Author: MTW Editorial Team
Elgi Equipments Ltd, manufacturer of air compressors, announced recently the results for the second quarter ended 30th September, 2018, posting a PAT for the group for the quarter ended 30th September, 2018 at Rs. 25.5 Crores as compared to Rs. 26.5 Crores during the corresponding period in 2017-2018. Sales for the group was Rs. 452 Crores for the quarter ended so” September, 2018 compared to Rs. 373 Crores in the corresponding quarter in 2017-2018. During the quarter, one-time expenses and provisions have been considered in the accounts. The Company’s compressor business in the domestic market grew by 22% over the…
Fritz Studer AG makes history with the universal cylindrical grinding machine S31 and hands over the 1,000th machine to Wuhan Hangda Aero Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd. in China. Wuhan Hangda Aero Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd. develops high-precision components for the aviation industry at the Dongxihu site in China. The company is experiencing steady growth and decided to invest in a new precision cylindrical grinding machine. After careful consideration and detailed technical discussions, Fritz Studer AG was awarded the contract for the S31. A special event: Towards the end of 2018, STUDER delivered the 1 000th S31…
Blaser Swisslube develops, produces and sells high-quality metalworking fluids. Working with Blaser, customers all over the world successfully produce a range of parts – tiny parts for the watch-making industry, demanding parts in the medical industry, huge structural elements for the aircraft industry and mass produced critical automotive parts. The independent and family-owned Swiss company was founded in 1936 and has since grown from a small business into a global player, leading in technology. Since the foundation of the company, the requirements of the market and the products’ best possible compatibility with people and the environment have always driven Blaser…
RenAM 500Q is Renishaw’s multi-laser AM system. It features four high-power 500 W lasers, each able to access the whole powder bed surface simultaneously. RenAM 500Q achieves significantly higher build rates, vastly improving productivity and lowering cost per part. The RenAM 500Q features automated powder and waste handling systems that enable consistent process quality, reduce operator intervention time and ensure high standards of system safety.
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Reiterates commitment to enabling energy efficiency and meeting high purity air demands ELGi Equipments (BSE: 522074 NSE: ELGIEQUIP), one of India’s leading air-compressor manufacturers, recently launched its range of oil-free air-compressors at the recently held “Compressed Air Best Practices Conference” in Chicago at the O’Hare Crowne Plaza Conference Center from the 17th to the 19th of September 2018. The 3-day four-track conference saw leading experts from the compressed air industry convene and aimed to bridge the gap between the suppliers and users of compressed air to introduce compressed air users to best practices. ELGi’s oil free range comprises machines ranging…
LANXESS India Private Limited, the leading specialty chemicals company has been acknowledged for its diligent adherence towards sustainable practices and concerted efforts in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR), and has been conferred with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution towards best Sustainable Business Practices by a Large Enterprise’ for the year 2018 and the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) Award 2017 Certificate of Merit for Social Responsibility. Both the awards were presented to LANXESS at different events held in Mumbai towards the end of September after a detailed study by eminent juries constituted by the…
Seco has added new features to its Jetstream Tooling solutions with new toolholders, coolant clamps and shank adapters that optimise turning operations. The ISO turning toolholders feature coolant clamps along with Seco’s JETI (Jetstream Integrated) technology, as well as the VDI machine-side shank adapters. The JETI technology keeps machines up and running simultaneously controlling chips and heat generation. While the new toolholders provide internal coolant flow, they can still be used with external coolant hoses. Seco’s internal JETI technology channels coolant directly from the machine tool into the tool holder and out through the new coolant clamps. Because the clamps…
Renishaw’s newly launched XM-600 laser measurement system offers enhanced capability to connect directly with Renishaw’s range of UCC CMM controllers. Using technology developed for the XM-60 multi-axis calibrator, this enables faster and easier error mapping, measuring all six degrees of freedom from a single set-up, in any orientation for linear axes. XM-600 communicates easily with Renishaw UCC software during the calibration routine to quickly build a complete error map of the CMM. This functionality is supported from within UCCsuite V5.4.1 and onwards, enabling the complete error map of a CMM within half a day. For more information, Website: www.renishaw.com
DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT looks back on a successful business performance in the first nine months with high rates of growth in order intake, sales revenues, results and free cash flow. Order intake rose by 9% to € 2,270.6 million. Sales revenues increased by 12% to € 1,857.3 million. EBIT amounted to €.143.1 million – an increase of 20%. Free cash flow improved by € 79.9 to € 115.5 million. Chairman of the Executive Board Christian Thönes said, “DMG MORI is on track. We are dynamically pushing forward our future topics automation, digitization and ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. We have thus recently extended…
On 12 October, Oerlikon Balzers India, a leading provider of surface solutions, inaugurated its largest Indian production centre in Manesar in the presence of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Dr Doris Frick, the Ambassador of Liechtenstein in Switzerland. The new facility represents a further major commitment by Oerlikon Balzers to the Indian market as it continues to grow, and this significant investment in the future and in India will allow Oerlikon Balzers to serve its customers across various industries even more effectively. With its 20th anniversary of service in Northern India and the commissioning of Oerlikon Balzers’ largest coating…
Intech to integrate OPTOMET software into DMG MORI machines At FormNext in Frankfurt, INTECH and DMG MORI seal a cooperation in the field of Additive Manufacturing. DMG MORI as a worldwide leading manufacturer of machine tools, acquired a 30% stake in INTECH, India, by integrating the SLM technology machines with the OPTOMET software from INTECH. Committed to Additive Manufacturing and related software solutions, including machine learning and artificial intelligence for the Metal Additive Manufacturing industry, INTECH will soon release numerous solutions, aiding users with ease of machine operations and process control, producing quality components at optimized costs, thereby empowering customers…
Global engineering company Renishaw returns to Formnext in 2018 to showcase that it is possible to significantly increase additive manufacturing (AM) productivity without compromising on quality. Since the launch of its four-laser RenAM 500Q system, Renishaw has developed extensive expertise in multi-laser applications in AM and established a deep understanding of how lasers interact with each other and the part. From the 13th to the 16th November, Renishaw can be found in Hall 3.1, Stand E68 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany.In 2017, Renishaw launched the RenAM 500Q, a pioneering four-laser system with precision dynamic focussing and a full-field view of the…
The word plug comes from to plug in. That’s how easy it usually is to transfer data or power with household appliances or smartphones. Plug in and ready to go. In industry, however, the requirements are much higher and interfaces must be locked in order to ensure proper protection. To be able to connect data, signals and power more quickly and without tools in the future, HARTING is expanding its portfolio of PushPull plugs. Secure connections in a single hand movement.Interfaces in industrial applications are subject to higher demands. On the one hand, there are external factors such as moisture,…