Vacuum furnace for the bearing industry
A global bearing manufacturer, has decided to furnish one of its Chinese plants with a vacuum furnace by SECO/WARWICK with gas quenching, carburizing (LPC) and carbonitriding (LPCN). For their new production plant located…
Smart factory solution for steel melt shop operations
ABB has launched ABB Ability™ Smart Melt Shop, the first smart factory digital application of its kind for the metals industry. It is designed to increase melt shop productivity, save energy and improve…
Blechexpo 2021 proved to be a success
Along with the 8th Schweisstec international trade fair for joining technology, the 15th Blechexpo international trade fair for sheet metal working met with great success from the 26th through the 29th of October,…
Stable electricity grids through grid-forming converters
Large power stations with their large synchronous generators provide stability in the power grid, but are being successively powered down in the course of the energy transition. In order to address this issue,…
Machine Tools, a positive scenario for the European sector in 2022
During its online General Assembly, CECIMO shows a more optimistic outlook for 2021, with expected production growth of 11.5% and a positive scenario for the European Machine Tool sector in 2022. On the…
Smart laser cutter system detects different materials
SensiCut, a smart material-sensing platform for laser cutters, can differentiate between 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces and workshops. With the addition of computers, laser cutters have rapidly become a relatively simple and…
Reducing carbon emissions with net-zero technologies
The EU intends to become climate neutral by 2050 – through the European Green Deal and a tax on carbon emissions. Fraunhofer-research scientists are helping businesses capitalize on net-zero technologies for this. They…
VDW raises production forecast for 2021
Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2021 were 103 percent up on the previous year’s figure. Orders from Germany rose by 81 per cent. Foreign orders,…
Industry players demonstrate presence at the 15th Blechexpo
Together with the 8th Schweisstec international trade fair for joining technology, the 15th Blechexpo international trade fair for sheet metal working will open its doors in its traditional, time-tested double pack format in…
16 000 ton press presented for the first time
Schuler and its affiliate Farina have demonstrated the world’s largest mechanical forging line to an international group of 60 forging experts. A live video stream transmitted from the production site in Suello close…
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