Author: MTW Editorial Team

FARO, a trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions announced the availability of the Cobalt Design structured light scanner product family. Structured light scanning technology uses projected light patterns with a camera system to capture large areas at once and significantly reduces data capture time and delivers quicker results. Cobalt Design, combined with the recently introduced RevEng software platform, delivers a one-stop, comprehensive digital design solution where small to medium objects can be scanned with precision, in colour with multiple levels of resolution. It is the first colour structured light scanner from FARO specifically developed for design applications and…

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[two_third] [news_list title=”Products” display=”tag” category=”607″ tag=”4088″ orderby=”random” count=”3″ show_more=”on”] [tabs style=”h1″ ] [tab title=”About Company” ] Acme Manufacturing Company in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, the world’s leader in design and manufacturing of integrated robotic automation, centerless grinding machines for polishing, buffing, deburring and grinding systems since 1910. The 108-year-old company has remained a family business now being led by Fritz Carlson, President / CEO – the 4th generation of the Carlson Family Turn-key solutions which include: • Design, build and integration of the machinery and robots • Complete process development • Complete programming of the equipment prior to delivery •…

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An ISO 9001 certified company, Hangsterfer’s Laboratories Inc., conducts research,  development and manufacturing of metalworking fluids. The company offers high performance, high quality metalworking  environmentally friendly lubricants. The products, which are sold worldwide and backed by product support and consulting services, encompass the following categories: Water Soluble Oils, Semi-Synthetic and Synthetic Coolant Concentrates, Straight Cutting Oils, Forming and Drawing Compounds. Hangsterfer’s products set the benchmark for health, safety, and environmental standards when it comes to metal working fluids. Our products avoid components such as secondary amines, boron, formaldehyde releasers, and short and medium chained chlorinated paraffin’s. Hangsterfer’s stable and superior…

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“I can now do everything in CAD without being concerned about the model source or data history.” Those are the words of a stamping and forming toolmaker, explaining what VISI software means to him. “That’s a huge advantage for me, because I can give my full attention to the tool,” says Stefan Schmitz, who, with two colleagues, is responsible for designing progressive dies and equipment at Franz Pauli. The company, based in Ense-Parsit, Germany, use specialist tools on their 40 eccentric and 17 hydraulic presses which manufacture inserts with a pressing force of up to 6000 kN. In addition, they…

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To provide Smart Manufacturing Solutions addressing Industry 4.0 needs of manufacturing segment. Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd. (BFW), India’s leading solution provider in the area of machine tools,has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary m2nxt. The new entity will offer  for Smart Manufacturing solutions using both the Cyber and physical automation and solutions. Digitization and Automation are the next big disruption in the manufacturing sector. As an industry leader BFW, will be in the forefront of today’s Industrial Revolution. The Company will be a knowledge based solution provider for advanced manufacturing processes including Jig & Fixtures, Industrial IoT, Robotics and Data Analytics.…

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The Electrode machining module automates the electrode design-to-manufacturing process. It benefits from all the relevant electrode data added by the operator during the electrode creation phase, while also removing the potential risk of possible input error.

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VISI is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading PC based CAD CAM software solutions for the Mold & Die industries. It offers a unique combination of applications, fully integrated wireframe, surface and solid modelling, comprehensive 2D, 3D and 5 axis machining strategies with dedicated high-speed routines. Industry specific applications for plastic injection tool design including material flow analysis and progressive die design with step-by-step unfolding provide the toolmaker with unsurpassed levels of productivity. Hexagon offers dedicated solutions that eliminate the links between varying software suppliers and the solid-to-surface or CAD CAM geometry conversions required by traditional systems. VISI offers…

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Today, every discussion related to manufacturing advancement and revolution is centered around the concept of Industry 4.0, and rightly so. Based on the idea of new ways of human machine-interaction, advanced robotics, increased connectivity and huge sets of data, Industry 4.0 has the potential to fundamentally reconfigure the industry. In this new world of Industry 4.0, everything will connected to internet and cloud enabling the concept of smart factories. In these factories, all the component will function as a system rather than individual parts.As Industry 4.0 continues to take the whole manufacturing world by storm, machine tools are also becoming…

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Highlight the current landscape and growth prospects of Machine Tools industry in India. India stands 12th in production and 8th in consumption of machine tools in the world as per the survey. The India machine tool industry is projected to grow roughly by 6% annually through 2019. With presence of several small, medium and large industries, including international and regional players, the companies engaged in machine tools manufacture compete in product differentiation, service and pricing. Industry 4.0 is gaining its importance in India Machine Tool Industry, additive manufacturing, process automation are the core trends. How are your products/services geared up…

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Highlight the current landscape and growth prospects of Machine Tools industry in India. The Indian machine tool industry is growing at a steady pace and with the continuous support of the government aims to grow even further ahead. Government of India is putting dedicated efforts to expand Aerospace engineering, Manufacturing and ME&S market in India. To further this objective, they are establishing Aerospace dedicated SEZs and manufacturing parks in south India. Make-in-India initiative will further provide the thrust to overall engineering and manufacturing industry in India including Industrial Machinery and Consumer Goods. Manufacturing in India across all domains and industry…

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Highlight the current landscape and growth prospects of the Machine Tools industry in India. Current Indian Machine Tool Industry is at cross roads. Machine tools had their share of computerization to become NC, CNC and Machining centers. Unlike Indian IT which grew into world’s mighty force, Machine tools somewhere lost the race initially to the innovative West and Japan. The economy was controlled by OEMs with their know-how monopoly. Making machine tool indigenously needed import of expensive hardware. This expensive development discouraged investments. After IP expiry, the scale up game was lost to the state sponsored china Industry. Thanks to…

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Highlight the current landscape and growth prospects of Machine Tools industry in India.The Indian Machine Tools Industry is estimated to have an annual turnover of a little over INR 7000 crores, according to IMTMA’s recent annual report, with a growth of around 26% over last year. These numbers are very encouraging and I’m positive that we are yet to go higher to hit the peak. Domestic consumption is at least twice as much, and we can gauge that imports account for at least 50% or more – considering that we also export machine tools from India.Government policies in the recent…

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Please tell us about current landscape and growth prospects of Machine Tools industry in India.Technology is getting advanced day by day. Getting equipped with modern advancements, machine tool manufacturers were able to improve their productivity, efficiency and quality of the components. The Indian Machine Tool industry has grown and is well positioned in the global market.The Make in India Campaign has helped many small and mid-cap industries to grow. Many aerospace companies are planning for projects in India. This will definitely develop India’s aerospace and manufacturing capacity and it will also give opportunities for various manufacturing industries, since there will…

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Highlight the current landscape and growth prospects of machine tools industry in India.Indian Machine Tools Industry is in the midst of interesting times and is strengthening its position in the global market. Many tier-1 and tier-2 manufacturers are looking for better and sturdier/ reliable machines. Today, demand is high for proven equipment, which can produce quality parts rapidly. The long-standing notion of cost per piece calculation as the deciding factor for the cost of machine is fast disappearing.The manufacturers are realizing that up-time of machine, better tool cost, long lasting peripherals, tooling etc. with better man machine management are the…

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