‘Press Lines’
A Manufacturingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Hypermill sparks success at F1 supplier from
Open Mind Technologies UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "Erode All has invested in the Hypermill V9.7 Cad/Cam package from Open Mind Technologies to cope with five-axis machining technology.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release LVD laser helps BK build on quality service from
LVD (UK): "BK Engineering has invested in an LVD Orion 3015Plus laser system with automated loading/unloading to further develop the service it offers. ".
In December 2008, we covered the news from Firstsight Vision
- take a look at Firstsight offers varifocal lens from Tamron
which says: "The 1/2in, 4-12mm (F/1.4) megapixel varifocal lens from Tamron is now available from Firstsight Vision. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Carl Zeiss, Surface topography module enhances Axiovision 4.7,
as well as Skyray XRF instrument measures plate thickness from Skyray XRF,
and DMG introduces the Gildemeister CTV 160 from DMG (UK).
Latest stories...
Sunseeker uses Deutsch connectors in its 86 Yacht (November 2008)
Sunseeker International has designed a yacht that uses Deutsch connectors to reduce the need for electrical maintenance.
Press and Shear uploads press-brake tool website (November 2008)
Press and Shear has introduced a website for press brake users that contains the company's full range of tools.
Motorless fan for extraction and conveying (November 2008)
The Beckair Pneu-Power is a bladeless, motorless fan.
Micro-Epsilon launches Process Imager (November 2008)
The Micro-Epsilon PI (Process Imager) is an inline radiometric thermal imaging device that provides temperature images and profiles of a target area.
LG Motion wins two Inspire08 Business Awards (November 2008)
The company won Business of the Year award and Gary Livingstone, managing director of LG Motion and machine-framer Minitec, won the Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Webster supplies automated guillotine to Rapier (November 2008)
Subcontract fabrication specialist, Rapier Precision, has acquired a programmable, automated guillotine from Webster Machinery, the southern UK distributor for Safan.
Ixthus offers miniature load cells (November 2008)
Ixthus has been appointed as exclusive UK agent for the Burster range of miniature load cells.
Camera is optimised for 3D profiling (November 2008)
Photonfocus AG, Switzerland, has recently released the MV-D1024E-3D01 camera which is optimised for 3D profiling using laser triangulation.
Further reading
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Press lines hot form and harden steel parts
Hydraulic power press builder now offers complete hot forming lines that produce press-hardened steel components that are lighter on a strength to weight ratio than aluminium items.
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Tuning up power press lines in virtual reality
'Press Tuning' encompasses 'Motion Tuning', which it offers users a convincing means of integrating existing power presses within a highly productive machine group.
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