The 27th International Machine Tool Biennial will be held in 2012, from May 28 to June 2. The event, jointly organised by BEC and AFM, will bring together the state-of-the-art in innovations and developments for machinery and technology at BEC. BIEMH is currently Europe’s third largest event in its sector, and steady progress has enabled it to consolidate its position as a pioneering monographic fair for the machine-tool industry. Participating sectors are machine tools (metal cutting and (…)
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Machines
Skive hobbing of small pitch gears
Affolter Technologies SA from Malleray-Switzerland produces Gear Hobbing Machines for small pitch gears. Affolter has developed a new option called „µ-Skiving“, which allows to apply a technique of skive hobbing on smallest gears. Pre-hobbed and hardened gear blanks are positioned and finished using a special hob. The cutting process is called skiving. This process is a finishing operation and provides an alternative to gear grinding in hardened materials for modules of 0.1 to 1.0 mm (DP (…)
Medical
Medical Cluster and Messe Luzern AG are launching the World Medtech Forum Lucerne
First International Medical Technology Forum in Lucerne From September 25 to 27, 2012, the supply industry for medical technology in Switzerland will be presenting itself to international manufacturers. With the World Medtech Forum Lucerne, the Medical Cluster and Messe Luzern AG are creating a comprehensive platform for an industry that is important, profitable and promising. The event combines a trade fair, congress and various other meetings - creating a new format for the Swiss medical (…)
CAD
Delcam launches new website for PowerMILL CAM system
Delcam has launched a new website for its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining – www.powermill.com. The site details the many benefits that have prompted more than 30,000 users to select PowerMILL for their programming needs. It includes video testimonials from some of these customers, including users from the toolmaking, aerospace and motorsport industries. The new PowerMILL web site shows why 30,000 users have chosen the Delcam CAM software. The new site (…)
Machines
New hobbing center Affolter Gear AF110
Affolter Technologies SA presents at this year’s EMO the new model Gear AF110. With a module range of 1.0 mm (DP 25.4) in steel, Affolter enlarges its Gear Line upwards for applications such as gear box producers, aircraft and automobile suppliers industries. The AF110 can cut all kind of different gear types as well as worms. With this machine, Affolter has achieved to double the module range whilst keeping the dynamic and compact construction for which Affolter machines are well known. (…)
Laser micro-machining
New laser coil cutter for large production
Balliu MTC nv is a company active worldwide with an extensive sales- and service organisation. Their sole business is developing and manufacturing Laser-equipped machines for all kinds of applications and materials, whether it is a titanium wire frame for sunglasses or turbines for jet engines. Today they present the new LD1500x500 machine. 24/7 working The new LD1500x500 is custom made for laser cutting disks out of a 0.6 mm thick coil. This machine is dedicated to produce without (…)
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It’s been a long time since the published issues of Eurotec are available online on our blog, but now we’ve gone a little bit farther with 1) the availability of the online opportunity to leaf through all our issues (from 2009) and 2) the new iPad version of the blog. If you want to download the PDF file of our issues, it is still possible through the "Articles" page and it is good if you want to keep our past issues and articles as references. These pages are very useful indeed. To (…)
Material
DLC Coatings on Tools
In many tool applications, hardness of the coating is an important asset, as well as a good adhesion of the coating. But there are also other features of coatings that can become a huge advantage. Non-sticking for example is very important when machining soft materials such as aluminium or plastics. It enhances the lifespan of the tool and increases the productivity of the tooling equipment. Smoothness on the other hand can be a huge advantage for forming tools. This feature can eliminate (…)
Machines
World premiere at Chiron’s open house
Around 1000 visitors attended the Chiron’s open house from May 18 – 21, 2011 and witnessed the first live demonstration of the compact and fast DZ08 twin-spindle five axis machining center. Visitors were also able to discover the moving assembly line. Twelve steps take place in the assembly process of the 08, 12, 15 and 18 series machines. Every day two completely assembled machines leave the hall. Under the "assembly-flow" process, the machines are assembled in four parallel lines with (…)
Swarf Management
EMO Hannover: new LNS bar feeders
At the machine tool world exhibition EMO in Hannover from 19 to 24 September 2011, the LNS Group will introduce innovative bar feeders to the market. The successor of the Express 332 series will combine the best elements of the Sprint and Express series and convince with improved rigidity and flexibility. "We redesigned the Express 332 from the ground up, but kept its philosophy and all the features that made this bar feeder so successful", says Carlos Muniz, LNS Global Product Manager Bar (…)