In 7 years, “Implants” has become one of the major European exhibition and conference on the outsourcing and solutions for Orthopaedic Implants and Biomaterials, with more than 600 attendees, 60 exhibitors within 3.000 m2 exhibit area and almost 40 international and top level speakers. Through expertise and figure presentations, dynamic exchanges and key plenary sessions, Implants 2011 will provide the answer to your most pressing questions. . How to bridge the gap between the medical (…)

The medical trade show dedicated to microtechnology took place for the third time in Moutier from May 3 to 6. About 200 exhibitors were there to show their skills to the 4’000 visitors that came to Moutier. Due to its precise positioning and willingness to reach people involved in production for the medical, the event didn’t display companies doing end products. The show was clearly industrial and medical. A woman I met in the alleys told me that she regretted the fact that there were no (…)

For years we can find optical measuring tools in the heart of production workshops and development of self-controlling operators still fosters this trend. Measuring and control devices must be designed for this purpose. Marcel Aubert SA, specialist in optics, is recognized for its solutions dedicated to workshops. But its technical and optical expertise goes much farther since a significant part of its activities is to provide optical systems to be embedded in production or assembly (…)

One of the challenges which the watch industry is facing today is the traceability of all operations, not only machining but also mounting, whether automatic or manual. Lécureux SA, which celebrates this year its 50th anniversary to the service of watchmaking and microtechnology, proposes tools and machines perfectly meeting this need. Interview with the executives of the company in Bienne. Lécureux SA management team, from left to right: Moritz Messer, CEO, Alessandro Celi, responsible (…)

Over 300 industrial subcontractors are expected at Sistep Midest Morocco. With 40% of them being drawn from Morocco and 60% from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and the rest of Africa, this new event will offer great opportunities to discover a new country for subcontracting. Dates: 17-20 May, 2011 Location: Casablanca, Morocco Register: www.sistep-midest.com

IF-EdgeMaster is an optical 3D measurement system for automatic cutting edge measurement. The cutting edge measurement device is used in research and in production. Users measure form, radii and chipping of cutting edges. Smallest radii and angles are measured regardless of type, size, material and surface finish. In addition IF-EdgeMaster enables traceable roughness measurement of cutting edges. Form, chipping and roughness measurement also in production with IF-EdgeMaster by Alicona. . (…)

I went to the Forum de l’Arc in Moutier to have a look at mediSIAMS that opens next week. There are already a lot of machines and people buzzing around to prepare a nice event for visitors. Eurotec will be there on booth D10, Halle 1.1. Switzerland is the country with the highest density of companies working for the medical industry in the world. This translates as approximately 1,400 companies, generating over 48,000 jobs. More than 60% of these companies work on the production side. All (…)

For a mechanical and high precision turning sub-contracting workshop, a good machine is a machine which "never" stops. In addition, if the produced parts are good, it is the winning equation. The mechanical workshop of Pierre Brunetti acquired a Miyano BNA 42 S turning centre last September and we wanted to know his opinion on this new machine. A full interview is to be discovered in our next issue. The possibility to mount double or triple tool holders and to index the turret by (…)

CNC Software Europe SA has been created in Porrentruy, Switzerland for the development of Mastercam Swiss Expert, a CAD/CAM product dedicated to the Swiss turn market. CNC Software acquired sole rights to SylvieXpert, a Swiss turn software developed in this area of Switzerland in June 2010. The creation of CNC Software Europe SA will allow the company to access the expertise available in the Jura Region of Switzerland, known as the birthplace of Swiss machining. According to Gary Hargreaves, (…)

Production processes for parts and for the mounting of subassemblies can be rationalized by using the comprehensive supply program of TOX®-Mini, Handheld, Machine Mount and Robot Tongs. Pair of TOX®-Tongs with pneumohydraulically operated drive cylinder as used in a mobile or stationary way, for example, in automobile industries all over the world. TOX®-Handheld Tongs The supply program of TOX®-Handheld Tongs offers a total of six different types and further executions and equipment (…)