Founded in 2006, easyDec is a SME housing about 30 high-end production machines, mainly Deco single spindle automatic lathes as well as Miyano machines. In a few years, the company has grown as close partner to high-end Swiss watch industry brands. At easyDec’s, everything has been created to guarantee Swiss Made quality and precision. Working conditions in a clear and neat environment are also important. Step in its planned growth, easyDec is willing to expand its customer base in (…)

On behalf of the innovation promotion agency CTI, Mr Nolte, head of CTI Medtech initiative cordially invites people to the CTI Medtech Event 2010. This one day meeting brings together nearly 400 representatives from the R&D sector, the Swiss industry, the financial sector and various funding agencies. . The event has become one of the most important networking and innovation promotion events in the field. This year partakers will meet the new President and the new Director of the CTI (…)

In the first six months of 2010, China including Hong Kong overtook France and the United States to become the second biggest importer of Swiss machinery after Germany. From January to June, Swiss machinery companies exported goods in the value of 1.44 billion Swiss francs to China and Hong Kong – an increase of 20%. Swiss machinery exports increased by 4.5% in the first six months of 2010 – mainly due to the strong Asian markets. While exports to the biggest importer Germany went up by (…)

I went to the Motorex press conference today and that was very well done. We received a lot of information, results of tests and proofs about the new Motorex Swisscool Tresor PMC©. This new water-based lubricant is completely free of the usual aggressive chemical additives and uses the oligodynamiceffect of precious metal (silver in this case). In machining, illness due to water-based coolant is not to be neglected. With its new Swisscool Tresor PMC©, Motorex works for user’s skin. There (…)

Germany’s machine tool industry is gaining renewed confidence for 2010. “Though the ongoing year is once again going to be a very difficult one, we nonetheless expect a significant upturn in business during the first half of the year”, explains Martin Kapp, Chairman of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), at the organisation’s annual press conference. “Since September, orders have improved month by month”, he says in support of his assessment. In the fourth quarter of 2009, (…)

Having Turkey as a partner country, EuroMold 2010 dedicates itself to a rapidly emerging economy that occupies the fields of automotive engineering & electronics in particular. Hence exist the enormous opportunities for Moldmaking and Tooling. The central position between Asia, Gulf States and Europe awards Turkey a significant function. Since several years EuroMold is experiencing strong interest migrating from Turkey. There is not only nice landscapes or very rich historical (…)

Order flow stabilizes The Tornos Group booked total orders of CHF 20.3 m in the third quarter of 2009 (2008: CHF 53.4 m), a volume comparable to that of the previous quarter (CHF 19.9 m). After five consecutive quarters of falls, orders now appear to be stabilizing at an extremely low level. This suggests that the bottom of the cycle may have been reached, particularly as the third quarter is traditionally the weakest of the year in view of the adverse impact of the summer holiday period on (…)

Yesterday Tornos signed a new framework agreement with UBS AG and the Zurich Cantonal Bank on credit lines worth CHF 50 million maturing on 30 September 2012. The agreement is subject to covenants. It replaces the current CHF 32.5 million credit facility agreement valid until 31 December 2010, certain covenants of which had not been complied with during the first half of the current year. Tornos’s net debt as at 30 June 2009 was CHF 16.2 million. In view of this, the new agreement (…)

Renowned speaker Andreas Buhr will hand out his current book to attendees at his lecture that will take place at the Druck+Form show. This show is dedicated for Printing industry and then not really linked with "our world" of micro-technology. Nevertheless, the conference that will address hard times strategies can help everyone. If you’re near Sinsheim mid October, it can be worth to do the trip. http://eurotec-online.com/wp-conten... Added value conference Germany’s prominent (…)

Since the EMO in Milan, Tornos will become the exclusive seller of Tsugami products on the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese markets.To underline this new deal which will radically change the face of the markets in Southern Europe, the two manufacturers’ booths at EMO will be side by side and specialists will be there to show visitors the entire range of products on sale. Mr. Nef, Head of Sales and Marketing with Tornos, says: “The Tornos and Almac range already provides our customers with (…)