The earlybird deadline for MAM2010 is in only 3 days! In order to benefit from the reduced price, you should register on or before Friday November 20, 2009. You may go here for more information and to register. II. MAM 2010 – Company Sponsorship / Exhibition Possibility A limited table-top exhibition will run in parallel to the conference for companies and organisations that wish to promote at MAM2010. The cost for each exhibition space is CHF 3000.- (+7.6% VAT). For this fee, (…)

Order flow stabilizes The Tornos Group booked total orders of CHF 20.3 m in the third quarter of 2009 (2008: CHF 53.4 m), a volume comparable to that of the previous quarter (CHF 19.9 m). After five consecutive quarters of falls, orders now appear to be stabilizing at an extremely low level. This suggests that the bottom of the cycle may have been reached, particularly as the third quarter is traditionally the weakest of the year in view of the adverse impact of the summer holiday period on (…)

Modern orthopedic products preserve mobility. With its new NXis™ Ortho system Walter offers manufacturers of components such as artificial joints cost-saving and speedy grinding solutions. . Technical challenge From artificial knee joints to hip implants to spinal fusion plates – more and more people are dependent on implants as a result of accidents or physical decline. Their manufacture, however is rather expensive. Bio-compatible high-tech materials and extreme precision are (…)

Midest is the sourcing platform for international suppliers of industrial subcontracting. It is a show for the forging of partnerships and monitoring technology, serving manufacturers, component suppliers and assemblers, who are looking for face to face meetings with providers of solutions in metal working, plastics, electronics and industry services. Midest places the men and women of such businesses at the heart of exchanges designed to get them working together. Midest 2009 starts very (…)

The organiser of TCT Live and MM Live 2009, Rapid News Communications Group, is delighted to announce that not only has it been another successful year for the two co-located shows but visitor numbers have once again increased. This continued journey of success is further proof that the two shows are perfectly positioned as the leading UK events for the design, development and manufacturing industry and the micro manufacturing industry. The two-day events, held at the Ricoh Arena, (…)

Zollmann GmbH developed a solution with the New Zeta collet nut system to offer an absolute safe collet clamping system for collets DIN6499 und DIN6388. . Unique innovation The New Zeta system provides a lot of unique and extraordinary possibilities that have never been offered before on the market. This new system is completely exchangeable with all spindles in single situations, aggregates, multi-spindle heads, and Swiss turn lathes which use ER-DIN6499 or OZ-DIN6388 collet systems. (…)

Microsystems have now entered the age of high volume production for consumer applications, especially mobile phones, ICT and medical disposable devices. The issues associated with the production of these are of continued interest to manufacturers. These include tooling in high volume fabrication of precision parts, making highly efficient and reliable automated assembly lines and test systems for microproducts. There is a fast growing market for such components and products. . January (…)

Thanks to the 12-blade thread whirler from Utilis, the medical technology firm Stuckenbrock Medizintechnik GmbH was able to almost halve the machining time for the production of bone screws. The increased number of blades and high-pressure cooling means that the service life has been almost doubled and the surface finish improved. Thread whirling: a must! In recent years, the whirling of threads for manufacturing high-quality screws for the medical technology industry and other sectors has (…)

With the workshop ‚Formula Student’, December 5, 2009, EuroMold proves proximity to state-of-the-art techniques and innovations. Besides the design workshop which will be held for the second time EuroMold has also for many years already sponsored the Formula Student Competition. . Added value for everyone This year’s Formula Student Workshop at EuroMold under the motto “Suspension Design & Set Up” will focus on the subject of chassis. The lectures will inform about tires and (…)

The latest version of computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) software created by CAM industry leader DP Technology will be on display Dec. 2-5 in Frankfurt, Germany, where Esprit® will be featured at EuroMold 2009. One more opportunity to discover a powerful tool This 16th edition of EuroMold, slated to take place at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center, is a world fair for moldmaking and tooling, as well as design and application development. Knowledgeable and approachable representatives (…)