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 (…)

Let’s put an end to the saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover. With microtechnology, the decrease in the size of the components produced goes hand in hand with an increase in surface effects on their performance. The nature of the material chosen for the coating and the process of depositing this coating thus play a crucial role. This step will often allow the manufacturer to make all the difference. Take for example a company that needs to collect and complete the (…)

Two and a half years after its foundation, Evosys Laser GmbH was awarded the founder prize of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Nuremberg. The prize is awarded annually for particularly innovative and successful company foundations. Evosys Laser GmbH was honored as one of the most successful business start-ups in the region at the award ceremony of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The prize, which was created by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Nuremberg for Middle (…)

Gühring offers a wide range of standard deburring tools for finishing the inlets and outlets of all conventional and transverse bores, including the first ever tungsten carbide deburring reamer for automatic deburring of bores on finishing machines: the EWR 100 G. Instead of time-consuming and expensive manual deburring, the automated machine deburring is the most reliable, fast and economical automatic machining process. Another revolution: the EWR 500 capable of deburring transverse (…)

Körber Group sells its Business Area Machine Tools / Sale to investor pool opens up new development opportunities for United Grinding Group The international technology group Körber sells its Business Area Machine Tools, operating under the United Grinding Group. The sale was completed with effect from the end of June 29, 2018, following approval by the responsible supervisory authorities. The new ownership structure consists of a strategically oriented pool of investors organized by the (…)