Author: Ganesh Gavhane
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…
Established in the year 1999, Superslides & Ballscrews Co India Pvt Ltd is a prominent supplier, channel partner and sole authorized distributor of various critical and advanced engineering components such as linear guideways, ball screws, linear bearings and many more. We aim to supply world-class products and service at a fair price. Over more than a decade, Superslides has gained an excellent reputation for our high quality products, competitive pricing, on time delivery and dedicated sales and after sales support to all our customers. We started this company with a few clients and now we have worked with more than…
The collaboration with ANCA required a customised solution to run unattended for 50 hours and grind multiple tap types. Capitalising on the tap market that predicted to reach $699 million globally by 2020*, automation means the ANCA TapXcell can increase productive grinding hours from an average of 105 to 150 hours per machine per week. Watch a video here: How ANCA has helped Fraisa to reduce production cost to 50% Fraisa is a family-owned business that offers its customers a complete range of solid round toolswith endmills, drills and taps. They providea full customer service offering withlogistics, customised tooling, regrinding…
Swiss tool maker Fraisa achieve efficiency gains through automation to reduce production costs by 50%
Seco Tools expands its long-reach turning and boring capabilities with additions to its well-known series of Steadyline® vibration-damping turning/boring bars and their respective heads Seco Tools expands its long-reach turning and boring capabilities with additions to its well-known series of Steadyline® vibration-damping turning/boring bars and their respective heads. These new products include 25 mm (1.00″) diameter Steadyline® bars, GL25 turning heads, 100 mm (4.00″) diameter Steadyline® bars, and additions to the range of rough and fine boring heads for Steadyline® bars. Steadyline® turning bars use the most-effective vibration damping system in the industry for easy turning and boring to depths…
Precise Cutting Tools, an Indian manufacturing company, having a typical ‘MNC work culture, is located at Pune. The company was jointly set up in 2005, by two dynamic entrepreneurs, Mr. Lijo Cherian and Mr. Rajendra Chede.Precise Cutting Tools stands today as a leading organisation, in design, manufacture, & supply of standard, as well as, – Special Tools-Turning Tool Holders,Boring Bars,Cartridges,Combination Boring Bars,Micro Boring Tools,‘U’-Drills,Grooving Tools,Indexable Ball Endmills,Face-Mill Cutters,Side & Face Cutters,Woodruff Cutters, etc.A wide range of Tool Holding Devices.Precise Cutting Tools has its prominent presence in the industry sectors, like Automobile, Engineering, Machine Tools, Die & Mould, etc. Therefore, it…
An air compressor is the backbone of most shops — it powers tools and keeps equipment running cleanly and smoothly. An air compressor can make or break your shop, depending on how efficiently it runs. If you’re running an older compressor or have noticed a drop in performance, here are a few tips and tricks to help you keep your compressor run more efficiently. Keep up With Compressor Maintenance Just like with your car, lawnmower or any other tool that uses an engine, air compressors require regular maintenance too. Some things to look at if your compressor is starting to…
Specialty Chemicals Company LANXESS has commissioned a new production line at its Mannheim site for the synthesis of dimercaptothiadiazole (DMTD) derivatives. These chemicals are added to lubricants as multifunctional additives. The production line, which started in May 2018, doubles the annual production capacity of these specialty additives. The investment volume is in the single-digit-million-euro range. “With this investment, we have responded to the increased customer demand for these specialties. The new plant will enable us to meet their requirements for high-quality lubricant additives, but also helps us acquire new customers, and further develop our own package solutions for a rapidly…
The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D) continues to grow a strong membership base with the addition this month of HAIMER, a world market leading German tooling company in the field of tool holding, shrinking, balancing and presetting. The partnership between The Boeing Company and HAIMER Group will be strategically expanded to a joint membership at the OMIC R&D institution. Through this partnership, Boeing — with its center of excellence and main production plant for heavy metal machining in Portland, Oregon — is intensifying its strategic partnership with HAIMER by sponsoring a joint membership at OMIC R&D.…
ELECOLORS is the affirmation of an insight that dates back to the beginning of the ’90s with the Ergostyle® line: design, ergonomics and colourful components in the mechanical industry world. The use of colour in industrial components offers a perfect aesthetic compatibility with the colours of the machines they are installed on. Elesa+Ganter today offers an extensive selection of standard components in the ELECOLORS chromatic range (RAL Colours): Pure orange, Light grey, Colza yellow, Pastel blue, Flame red, Jet black and Black grey. The success of the line and the growing market request has led to add a new colour:…
FARO has announced the latest version of BuildIT Construction (2018.5). BuildIT Construction Software is a comprehensive verification software solution that accelerates projects and minimizes waste by now giving construction professionals the power of a single software ecosystem configured with automated workflows and powerful established platforms. Multiple import solutions are now available creating a more seamless experience in software integration. BuildIT 2018.5 now provides the ability to register Focus Laser Scanner data files directly during import. Removing the need of a registration software for various site workflows and enabling an on-site validation process within one software solution results in an efficient…
ExxonMobil has launched Mobil SHC™ Elite, a breakthrough synthetic gear and bearing circulating oil that is specifically engineered to deliver long lasting protection for machines operating under extreme temperatures in industries such as general manufacturing, metals, energy, and pulp and paper. Extensive testing shows that Mobil SHC Elite can deliver 12 times the oil life of mineral oils and double the oil life of Mobil SHC 600 synthetic oils in continuous operating temperatures as high as 130°C (266°F), potentially replacing glycol-based lubricants in high temperature systems. This helps reduce the potential risk of mixing glycol-based products with incompatible mineral oils…