Yippie!!!! This is the 1000th post published on Eurotec’s that you’re reading right now. It means a lot of information already published here for people active in microtechnology, machines and high precision. . Thank you to all our readers on-line, your number is growing steadily month after month and that shows us that we are on the right path as valuable information providers. . New paper issue on its way I take advantages of this post to inform you that our next issue is on its (…)

From raw material to lathes, from tools via accessories right up to finished turned and milled parts — this is what the Turning Days™ in South Germany have involved since 2004! The event takes place in the centre of the turned parts industry. In 2013, in addition to the venue in Villingen-Schwenningen, the trade fair for turning technology is planned in Dortmund. The trade fair serves as a deliberately narrow-focused platform with maximum information value for turning technology with all (…)

Last week the Studer motion meeting took place. This event is the yearly meeting point for Studer’s agents from all around the world to come to Thun and be informed and trained on the latest hot topics of the company. This year event didn’t show any new machine but was focused on Studer’s philosophy around Swiss (high) quality. And what a pleasure it was to see such focus and dedication. The management of Studer at the press conference held at the motion meeting, from left to right: Peter (…)

The business environment in the medical technologies field is undergoing substantial changes world wide. To manage these challenges, successful enterprises will need to integrate a creative and strategic approach to risk reduction and contingency planning. Assessing new business models and choosing between strategic alliances or mergers and acquisitions as options to traditional business building could become a central element of the changing medtech landscape. On April 10th, 2013, (…)

It doesn’t get any easier than this: Define the number of axes for the Mother-board, click, and done. maxon motors goes one step toward simplicity for users. EPOS2 Module Motherboard with attached EPOS2 Module 36/2. On the right EPOS2 Module Motherboard for four axes. For the EPOS2 Module 36/2 positioning controller, maxon motor offers a motherboard that can be applied with just a few simple steps to suit drive systems with up to 11 axes. In respect to flexibility and modular design, the (…)

Experience state of the art CNC machining centers and turnkey solutions, presented live on approximately 5,000 sqm of exhibition space from March 6 to 9, 2013 at the company’s headquarter. Precision, efficiency and affordability will all be on display. The aim of the manufacturer is to convince visitors of the company’s potential and bring it to inspirations for the future. Highlights Top Technologies & Innovations Lectures about production technologies Afterwork User Meeting on March (…)

It’s been a while since we announced this new machine designed for the watchmaking industry... and this morning we can say more about it! It will be unveiled at Tornos’ headquarter in the “Watchmaking days” from March 5 to 8. It is well known that design must bring together two aspects: aesthetics, which plays on emotional effect, and the practical aspects which work on both a rational and emotional level. Mr. Renggli, Tornos’ Marketing Manager, tells us: "We wanted to create a modern (…)

Studer produced the thousandth machine in its best-selling S33 series in the hundredth year since the company’s foundation. The Swiss celebrated this event during the sixteenth Indian Machine Tool Exhibition IMTEX, which took place between January 24th and 30th 2013 in Bangalore. Swiss Airbrush Champion Philipp Klopfenstein sprayed a special design onto the body of the 1000th Studer S33. Studer was the first to succeed in using several grinding wheels on one and the same machine, an "All (…)

The signs are good for a successful parts2clean 2013: As of end-January, more than 125 exhibitors had already booked their stands for the event at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center (Germany) from 22 to 24 October. A trend towards larger stands also means that more than two-thirds of the 2012 edition’s total exhibition space is already occupied. That some 4,400 square meters of stand space had already been reserved at mid-January confirms the importance of parts2clean, which was able to (…)

Delcam has extended the range of EDM equipment supported by its integrated solution for the design, machining and inspection of electrodes. Direct modelling options in PowerSHAPE make electrode design quicker and easier. Delcam Electrode can now provide scripts for all the leading manufacturers, including AgieCharmilles (Agievision and CT Millennium controls), Makino EDM, Mitsubishi Electric, ONA EDM, OPS-Ingersoll, Sodick and Zimmer & Kreim. Full details are available on the website – (…)