World premiere presentation by EPFL and Savoie University of a mechanism devised by a synergy of partners to resolve the problem of consistency in quality control. Visual perfection is one of the key attributes of any luxury item. To this day, visual inspection is a task that comes down to the keen eye of experts in beauty. Thus, in the world of high-end luxury and cosmetic beauty, there are as many definitions of beauty as there are subjective criteria for judgment, since every brand lays (…)

Following last year’s enormous success – with the participation of 900 decision-makers from 23 countries – UBM Canon is mounting the second edition of OrthoTec Europe, the comprehensive exhibition and conference for design and manufacturing professionals in orthopaedic devices. Acknowledging Switzerland’s importance as a European centre for orthopaedic production and development, the organisers have again chosen the Mövenpick Hotel in Zürich-Regensdorf as the venue. Besides offering the (…)

The new Eurotec has just been released and it is full of information to help companies being more efficient in designing, building, programming and using machine tools. This issue is also available on line on the blog under the "articles" section. Like Alice and the mirror, I’ve been on both sides. On the manufacturer side for many years and now on the publishing one for a few years. I know the aim of both sides and I must admit that most of the times, they match quite well. In the first (…)

The CNC Turning center with two spindles, two turrets and one Y-axis slide is being presented as European premiere at the Newmag open house that takes place in Rotkreuz (Switzerland). The machine will then be exhibited in the next EMO in Hannover. Early this morning before the crowd arrived, I was able to discover the machine as well as all the other solutions offered by Newemag. . Miyano BNA-42 DHY – improvement of the BNA-42 S 7 axes including a new Y axis additional turret software (…)

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron (Nasdaq: CIMT) company, announced today that its latest release of GibbsCAM, in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2012 3D mechanical design software under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Digital Prototyping with Autodesk Inventor software gives manufacturers the ability to digitally design, visualize and simulate how a product (…)

With its Light Curtains Pick to Light the sensor producer wenglor extends its portfolio of Photoelectronic Sensors. According to the principle "Pick to Light" (commissioning with light) the Light Curtains monitor the correct parts picking processes in shelves and storage locations during mounting and commissioning and thus effectively prevent errors. By using the Light Curtains Pick to Light search times are substantially reduced and productivity is increased. The Light Curtains function (…)

The medical cluster announced today their new partnership with JobScout24. The new Medical Cluster job portal covering the job market in the Swiss medical technology industry is now available on the cluster website. Medical Cluster members as well as non-members can now publish job offers easily and free of charge on the Medical Cluster website here: http://medical-cluster.ch/jobs If you would like to reach an even higher number of potential candidates you can do so by publishing your (…)

High precision turning company located in Bienne, Polidec realizes micro turned parts mainly dedicated to automotive and electronic industries. The team need to be complemented by a quality and management system manager. What is needed Trained on quality system (TQ3 or equivalent) Experience in the automotive sector Good knowledge /training in microtechnology/mechanics English mandatory (and French on the working place) Your skills Organized, you can methodically acts and are able (…)

Delcam is to mark the tenth anniversary of its pay-as-you-go, online data-exchange service, Delcam Exchange, with a day of free data translation. The normal fee of £34 (approximately US$50) per model will be waived for all translations carried out on Tuesday, 17th May. For full details on Delcam Exchange, please go to www.delcam-exchange.com. Delcam Exchange is a unique service under which the translation software is downloaded free of charge and then stored on the user’s own computer. To (…)

Yesterday the organizers of the well known event announced that they were unable to find an agreement with the owners of the Beaulieu fairground (with the new strategy of Beaulieu). Thus the 2012 issue will take place in Genève Palexpo. This year the event is a special one as it’s the 10th of EPHJ, the 5th of EPMT and the first of SMT… and then the last in Lausanne. I recently contacted MM Colard and Saenger owners of the trade show about the evolution of "their babies" and how they feel. (…)