Hannover Messe day three - I’ve just discovered the Eichenberger new lead screws in aluminium. Amazing, those weight a third of normal steel parts and offers the same functions (and more). Lightweight design has become one of the key future technologies in the aerospace, automotive and mechanical engineering fields and companies will be happy to learn that there are actually solutions allowing them to keep that pace. Material versatility recognised Aluminium is the most-used metallic (…)

Hannover Messe day two… a quite genial system to clamp parts of any shape very precisely yet using very simple and not so precise clamping parts is presented by Ijspeert Innovative Technologies on Hall 2, stand D54. Ijspeert Innovative Technologies transforms CERN’s cutting edge techniques into efficient industrial applications Ideal for any shape The diaphragm technique of CERN is ideal for the clamping and centring of parts of any shape, eg for their machining on a lathe or a CNC (…)

With Hannover Messe 2014, the biggest marketplace to find the right supplier has just opened its doors in Hanover and you can go visit it till the end of the week. As usual we at Eurotec are mainly focused on high precision and microtechnology, there are many companies to discover and many skills to speak about…. We’ll be busy digging all those. A small (and nice) Swiss booth On the Hall 4 – Stand C12, Switzerland is represented by a quite small booth (I wonder why there are so few (…)

For customers facing frequent tools changes, necessary for multiple machining, Gühring has developed a new end mill able to realise five operations. Indeed, the RF 100 Diver end mill is ideal for drilling, ramping, slotting, roughing and finishing. In addition to its versatility, this end mill convinces by its exceptional cutting parameters proven on numerous occasions. Furthermore, the RF 100 Diver sets new references, including as regards to ramping. On the occasion of the Siams (…)

On the occasion of the Siams, LNS will unveil the new Express 112. This bar loader intended to work with small diameters is an interesting addition to the product range of the company to complement the famous Tryton, particularly when floor space available is very limited. Meeting with Samuel Ventron, Product Department Manager. For the machining of small diameter bars, the manufacturer classically offers Tryton and Tryton watch industry. Mr. Ventron explains: “For 40 years the Tryton and (…)

The golden age of automatic lathes manufacturers probably lies in the middle of last century when three Swiss companies shared the market and were selling cam autos by tens of thousands. In the 1960s, small structures specialized in overhauling those machines have appeared. 50 years later, that trade is flourishing and offers interesting prospects. Some companies also develop new devices to enhance cam-autos capabilities. Meeting with Mr. Carlos Cancer, CEO of Seuret SA, overhaul (…)

Affolter will present the new AF110 at Siams in Moutier, Switzerland, from May 6 to 9, 2014 (Hall 2.2, stand A-1). Later in the year, the company will have a booth at the EPHJ in Geneva (June 17-20) and will again present the AF110 at the AMB in Stuttgart (16-20 September). In 2010, the R&D team of Affolter undertook the design of the AF110. Result? The most robust and flexible gear cutting machine on the market to date: "In comparison with the AF100, we have doubled the clamping force (…)

In microtechnology and high precision machining, it is always difficult to find the perfect fit between the materials, the coolant, the tools and the machine. In every field, specialists are fighting to find the perfect mix between all those parameters. The University Of Bern, Switzerland, may have put all those troubles to a stop. This morning the University’s spokesman announced the achievement of the new nano-structured material whose proprieties can change according to the level of (…)

Delcam GmbH has opened a new office in Eislingen in Baden-Württemberg to further increase its sales in the southern part of Germany. Delcam’s German subsidiary achieved record sales of software and maintenance in 2013 and, with the opening of the new office, is looking forward to even better growth this year. The modern offices in the attractive location of Eislingen were purchased in early November, 2013. They offer a pleasant working environment for the planned total of seven staff team (…)

For some time, Gloor - the worldwide leading manufacturer of special SC tools with logarithmic relief grinding - has been able to produce the complete product range of gear tools using its new generation of special grinding machines. The setup with the company’s own software guarantees that customers obtain perfect tools, which in turn ensure high-precision gear components. Thanks to Gloor’s own manufacturing process, the company is able to produce cutters with significantly more teeth and (…)