Seco expands its tap range with T30 for versatile use across materials and T35 for high-performance threading in specific materials for high-volume production Seco has significantly expanded and updated its portfolio of threading taps with the addition of two new specialized and general purpose tool families. The new T30 taps increase flexibility and provide reliable performance across a wide range of materials, while new T35 taps deliver high threading performance for specific materials (…)

Offline programming and virtual commissioning provide innovative automation solutions aligned with the principles of Industry 4.0. The iiQWorks Engineering Suite eliminates the barriers between different production steps and makes robots easier than ever to deploy – for programmers, start-up technicians, sales engineers and project managers alike. In combination with the new KUKA operating system iiQKA.OS2, iiQWorks allows you to create a complete digital twin of a KUKA robotic system. (…)

ENEMAC offers stainless steel safety and shaft couplings for food, medical, and pharmaceutical sectors, including backlash-free bellows couplings, distance couplings up to 3 metres, and corrosion-protected torque limiters. Since 1981, the coupling manufacturer ENEMAC has been offering stainless steel safety and shaft couplings that fulfil the highest hygiene requirements in food production as well as in medical and pharmaceutical technology. Through the continuous development of new types (…)

New high-performance CBN inserts enhance durability and efficiency in hard turning, offering superior wear resistance and extended tool life for demanding applications. Tungaloy Corporation announces the expansion of its TungCut series with new 3D chipbreaker-equipped CBN inserts, offering excellent chip control in profiling of hardened steel, featuring wear-resistant BXA10 grade and WavyJoint structure for extended tool life. Challenges and Trends In the finish profiling of hardened (…)

Yamaha Robotics SMT Section upgrades its YSUP factory software with automated programming, improving accuracy, efficiency, and real-time quality control across its 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION lineup. Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has announced automated programming capabilities in YSUP factory software that streamline program generation for all surface-mount processes, including dispensing, printing, placement, and inspection. With the latest version of the YSUP-PG programming module, users can (…)

With the new linear guide HSR-M3, THK introduces a special linear guide that ensures highly precise, stable linear motion over long periods—even in strong magnetic fields. The linear guide HSR-M3 is based on the proven HSR model, featuring equal load ratings in all directions and mounting dimensions in accordance with the ISO standard for rolling bearings (ISO 12090-1:2011). By using components made of materials with low magnetic permeability this new model achieves a relative magnetic (…)

LASERVORM delivered a seven-ton tandem laser machine for cutting and welding in a gantry system, featuring HIWIN drive technology—despite its extraordinary dimensions. Laser machine construction, laser job order production and laser machine servicing specializing in the processes of laser welding, laser hardening and laser deposition welding – a wide range of services offered by the medium-sized family company LASERVORM GmbH from Altmittweida in Saxony. “In our in-house contract (…)

SEW-EURODRIVE and Schaeffler announced partnership at HANNOVER MESSE As a specialist in drive and automation technology, SEW-EURODRIVE offers a broad portfolio of products and solutions that help companies design their production processes efficiently and reliably. The DriveRadar® APPredict digital platform, for example, provides customers with full transparency on the status of SEW-EURODRIVE products, including information on temperature, oil condition, machine name and system type. If (…)

Hexagon acquires Geomagic software from 3D Systems, enhancing 3D scan-to-CAD, reverse engineering, and inspection workflows with broad compatibility across major scanners and CAD platforms. Hexagon has completed the acquisition of Geomagic software business from 3D Systems Corporation, gaining market-leading technology that improves productivity for people that are acquiring, manipulating and reverse engineering 3D measurement data for use throughout the product lifecycle and (…)

This year, a young Munich-based company has clinched the coveted HERMES Startup Award. ecoplanet impressed the independent jury, chaired by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Hanselka, President of the Fraunhofer Society, with its intelligent energy management solution. The award-winning product, the ecoplanet Cockpit, is an AI-powered platform designed to help businesses analyze their energy consumption in real time, optimize the use of dynamic pricing, and maximize the integration of renewable (…)