Author: MTW Editorial Team
Most manufacturers that work with metal have some form of experience with aluminum — one of the most popular metals for fabrication. Aluminum’s resistance to corrosion, high conductivity and top strength-to-weight ratio — along with the material’s ease of recyclability — means the metal has found a home in a wide range of industrial and manufacturing applications. Despite aluminum’s popularity and versatility, however, it’s not always easy to work with. Welding this metal is often challenging, and its chemical composition means it tends to break up under stress. Fortunately, the right practices can make aluminum much easier to manage. These…
The FACCIN Group is a formidable name in metal forming. Having installed over 30,000 machines worldwide, the Group reaffirms its spirit of innovation and sustainability by offering three leading brands viz. FACCIN, BOLDRINI and ROUNDO and rededicating itself to deliver high performance equipment for enhancing productivity in the metal forming industry, while maintaining accuracy, precision and metal saving in the manufacturing process, discovers Machine Tools World in an interview with Andrea Ceretti, CEO, FACCIN Group. Excerpts: Q. FACCIN has gained substantial market share in metal forming machine industry. Please elucidate the success story of the company? Two words: Innovation and…
CNC Software, Inc., the developers of Mastercam, announced that Raf Lobato has been hired in the new role of European Sales Director to further develop the company’s distribution channel and identify areas for growth and improvement. Raf Lobato comes to CNC Software with a wealth of experience within the CAD/CAM industry, having worked with several different CAD/CAM products. Based in Reading, in the UK, he joins CNC Software as the Regional Sales Director for Europe to drive and increase the success that Mastercam has had within this region. “I am excited to start a new challenge at CNC Software, working…
Industry 4.0 is a widely discussed topic, with artificial intelligence (AI), big data and machine learning a key element of current developments. But what do these digital activities mean and how will they impact traditional manufacturing? At Dormer Pramet, the global cutting tool manufacturer, has begun to incorporate Industry 4.0 within its production processes and is working with IBM, one of the world’s leading data analysis companies, on several key projects. This includes using large amounts of data to map the value chain throughout every department of its production unit in Sumperk, Czech Republic, and incorporating computer software to identify defects in tools…
The world is going through an unprecedented time. While on one hand there is very perceptible fear of pandemic and its implications on health, there is a serious threat for getting the economy running unabated. Many of the service industries (especially in IT and ITES) have been able to successfully navigate through this crisis by opting for remote working, work from home and so on. But this is just not feasible for high labour-intensive manufacturing industry. By very nature of the industry, the critical links for factory operations must be physically available in factory. Repeated lockdowns, high level of absenteeism…
CABINET VISION is the complete package for furniture, cabinet & casegoods manufacturers to go from design to production. Go through the video which shows how easily and quickly, user can do various activities like design, bidding, rendering, drawing, optimization & production using CABINET VISION.
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The International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS, is one of the manufacturing industry’s most anticipated events. In response to the COVID crisis, the 2020 IMTS event is IMTS Spark, a fully virtual showcase of leaders in manufacturing technology. The event runs from August 25, 2020 until March 15, 2021. IMTS Spark attendees can interact with the ESPRIT product, a full-spectrum CAM system that supports the entire manufacturing process. At the ESPRIT virtual showroom, Spark attendees can watch live, 15-minute video demonstrations of ESPRIT. One new demonstration will be produced each month, beginning on September 22 and continuing through February 2021.…
Being dynamic is a mindset that benefits any business, especially in manufacturing. From the board room to the shop floor, dynamic thinking keeps companies from falling into bad habits and failing to move with the times. “Like everyone, Mastercam is reflecting on what an extraordinary year this has been, and we continue to address the challenges and opportunities on the current horizon. It is always our goal to provide software and services to solve the world’s manufacturing challenges, and one way we have found to do this is by making the most of the talent and intelligence within the Mastercam…
The Pune-based Sunlube Group manufactures a variety of die lubricants, plunger lubes & graphite beads for forging & casting industry. Their 4455 series of high performance wax-free die lubricants are some of the best available die lubes in the market and being used by well-known casting companies in India. Over the years, the company has expanded its portfolio to cover a wide spectrum of products to cater to casting and forging industry. The group also offers Patented Process Technology of Polymer Based Oil-free rust preventives, discovers Machine Tools World in an interview with Sandeep Gaikwad, Managing Director, Sunlube Group. Excerpts:…
Schmersal celebrates its platinum jubilee Exactly 75 years ago, on September 15, 1945, the textile merchant Kurt Andreas Schmersal (short: K.A.), master mechanic Ernst Schmersal and master electrician Aurel Schmersal signed a partnership agreement – the company K.A. Schmersal was born!The young company K.A. Schmersal first started to produce switches and especially elevator switches in Wuppertal, Germany. And there was a market for that: after the war, the city of Wuppertal was 66% destroyed and Schmersal’s switchgear was needed for urgent repairs to elevators and in vital businesses such as hospitals.But one of the first products that Schmersal manufactured shortly…
Sandvik’s new powder plant in Sweden has recently received the ‘ISO 13485:2016’ medical certification for Osprey®titanium powders, now approved for use in the additive manufacturing of medical applications. 3D printing of implants enables rapid manufacturing directly from an individual’s anatomical data – enhancing the healing process and improving the prognosis for the patient. Sandvik’s titanium powder plant, located in Sandviken Sweden, was inaugurated in the end of 2019, with more than 150 guests including end-users in key industries like aerospace and medical. Since then, extensive work has been ongoing to ramp-up the highly automated plant, fine-tuning the process and optimizing…
The metal cutting machine plays an important role in the efficient, high-precision, and effective manufacturing of defence and aerospace components and equipment such as composites, engine parts, ignitors, rotary blades, and turbines. The rising number of automation and efficiency initiatives to reduce overhead costs in aerospace and defence industries is likely to fuel the demand for metal cutting machines over the decade at the least. Unfortunately, the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has created a war-like situation across the globe. Authorities in several countries were forced to implement the lockdown measures which led to stopping most of the non-essential…