In two weeks is when it finally kicks off: on Tuesday 18 September, the AMB trade fair in Stuttgart opens the doors. The AMB is the largest and most important trade fair this year for the metalworking industry in Germany. It’s the fourth time now that RoboJob – the Belgian market leader in CNC automation – will be taking part and they’ll also be introducing two new products there. The AMB trade fair has been high on the priorities of the Belgian specialist in CNC automation for a long (…)

Seven decades of dedication to detail and quality combined with hard work forms the basis for continued success and strong market presence. Big Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metal-working industries, is celebrating 70 years since the original Kaiser company was founded in Rümlang, Switzerland. In 1948, the 25-year-old Heinz Kaiser decided to leave his full-time job and start his own business near Zurich. His vision was to (…)

The Swiss grinding machine manufacturer, Fritz Studer AG, wins a user satisfaction award in China. This prize was awarded by the "AI Automobile Production" magazine during the Chinese Engineering Fair CIMES in Beijing. In total, 38 products and solutions for the automotive industry won awards. Which products are particularly innovative? Which solutions are smart? Which machines reliable? Renowned users of the automotive and supplier industry were able to give their favourites a vote. The (…)

Microcut Bore Sizing is finding ever-more applications in numerous key industrial sectors: automotive, medical technology, aeronautics, injection-moulding tools, display manufacture, as well as the watchmaking industry. The company Microcut AG proposes machines, contract manufacture and tools for simple and economical fine-precision finishing of boreholes with diameters from 0.25 mm to 8 mm. Moreover, we propose special-purpose machines for small boreholes of minimum 0.015 mm on the one (…)

Okuma is growing. This August, the CNC provider, represented in Switzerland by Suvema, has put a highly advanced manufacturing facility into operation in Taiwan. In addition, Okuma has announced the construction of a fourth IIoT-based smart factory at its Japanese headquarters. K6, the latest addition to Okuma’s Kani plant, will combine Connect Plan, smart machines, robots and flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) to enable efficient high-mix, low volume production. These fully automated (…)

2017 has been a challenging year for the machine manufacturer in Courtedoux After a difficult first quarter where the company could not escape unemployment and a few redundancies, the situation was completely reversed over the last nine months with the hiring of seventeen additional employees. CEO Christophe Rérat admits that he has never seen such an inflow of orders. This year therefore promises to be excellent and already influences the 2019 production specifications in a positive way. (…)

Building on years of experience and expertise in engine and powertrain applications, Henkel is actively investing in new technologies and products for efficient large-scale manufacturing of safe and reliable electric drive systems. Key solutions addressing the “pain points” of OEMs and tier suppliers in this segment include innovative liquid gasketing, magnet bonding, thermal management and potting products as well as a state-of-the-art impregnation service. Electric, digital and (…)

IMTS 2018 – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, will bring people and automation closer together — literally — with exhibits highlighting the benefits of collaborative robots, or “cobots.” “Automation suppliers have made tremendous leaps with software, control and sensor technology that enable quantifying what the robot ‘feels.’ If it feels anything out of the ordinary, it will stop before exerting too much force,” says Mike Cicco, President & CEO, FANUC America (…)

VELOX GmbH, one of Europe’s leading solution providers of raw material specialities for the plastics, composites, additives and paint & coatings industries, and its long-term partner SK Chemicals Co.,Ltd. (South Korea) are presenting Skyplete, a new plastics material range with some unique products for the 3D industry. VELOX has been chosen as distribution partner in Europe by SK Chemicals. “We are excited to be working together with our long-term partner, VELOX, in developing the 3D (…)

Growing demands on high-speed data communication, unmanned aerial vehicles and portable medical devices are attracting industries to new manufacturing methods like, for example, Nanoscribe’s direct laser writing technology. Currently, the production of photonic circuits and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) needed for these applications requires different manufacturing methods and multiple process steps for bringing together various components on one microchip. Snapshot of the 3D (…)