Contacts with international contractors are to take centre stage at the Cumbre Industrial y Tecnológica [Industry & Technology Summit] in October this year. This will be the most comprehensive edition of the event so far. The event will offer three strategic areas: the European Subcontracting Event, a specific area given over to Germany as “guest country” and the Aerotrends aerospace business brokerage forum. Further to the traditional areas centred on subcontracting, automation, (…)

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Productec we discussed with Mr. François Steulet, its founder and director, about the evolution of the CAM markets, the strength of the industries of microtechnology in Switzerland and in neighbouring countries and the need to train to be more competitive. Productec looks like an American success story. Its history began in 1988 in the apartment of the founder, at the time it was still the prehistory of computing. In 1989 he decides to work with (…)

Since its introduction in 2005, the range of Bumotec S191 machines has lived several developments and many innovations have emerged to deal with the very specific demands of its customers. We have reviewed the situation before EPHJ with Guy Ballif its commercial Director. What are the latest news? With more than 400 machines sold in the fields of watchmaking, medical and mechanical sub-contracting, the S191 machine is equipped with linear guides and thermal stabilisation that contribute to (…)

Tornos is continuing to expand its activities in the mid-range machines segment. In association with a machine-tool manufacturer established in China, the Group is investing there in the development of a range of automatic lathes, as well as in setting up its own production capacity. Tornos holds a majority stake in this future joint undertaking. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="492"] Tornos has already a sales subsidiary in Shanghai that offers a complete service, from sales to (…)

A new global Customer Community has just been launched for Edgecam users. The community is formed of knowledgeable Edgecam users with diverse backgrounds to share their experiences with others, helping everyone to get the most out of the Edgecam CAD\CAM software. Comprising forums, online documents, searchable database and technical videos, the eSupport Community is a one-stop shop for sharing technical information. Edgecam Support Manager Adam Smith says: “Customer service has become one (…)

Last week about 2’500 visitors from over 1’000 companies were welcomed at the Hermle AG traditional in-house exhibition. During four days customers and prospects were able to discover 30 fully equipped machines and Hermle’s training center. The high proportion of international visitors from over 50 countries who are not afraid of traveling from the United States, Brazil, Korea, China, Russia, Israel and some other Asian countries is encouraging. Guests from almost all EU countries were well (…)

CNCzone has entered into a strategic alliance with CNC-Arena, the leading forum portal for production technology in the German-speaking nations. It is thus extending its supportive capabilities and upgrading its international focus. “Since being founded in 2001, CNC-Arena has been a success story on the German-speaking web”, comments Frank Nolden, Managing Director of CNC-Arena GmbH. He ads: “So we’re all the more gratified that now we’re allied to CNCzone we can tap into the international (…)

Delcam has launched the PowerMILL Robot Interface for the programming of robots for multi-axis machining operations. The new PowerMILL Robot Interface makes programming a robot as easy as programming a five-axis machine tool. This approach makes it as easy to program a robot for machining as it is to program a five-axis machine tool. With the Robot Interface being a fully-associated application inside PowerMILL, users have access to all the multi-axis machining strategies within PowerMILL (…)

The International Metrology Congress is the place for technical exchanges - unique in Europe - among all players in the world of measurement: industrial users of measuring means, technical experts, organisations, manufacturers and service providers. 2013 International Congress of Metrology – 7 to 10 October – Paris (France) In the programme six industrial roundtables on the following concerns: Medical biology: mastering your analysis Measurement and traceability in food processing (…)

Based on the Völklingen Ironworks site, a UNESCO world heritage site, itp is ideally situated as a precision metal-working company. Here, around 50 employees produce measuring-technology components with high-performance Motorex Ortho NF-X cutting oil, which can be used universally. The smallest measuring probe has a probe ball with a diameter of only 0.5 mm at the tip. This was drilled and mounted onto the shaft, which is only 0.17 mm wide. This demands the highest degree of precision (…)