Innovation

Great results for Simodec 2010

March 2010

The traditional show dedicated to high precision turning, machining and tools just closed its door at La Roche-sur-Foron (France). Official figures are not available yet, but the general feeling gathered through the alleys is very positive. Even if the show was a little bit smaller than last issue and that some players didn’t want to go there to exhibit, the result is surprising. A lot of exhibitors actually did business on their booth… and the ones that didn’t come will never know if they would have missed business or not.

On the top right, M Boshi, CEO of Emissa presenting the three bars of material coming out of the WinFlexTurn Multibar machine. On the left, the machining area. At the moment the picture was taken, there was only two bars in operation and two in counter operations.

Innovation There was a bunch of new products presented at the show and visitors were able to discover these in a friendly atmosphere. The most amazing product? I don’t know, but amongst the novelties, the three spindle machines from Emissa was quite surprising. Using well known elements like multispindle heads, the manufacturer achieved in proposing a radically new way to produce high precision turned parts. Eurotec will come back on this later.

Art and machine tools A painting exhibition was organized during the show too… this to explain that art is a way to link people, exactly like sales in the machine tool industry. I’ve met the painter and will report this colorful meeting later too.

The future Thousands and thousands of children and teenager were able to "touch" the industry thanks to the Smile exhibition that was directly linked to Simodec.

I will come back on the news presented there as well as on the final figures published by the organizers.. all in all, this issue was very promising. Let’s hop the trend will carry on.

More information about the new Emissa machine? Phone +41 32 933 06 66 Fax +41 32 933 06 60

Innovation

Cognitens WLS400A and WLS400M voted products of the year

January 2012

The readers of the US magazine “Photonic Tech Briefs” (PTB) have chosen Cognitens white light measurement systems as one of three products of the year 2011. The PTB readers have voted for the Cognitens WLS400A and WLS400M white light measurement systems as one of three “Products of the Year 2011”. This award goes to the most significant new introductions to the photonics engineering community. Digital stereo vision The manual Cognitens WLS400M and the automated Cognitens WLS400A, Hexagon (…)

Innovation

Proto Labs Expands Cool Idea! Award to the European Union

January 2012

After seeing the success of the first Cool Idea! Award program, Proto Labs, the world’s fastest manufacturer of CNC machined and injection-molded parts, has announced the expansion of its program to include the European Union in 2012. The Cool Idea! Award, which launched in the United States last year, gives product designers the opportunity to bring innovative product ideas to life. In addition to the expansion, Proto Labs has also increased the award amount from $100,000 to $250,000 worth (…)

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mAm 2012 - Pre-registration ends tomorrow!

January 2012

Micronarc Alpine Meeting (mAm 2012) – Equipment for Microproducts. 3rd Edition. January 22-25, 2012, Villars-sur-Ollon. In order to benefit from a reduced price, you should register on or before January 13, 2012. Following in the success of the first two editions, The Micronarc Alpine Meeting 2012 will continue its focus on equipment for manufacturing microproducts. The MAM 2012 program 4 reasons why you should not miss mAm 2012 Excellent speakers and program Single track format Ideal (…)

Innovation

Micronarc Alpine Meeting (mAm 2012) – Equipment for Microproducts. 3rd Edition.

January 2012

Following in the success of the first two editions, The Micronarc Alpine Meeting 2012 will continue its focus on equipment for manufacturing microproducts. From January 22 to 25, 2012, Villars-sur-Ollon. This 2.5 day conference intends to stimulate networking and discussions in the casual atmosphere of Villars, a charming village and ski resort located at 1250 meters of altitude. A selection of invited speakers and presentations will comprise the program. A small, table-top exhibition (…)

Innovation

Evolving ergonomics with multi-touch

December 2011

In the area of consumer electronics, multi-touch has not only changed the ergonomics of devices, it has changed user habits as well. In industrial automation, this technology has the potential to make machine operation more intuitive, faster and safer - in essence, to bring about a revolution in ergonomics for machine and system visualization units. B&R introduces devices that allow multi-touch input in industrial environments. In industrial automation, there has been a strong and (…)

Innovation

PVD black coating – all we want to know

November 2011

It’s been a while since we spoke about coating here and I’ve a good news to people interested in this topic. we met Christian Manasterski, head of R&D of the Surfaces Synergie group, leader in this technology and we will publish a two-episode story in Eurotec. First episode in our December issue! Example of black PVD coating use in the watch industry with the Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 7500 and its steel case black PVD coated and polished. Black coatings are for some years, very (…)

Innovation

New generation of high performance joints

October 2011

Active for more than 30 years in polymer micro-precision, Biwi SA is a Jura company renowned in the fields of watchmaking, medical and microtechnology. Its expertise includes molding, casting and technical polymer injection technology. Met in Orthotec, the representatives of the company presented us their new family of Isochron high performance joints. The joint is a strategic component for many watchmaking or technical products; it can be simple in appearance, but requires exceptional (…)

Innovation

Powerful programming of bar-fed mills

September 2011

Time will tell, but increasingly, there is evidence that points to the fact that bar-fed mills could well represent the future of complex, small parts manufacturing. To see this coming paradigm shift, one need only walk the halls of the latest EMO, where a number of major machine tool manufacturers displayed their own, unique offerings of bar-fed milling machines. Much as the rise in popularity of multitasking, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes made thousands of manufacturers (…)

Innovation

Maximising Machine Shop Productivity Through Effective Metal Working Lubrication Solutions

September 2011

Whether a manufacturing company specialises in producing nuts and bolts, complex gear sets or high precision valves, keeping its equipment running efficiently is the key to profitability. Lubrication plays an integral role in reducing friction between critical rotating or moving machine tool components, which can translate into equipment durability and availability. To help ensure that the machine tool runs smoothly, it is important to choose a combination of high-quality lubricants – (…)

Innovation

Delcam launches PowerMILL 2012 with new machining options

September 2011

Delcam has launched the 2012 version of its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining. The new release includes a number of new strategies, together with more general enhancements to make programming faster and machining more efficient with the best-possible surface finish. Full details, including videos demonstrating the new functionality, can be seen on . The most important new option is flowline machining. With flowline machining, the toolpath is divided between a pair (…)

Great results for Simodec 2010

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