Again several Kuka robot received the world-renowned "red dot" award this year. Three products of the Bavarian industrial robot provider were among the winners: the KR 5 arc, HW and KR 700 PA have been awarded by the red dot. The KR 5 arc was even awarded as the best of the best red dot and honored for outstanding design achievements. During a solemn Gala on July 5, 2010 in the Essen Aalto Theatre the industrial designer Mario Selic and a Kuka developer team received the prestigious award (…)

Each year a large number of new products are launched on the machine tool market, but real innovative breaks are rare. One of the reasons for this relative reluctance to innovate is the difficulty of getting off the beaten track and reinventing the trade. Moreover, it is extremely expensive to develop a new machine. A manufacturer who can rely on tried and tested modules to create new solutions has an undeniable advantage. We met Mr Pierre Boschi, Director of Emissa S.A. in Le Locle (…)

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for maximizing programming efficiency of CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced recently the availability of GibbsCAM VoluMillTM Solids, a new option for the high-speed- machining (HSM) of solid models directly within GibbsCAM. . The VoluMill Solids option, an incremental enhancement to the GibbsCAM VoluMill Wireframe option, is fully integrated within GibbsCAM. As such, it allows GibbsCAM users to select solids, (…)

Since the 50’s Hans Stüdeli developed and made the Fraisa company grown. During 50 years he managed the company successfully throughout the many waves of the economical cycles and always placed people at the centre of his concerns. During this period, he also oriented the company towards international markets by expanding the sales structure. Nowadays, if the Fraisa brand is well known, it is also due to the efforts of Hans Stüdeli. RIP Hans Stüdeli-Probst March 27, 1921 – July 7, 2010 (…)

For the AMB in Stuttgart, DMG will present 25 high-tech machines in action, among these six world premieres as well as future-oriented power cell systems from the Energy Solutions division .At the AMB, DMG Microset GmbH takes tool presetting to the next level with its new matrix technology. The control unit of the MICROSET system uses an air cushion to move over a 100 % level glass pane with a DataMatrix code in the form of a chess pattern ("Matrix"). The camera holder freely moving on the (…)

For the second time this year at Automatica Fanuc awarded the prices of Robotics. With these awards, the robots manufacturer rewards partners who are distinguished by their exceptional achievements and their exemplary commitment. In the general industry category, Fanuc Robotics award was given to Robotec Solutions AG. This integrator works exclusively with Fanuc robots and technologies. He is also known for its planning and careful implementation and the professionalism of its work. These (…)

At the "Technical Synergies" exhibition, I’ve met M. Michel Godel, head of the Hass Factory Outlet Switzerland, member of the management of Urma. The hole making specialists is one of the leading manufacturer in this field. The company manufactures tooling systems, modular boring systems and super finishing tools. Open House Urma. Urma has production plants in Switzerland, Germany, China and Brazil and exports 85% of its production on 35 countries. The product range in reaming is (…)

The new manual collet chuck system for B32 draw-back Schaublin collet AXFIX type FNP-KA by FN Niederhauser address the well known trouble using long tools for radial machining. Users are looking for a clamping device that guarantees accuracy and roundness, an outside diameter as small as possible and a fixed axial position of the part to be machined. The new AXFIX type FNP-KA solve all these. Even more, this is done through the standards B32 draw-back collets that are widespread in many (…)

End of last week all the customers of SylvieXpert received the information they were waiting for. The future of their programming software is assured. When we met at EPHJ, the software was presented by Missler Switzerland. Finally it is another "big player" that closed the deal. On the left, 3D machining with a standard ball end mill instead of a special tool. On the right: SylvieXpert is also well fitted to machinings in medical and dental industry. CNC Software, Inc. is the developer (…)

Blum, the measuring technique company was one of the sponsors at the "technical synergies" exhibition last week in La Neuveville ([see our news here->http://eurotec-online.com/2010/06/2...). I discovered a new probe system. The new probes allows fast, precise and automatic tool setting and breakage control in turning and milling centers. All the data are automatically transmitted wireless to the control of the machine, there is no risk of any manual wrong information feed. Through the (…)