Month: March 2018

As part of their digitalisation strategy, DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT took over WERKBLiQ GmbH and their 20-strong team located in Bielefeld in October 2017. WERKBLiQ remains an independent company and offers a multi-vendor maintenance platform so that all those involved in the maintenance programme can remain networked. With the help of so-called dashboards, employees are able … Read more

Since their launch at AMB 2012, Walter’s LNHU… indexable inserts with a fully ground circumference have repeatedly proven themselves in various milling applications. They can be used in F5041, F5141 and F5241 tangential Walter BLAXX shoulder milling cutters as well as porcupine milling cutters and adjustable cartridge cutters, and have been gradually developed to become … Read more

Welcome to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It’s a complex, volatile, ever-changing world where we have already witnessed fundamental shifts in the way we live. Given this extraordinary period of societal change, what will this mean for teaching? How should teachers equip learners with the competencies and mindset to approach learning as being life-long? How can … Read more

PTC announced Creo 5.0, the latest release of its Creo® computer-aided design (CAD) software, which enables users to go from concept to manufacturing in one design environment. Creo 5.0 introduces five new capabilities for the fast-changing world of product design and features key productivity enhancements. Creo enables companies to accelerate product innovation and build better … Read more

To further increase operating comfort, all SCHUNK MAGNOS square pole plates are equipped with a status display from now on by default. It displays the current clamping status continuously, even when the magnetic chuck has been disconnected from the control and is in a pallet storage with clamped workpiece for instance. SCHUNK is also putting … Read more

The high-speed, six-axis MPX1150 and MPX2600 robots have been added to Yaskawa Motoman’s paint robot line. These models create smooth, consistent finishes for a variety of painting and dispensing applications. MPX1150 Ideal for painting smaller components, the compact MPX1150 robot has a straight wrist with 5 kg payload capacity. It is well-suited for mounting a … Read more

Mazak’s new Ultimate Die & Mold (UD) 400/5X Vertical Machining Center delivers incredibly precise 5-axis machining in a small footprint platform. Ideal for applications ranging from medical and dental instruments to mold and die components and beyond, the machine sports a rigid base and double-column symmetrical construction that allow its state-of-the-art spindle to reach the … Read more

As well as presenting the latest features in a number of its manufacturing solutions at the GLOBAL INDUSTRIe 2018 exhibition in Paris, Vero Software is also a principal participant in the ‘Connected Factory,’ the star event there. The GLOBAL INDUSTRIe exhibition combines the Industrie, Midest, Tolerie and Smart Industrie trade fairs in Paris from March … Read more

The LifeCycle services are one of DMG MORI’s most important pillars of its strategy for the future. Already in 2016, DMG MORI pledged a clear commitment to their customers with its “Customer First 1.0” and five service promises. “Customer First 2.0” now expands this service commitment. In the area of service, the intensive increase in … Read more

The cutting tool industry has been trying for years to replace solid carbide end mills with indexable end mills. There have been many attempts, few, if any have been successful. One factor is the number of cutting teeth per unit of diameter is higher on solid carbide than with indexable end mills. Smaller diameter tools … Read more

Waukegan, Ill. The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. announces the introduction of the Sigma SD line of spindle drive systems. The new product was created to bring a notable increase in precision and productivity to automated machining equipment. Sigma SD draws upon the technical advances of Yaskawa’s Sigma Series servo systems to … Read more

SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou (SIAF) successfully concluded with a double-digit percentage increase in visitor figures, despite a Sunday opening. The three-day show took place from 4 ‒ 6 March at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou. Held concurrently with Asiamold － Guangzhou International Mould & Die Exhibition, the fairs cemented … Read more

HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today announced its intent to extend its IIoT collaboration with PTC, a global provider of technology platforms and solutions, to integrate AR functionality into its HARMAN Media Suite with PTC’s Vuforia® AR platform.   Already … Read more

When Hermle holds its traditional Open House from 18 to 21 April 2018, it will again attract many visitors from around the globe to the southern German town of Gosheim and the home of the Hermle machining centres. Twenty machine models will be on show in various configurations and with interesting equipment from various high-tech … Read more

Versatility has become a necessity for modern cutting tools, but should this requirement compromise a quality end product? The cost-effective Econ LN milling range. Milling cutters, for example, which can support roughing to finishing applications in all materials are not uncommon in the marketplace. The challenge today is to achieve versatility, while also meeting the … Read more

The high-precision WIG (Wolfram Inert Gas) welding of thin sheet metal or exact circumferential seams is a complicated process, which to-date could not be performed to satisfaction either using conventional machines or by hand. To solve this puzzle, the Augsburg, Germany-based machine builder Castro GmbH has developed an innovative welding cell based on parallel kinematics. … Read more