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Bystronic: Maximising Potential

Bystronic: Maximising Potential

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Instead of the alphorn, the Swiss sheet metalworking machine tool producer has tooted the optimising horn at Euroblech. By Joson Ng

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Networked systems can increase process reliability and cost effectiveness. By Simon Scherrenbacher, corporate communications, Schuler.

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Something For Everything: The Right Aluminium Saw For Every Application

Aluminium is used for a wide range of purposes in construction, including façades, blinds and window elements. But it has applications in many other areas of manufacturing as well: ships, aircraft, motor vehicles, machines and household goods. Having the correct machining tools for aluminium is imperative. By Stephanie Riegel-Stolzer, member of the board of management, Kasto Maschinenbau.

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Machine Upgrades Can Be Simple

Trunnions turn the tables on wasteful setups, allowing one actuator manufacturer to crank up productivity, hit part tolerances and eliminate WIP. By Jeff Drum, contributing writer

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Longer Tool Life With Reliable Processes

New tools, coatings and geometries set standards in parting off operations. By Lim Gan Shu, Walter Singapore Marketing

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Crankshaft Microfinishing: New Possibilities, New Directions

Automobile manufacturers are familiar with the problems associated with the microfinishing of crankshafts: The surface roughness results on the bearings differ from those on the transition radii, the bearing profile cannot always be adhered to, roundness improvements on the pin bearings differ from those of the main bearings, and smaller crankshafts deform as a result of machining forces and workpiece oscillation. By Wolfgang Riedle

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Manufacturing Turbochargers: Turbine Housings Made Affordable

Roughing and finishing turbine housings is particularly challenging in the case of passenger cars with spark-ignition engines. By Lim Gan Shu, marketing manager, Walter AG Singapore.

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Innovating Shopfloor Inspection: A Look At The Next Generation CMM

A rapidly changing technological landscape necessitates a leap in the quality of the current crop of Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) both in accuracy and the level of automation. Contributed by Nikon.

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Probing With Precision

Frederick Wong, machine tool products manager, Renishaw Far East, shares with APMEN the role of machine tool probes play in the increasingly competitive automotive world.

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A Better Way: Finding Efficiencies (Part 1)

Inefficiencies need to be ironed out before introducing the concept of the Digital Twin and what this means for the way goods are created and produced. By Siemens PLM Software, Aaron Frankel, senior marketing director manufacturing engineering software and Jan Larsson, senior marketing director EMEA

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Getting Smart With Loading

Automation solutions impart clarity to your processes. At the same time, this could mean that employees can concentrate on their core tasks and are more motivated - all while operating more economically and potentially increasing financial flexibility. Contributed by Trumpf

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Solid-State Laser: A Bright Idea

Adding versatility and the ability to produce better parts to a fibre laser cutting machine have made it competent in cutting both thick and thin sheet metal while producing a level of quality that was difficult to achieve in the past. By Joson Ng

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The Digital Transformation (Part II)

With Industry 4.0, there is now an increasing trend towards digitalisation in industrial environments. This is the second part of "The Digital Transformation" by Bystronic’s head of development (CTO) Dr Jürgen Hohnhaus where he talks about the benefits behind this development. By Oliver Hergt with photos by Manuel Stettler.

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Sandvik Coromant: Vibration Damper For Deep Hole Machining

A vibration damper from Sandvik Coromant is said to help maintain stable production during Deep Hole Machining (DHM) operations. Using the machine control adjustment unit, the device allows operators to step away from the machine and manage process modification without hand tools or the risk of personal injury.

According to the manufacturer, the vibration damper offers bi-directional functionality, ensuring it can be deployed for both push and pull applications. In addition, there is a self-locking unit in the event of a power loss.

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Alphacam: 2014 Enhancements

The Alphacam 2014 R2 update includes several new and enhanced features. The software program now has the ability to optimise five-axis toolpaths to a specific machine configuration, and Part Modeler has been enhanced to convert DXF and DWG 2D drawings into 3D models.

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WorkNC: WorkNC 2016 CAM Software

CAM software solution WorkNC has launched their latest 2016 version, which integrates Vero Software’s Waveform technology.

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