To achieve high precision results, microtechology applications need to rely on powerful and reliable gears. This can be found in micromotors, aeronautics, medical devices or watch industry; these applications need gears or micro-gears of high precision and outstanding quality. There are several ways to cut such gears. We met Mr Graf, responsible for sales at Affolter (Malleray, Switzerland) which provides machines dedicated to the achievement of such gears. . Affolter benefits from an (…)

The market for Life Sciences industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one of the few characterized by a strong and steady growth. European Life Sciences companies are present in the region through distributors and with local Headquarters for marketing, after sales support, training, sometimes manufacturing and research. . . Dubai is the city where all the MENA headquarters are located. The unique advantage of Dubai is its strategic location, legislative framework, quality (…)

Registration for the TCT Live 2010 Conference & Exhibition is now officially open. Visitors wishing to attend can now pre-register online at www.tctshow.com. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, from 19th to 20th October, the 2010 event will once again bring together the leading players in the product development and manufacturing sector, showcasing the very latest technologies to help product development professionals stay ahead of the competition, reduce product development (…)

I Went to visit Wenk this afternoon and I discovered a very impressive way to produce high precision parts with a highly interesting return on investment. The Mazak Quick Turn 6G is a compact high speed high accuracy turning center and Wenk proposes it on hard turning configuration. This can’t replace grinding in all cases, nevertheless in many it’s simply an unbeatable way to produce parts! . On this picture we can see three tools. On the left the ID tool, in the middle the OD tool and (…)

Small, precise and extremely fast! Maxon presents the sterilizable 50 Watt drives "EC Size 5" and "EC 13" For the use in high speed medical applications of up to 90’000 rpm. Stand-alone, or as motor/gear combination, the drives stand out by high power, extremely low-noise and low-vibration operation, marginal heat generation and minimal size - welcome characteristics particularly in medical handheld power tools. . . All models are designed the same way and comparable in terms of (…)

PartMaker Inc., a division of Delcam Plc, will unveil its latest version of PartMaker Software for programming CNC Mills, Lathes, WireEDM, Turn-Mill Centers and Swiss-type lathes at IMTS 2010 in Chicago, IL. Major highlights of PartMaker Version 2011,include more powerful milling functionality, new specialist turning routines, a more flexible tooling library, improved simulation of unique machine tool architectures and a host of additional productivity enhancements. . . PartMaker will (…)

I’ve met Béatrice Bula, responsible of the Bula brand today at EPHJ/EPMT and she made me discover the new multi-station polishing machine just launched by Bula Technologie. This machine is the first with a new very intuitive programming system based on a Fanuc control. Every specialist of polishing can now use it without any knowledge of the ISO programming system. . With 3 stations dedicated to polishing and one for loading /unloading, the machine is very productive. Every station (…)

When producing for demanding fields, it’s is necessary to not only validate the process once chosen, but at the start of an operation too. In term of cleaning, that step was performed manually. The data had to be written down on the report. This solution is not only time consuming but also may be source of errors. At EPHJ/EPMT, Amsonic, one of the leader in the field of cleaning technology presents the ALDV, Amsonic Aqualine Data Validation on booth 9/A7 in hall 11. This solution has (…)

The organizers announce an overall growth of 5% and the participation of about 20% of exhibitors from outside Switzerland. The program of added values conferences is quite complete and the mood of exhibitors is clearly showing the green light!... but this is nothing compared to the “taste and feel” there. . At the press conference this morning the organizers emphasized the high rate of exhibitors that are faithful ones. Even if not all are “out of the crisis” as we heard sometimes, they (…)

From tomorrow, Lausanne will live the 9th issue of EPHJ and 4th issue of EPMT. These shows have been growing year after year and EPMT is nowadays amongst the most influential ones in term of micro-technology. EPHJ is without any doubt THE trade show dedicated to watch and jewellery industries. The reorganization of the space available at Beaulieu Lausanne as well as the migration of the two sectors in a single hall, under a common roof, are accompanied by a puff of air on the watchmaking (…)