Okuma presented digitisation trends and new machines
At this year’s IMTS Okuma introduced new machines and features. In addition to the premiers at the fair, Okuma also presented its wide product portfolio ranging from various hardware solutions to software and…
CBN hones for improved surface finishing of machined superalloys
Flexible cubic boron nitride (CBN) grit hones are ideal for restoring surface integrity of machined superalloys. By its very nature, high-nickel, iron or cobalt alloy steels including Monel, Inconel, Incoloy, Invar, Rene and…
Just one CAM system for over 20 years
Issartel was one of the first industrial manufacturers in France to work with ESPRIT CAM software. When the company first decided to use CAM, it was to manage and program its first hot…
FEM calculations and topology optimisation create more efficient components
Weight and cost reductions during 3D metal printing
Metal laser melting can be used to manufacture complex and efficient lightweight structures. This is particularly beneficial in sectors such as the aerospace and motorsport industries, where every gram counts. Last year, toolcraft…
The future of presses? Prediction and interconnection
Preventing failures and breakdowns, exchanging a bigger quantity of data, improving efficiency, machining new-concept materials: here are the “presses of the future”. How will the requirements of sheet metal makers’ users change? And,…
Cleaning tool fixtures faster, process reliable and more economically
Whether it is drilling, milling or turning – residues from the machining are not only left on the part surface but also in the tools and fixtures. Cleaning of the latter is usually…
Using precision milling automation into the medical sector
German company Fetzer Medical GmbH & C. KG aims at building further on the family business’ long-standing tradition in the development and manufacture of surgical instruments and medical devices. With the stated aim…
Three systems working in a single process
At INTUBE XVII BLM Group will present a specific example of starting from a roll, the copper tube is straightened, shaped on one end, cut to measure, curved and shaped on the other…
The c 650 machining centre supplements the top end of the performance line series
The Hermle company has developed the C 650 to extend its Performance Line series with a major step upwards, and now provides three machine models for economical 3 and 5 axis machining. The…
New machine tool efficiency and reliability by Elettra
Elettra srl, company on the market since 1987, proposes the electronic retrofit, offering excellent values in terms of efficiency and reliability in machine tools. When the mechanical structure allows for it, the retrofit…
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