OPS-Ingersoll, located in Burbach/Germany, operates world-wide as a leading technology partner for the mould- and die-industry at the highest stage. At EMO the company presented a lot of novelties and it’s time to present the Eagle MultiChangelinear automation concept: nonstop operation, error-free during constant operation. As a full-range supplier, OPS-Ingersoll offers the new concept, where the advanced technology combination is perfectly joined with a well-engineered automation (…)

In the recent Fakuma a small machine grasped my attention. This very compact injection machine is actually dedicated to microtechnology and realize parts with one or two components between 10 and 400 mg. Indeed that’s not an usual way to characterize parts in "classical microtechnology" were we do parts doing chips. Nevertheless this machine can produce true microtechnology parts in many different material (including CIM, PIM and MIM). The formica Plast range comprises two machines, the 1K (…)

There are many areas for potential cost savings when it comes to compressed air production and this is especially true for compressed air system monitoring and control. Kaeser’s latest generation Sigma Air Manager (SAM) provides users with the transparency and performance required to tap into these savings. The new Sigma Air Manager with its adaptive 3-D-Control masters 3 key elements: 1) pressure flexibility, 2) control losses and 3) switching losses. An all-in-one An all-in-one master (…)

Precise France presents SPF 50 compliance cutting. This system consists of an electrospindle with ball and socket join for compliance on X and Y axes (flexible system). Its displacement is controlled by a pneumatic damping system which tends to realign the spindle into its constant effort axis. 1-Compliance, 2-Electrospindle, 3 – Perpendicular plane to the spindle axis The HEN 50 Fisher electrospindle is primarily intended for robotized machining operations, for example: milling of (…)

Amsonic Precision Cleaning in Biel, has acquired, as per 1st September 2011, from Steris AG in Pieterlen, the know-how of the „Hamo Life Sciences“ product-line announces Hansruedi Moser CEO of Amsonic group. With this reverse acquisition (the product line was taken over by Steris in 2003, when Steris acquired the whole Hamo group); the cleaning equipment for pharmaceutical, cosmetics and general research industries product lines goes back into the responsibility of the Moser (…)

At EMO Amada presented a lot of novelties. Among those, the new S10 turning center. With this multifunction machine, Amada demonstrates how to quickly and efficiently manufacture complex parts on a small footprint machine. Front spindle of S10 with two side turrets, tool drive, two Y-axes and a retractable NC tailstock (Image source: Amada Machine Tools GmbH) The new S10 features a 250 mm swing diameter front spindle and two side turrets with a tool drive and two optional Y-axes. (…)

We published recently a post about Willemin-Macodel first new product at EMO. This one is about the second novelty. The other world premiere presented by the Swiss company goes far beyond usual machining possibilities involving milling and turning. The 408MT is actually the first compact 5-axes bar machining center equipped with an 8-position turning turret. Thanks to this technological feature, the 408MT can machine simultaneously on the main spindle. It can, for example, perform drilling (…)

During EMO 2011 Spinner presented their small TC300 CNC lathes with new turret system developed in house. Higher rigidity of turret, usability for live tools 100% of the operation time, better integration into machine design of working area and lower costs were the reasons to design their own turrets also for the volume machines of small and medium machine models. The Spinner TC300-52-MCY with Y-axis and Siemens 840D-SolutionLine can machine parts up to a diameter of 250 mm. TC300 is a (…)

The turning and milling machines of the new Ecoline by DMG / MORI SEIKI were presented at EMO in a new design as the ideal service packages for even more productivity and ergonomics at an unbeatable price. The new functional design is quite an eye-catcher, which is however much more than just visually appealing. The perfect combination of functionality, efficiency and user comfort make the two new universal lathes in the CTX Ecoline family a convincing option. The highly dynamic turret (…)

Turning small parts on a large lathe usually isn’t an efficient use of a company’s assets, and could adversely affect the bottom line. The New Generation ST-10 CNC lathe from Haas Automation, Inc., provides an economical solution for small parts turning in a compact package that is loaded with full-size features. The Haas ST-10 turning centre was designed from the ground up to be extremely rigid, highly accurate, and very thermally stable. All castings were optimised using finite element (…)