Author: MTW Editorial Team
Mandelli Sistemi employs a 5-axis machining centre to process hard titanium alloys for the aerospace industry. The company uses a safe solenoid interlock with Bowden cable from Schmersal to automate and secure the closing process on the large sliding doors fitted to the titanium machine.Over its 80-year history, Mandelli Sistemi S.p.A. has continuously focused on innovation and custom-made solutions. Based in the northern Italian town of Piacenza, this medium-sized enterprise, now a part of the Riello Sistemi Group, has become one of the leading Italian companies for the manufacturer of machine tools. Over the past decade, Mandelli has turned its…
Sensors play an important role as “organs of perception” in automated solutions. To implement Industry 4.0 concepts in the automation industry, sensors do not only need to provide measured values or signals, but the latter also need to be communicated. This type of communication should always be simple and efficient – from sensor level via control and process control level up to company level. This is the only way to benefit from the many advantages offered by Industry 4.0. ifm opts for IO-Link to ensure simple and efficient digital sensor communication. This interface, which is integrated in almost all new…
The customer care of STUDER is close to its customer with experienced employees worldwide. It ensures that the machines work reliably and are available at all times A grinding machine, on which as many applications as possible can be executed efficiently and precisely and which is still easy to handle? STUDER builds perhaps the best cylindrical grinding machines in the world. For internal, external, form grinding, high-speed and profile grinding. In a short time adapted to customer requirements and highly economical in production. “I think I’m a very good grinding technician”. But I know it’s the machine that does it…
The Group based in Vimercate (Italy) has developed a solution capable of extending the range of action of the collaborative robots produced by the Danish multinational, further improving their performance and retaining their easy-to-use features for small and medium businessesThe system is easy to install and can be programmed using a Universal Robots tablet Simple, immediate and with an even broader range. This is the new solution that Rollon and Universal Robots presented at the Motek in Stuttgart: the Group based in Vimercate specializing in solutions for linear motion has in fact developed a demo for a seventh axis designed…
The SCHUNK VERO-S quick-change pallet modules offer a whole bundle of advantages for users when it comes to direct workpiece clamping without interfering contours: free 5-sided access to the workpiece, a defined clamping situation, high repeat and positioning accuracy, as well as high pull-down forces for challenging operations SCHUNK further extends its modular system for workpiece direct clamping in order to ensure that the efficient principle will also work in the field of tool and mold making industries for free-form parts with complex geometries, small lot sizes, and high precision requirements. By using SCHUNK WDB basic modules, WDS staple modules,…
Self-lubricated polymer bearings and bushes manufacturer Vesconite Bearings will next month add three computer numerically controlled lathes and machining centres to its machine shop Among the equipment added will be a Mazak slant turn lathe with a C axis, a Gate ECL 550 gap bed lathe and a Haas HS-1 horizontal machining centre. “We are excited to be adding these machines to our machine shop,” says Chairperson Dr Jean-Patrick Leger. “We want to have additional capacity to allow for our ambitious growth targets.” The machines are similar to existing equipment that Vesconite Bearings has on hand but have been purchased…
Dormer Pramet’s family of economical milling tools has been enhanced with several new ranges for semi-finishing and finishing in die and mold applications In a recent example, the WNHX insert with WM geometry and new M4310 grade was used to machine tool steel at 0.50mm depth of cut. With a cutting speed of 196m/min and feed rate of 3,600mm/min, the tool reduced machining time by 45%, compared to a competitor’s equivalent. The launch features an assortment of CNHX05 double-sided inserts, with up to four cutting edges. Its unique patented wiper edges generate a high-quality surface finish, resulting in reduced machining…
2D/3D laser scanners guarantee production quality using red and blue laser diodes As well as determining one-dimensional sizes (material thick-ness, vibrations and distance), processed multi-dimensional quality controls (profile and contour measurement) may also be required during the production process, where optical non-contact metrology is ideal due to its high precision, measurement speed and flexibility with respect to the surface of the measurement object. Laser scanners carry out complex 2D/3D measurement tasks. Two new models using a blue laser diode additionally extend the field of application. The laser line triangulation principle is based on the light intersection method. The point-shaped laser…
An introduction to the dishing and flanging process There are hundreds of manufacturers of tanks, silos, pressure vessels, truck tanks, and metal rolls components all over the world. Most of these companies need to produce or source dished ends of various types, sizes, and specifications to complete their products. However, there are only a few dished end manufacturers that can supply this kind of product, a significant reason dished end production has become a very profitable business and a craft that companies are carrying on and conserving generation after generation. Tanks, pressure vessels, silos, truck tanks, and more all require…
The importance of coolant in the manufacturing process cannot be undermined. Coolants play a crucial role in maintaining the quality and enhancing the efficiency and productivity of machines. Thus, selecting the right coolant is an important business requirement for manufacturing.One leading provider that has established itself as a solid and reliable coolant brand is Blaser Swisslube. The company provided high technology coolants along with expertise and know-how, which bring in lots of benefits to customers. This value proposition is referred to as Liquid Tools, to serve the unique requirements of customers and increase their competiveness.To emphasize the impact coolants can…
Q. Could you provide an overview of Delta Electronics in terms of history, products and infrastructure?We have been operating in India since 2003 as a 100% subsidiary of Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL, a leading power and energy management company. In India, we are a leading provider of telecom power solutions and a major source of industrial automation, display solutions, UPS, DC fans and blowers, components, bio-medical, LED lighting, automotive and renewable energy products. With a wide array of power and energy solutions, we at Delta have registered strong and stable financial performance in the Indian market, achieving a CAGR of…
Mazak is undoubtedly the world’s largest machine tool builder. The conglomerate with a strength of 8,331 employees on its roll, operations in 26 countries worldwide and a product portfolio covering some 260 types of systems encompassing the entire gamut of sophisticated machine tools designed to enhance flexibility, productivity and automation in the manufacturing arena, is indeed flexing its muscle and proving its mettle in spearheading technological innovations, discovers P.K. Balasubbramaniian in a one to one with Mazak India’s Managing Director, Anil Bharadwaj. Excerpts:Q. You are a world leader in machine tools. Could you brief us on your history and present…
Q. Please brief us about recent initiatives undertaken in the CAD/CAM space? What are your focus areas?The main focus is always to make the software easier and more intelligent, and the machining faster and more efficient with less wear and tear on machines and tools. Mastercam has introduced several pieces of technology in the last few years that assist with this need. The most game changing has been Dynamic Motion technology to create material-aware tool paths where the angle of the tool engagement is constantly changing to keep a more consistent chip load on the tool and use more flute…
Applying big data analytics to your business — any size of business, really — means leveraging data your company already generates to improve workflows you already perform. The goal is to predict future results more accurately, use your time, labor, capital and other resources more effectively and generally safeguard your future revenue against unknown disruptions as much as possible.This process is a type of fact-based decision-making based on knowledge of what happened in the industry — and in the company in question — in the past. In some cases, it can draw on data from across your whole enterprise or…