Innovative applications for consumer-use: In the field of Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacturing EuroMold has already long time ago established itself as Europe’s biggest market place for product development! New at EuroMold 2009 will be the special feature show “e-production for everyone’ in the newly built hall 11.0. Here fields of application of generative processes for consumers will be in focus. This show offers all attendees a perspective on how these highly innovative technologies (…)

The earlybird deadline for MAM2010 is in only 3 days! In order to benefit from the reduced price, you should register on or before Friday November 20, 2009. You may go here for more information and to register. II. MAM 2010 – Company Sponsorship / Exhibition Possibility A limited table-top exhibition will run in parallel to the conference for companies and organisations that wish to promote at MAM2010. The cost for each exhibition space is CHF 3000.- (+7.6% VAT). For this fee, (…)

Sarix SA, Switzerland presented, for the first time at the EMO 2009 the MACHLine. This new line of machines for micro erosion is based on the new micro-EDM CORE of SARIX. Micro-EDM CORE is a new concept of multiaxis EDM machining. The versatility of the module allows flexible EDM configurations and the combination of EDM with other machining processes, on the same machine. Ideal working conditions The MACHLine center shown at the SARIX booth was presented in a configuration for the (…)

Hypertherm, a world leader in plasma arc metal cutting technology, today unveiled what promises to be the most complete CNC on the market today. Compatible with nearly any mechanized system, the EDGE® Pro is easy to install, easy to use, and more reliable than any other computer numeric control. It does not require any intermediary device to run and supports both oxyfuel and plasma cutting systems. Technical innovation Hardware and software advancements include both analog and SERCOS (…)

Latest PartMaker version featuring 5-axis simultaneous machining for multi-axis lathes, more powerful milling functionality and a host of other improvements will debut at EMO 2009 in Milan. PartMaker version 2010 PartMaker Inc., a division of Delcam Plc, will unveil its latest version of PartMaker Software for programming CNC Mills, Lathes, WireEDMs, Turn-Mill Centers and Swiss-type lathes at EMO 2009 October 5 – 10, 2009 in Milan, Italy. Major highlights of this newest release, PartMaker (…)

The Swiss LNS Group, expert in machine tool peripherals, introduces a new bar feeder on the market: Sprint 542. Besides that, the EMO in Milan will witness an innovative Human Machine Interface, the chip conveyor Turbo MH500 and other novelties. New bar feeder The new bar feeder Sprint 542 is "the most versatile bar feeder on the market", says Carlos Muniz, LNS Global Product Manager Bar Feed. The Sprint 542 can be adjusted exactly to the customers needs: "The configuration is completely (…)

www.virtualfair.cnc-arena.com is the largest virtual trade fair in 3D. Right from the start, about 900 international exhibitors of the manufacturing industry have the chance to present their company, products and services with their own distinctive stand. New tool to complement "real fair" "CNC-Arena’s virtual trade fair supplements the presentation of a company on a real trade fair", as Frank Nolden the Managing Director of CNC-Arena, explains. "It’s an intelligent concept to simplify an (…)

The Museum of Design Zurich is mounting an exhibition in its Galerie entitled "Robots - from Motion to Emotion?" from 24 June to 4 October 2009. Visitors can expect to see numerous exhibits, ranging from historical automata to modern robots and future designs. There is also a side exhibition focusing on the technology of how robots work, i.e. drive technology. Part of the exhibition therefore includes several of maxon’s precision motors. Reality and fiction A press release from the [Museum (…)

At the next EMO in Mailand, Tornos will unveil in world première its new loading system on multispindle lathe, the "chucker" in version 2009. This solution allowing customers to work with sintered, casted and forged parts will open widely the spectrum of possible parts machined on a multispindle lathe. A growing trend In some cases, using the "chucker" solution is far more interesting to machine parts. The sharp increase in the price of materials means that ways to reduce scrap to a (…)

Today was a special day for about 30 Swiss customers of MW Programmation, the exclusive reseller of Alphacam in Switzerland and Austria. Why? Simply because as more than 200 persons before, we (yes I had the luck to be there) had a full day of discovering of the new version. MW Programmation Active since the stone-age of CNC (1986) this company is not only selling Alphacam but offers complete solutions like DNC, training, programming for customers, development of special modules and much (…)