News releases on Manufacturingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 29 July
to Saturday 4 August 2007
Drilling - why use up too much time?
According to a leading cutting tool supplier, some 36% of machining hours in Europe are spent in making holes, maybe not all shops are aware of the benefits of carbide tooling, writes Mike Page.
News from Mike Page - editor's feature articles ( 3 August 2007)
CAD workholding library is cost planning tool
An interactive CAD component library provides a design and cost planning tool for engineers makes it easier to specify the correct Roemheld clamping elements for any project. Brochure Available
News from Roemheld UK ( 3 August 2007)
Fastest assembly robots work from above
Claimed to be one of the quickest SCARA robots available, ceiling mounted assembly and handling robots save space in the manufacturing cell by accessing to the working area from above. Brochure Available
News from TM Robotics (Europe) ( 3 August 2007)
CNC tube bender combines RH/LH bends
User Application Article CNC swing tube bending machine automatically performs a combination of right- and left-hand bends, including tight radius bends and compound bends.
News from BLM-Group UK ( 3 August 2007)
PLC is 80% faster on data processing
Programmable logic controller has CPUs scanning at 20 nanoseconds per instruction, 80% faster than the current fastest units and many many times faster than other recent PLCs, claims Hitachi.
News from Silverteam ( 3 August 2007)
Remove burrs on cutting tools before coating
Processing HSS and carbide tools in an Otec DF machine removes the burrs, ensures a uniformed honed edge and smoother surface finish before protective coatings are applied.
News from Finishing Techniques ( 3 August 2007)
Guide details welding safety equipment
A nine page comprehensive guide describes all the welding and flammable gas safety equipment available from Witt Gas Techniques including maximum working pressures and gas flows.
News from Witt Gas Techniques ( 3 August 2007)
Oxy-fuel gas torch cuts 250mm plate
For general workshop cutting, an oxy-fuel gas torch is ideally suited to heating, gouging and rivet washing operations and can cut up to 250mm plate. Brochure Available
News from Murex Welding Products ( 3 August 2007)
Infrared thermometer shows furnace status
A portable infrared thermometer for checking furnaces shows four simultaneous live temperature measurements 450 to 1400 deg C - peak, continuous, average and valley. Brochure Available
News from Land Instruments International ( 3 August 2007)
Welding generator set has chopper technology
A water cooled diesel driven welder generating set with chopper technology covers MIG, TIG and manual metal arc welding and meets meets EEC directives on producing X-ray quality welds.
News from Wilkinson Star ( 3 August 2007)
Modular transfer system machines small batches
To machine small to medium batches, modular linear transfer system combines advantages of vertical, horizontal or universal machining centres including 5-axis processing and turning.
News from Mikron Machining Technology ( 3 August 2007)
Vertical machining centre has 35% more torque
Vertical machining centre to be shown at EMO 2007 features a new 10,000 rev/min main spindle with a 35% increase in torque and high speed tool change mechanism.
News from 600 Centre ( 2 August 2007)
Production cylindrical grinder has 5 workheads
A precision production cylindrical grinding machine for chuck, between-centres, face and concentric grinding has five different interchangeable workheads for straight or angle approach grinding.
News from Curtis Machine Tools ( 2 August 2007)
How well do you point your drills?
Technical Background Article Most engineers appreciate the problems caused by inaccurate pointing when regrinding drills, and P and M Regrinds offers some tips to avoid drill inaccuracies.
News from P and M Regrinds ( 2 August 2007)
Dual carbide drill reduces holemaking costs
Technical Background Article Inside 'dual carbide' carbide drills is a core of breakage resistant micrograin carbide, which enables users to double cutting speeds, halve the costs of holemaking and quadruple tool life. Brochure Available
News from Stellram ( 2 August 2007)
Machining centre can act as a CMM
An Italian probing systems manufacturer has developed software that will allow a machining centre or CNC milling machine to be used as a CMM to check wokpieces.
News from Marposs ( 2 August 2007)
NF continuous casting dies changed in under 2h
On the latest non-ferrous horizontal continuous casting machines, the casting dies can now be changed without having to cool the furnace, reducing changeover time from over 26h to under 2h.
News from Rautomead International ( 2 August 2007)
Know your compressed air costs
How well do you know your factory's approximate cost of producing 1m3 of copressed air - a novel fact sheet will give a good guide to knowing this.
