Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were indications of cooling in the laser industry. According to figures issued by the VDMA Working Committee “Lasers and Laser Systems for Material Processing”, both production and incoming orders dropped by about 18 per cent in 2019. Dr. Alexander Arndt, Manager of Digitalization and Process Design at Laserline GmbH Yet even in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, there are opportunities to be taken, as demonstrated for instance by applications in (…)

– 3D ADEPT, a series of virtual conferences that aims to bring together additive manufacturing players as well as manufacturers and experts from vertical industries so that they can exchange on various topics. Additive Talks Day will be held on September 10th from 09.30 am to 05.00 pm CET. Additive Manufacturing, commonly known as 3D Printing, is increasingly leveraged across a wide range of industries (aerospace, automotive, medical, space, railway and the manufacturing industry in (…)

In the fight against coronavirus, hand and surface disinfectants with proven efficacy are part of the safety concept of companies, also in industry. The Motorex range includes two certified disinfectants, available quickly in sufficient quantities and at advantageous conditions. Motorex uses the company’s internal knowledge and resources to meet the high demand for disinfectants. Specialized in the development and manufacturing of chemical-technical products, Motorex deploys its expertise (…)

Gregor Kessler strengthens the management of the Material Handling Division in the HAHN Group. Gregor Kessler joined the HAHN Group as COO of the Material Handling Division on August 17, 2020. The Material Handling Division includes the companies WEMO Automation, Waldorf Technik and GeKu Automation Systems with locations in Germany, Sweden, the USA and Turkey. Gregor Kessler supports Bernhard Rupke, who continues to be responsible for the areas of sales and service as managing director of (…)

In times of contact restrictions, travel constraints and trade fair cancellations, the virtual customer day held by the Swiss company UCM AG offers customers and interested parties a safe way of keeping up to date with the latest developments in the field of precision and ultrafine cleaning. Presentations in German and English will inform about current trends and demands, as well as about solutions and innovative processes for meeting the requirements set by many industries for (…)

In order to reduce weight while maintaining high strength in complex components, lightweight materials such as CFRP, GFRP and CFRP-titanium/CFRP-aluminum stacks have become indispensable in the construction of automobiles, aircrafts, wind turbines and sporting equipment. However, machining them is no easy task. Anyone wishing to perform precise countersinking in sandwiched materials with high surface qualities will need special tools such as the CCDia AeroSpeed coated countersink from Dürr (…)

The larger the series of parts to be produced, the more important cycle times and tool costs are. With large quantities, such as those usual for the car industry, the properties of both the machine tool and the tool itself need to be optimally suited to each other – and to the chosen manufacturing process. “We have a unique approach when we receive customer inquiries,” says Meinolf Wolke, Sales Team Leader at ELHA-MASCHINENBAU Liemke KG (ELHA) in Hövelhof. The medium-sized, owner-managed (…)

COVID-19 poses challenges to industrial companies worldwide. Many factories stand still or produce with limited capacities, employees work in shifts or from their home office, only gradually returning to their workplaces. Notwithstanding the severe situation, now is the time to prepare production and employees for the time after the pandemic as one thing seems certain: the efficiency and flexibility of production as well as the know-how of employees will determine the survival of companies. (…)

The laser marking market is characterized by an increased need to mark or texture non-flat surfaces, such as curved, inclined, and stepped surfaces as well as free-form objects and recessed surfaces. Unfortunately, traditional laser markers and integrated machines are limited to a flat planar field of view that can be adapted for simple inclined planes or cylindrical surfaces by rotating and moving the part during marking. However, the only way to accommodate more complex shaped surfaces (…)

The Swiss tool manufacturer Mikron Tool has expanded its milling cutter program and launches a version of the already well-known plunge-mill CrazyMill Cool P&S, which is now suitable for even deeper machining operations. Like its already successful "short" predecessor, it is characterized by the ability to plunge (drill) vertically into the material, mill slots or pockets into solid material in smallest spaces and concluding the milling with a finishing operation. While the milling (…)