Mark-10 introduces the Series F family of force testers for quality control and process monitoring in manufacturing, research, and engineering applications. Suitable for diverse uses in the medical device, packaging, automotive, aerospace, and other industries, the Series F family integrates IntelliMESUR software for instrument control, force sensor measurement, and data acquisition in a centralized graphical user interface. This brings another level of efficiency into recurrent testing, (…)

AL Geometry ISO turning insert is cost-effective, universal solution for medium to finish turning applications on aluminum and other non-ferrous materials WIDIA™ has added an AL Geometry to its ISO Turning portfolio, strengthening its broad offering of affordable tooling solutions for small to medium sized machine shops, machining aluminum and non-ferrous materials. The AL Geometry insert is offered in two grades for increased machining versatility: an uncoated microfine carbide WU10HT (…)

Production areas are expensive, especially when they have to be air-conditioned for high-precision production applications. Therefore, production areas should primarily be used for machines. Due to the growing trend towards Industry 4.0 and automation, however, production areas are increasingly being lost for handling workpieces or tools. In order to reduce space consumption caused by automation in production, Röders is presenting the extremely narrow linear multi-machine automation (…)

No more manual micro-technical component cleaning in semi-clean parts washers! No more optical measurement in designated rooms far from your machines! By imagining two independent compact units: Drop & Lumen, designed to be located close to turning machines to clean and measure parts in a stringent and harsh workshop environment, Petitpierre SA is innovating and completely rethinking these two fundamental steps in the turning process. Bar turners dreamed about it; Petitpierre did it! (…)

The seventh edition of LASYS ended on Thursday amidst a positive mood. In Mahle Hall 4 at the Messe Stuttgart trade fair, trade visitors from all over Europe gathered information from a total of 93 exhibitors from 16 countries. The proportion of international exhibitors was 34%. "LASYS has fared well in a strong market environment with many major events in May and June of this year. With its clear focus on laser material processing, LASYS provided an attractive market platform to interested (…)

To streamline its post processing operations, PROTOTEC, a company specialized in 3D printing, purchased the new S1 system from AM Solutions. The general manager was impressed by the operational flexibility and excellent cleaning performance of this machine. PROTOTEC, located in Attendorn in the German province of North-Rhine Westfalia, is known as one of the first and oldest 3D printing companies in Germany. With different printing systems the company provides tailormade, high-end (…)

For many roll feed applications, determining the length of the web material is an important part of the machine process. This can be as simple as a requirement to measure the overall length of a web or, for instance, to precisely align multiple printed layers or synchronise a stamping operation on a section of the web material. Wachendorff´s LMS series length measurement systems combine its ruggedised industrial shaft encoders with an integrated measuring wheel that is friction driven by (…)

After the break due to COVID in 2020, the international trade fair for surface technology started yesterday in Stuttgart. Until June 23th, around 220 exhibitors from 18 countries will present solutions, products and services and show what the current trends are in the surface treatment industry. As an interdisciplinary technology, surface technology is at home in all industries. The spectrum of industrial sectors from which visitors come to SurfaceTechnology GERMANY is correspondingly broad. (…)

EPHJ, the international high-precision trade fair, has completed its 20th anniversary edition with a clear increase in numbers compared to the 2021 edition and a quality of visitors welcomed by the 700 exhibitors. As the doors of the world’s only trade fair dedicated to high precision watchmaking, jewellery, microtechnology and medicine close, the organisers are smiling. "We knew that visitor numbers would be higher than in September 2021, when the health crisis ended," explains Alexandre (…)

Arburg has been working intensively on the topic of sustainability and resource efficiency for a very long time. As a supplier of Allrounder injection moulding machines, the machine manufacturer is increasingly active in evaluating climate protection activities along the entire value chain for its customers. On the basis of ISO TS 14067:2018, a standard that defines a product’s greenhouse gas emissions or product carbon footprint (PCF), Arburg has investigated how the PCF and specific energy (…)