As sales of hybrid and all-electric cars continue to gain momentum, UK-based PTG Heavy Industries is busy applying its considerable knowledge of friction stir welding to help automotive OEMs address some of the challenges associated with the manufacture of electric-powered vehicles. Powerstir friction stir welding, from PTG Heavy Industries. “Longer battery life and reduced vehicle weight through the greater use of plastics and aluminium panels, are well known objectives for electric car (…)

With the new sensor system Heimatec.Cybercon 4, different tool parameters can be measured and forwarded to a monitoring station. The collected data can be used for maintenance purposes and to prevent machine failures. Digital tool management becomes a reality with Heimatec.Cybercon 4. The sensor system, which has been integrated into the driven Heimatec tool, can be used to measure various tool parameters such as operating time, rpm, temperature or humidity. As the company explains, the (…)

Wibu-Systems will be exhibiting for the first time at the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking industry. The experts for secure software licensing will be demonstrating with the help of a beverage tapping machine how new business models for intelligent production can be created with the aid of networked systems. Codemeter allows protected business models for Industry 4.0. (Copyright: Trumpf) Wibu-Systems will be showing at the trade fair EMO 2017 how connected systems for (…)

Cafro, a manufacturer of diamond and CBN wheels and tools, will be presenting the new M404 hybrid bond at EMO Hannover 2017. The new M404 hybrid bond is now part of the Cafro 2017 stock list. The company, which has recently joined the Mirka Group, reports that in its manufacture of carbide mills and drills, the main requirement is working time reduction. This is said to particularly apply during the fluting operation. Tests on CNC grinders have apparently shown that the new M404 hybrid (…)

The Seckler Robomation product range has been extended by a new solution. The Sandero micro sandblasting machine has been designed to increase the economic efficiency of sandblasting processes while meeting strict modern quality requirements. With the Seckler Sandero, up to four programmable micro sandblasting nozzles are available at each table position. As the manufacturer explains, the Seckler Sandero has been developed to carry out the automatic and uniform micro sandblasting of (…)

For all Force X products, the new generation of solid carbide multi-application drills from Dormer Pramet, CTW (Continuously Thinned Web) technology is now being deployed. It offers a very strong web design, which is said to reduce the thrust requirements and thus increase the tool life. More productively in action: the new Force X range offers both solid and coolant feed options to improve cutting efficiency and swarf evacuation. As the exhibitors explain, the drills all feature a (…)

The TFL 400 rotary transfer machine has been designed for a large production volume. The TFL 400 features a three-position revolving tool change system, is equipped with a HSK 63 taper and can also be equipped to house facing heads as well. It is described as highly reliable and capable of changing the tool without chip or coolant contamination from adjacent machining units. Available with six to twelve work stations, whereby one or two of them can be used to load and unload workpieces, (…)

The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is thriving. The global value of the AM market is expected to triple between 2004 and 2018, and hit 17.9 bn EUR by 2021. Applications in the aerospace and medical sectors have reached already industrial series production, while industries like the automotive are moving beyond prototyping functionalities. Innovation is spanning across the entire value chain, as new developments characterize materials supply, machine manufacturing, software equipment (…)

DMG Mori will be highlighting key generative production processes. The company sees itself as a complete supplier both for the additive manufacturing of metal components and in post-processing. With the Lasertec 3D and Lasertec SLM series, DMG Mori is setting itself up as a full-line provider in the additive manufacturing. DMG Mori points out that it is successful on the market in additive manufacturing with laser deposition welding using a powder nozzle. Selective laser melting in a (…)

With the Picomax 75, Fehlmann announces a powerful solution for three- to five-axis machining. The machine construction, the Z-axis travel, the geometry and the control unit are designed for five-axis operation with the company’s dividing and swiveling units. The robust Picomax 75 is designed to increase efficiency wherever the highest precision and highest machining performance are called for. Up to five axes are fully integrated in the control system. This combination is said to ensure (…)