From February through April, 2013 two Ferromatik Milacron injection molding machines will be touring Europe. The travelling exhibition will make stops at local offices in Spain, Italy, Denmark, and the UK. Every three years Ferromatik Milacron exhibits at the K-Show in Dusseldorf, and 2013 is no exception. This year the injection molding machine manufacturer plans to augment the industry event with its own travelling roadshow, including a hybrid F 80 and an all-electric Elektron 50. The (…)

Tornos has a well established reputation in the field of bar turning for watchmaking, but never before the launch of Swiss Nano had a manufacturer gone so far ahead in design, ergonomics and integration research into a human-machine interface with a radical focus on efficiency and simplicity. For more than 100 years, Tornos has been manufacturing machines aimed at watchmaking, and for around twenty years the company has been providing NC solutions to meet highly specific watchmaking (…)

A team made up of employees from British Aerospace Systems and the Starrag Group has won the prestigious Silver Chairman’s Award for Innovation from BAE Systems. The award is in recognition for their development of new technology for the cost-effective processing of safety-critical Titanium alloy aircraft components. The team, which went by the name of “Two heads are better than one”, was one of over 3’000 nominations who were then whittled down to 16 finalists before finally receiving the (…)

Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron has a new face on the web with easy navigation right at hand. The content is organized into six sections with no page further than two clicks away from there. A “You Are Here” indicator provides easy orientation in every part of the site. The www.ferromatik.com site has been re-thought and redesigned. A quality company Page content is placed on large changing backdrop images, which shows many members of the Ferromatik staff. “The (…)

With effect from October 1, 2012, the management company of the Chiron-Werke GmbH has acquired a 75.1% stake of the Scherer Feinbau GmbH, which is head-quartered in the Lower Franconian city of Mömbris. Mr. Frank Scherer, who until now was the sole shareholder, retains a 24.9% stake and continues to serve the company as managing director. A further managing director, Mr. Volker Göddertz, has been appointed, who until now was the head of procurement and logistics at Chiron-Werke in (…)

Yesterday I was at Schaublin machine’s in Bévilard to discuss with M. Muster its CEO about the [newly presented 142 7AX-Y-CP->http://eurotec-online.com/2012/11/1... with optional integrated loading and unloading robot. (There will be an article in next issue). It was also the occasion to gather some information about the new building’s construction. The new plant’s work, started February 3 with the first hit in the ground (during a ceremony reuniting the authorities, the Board of Directors, (…)

Geneva-based machine tool manufacturer GF AgieCharmilles inaugurated its new GF AgieCharmilles Academy yesterday, a state-of-the-art training environment with the singular goal of setting the industry’s training standard and exceeding customers’ expectations for expertise and quality. Geneva-based machine tool manufacturer GF AgieCharmilles inaugurated its new GF AgieCharmilles Academy. Located at GF AgieCharmilles’ Geneva headquarters, the academy features an enlarged machining center (…)

Affolter Technologies has unveiled the Gear AF 110 to complement its range of gear cutting centres towards the realisation of larger parts to diameters up to 40 mm with a module up to 1.0 mm. Why this evolution and with what objectives? To answer these questions we met with MM. Marc-Alain Affolter, general director and Sébastien Giran, marketing and sales office manager. Gear cutting machines live the same revolution lived in high precision turning with the replacement of cam machines. (…)

Since the start of sales of the initial model in 1992, the SR series has been frequently updated to meet the needs of the market. As Star’s best-selling complex machines, the total sales of this series have reached 12,000 units. SR-20RIV accommodates a maximum machining diameter of 20 mm. There are two types in this series - Type A with six linear control axes and two rotary control axes, and Type B with a tool swing control axis (B) in addition to the functions of Type A. Both Types A and (…)

The Prodex Exhibition in Basle, Switzerland, will be the launch pad for the new Schaublin Machines 142 Series. To be discovered on hall 1, stand C06 from next Tuesday. The company will be exhibiting the 142 7AX-Y-CP with optional integrated robot loading and unloading system. The 142 Series from Schaublin Machines is the ideal partner for any company targeting high precision, repeatability and reliability. This compact, rigid turning centre offers a spindle throughbore of 42mm Ø for bar (…)