and Matsuura proved a resounding success for the Swiss sliding head lathe manufacturer. The three day event in Coalville, drew over 200 high calibre visitors with one of the Tornos highlights being the sale of an ST26 turning centre to Hullmatic. Balancing operations The acquisition of the Tornos ST26 comes off the back of a successful ST26 installation in September. The first ST26 was installed at Hullmatic as a direct (...)
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Clamping force gauge Testit, clamping force measurement over machine control
The Siemens Sinumerik CNC controllers have been getting the maximum productivity out of each machine for over 50 years. Now they have another partner on their side: the Hainbuch Testit software. It is available on a data carrier for installation on Siemens CNC controllers [Sinumerik 840 D sl plus PCU50]. This means that a separate laptop is not needed anymore and manufacturing with “theoretical clamping forces” is also a thing of the past. Thanks to Testit, the operator always knows which (...)
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New small Swiss type late 12 mm capacity
After AMB, we discussed about the new Star SW 12 RII in Micronora. The company’s representatives are very confident that the machine may be a hit on the market. A combination of the opposing gang-type tool post and the tool post designed for back 8-spindle unit with Y-axis control function eases quick and flexible machining of complicated parts. Productivity, accuracy and high functionality Based on the famous SW7, the machine has been designed to tackle challenges of today in term of (...)
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Compact All-rounder at AMB
In grinding technology, the trend is still full-sequence machining. Especially with workpieces with complex geometries that need to be finished on grinding machines with high degrees of freedom, this reduces queue time and work-in-process inventory. At the same time, less re-chucking means more precision. High quality production parts and tools for milling, indexable inserts and step drills are all examples of this. At AMB, HAAS Schleifmaschinen GmbH in Trossingen, Germany is presenting (...)
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Laser deposition welding & milling in a single solution
The AMB Stuttgart started yesterday with the halls full of visitors. At the DMG MORI booth (quite crowded too), many novelties. Among them, the new Lasertec 65D hybrid machine. Let’s have a look at it. For the first time additive manufacturing is integrated into a high-tech 5-axis milling machine. This innovative hybrid-solution combines the flexibility of the laser metal deposition process with the precision of the cutting process and therewith allows additive manufacturing in milling (...)
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Higher productivity with metal bonds - but how do you dress them?
The integrated electro-discharge dressing technology WireDress® opens up brand new possibilities for grinding with metal-bonded grinding wheels and drastically cuts auxiliary times. According to Fritz Studer AG, it has been possible to increase grinding power in the grinding process by 30% and reduce grinding wheel wear by 70% in comparison with ceramic and resin bonds. Grinding wheels with very intricate con-tours can also be dressed. . Metal-bonded grinding wheels offer particular (...)
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Two spindles in a compact footprint
At the base of the specifications of the new s100 product line just unveiled by Bumotec, a simple idea: to create a product with maximum productivity in a minimal floor space. This while ensuring both quality of work and accuracy superior to the constraints of the watchmaking world. After 4 years of development, the s100mono and s100multi machines are being marketed and results exceed expectations. Meeting with Charles Dénervaud, responsible for marketing of the near-Fribourg based company. (...)
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New internal cylindrical grinding machine for short and long workpieces.
The new S141 from Studer has been redesigned from the ground up. However, the development also incorporates the know-how from many decades of grinding experience and consolidated state-of-the-art engineering knowledge. In addition to long-lasting and reliable quality and precision, the use of both cutting-edge and proven technologies, optimal ergonomics and ease of use were also important goals. The machine’s ergonomic design and user friendliness are evident at first glance. Two generous (...)
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Bumotec’s new premises for the future
The new building the company has started to build is large, clear, widely open and will have very low energy consumption. The work started with a brief ceremony with the presence of the authorities as well as the press on August 29, 2014. Located in Vuadens in the Fribourg Canton, the new building is ideally positioned close to the motorway and for employees; it’s only a few kilometers from the actual site that is definitely cramped and too small. With the planned growth of the company, (...)