Global engineering company Renishaw is collaborating with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to qualify new additive manufacturing (AM) materials for production applications. This encompasses a broad range of metal powders, including new alloy compositions that are optimized for the laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF) process and which provide superior material properties. Sandvik has one of the widest alloys program for additive manufacturing on the market – and has worked with Renishaw AM systems (…)

Okuma, represented in Switzerland by SUVEMA, and German grinding expert Dr. Kaiser Diamantwerkzeuge GmbH & Co KG jointly developed a grinding system that offers cutting-edge dressing functions. This is achieved by an unprecedented symbiosis of the CNC grinding machine, the dressing hardware and the control technology. Dr. Dirk Hessel, CEO of Dr. Kaiser, and Andreas Lemaire, Product Manager at Okuma, exhibiting the joint system at EMO Hannover 2019. State-of-the-art grinding solutions (…)

Laser sintering technology enables medical technology designers to print plastic objects for feasibility studies within a very short time. The functional prototypes largely have the same properties as injection-moulded parts. EEM AG goes one step further: It manages a balancing act between the production of prototypes and small series. ‘The spine is the key to health’ - Cyrill Aemisegger, responsible for development, technology and production at EEM AG, reminds us of this 2000-year old (…)

Teknologia 19, the leading event in technology in the Nordic countries, will be held in Messukeskus Helsinki from 5 to 7 November. The event features current topics in the industry, such as robotics, artificial intelligence and digitalisation. Businesses will also showcase employment opportunities and various job descriptions at the fair. The first day of the fair on 5 November is especially aimed at technology students and those looking for a new job. On the Employer of the Future day, (…)

During drilling from solid in steel, the focus is on quality, time and cost-effectiveness. And these topics are therefore also in the foreground during the development of new tools. Along with the Tritan-Drill Steel, which is the tool of choice for the highest cost-effectiveness even in difficult drilling situations, MAPAL has developed new tools for special applications with clear added value for the user. MEGA-Deep-Drill and MEGA-Pilot-Drill If the deepest bores with the smallest (…)

With the ByTube 130, Bystronic is launching a brand new laser cutting system that offers manufacturing companies an easy entry into tube processing – a field of business with a bright future. In the past, many metal processing job shops and original equipment manufacturers have limited their operations to the processing of sheet metal. In doing so, they have missed out on sales opportunities. With the new ByTube 130 laser cutting system, manufacturing companies can now gain access to new (…)

HybridRED coating is a ground-breaking innovation in the composite industry. The product’s fire-resistant technology is based on ceramifying polymers. Finnester Coatings launches a new coating product for composite applications called HybridRED. Never before has a composite product combined fire and outdoor resistance with decorativeness. The coating is especially designed for infrastructure applications, such as the energy industry, bridges and facades. “This is a ground-breaking (…)

The automation company FANUC is committed to strong growth in Europe by responding to customers’ requirement of further support and service. The specialist in CNC controls, robots and intelligent machines invested around 100 million euros in the past three years in the expansion of its European subsidiaries and it will invest another 100 million euros over the next three years. New facilities and expansions are being planned in more than ten European locations. FANUC continues to (…)

After a construction period of two years, GF Machining Solutions, a division of GF, inaugurated its new innovation and production center in Bienne (Switzerland) – with more than 300 guests in attendance. GF invested approx. CHF 100 million in the new building, which provides space for around 450 work places. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Christoph Ammann, President of the Cantonal Government and Head Cantonal Department of Economic Affairs, Erich Fehr, Mayor of the City of (…)

Specialized in the overhaul of Escomatic machines, Ventura Mecanics SA currently employs eighteen people and exports nearly 80% of its services or products worldwide. Thanks in particular to a good balance between the different markets it serves, the Bôle company expects a very good year 2019. Talyrond for checking the raceways Whether it is a revision operation (restoration in its original configuration) or retrofit (restoration and addition of options), a machine passing through the (…)