The 16th EuroMold opened its gates on December 2, running through December 5, 2009, at the Exhibition Center Frankfurt / Main. 1,354 exhibitors from 37 countries are showcasing their innovations, products and services on the World Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Application development. 50,000 to 60,000 attendees are expected. A few facts From Decembre 02 to 05... it is not too late to visit. 1354 exhibitors from 37 countries Innovative und attractive Special Feature Shows (…)

“When it comes to the price, the system pays off even for a single machine (if the setup times are significant). But besides price, it is the applicability that counts“. That is the matter-of-fact view of Berghoff, one of the leading companies for CNC processing and assembly production, concerning the price-performance ratio of presetting and measuring devices. Since installing a Zoller venturion machine equipped with the pilot 3.0 operating platform, discussions ended a long time ago due to (…)

Thanks to the 12-blade thread whirler from Utilis, the medical technology firm Stuckenbrock Medizintechnik GmbH was able to almost halve the machining time for the production of bone screws. The increased number of blades and high-pressure cooling means that the service life has been almost doubled and the surface finish improved. Thread whirling: a must! In recent years, the whirling of threads for manufacturing high-quality screws for the medical technology industry and other sectors has (…)

The New Zeta collet clamping system offers the market a much better advantage to solve most collet clamping problems. Collets are used in a lot of different variations such as; static and rotating tools, multi-spindle heads, Swiss-turn lathes, angle-heads in different sectors like automotive ,aircraft, various metal, medical, wood and plastic manufacturers. In each of these fields no one offers, until today, an absolutely safe collet clamping system with the addition of the possibility to (…)

Encountered at EMO, Daniel Dünner, Director of Walter Dünner SA Moutier (Switzerland) showed us a new system designed to replace a complete hydraulic group. This innovation is launched jointly with a new hydraulic actuating cylinder and an automatic clamping system for jaws. These novelties present true benefits both in terms of precision and of environmental respect. How does it work? The pressure multiplier is a simple device that uses pneumatic to generate hydraulic power. This small (…)

With the new CNC-controlled setting fixture UNISET-V vision, the setting of precision tools is easy and efficient. From tool to system Mapal is a recognized specialist for fine boring using adjustable tools. The exact adjustment and measurement of these tools is a prerequisite for high part quality. The lack of suitable equipment led Mapal to become involved in the development and manufacture of mechanical and electronic setting fixtures. Mapal has always placed very high value on (…)

Another piece of new discovered at EMO is the Mini tool system by Horn. These Tools are dedicated to relatively large diameters from 8 mm to 20 mm. Paul Horn is well known in “our small and precise world” for its smaller tools, the Supermini. Supermini characteristics • More than 1,200 standard inserts can be clamped in a toolholder. • Boring out from bore diameter 0.2 mm • Grooving from bore diameter 2 mm • Axial grooving from diameter 5 mm • Chamfering, profiling, backboring and (…)

With the “SilverTiger”, Walter sets a new standard in the field of CVD-coated carbides. An unprecedented leap in performance, never before has a cutting tool material been so close to being the “ideal cutting material”. The “SilverTiger” delivers a performance increase between 50 and 100 %. .They ask for more… “Ever since their market launch, our Tiger•tec® indexable inserts have been a fantastic success. Machinists worldwide are continuing to achieve results above the average,” explains (…)

Doing an eccentric part including 3 different diameters with a concentricity of a few microns by thread whirling? Wow! What an application! Even if technicians were first wondering if such a thing would be possible, they achieved in producing it on a Tornos machine with the new 12 blades thread whirler from Utilis. This EMO is full of surprises! Threads and more… In recent years, the whirling of threads for manufacturing high-quality screws for the medical technology industry and other (…)

DC Swiss SA offers a complete range of precision tapping machine taps for all materials with different tensile strengths and breaking elongations. There is a wide range of appropriate cutting geometries to guarantee precise thread tapping that conforms to standards for superior fixing technology. New at EMO, the treat millers dedicated to small and precise fields. New product range M. Ryf, Sales and Marketing director explained us how difficult it is to machine micro threads on hard (…)