First launched in 2009, the TNL18 series sliding/fixed headstock automatic lathe has become one of the most popular all-around machines in the sliding/fixed headstock product range from the Germany-based company Traub Drehmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG. For the EMO Hannover 2011, Traub engineers added icing to the cake: The Traub TNL18-7 (model with seven linear axes) now comes with an extra B axis which gives it another degree of flexibility. The Traub TNL18 sliding/fixed automatic lathe (…)

Alternative energy sources are currently a hot topic and will most likely result in new solutions for potential energy savings and alternative ways to manufacture energy parts that are being developed. However, sometimes it does not require the wheel to be reinvented but simply for it to be implemented correctly. Subsequently, Iruba Innovations GbR and Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG have joined forces, combining their current product highlights in a single manufacturing process (…)

The new Studer S41 CNC universal cylindrical grinding machine is characterized by outstanding technology and cost-effectiveness. The machine grinds with much higher precision, paired with a much greater metal removal rate. In addition the longitudinal and cross slide, as well as the swivel axis for the wheelhead are equipped with electric direct drives, which move to the working position much more quickly and precisely. Higher precision, better surface quality, higher metal removal rates – (…)

MAG highlighted cryogenic machining at EMO last week! The revolutionary cryogenic, through-the-tool machining system was actually presented on four high performance machine tools and a robotic system using the new, eco-friendly liquid nitrogen coolant. MAG’s newly developed liquid nitrogen cooling system was introduced to the public last fall, finally succeeding in implementing this radically new way to work. Within a short time span, the MAG experts were able to develop a practical, (…)

Schunk, the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems continues to enlarge its program of VERO-S Quick-Change Pallet System (discovered at EMO 2011). With a height of 20 mm, the VERO-S NSE mini module from Schunk is the most flat pneumatic quick-change pallet module in the world. This provides ideal conditions for retrofitting existing machines, making full use of the engine room, and allows direct clamping of small workpieces. Since the VERO-S NSE mini has small gauges (…)

Index, the multispindle specialist headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, unveiled its new eight-spindle NC automatic production lathe, the Index MSC-8, from its Multiline series, at the EMO Hannover 2011. The modular eight-spindle machine built on the multispindle modular system can also efficiently machine highly complex workpieces that would have driven the previous multispindle machines normally equipped with six spindles to their limits. The new Index MSC-8 NC multi-spindle automatic (…)

At EMO, Tornos is launching a new line of products. The MultiSwiss 6x14 machine provides a link between multispindle turning machines and sliding headstock machines. Based on the "fully integrated" concept and featuring innovative front access, this new machine is designed with three types of customer in mind: users of numerical multispindle turning machines, users of cam-operated machines, and users of single-spindle turning machines. The MultiSwiss benefits from completely open front (…)

The Peter Wolters GmbH from Rendsburg, Germany, presents the Voumard VM 130 internal diameter grinding machine for high volume production during the EMO Show at Hannover, from September 19 to 24. The machine is perfectly suited for high precision mass production of small and mid-sized work pieces, e. g. components for fuel injectors in the automotive industry. With up to 6 grinding spindles and several different types of dressing units being available, the machine is very flexible and can (…)

If you climb the peaks surrounding Eschenlohe on a clear day, you can see all the way to Munich. However, the outlook in the valley is also very far-sighted – this is where Kern Micro- und Feinwerktechnik GmbH develops its high-precision machining centres, which have raised the bar in the field of mechanical engineering time and time again. The Bavarian company is now presenting its latest triumph, the Kern Micro, conveniently in time for the EMO trade fair; an ultra-compact, multi-talented (…)

The extremely compact housing of Patlite’s ME series signal towers is made of non-corrosive anodized aluminium and has a diameter of only 25 millimetres. Clear lenses with a patented prism facet and high-power coloured LEDs provide for optimal luminous efficiency. The compact signal towers of the ME series are ideally suited for smaller machines such as printers or assembly systems for watches, as well as for medical equipment. Patlite designed the light elements of the signal columns (…)