News from British Compressed Air Society ( 2 August 2007)
Automotive subcontractor gets 100th machine
Austrian automotive electronics manufacturer, Hirschmann Automotive, recently received its 100th Arburg 'Allrounder' injection moulding machine and has ordered ten more.
News from Arburg ( 2 August 2007)
Centralised lubrication benefits food manufacture
A centralised lubrication system will mprove performance and reduce operating costs in a wide range of food and beverage machinery and equipment applications. Brochure Available
News from SKF UK ( 2 August 2007)
Affordable drill sharpener is modular
A high performance drill sharpening system for general machine shop use quickly and accurately regrinds 3-21mm diameter standard or split point tools at any angle between 118 and 150 deg. Brochure Available
News from Kitagawa Europe ( 2 August 2007)
Global sheet/coil steel prices decline
Two recent MEPS International steel reports focus on declining steel sheet and coil prices, while North American long product prices are fairly static for now.
News from MEPS (International) ( 2 August 2007)
Subcontractor adds on 5-axis die machining
User Application Article One often hears of troubled mould and die makers diversifying into subcontracting, but not so often does a successful subcontractor add on a 5-axis machining centre to do mould and die work.
News from Kingsbury Machine Tools ( 2 August 2007)
Turkish Cable maker buys copper rod mill
Turkish Cable maker is setting up a new copper rod mill, supplied by Morgan Construction Company, USA, to feed feed material for its wire and cable plants.
News from Morgan Construction Company ( 2 August 2007)
Simulation reduces RFID label development time
User Application Article By simulating radio frequency identification labels with electromagnetic simulation software a company has reduced the time to develop RFID labels from 7-10 days to 2-3 days. Brochure Available
News from Flomerics ( 2 August 2007)
Data capture integrated with e-business
Data Systems International has announced that Oracle has validated the integration of dcLINK 5.0 dta capture software with JD Edwards World A9.1 e-business software.
News from Data Systems International ( 1 August 2007)
Five-axis CAM has powerful tool-axis editing
CAM 5-axis machining software development has a powerful tool-axis editing function that selects any region of a toolpath and redefine the tool-axis vectors within that region. Brochure Available
News from Delcam ( 1 August 2007)
Clear coding needed on bottles, cartons
User Application Article Three high powered lasers print permanent, highly legible codes directly onto glass bottles while four high resolution inkjet printers mark secondary carton packaging.
News from Imaje UK ( 1 August 2007)
Larger CNC lathe turret option added
For machining complex parts or carrying out long periods of unmanned machining, a 20-tool station turret can now be fitted as an option to Mori Seiki NL series of CNC lathes. Brochure Available
News from Mori Seiki UK ( 1 August 2007)
Wire EDM has high performance, ease of use
Twin servo wire contol features a wire EDM offering a fast automatic wire feed, high machine rigidity and latest Fanuc FS 310 is/WA control with 15in LCD screen and touch panel.
News from 600 Centre ( 1 August 2007)
Smaller hand-held scanner is easier to handle
A high-speed, hand-held scanner is 30% smaller and weighs 20% less and than its predecessor and features 'instant temperature compensation' for use in almost any environment.
News from Hexagon Metrology ( 1 August 2007)
Linear encoders provide automation accuracy
User Application Article Automatic stub saw and MIG welding systems used for leading aluminium smelters require precise positioning capabilities of its encoders, TTL output and high levels of contamination protection. Brochure Available
News from Newall Measurement Systems ( 1 August 2007)
Linear unit positions sensors, cameras
User Application Article For use with the packaging and food engineering industries, camera and sensor positioning, a maintenance-free linear unit has been developed for format adjustments. Brochure Available
News from Igus UK ( 1 August 2007)
Production software purchased in stages
Production management software is now available in a balanced payments option, users making a deposit and monthly payments within their means.
News from PSL DataTrack ( 1 August 2007)
Fastener firm expands UK/Irish presence
Fastening systems specialist Arnold Umformtechnik has appointed Andrew Fitzpatrick as sales manager for the UK and Ireland.
News from Arnold Umformtechnik ( 1 August 2007)
NC systems maker has shipped 200,000 units
Machine tool and process control systems manufactuer, Heidenhain, shipped its 200,000th NC unit during June 2007 and includes 30,000 units of the current iTNC 530 CNC. Brochure Available
News from Heidenhain (GB) ( 1 August 2007)
Subcontractor production software comes of age
Over the past 40 years, manufacturing software has blossomed from simple machine control to encompass estimating and quoting, cost control, tooling management and more, reports QA editor, Jon Hobden.
