The extremely compact housing of Patlite’s ME series signal towers is made of non-corrosive anodized aluminium and has a diameter of only 25 millimetres. Clear lenses with a patented prism facet and high-power coloured LEDs provide for optimal luminous efficiency. The compact signal towers of the ME series are ideally suited for smaller machines such as printers or assembly systems for watches, as well as for medical equipment. Patlite designed the light elements of the signal columns (…)

"50 years of Allrounder" will be celebrated in style at the Fakuma 2011.The trade-fair appearance in Friedrichshafen constitutes the highlight of this year’s anniversary. Therefore Arburg has come up with something very special: the great "Economic Miracle" anniversary competition. Arburg is looking for the oldest Allrounder that is still being used in production. The winner will receive an electric Allrounder 370 E – in order to continue the success story. The success story of the (…)

The three main factors which appeal to users of the new Mikron Multistar NX-24 Rotary Machining System from an economical perspective are outstanding productivity, full flexibility and highest precision. With this the machine is a player in the very top league. With its number of cycling steps, it almost achieves the productivity of fully mechanical machines. All axis are programmable, which saves significantly down-time when changing over the machine from one part to the other. Using the (…)

Indeed you’re on Eurotec website and it’s not just a coffee break but a technical information. A decade with Delcam helps Revol Porcelaine, one of the leading manufacturers of ceramics in France to international success. The company has completed a decade as a customer for Delcam’s CADCAM systems, having chosen the company as the best technical partner for its modelling and manufacturing operations in 2001. The software, together with the technical innovation, creativity and perseverance of (…)

Next issue will take place in Augsburg from March 14 to 17, 2012 and Just about 280 exhibitors (as per 23.08.2011) have already booked their stands for – already 100 more than at the same time before the last GrindTec in 2010. However, the Project Manager Joachim Kalsdorf prefers not to permit these sensational increases to lead to exaggerated and euphorical prognoses: “Of course we are expecting a reasonable growth of the GrindTec, considering that the economic framework has improved (…)

You can communicate straight to the point on the Swiss Market with the Eurotec special action for this end of 2011! We all face the world complicated situation and we at Eurotec decided to cut our margins for a limited time (indeed we can’t always do that if we want to carry on helping our customers communicate effectively on the market). With the strong Swiss Franc, it is the right moment to sell your solutions on the Swiss market; the exchange rate gives these customers more buying (…)

With this slogan H2O presents its smart alternative to manage spent cooling lubricant emulsions. Yes it’s marketing but the facts are there. Let’s see how that’s possible (by the way, you can discover this "secret" at EMO on hall 7, booth B55). Many metal processing companies are disposing of spent cooling lubricant emulsions or industrial process waste water at high cost. They are not always aware of possible savings of up to €1.5 million within 10 years (according to H20 figures). When (…)

Renishaw, the global engineering technologies company, is announcing new products that will be demonstrated at the EMO Hannover exhibition. These include touch probes and software systems that will aid process control on CNC machine tools and a new surface finish measurement probe for co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs). These new metrology products will be demonstrated alongside other significant products, including a radical new alternative to traditional dedicated gauging, a new range (…)

This year’s EMO takes place in difficult times. The previous crisis is just behind but money, exchange rates and debts of countries already work for another one. This is a pity because these "artificial" aspects actually act on the real economy based on creating values by doing something (a little too simplistic, I know). At EMO the manufacturers will show that they have worked well during the previous calm period and are ready to face anything that could come with very innovative products. (…)

Formerly Hahn & Kolb Switzerland SA, Zimmerli SA, now has about 20 employees. Based in the canton of Neuchâtel for Swiss customer. For some years the company has opened subsidiaries in France and Italy, where, more than a reseller it is advisor and provider of tailor-made solutions. For 40 years the company has the habit to organize "demonstration days". twice a year On these occasions, polyglot machine providers and sales engineers are present throughout the week to bring customers (…)