Ob im Bereich von Lenkung oder im Fahrwerk – Kugelgelenke sind in unseren Pkws unverzichtbar. Sie fungieren nicht nur als eine Art Drehpunkt zwischen verschiedenen Elementen, sondern sind zumeist auch ständig in Bewegung und dabei einer hohen physikalischen Belastung ausgesetzt. Vor diesem Hintergrund gehören die Kugelzapfen und Kugelhülsen zu den sicherheitskritischen Pkw-Bauteilen, die ausnahmslos mit einer hohen Oberflächenqualität und mikrometergenau die Produktion verlassen müssen – (…)

Soraluce, a trailblazer in milling, boring, multitasking and automated solutions announces the launch of its groundbreaking Dynamic Line, featuring the New High Rail Gantry Machines. These innovative machines epitomize precision, dynamics, and efficiency, poised to revolutionize manufacturing processes across diverse industries. The High Rail Gantry Machines from Soraluce are engineered to propel manufacturing operations to unprecedented levels of performance. Offering high-speed (…)

Efficient laser cutting with cutting heads, now in the “S” format. The ByCut Star 4020 was already an eye-catcher, and the smaller, completely new ByCut Star 3015 is its equal in every way: With the same features, it cuts sheet metal with measurements of 3 x 1.5 meters with precision, speed, and intelligence. The ByCut Star 3015 is, of course, also available with a power of up to 30 kilowatts. For you, this means higher cutting quality, greater production flexibility, and thus (…)

Microtools are drills and milling cutters with diameters below 0.5 millimetres. VOLLMER has succeeded in eroding such delicate PCD tools highly precisely and cost-efficiently with its VHybrid 260 grinding and erosion machine. Progress in areas such as medical implants and wearables means that electronic components are becoming increasingly fine and delicate. For this reason, smaller and smaller tools are being used in manufacturing processes in the medical technology and electronics (…)

Improved machining quality, higher availability and longer working life with hydrostatic machine tool components. In order to get the best surface finish, the machine tool components, such as spindles, gears, hydraulic control valves, roller bearing parts and other high precision components all need to work perfectly. If ultra-precise surfaces with a mirror finish are required, the machines must also be equipped with specialised tools. Specialised tools for ultra-precise surfaces When (…)

The HPMA-X is the latest addition to the company’s family of high-precision tool setting arms and has been engineered to perform in the most challenging turning applications. Building on the success of the original high-precision motorised arm (HPMA), the HPMA-X brings high-accuracy tool setting and broken tool detection to large CNC lathes. Lathes of this size typically require longer, heavier and more complex arm designs, which can be challenging to move smoothly and repeatably. Such (…)

What is the best way to connect old machines to new systems? This was the very question that spurred umati, the connectivity initiative of the mechanical and plant engineering industry, to organize a hackathon in cooperation with the international United Grinding Group. A total of 30 digitalization experts from 17 companies attended the networking event in Steffisburg, Switzerland. The main focus of the hackathon was on bringing together experts to enable the exchange of data between (…)

At EPHJ, taking place from 6 – 9 June 2023 in Geneva (Switzerland), GF Machining Solutions will show which innovations can help watchmakers accelerate their production. GF Machining Solutions will be present at Booth A74 with the Microlution ML-5 and showcases with examples for the company’s capabilities in different technologies. The Laser micromachining solution ML-5 is able to achieve high surface and edge quality thanks to its ability to machine a wide range of materials with no tool (…)

Maximum productivity and sustainability, with flexible machine solutions for many different production tasks and sectors – this best summarizes the EMAG Group’s focus for this year’s presence at the AMB from September 13 to 17 in Stuttgart. At the trade fair, the specialists present their technological scope, from turning, grinding, and hobbing to robot-based automation to laser and ECM machining. And: Data-based analysis and optimization of production process will continue to be a key focal (…)

Digital solutions optimise processes and offer support for challenges such as sustainability and the shortage of skilled workers. If you want to turn data into information, there are many major and minor parameters that need to be adjusted. These include consistency and unified languages. For a complete picture, it is also important for the maximum number of participants in the process chain to think and act digitally. As this article shows, AMB 2022 in Stuttgart will provide a platform (…)