Erich Schmid (58) has taken over the management of the Mägerle AG Maschinenfabrik in Fehraltorf (Switzerland) as managing director on 1st July 2012. He has many years of international management experience in the machine tool industry, most recently as CEO. Erich Schmid is a qualified mechanical and economical engineer (FH) and a graduate of the Executive Management Program at Stanford University. Eurotec wishes him all the best in his new duties. Mägerle: recognised performance in (…)

One year ago, Mikron Tool presented the new development of flexible solid carbide drills and earned respect from the producers of deep hole drills, because these drills, starting at 0.1 mm diameter, achieved drilling depths up to 30 x D. Today, the Swiss tool producer takes another step forward and expands their drilling program of CrazyDrill Flex. We are now talking about drilling depths up to 50 x D with integrated cooling which is indispensable for these extreme drilling depths. Also new (…)

Eurotec’s newsstand is now on holidays for about two weeks! For those who are happy to have a few days off, Enjoy! We will be back soon with a lot of news. With AMB, Micronora, IMTS, Swiss Medtec Forum and Medisiams (to name a few shows) coming, the manufacturers at every level of the production chain in microtechnology (parts, machines, peripherals, components, sub-assemblies, material or services providers) are busy preparing their offer to better serve their customers. We’ve discussed (…)

A coating service to treat electrical components with the gold replacement material Silver MaxPhase™ is now offered by Swedish company Impact Coatings. The company, which has developed the material as well as the process, has set up its own processing line in-house with capacity to take on contract work. A contract service for coating components with the gold replacement material Silver MaxPhase is now offered by by Impact Coatings, using PVD equipment for coating reel-to-reel as well as (…)

CGTech and DP Technology are pleased to announce the availability of the ESPRIT®-to-Vericut® Interface. The interface launches Vericut NC verification, machine simulation and optimization software from within ESPRIT 2012 CAM software. “Accurately simulating the CNC machine and material removal with the actual NC code that will run on the machine is a requirement for the complex CNC machines and machining processes supported by ESPRIT users,” said CGTech’s Product Marketing Manager Bill (…)

For a few years now LNS, the Swiss builder of bar feeders founded in 1975, has repositioned its worldwide activities as a global provider of peripherals for machine-tools. To discuss this strategy and the future, we’ve met with Thomas H. Boehmer, Chief Executive Officer and Romain Sumi, Chief Marketing Officer of the LNS Group. For nearly 40 years the company developed customer oriented bar loading solutions and then through several strategic acquisitions, the main product range has (…)

To strengthen its presence on the market, Weiss AG takes an additional step by investing in the latest laser technology which allows to machine perfectly not only PCD diamond cutting tools but also those in CVD. Thanks to this new technology, cutting edges impossible to realise before are now within reach. It is conceivable to cut almost all imaginable geometries, whether it be sharp or, rounded edges, positive or negative, with or without 3D chip breaker for an optimal chip evacuation. CVD (…)

The annual European conference and exhibition for the design and manufacture of orthopaedic implants and instruments will be held 12- 13 September 2012 in Zürich, Switzerland. Its exclusive new features aim to stimulate innovative projects and create partnerships OrthoTec Europe features an exhibition of over 70 specialist suppliers of technologies and services for the design and manufacture of implants and instruments including materials, biomaterials, CAD/CAM/CAE software and rapid (…)

The new MultiSwiss machine from Tornos is already making a big impact. As its presence on the market grows, additional product suppliers are starting to bring out solutions which extend its possibilities. A case in point is Applitec, which has produced a tool holder head designed for cutting. Specialists in bar turning tools, Applitec provide solutions which are specifically designed for machining parts from a few tenths of a millimetre to 32 mm. By using this dedicated cutting tool (…)

Outsourcing is often viewed as an attack on the Swiss work place, but in many cases, outsourcing certain activities in "low-cost" countries that are not part of the core businesses of Swiss companies allows them to preserve jobs in Switzerland. Meeting with MM. Thomas Dalla Vecchia and Hannes Treier, founders of Obal SA, a company that helps Swiss SMEs to subcontract in Eastern Europe. If many outsourcing operations in Eastern Europe are not that successful, it is simply that the processes (…)