Machines

Watch the EMO opening ceremony online tomorrow

September 2013

On Monday, 16 September 2013, the premier event of the metalworking sector will be held: the EMO Hannover 2013. The opening ceremony will take place at 10 a.m.

All prominent international manufacturers of machine tools will be represented, and showcasing for their customers under the keynote theme of “Intelligence in Production” the “whole world of metalworking”, covering the entire spectrum of technologies involved, from single machines all the way through to complex production systems.

Live directly to your computer The EMO Hannover is also perceived by politicians as an important event for the industry. Federal President Joachim Gauck will open the event at the Opening Ceremony. Further speakers will be:

Stephan Weil - Minister President of Lower Saxony
H. E. Karel De Gucht - EU Trade Commissioner
Martin Kapp - President CECIMO You can reach the streaming page here

Want to see some highlights? You can have a glimpse on some news from our field reading our recent articles about new machines released this fall:

Humard Automation –
Kern –
Mikron –
Rollomatic –
Schaublin Machines –
Tornos –
Willemin-Macodel –

Cheers,

Pierre-Yves Kohler

...brought to you by Eurotec-online.com

Machines

SECTOR GET-TOGETHER WITH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER – AT THE HERMLE OPEN HOUSE 2024

February 2024

HERMLE presents RS 1 robot system adapted to two 5 axis C 22 machining centres. With their legendary precision and reliability, the 5 axis machining centres manufactured by Maschinenfabrik Berthold HERMLE AG in Gosheim have become a familiar sight in many different industrial sectors over many decades. HERMLE customers can be found in such important areas as tool and mould construction, mechanical engineering, automotive, medical technology, aerospace, the electrical industry and energy, (…)

Machines

DMG Mori horizontal machining centers for more productivity, precision and ecological sustainability

January 2024

As top-class horizontal machining centers, the INH 63 and INH 80 from DMG MORI combine mechatronics, Machining Transformation (MX) and resource-saving CNC production. The new INH 63 and INH 80 horizontal machining centers from DMG MORI set new standards in horizontal machining. In combination with Machining Transformation (MX) from DMG MORI, the two models support users on their way to a sustainable, efficient and competitive future of CNC manufacturing. The horizontal machining centers (…)

Machines

Bystronic presents Bybend star 120 – the compact bending miracle

October 2023

Where applications are too big for a "small" machine and too small for a "big" machine, a special solution is needed. This is the ByBend Star 120. The ByBend Star 120, the newest member of the Bystronic family of pressbrakes, offers you bending technology for the highest demands on process speed, flexibility, and precision. Precisely where you need it. Bending small to medium-sized parts in a variety of sheet thicknesses and materials in higher tensile strength classes then becomes easy (…)

Machines

More efficiency, digitalisation, safety and health with Messer technology

August 2023

The World’s international experts in gouging, cutting and coating will gather this year from September 11th to 15th at the SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN in Essen – the number 1 meeting point The cutting experts from Messer Cutting Systems also could not fail to be there. Together with their colleagues from Messer Gas they will be presenting their newest innovations and tried and tested solutions for process optimisation in cutting technology. Efficiency, digitalisation, decarbonisation, (…)

Machines

The new generation of 5-axis micromachines

June 2023

After the takeover of Kummer Frères by Precitrame Machines, an analysis of the K5 product showed that it still had too many teething problems to be marketed in volume. This triggered the immediate development of a new generation of micromachine, which was eagerly awaited by the microtechnology industry. This modernisation also makes it possible to integrate new functions and options requested by the markets. Standalone machines In its simplest form, the K5 range is a single machine that (…)

Machines

Wickert Maschinenbau unveils the world’s fastest heating-cooling press at JEC 2023

February 2023

Wickert Maschinenbau unveils the world’s fastest heating-cooling press at JEC World in Paris. The composite press with a heating platen size of 600 x 600 mm and a pressing force of 25 t excels with heating and cooling rates of up to 50 K/min. Standard presses are available for temperatures up to 450 ºC. Their main application is the processing of high-performance thermoplastics in the aerospace industry, but they are also used to manufacture membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) for fuel (…)

Machines

ONE STEP AHEAD - EMCO MACHINES WITH SINUMERIK ONE

January 2023

SINUMERIK ONE, the digital native CNC with new technological functions and a redesigned user interface, is already being used successfully on EMCO turning and milling machines. The advantages of this new generation of controls are obvious: straightforward access to the world of Sinumerik ONE (95% operational compatibility with Sinumerik 840 D sl) as well as optimised machining speed, contouring accuracy and machining quality with innovative technological features. SINUMERIK ONE with (…)

Machines

HAIMER at AMB and IMTS 2022: Precision around the machine tool meets digitization

August 2022

Based on the motto "Precision Engineering meets Digitization", the HAIMER Group will demonstrate at AMB 2022 in Stuttgart (Hall 1, Booth F50) and at IMTS 2022 in Chicago (West Hall, Booth #431510) how modern tool management works: with high-quality, process-reliable components, with continuous digitization for fully automated tool presetting and secure transmission of digital tool data all the way to the machine tool. The HAIMER Group, world market leader for tool shrinking and balancing (…)

Machines

OPC UA for Machine Tools integrates inventory systems

August 2022

A new version of the OPC UA for Machine Tools Companion Specification has recently been released. The Joint Working Group of the OPC Foundation is supported by the VDW and has produced a supplement that now makes it possible to integrate existing inventory systems. The collection of important operating data and KPIs gives rise to further advantages. Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW, is pleased with the progress: "The update of the specification for machine tools sees us (…)

Machines

Arburg Plastic Freeforming: Manufacture Components over 50 per cent faster

May 2022

Arburg has optimised the software for its Freeformer machines so that, in future, all water-soluble Armat support materials can be applied in a grid structure that is optimised for Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF). This will shorten build times in the APF process by up to 55 per cent – while also reducing material consumption. The water-soluble support material can then be washed out without manual finishing work. "At the rapid + tct 2022 trade fair in Detroit, USA, we will be (…)

Watch the EMO opening ceremony online tomorrow

The Eurotec Newsletter