News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor ( 1 August 2007)
CNC auto lathe's fast feeds cut cycle time by 10%
User Application Article Having 35m/min rapid axis feeds on a CNC sliding-head lathe reduced cycle times by 10% for machining shaft-type, alloy steel components for the consumer industry.
News from Star Micronics GB (31 July 2007)
Machine tools to be seen at EMO 2007
Machine tool builders represented in the UK by Ward CNC will be showing products ranging fom 2-axis CNC lathes to machining centres and large CNC milling machines.
News from Ward CNC Machinery (31 July 2007)
Unit trims hard-to-reach sprue gates
A gate trimming tool has a very sharp blade positioned at 45 deg to shear plastics sprue gates located in difficult-to-reach, confined narrow spaces.
News from SAS Automation (31 July 2007)
Catalogue describes spring test probes range
A 52-page catalogue gives full details of a wide range of probes, including ATE, bare board, Kelvin, coaxial, pneumatic, high-current threaded, switch and pushback test probes.
News from Peak Test Services (31 July 2007)
Maintenance contractor ups steel productivity
User Application Article Calling in an outside contracting service to maintain geared units using fault diagnosis systems has enabled a steel plant to reduce downtime and increase productivity.
News from Siemens Automation and Drives (31 July 2007)
Titrator sends info to process control systems
An at line analyser automatically analyses plating baths for content, such as copper, nickel and zinc, as well as baths used for cleaning and degreasing. Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (31 July 2007)
Levelling feet include hygenic variants
Additions to a range of machinery and equipment levelling feet include products with anti-bacterial element hygienilac and a stainless steel conical and bolt down foot.
News from Arnott Handling Equipment (31 July 2007)
Testing railroad and aircraft structures
For carrying out static and dynamic structural tests on structures such as aircraft fuselages or railroad rolling stock, a data acquisition and analysis system has an intuitive user interface.
News from M+P International (31 July 2007)
Website to improve safety automation service
Revised Pilz Website has been restructured to improve visitor access and includes items such as a glossary of terms used in automation and safety-related control systems.
News from Pilz Automation Technology (31 July 2007)
Heat and shrink tooling raises accuracy
Across the UK, a tooling specialist will be demonstrating how inductive heating and shrinking of cutting tool shanks gets higher accuracy and concentricity from spindle tooling.
News from LMT Fette (31 July 2007)
CNC machining programs analysed thoroughly
Latest version of CGTech's VERICUT software gives NC programmers more tools to analyze their CNC machining process, such as navigating backwards from the last NC program line simulated. Brochure Available
News from CGTech (31 July 2007)
Gigabit connections grow as Ethernet expands
As the use of Ethernet devices increases in manufacturing plants, data traffic increases and users will have to consider adding Gigabit connections at critical points to handle network loading.
News from Ethernet Direct (31 July 2007)
Controlling plastics extruders' heat and drives
A combined hardware and pre-configured software package provides more than just temperature and motor control for wide range of plastics extrusion applications. Brochure Available
News from Gefran SIEI UK (31 July 2007)
Ensuring constant improvement in the workplace
In his book 'Workplace Management', Taiichi Ohno includes stories from his 40 years of trying to set up the Toyota Production System as a way of getting constant improvement.
News from Gemba Press (31 July 2007)
Wire-EDM cuts with high parallelism
Latest wire-EDM with Anti-Electrolysis generator is now digitally managed enabling it to control the vertical position of sparking to achieve highest parallelism on the workpiece.
News from HK Technologies (31 July 2007)
Coolant extends tool life machining titanium
The use of a water miscible cutting fluid to machine a component in Ti6AL4V titanium increased tool life ifrom 120 min to 150 min and the fluid was not prone to foaming.
News from Jemtech (UK) (31 July 2007)
CNC imparts machine tool 'intelligence'
In introducing its latest CNC machine tools at EMO 2007, Yamazaki Mazak will be drawing attention to 'intelligent machines' offerring greater functionality and higher productivity. Brochure Available
News from Yamazaki Mazak UK (31 July 2007)
Five-axis VMC machines in one set-up
A 5-axis vertical machining centre will demonstrate five-sides machining at EMO 2007, using simultaneous five-axis tool positioning and the combination of multiple operations into a single cycle. Brochure Available
News from Dugard (31 July 2007)
Glue guns info accessed on powerful Web site
On its Web site, sers of Power Adhesives TEC glue guns can now access drawings, instruction manuals, spare parts and accessories specific to the model and serial number of the tool.
