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The global sheet metalworking industry is a major user of energy and the cost of electricity is becoming more expensive every year. Paul Hillam, area export manager, SafanDarley tells us more about energy reduction trends in the sheet metalworking arena.
For over two decades industrial vending machines have provided a viable means of storing tools around the world. Raoul Rapke, Director CTMS Division, IMC Group, shares its benefits with APMEN.
The world medical market is strong for several reasons, including the fact that it has an aging population and this presents a business opportunity for the manufacturing sector. Contributed by Tornos
Tongtai Group’s SH-4000 horizontal machining centre suits mass production line formation and fast aluminium alloy parts machining. With a more compact design than its previous model, the new machine has a 35 percent smaller footprint.
Kennametal’s Beyond Drive cutting inserts come in a range of grades and geometries and suit turning applications. The titanium oxycarbonitride outer coating (TiOCN) coating increases wear- and abrasionresistance for lower temperatures and prolongs tool life. The bronze colour also acts as an effective wear indicator that enables the inserts to serve up to 30 percent more parts per edge.
The updated version of Aicon 3D Systems’ Optocat can significantly facilitate and speed up the workflow of 3D measuring processes. Single captures of the process can now be aligned automatically without the need for photogrammetric index markers or even manual processing by the user.
The global automotive and transportation industry is experiencing a tremendous rejuvenation. The market is alive and sales and profits are growing.
SDPD is an approach users can use to turn complexity into a competitive advantage because they’ll be able to aggressively innovate without increasing risk. Its solutions help make this approach possible. SDPD includes processes outside of pure product development – for example, manufacturing and services.
As an early adopter of PLM concepts and technologies, the automotive industry has helped shape the commercially available technologies and solutions that have evolved over the past 30 plus years. Many of the largest and most comprehensive (and complex) PLM deployments are for the automotive OEMs and their extended enterprise value and supply chains.
Kennametal Incorporated has announced the new chairman of its board of directors, Lawrence Stranghoener, effective from 27 October. He succeeds William R. Newlin who has retired.
