DMG / MORI SEIKI starts the year 2012 with a large traditional open house: As the largest supplier of the GILDEMEISTER group DECKEL MAHO Pfronten GmbH provides from 7 to 11 February 2012 the perfect setting for presenting the innovative machine program. DMG / MORI SEIKI expects more than 5,000 trade visitors from all over the world to this event offering them a showcase in the field of machine tools in addition to an extensive seminar program. Among the 60 machine tools, which will be (…)

With its 10’000 users - staff, researchers, colleagues from other institutes etc., the European Organisation for Nuclear Research CERN, which is headquartered in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, is the largest research centre for particle physics in the world. At CERN, wide-ranging fundamental physics research activities are carried out with the help of a series of accelerators, including the LHC (Large Hadron Collider). One of CERN’s very interesting research projects is the study of a (…)

In Europe the series of publications "…for Dummies" sell like hot cakes. Not that buyers are considered as stupid, far from that …but it is a way to say that these books are addressing consumers who do not know the subject. They aim to make people informed and efficient very simply. The new modular MVRL 160 vertical honing machine by Pemamo follow this trend and allows everyone to be able to master the micron scale simply and without prior knowledge. The MVRL 160 machine was presented at (…)

At EMO 2011, Tornos presented Cyklos - a new, totally autonomous kind of surface treatment technology that can achieve exceptional levels of quality thanks to its innovative rotary process. At the [Simodec->http://www.salon-simodec.com show, Tornos not only exhibits the technology but, for the first time, the Cyklos A300 equipment from the Cyklos manufacturer. Better still, this machine will carry out treatments on the stand. “With the machine on the stand, visitors can see for themselves (…)

The increasing complexity of micro-electronics, medical and engineering devices has placed stringent demands on assembly techniques. A particular challenge facing manufacturers is how to achieve the power levels necessary to micro weld accurately without distortion. . An effective way to weld very small parts is by using fiber lasers. Research carried out by JK Lasers demonstrates how excellent beam quality, low power (100-200W) continuous wave (CW) fiber lasers with modulation (…)

"To buy or to make it by yourself". Engineers in the fields of special-purpose machinery and assembly automation no longer face this issue in their day-to-day business — if they know about Misumi. "One-stop shopping" at Misumi: Even for simple components, several parts are required. Finding all with the same source is very efficient and cost effective. Standard components such as guides and stoppers are used in a wide range of industrial applications. Stoppers, for example, consist of a (…)

According to the Federation of the Swiss watch industry, 2011 will have been a buoyant year for Swiss watchmaking and the forecasts for 2012 are optimistic. Switzerland is (by far) the largest exporter of watches and its SMEs are starting to notice manpower shortages and are looking for increasingly high performance production equipment. As a "longstanding manufacturer" in this domain, Tornos and Almac have a wide range of dedicated solutions to offer. The CUB 112 is a machining centre (…)

When changing the setup or settings on an automatic lathe, operators very often have to recentre the spindles. This operation can be carried out in a host of different ways, which are more or less effective and depend largely on the person carrying them out. Sometimes, the process is so restrictive that operators prefer not to do it at all, thereby generating problems relating to quality, precision and premature wear of tools. Wibemo, a company well-known amongst bar turners, is now offering (…)

With the new MAM 72-100 H 5 axes horizontal machining center, Matsuura brings a new dimension to its 5 axes range. The 100 H designation refers to the maximum diameter of parts which is 1000 mm and the letter H indicates the horizontal position of the spindle. This machine has been developed to apply a maximum machining power on the part through the very rigid horizontal milling spindle; while the 4th and 5th axes are applied on the palette. It is also designed to enable very precise (…)

Micro-cutting stents is one of the most demanding manufacturing applications in the medical device industry. With tube diameters between 1mm and 10mm and a wall thickness of around 100µm, precision cutting is essential. It is also critical that the cut metal does not have rough edges as the stents are permanently inserted into arteries. At this year’s BIOMEDevice exhibition, held in San Jose, California, 6 - 7 December, visitors to JK Lasers’ booth discovered how medium power range, single (…)