News from Power Adhesives (31 July 2007)
VMC integrates with vertical turning
A precise vertical machining centre incorporates a direct drive table to the C-axis to rotate the 400mm diameter pallet - integrating turning with full 5-axis interpolation for milling and drilling.
News from 600 Centre (31 July 2007)
Horizontal machining centres are very dynamic
Built for the production machining of non-ferrous metals, cast irons or hardened steels, Heller's MCi dynamic horizontal machining centres have increased acceleration and precise positioning accuracy. Brochure Available
News from Heller Machine Tools (30 July 2007)
CAM ousts CAD+nesting module in composites
User Application Article When cutting machines replaced manual work at a composites product fabricator, the CAM provided was merely CAD + module, then a much faster CAM system was found and productivity increased.
News from Jetcam International (30 July 2007)
Engineering plastics firm opens UK tech centre
Victrex has opened a GBP 1.5 million, 900m2, Victrex Applied Technology Centre at its primary UK production facility and carries an extensive material specification and testing services.
News from Victrex (30 July 2007)
Verical panel saw has digital measurement
User Application Article Fabricator of plastics and GRP tanks said that a vertical panel saw, equipped with a digital measuring system, is helping it to save tme and labour, while freing up shop space for other uses.
News from T M Machinery Sales (30 July 2007)
Power chuck converts lathe to semi-automatic
For use with lathes that do not have a hydraulic system, a power chuck has its own in-built cylinder and will convert a manual lathe into an automatic or semi-automatic one in a few minutes.
News from Jato Precision (30 July 2007)
Torque and angle wrenches approved
Torque and angle wrenches have gained homologation from a major global car manufacturer, satisfying users' standards based on DIN ISO 6789 standard - assembly tools for screws and nuts. Brochure Available
News from Crane Electronics (30 July 2007)
Dual drive saw raises productivity 100% and more
User Application Article What took an offshore equipment manufacturer's existing saw to cut in 2h, a dual drive band saw now cuts in under 40 min and has raised productivity by 100-200% in some cases.
News from Saws UK (30 July 2007)
Vertical machining centres take heavy loads
Cincinnati Machine exhibits at EMO 2007 will include vertical machining centes equipped for 5-axis and five-sides machining of workpieces up to 10,000kg.
News from Cincinnati Machine (30 July 2007)
Mill-turn centre does complex work, pays well
User Application Article A prototypes, models and component maker realised a good return on investment in a mill-turn centre, which has already paid for itself and contributed to a company turnover growth of 20%. Brochure Available
News from Mori Seiki UK (30 July 2007)
Drilling bowls for a good grip
User Application Article Perhaps one would not readily associate machine tools with bowling, but a special machine has been supplied to drill dimples or grips on the crown green type of bowls.
News from Bespoke Machines (30 July 2007)
Lower cost locking nut performs equally well
In an independent comparison made to compare vibration performance between the leading UK locking nuts, the Staytite product was shown to perform equally well at lower cost.
News from Staytite (30 July 2007)
Automated presses produce set-top boxes
User Application Article An automated transfer press line is being used by a subcontractor to manufacture EMI-shielded, metal enclosures for most categories of set-top box.
News from Clamason Industries (30 July 2007)
Radial and spiral milling added to CAM
Milling CAM developments include radial and spiral finishing and rest material functionality as well as added support for SolidWorks assembly files and Z-oscillation.
News from Mastercam (30 July 2007)
Twin-wire EDM cuts machining time by 40%
To manufacture a punch using a single 0.1mm wire EDM took 3h 12 min while a twin 0.1mm wire EDM did the same job in 1h 26 min - a saving of 40% in manufacturing time.
News from Agie Charmilles (30 July 2007)
Robots with vision speed van assembly by 20%
User Application Article Adding a vision system to assembly robots reduced production and assembly time for a commercial vehicle by 20% while making assembly safer, more reliable, faster and cost-effective. Brochure Available
News from Cognex UK (30 July 2007)
Two flute end mills raise machining speeds
User Application Article The ITC 2031 and 2041 Cyber Series of two flute end mills have improved productivity and increased machining speeds and feeds and improved surface finishes isaid a pattern and tool maker.
News from ITC Tooling (30 July 2007)
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