Here’s an uncomfortable thought: what if all these announcements about new materials, particularly for watch cases, are nothing more than a horological Ponzi scheme? Should we believe watchmakers when they tell us that these innovations are the way of the future? Will watch customers in 2030 see our decade as a golden age of technological growth, or a golden age of unscrupulous marketing ploys? And... have we ever seen anything as durable and robust as the steel watches of the 1970s? As we (…)

The Swiss mechanical watchmaking "revival" has essentially entailed a process of renewing existing mechanical skills. The task was to show that mechanical ingenuity had returned, not to play and hide-and-seek, but to proudly reveal its capabilities. The best, but by no means the only, illustration of this is the remarkable vogue for double, triple and even quadruple tourbillons. Watchmaking performance thus became the latest weapon in the battle for corporate image among brands. Then, (…)

Producing highest quality watch cases is RM Lifestyle’s passion. Renowned manufacturers of top-of-the-range watches such as JS Watch expect this quality. RM Lifestyle has thus acquired an automated and customised engraving and marking system for engraving cases bottoms according to customer wishes. The company has thus gained independence from external suppliers and gained process stability and flexibility for itself and its customers. JS Watch watches are highly appreciated by (…)

Waterjet, a family-owned company based in Aarwangen, is the forerunner of waterjet micro-cutting in Switzerland. It designs its own machines but only offers subcontracting services on Swiss territory. It is active in many precision industries, including watchmaking. Waterjet’s technology is based on the cold cutting principle. The material thus does not undergo any alteration, preserving its structure and its resistance. The required power is obtained by water pressure in a pressure pump (…)

A few weeks before it opens, the EPHJ-EPMT-SMT Trade Show announces the special participation of two personalities whose appearance is always eagerly awaited: André Kudelski, Chairman of Innosuisse and the Kudelski Group, and Richard Orlinski, the world’s biggest-selling French contemporary artist, who recently designed a number of watches for a famous Swiss watchmaking brand. The organisers of the EPHJ-EPMT-SMT Trade Show are keen to get people talking about the ideas that are shaping the (…)

LASYS, the international trade fair for laser material processing, takes place for the sixth time at the Stuttgart trade fair centre from 5 to 7 June 2018. Around 200 exhibitors from over 20 countries present their laser production systems, laser-specific machine subsystems, beam sources, as well as processes and services. Once again LASYS reflects its importance as a leading international trade fair for the use of lasers in industrial production. "Also this year LASYS is the ideal (…)

Big Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, has launched a new version of its smartphone and tablet app. The new Big Kaiser boring app v1.6 provides full wireless control of Big Kaiser’s EWE family of digital fine boring heads, as well as cutting data for this brand-new range of the company’s boring heads. The app is compatible with Android smart devices, iPhones and iPads. It now makes the configuration, monitoring (…)

A marketplace for innovation, a source of inspiration and a trend barometer. The leading B2B tradeshow in the European medical technology industry, Medtec Europe 2018 offered more business opportunities and education than ever. Boasting an abundance of excellent, high quality visitors, post-event analysis showed that more than 64% of the attendees had purchasing power, with approximately 23% having C-suite roles – an ideal mix to generate promising leads at more than 500 stands. More than (…)

At the Rapid.Tech user convention and trade fair to be held from 5 to 7 June 2018 in Erfurt (Germany), Arburg will present the potential of the Freeformer and Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) in hall 2, stand 2-409. In addition to the industrial system, a wide variety of sample components will be on view to demonstrate the universal areas of applications for industrial manufacturing. A wealth of expertise relating to the industrial additive parts manufacturing awaits visitors to the Arburg (…)

At MACH 2018, held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, from April 9th-13th, global engineering company Renishaw, showcased the benefits of its additive manufacturing products range to manufacturers. The company exhibited its additive manufacturing products and software in the 3D Printing Zone as well as a stand dedicated to its extensive range of metrology products. During MACH, Renishaw was visited by Sir Ben Ainslie, Team Principle and Skipper for the Land Rover BAR America’s Cup team, who (…)