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FCI Introduces New Plating Technology

FCI announced earlier this month the release of their new GCS, a silver-based plating technology.

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Enhancing Engine Performance With Thermal Spray Coating (Part I)

The advantages of using aluminium alloy engine blocks over cast iron blocks can be augmented with thermal coating spray. Contributed by Paulo ES Rosa, manager, advanced thermal spray applications and process development, Comau.

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There’s No Time For Downtime

As the economy recovers, manufacturers simply have no time to lose. By Craig Charlton, senior VP & GM, Asia Pacific, Epicor Software Asia

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Smart Machines Need Smart Engineering

Whether you call it the Internet of Things (IoT), Industrie 4.0, or the age of the digital machine, it’s clear that we’re entering a new industrial revolution. In the industrial machinery market, the impact of new technology will see manufacturing computerised – with production lines featuring smarter, more connected and more complex machines. By Mirko Bäcker, marketing director EMEA, manufacturing engineering, Siemens PLM Software.

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Medical Parts Machining: The Swiss Difference

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

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Case Study: Quicker Returns With Smart Systems

Good toolholding systems and planning can improve ROI on new machines. Contributed by Erica Lee, marketing communications & Andrew Sim, engineering (machine investment), Sandvik Coromant

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Keeping Pace With Production

When perfect volume cuts are required in wet or dry cutting situations, the solution lies with a high-performance automatic circular saw.

Thanks to references from the steel market, circular saw manufacturer Behringer Eisele from Weilheim/Teck succeeded in submitting the winning bid to supply and install an HCS 160 Multifluid high-performance circular machine to an international market leader in quenched and tempered steel.

The company’s most important customers are steel trading corporations worldwide, in particular in Europe. “This international tender for a sawing system was decided in our favour because Behringer Eisele scored highest when it came to the key factors quality, technology and price”, explains Manfred Grüninger, head of sales at Behringer Eisele, Weilheim/Teck, Germany.

In the magazine of the high-performance circular saw HCS 160 Multifluid, a single bar with a diameter range of 20 – 160 mm is separated from the bundle and cut. The bar with lengths of up to 13 m is cut to customer’s order to lengths between four and 12 m.

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Their customer was able to cut 10 tons of raw materials in bundles of 20 with a starting length of 12.5 m and a diameter of 80 mm made of 42CroMo4. It took them less than 40 minutes to create two bundles with a vending length of 6 m.

The process included both, a front and a rear cut, as well as the dividing cut in the middle. The HCS 160 Multifluid was able to keep up pace with production delivering precision, supplying perfect volume cuts. Whether for wet or dry cutting, the carbide circular saw was able to offer both variability and adjustability.

In addition, the HCS 160 Multifluid can be adapted to suite the processing task and requirements of the sawing cut: From workpiece cooling using emulsion, through to the use of different micro-spraying devices to active saw blade cooling during dry cutting.

It is also designed to handle high-alloyed heat-resistant steel qualities over 1200 N/mm2. While the standard speed range of 20 to 250 rpm allows it to cover most conceivable sawing assignments even using standard equipment.

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The machine provides additional support during both wet and dry cutting: A chip conveyor with integrated coolant pump, for instance, ensures rapid disposal of produced chips. During wet cutting, a trough integrated into the machine frame captures the cooling lubricant emulsion.

“To improve vibration damping, our engineers opted to add greater rigidity to the machine concept”, explains Manfred Grüninger. The result is an increase in service life and an improved cutting surface for precise, rapid cuts in both wet and dry conditions.

As a fully automatic high-performance circular saw, the HCS 160 MF is designed to ensure production-oriented and flexible integration into the downstream production process.

“This is why we maintain a lively dialogue with the customer to ensure that the system is performing at all times”, says Grüninger. He regularly calls in to enquire how things are going on site. After all, process reliability is crucial when it comes to volume sawing.

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Keeping It Current

Eddy current testing is one of the most extensively used Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques for inspecting electrically conductive materials such as copper and steel. This article looks into the fundamentals of this technology, including its latest probes and sensors. By Shahnawaz Abdul Hamid

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Getting Back To The Roots: Revisiting Applications

We have come a long way since the introduction of software applications which can reap healthy rewards in machining, metrology and manufacturing. Syed Shah takes you back on a spin down memory lane.

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Moving Concepts Forward

These days CAD/CAM is an integral part of metalworking in all sectors and companies are constantly staying one step ahead of the game.

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Fibre Laser Reaching Out To Medium Sheet Thicknesses

We see how fibre laser cutting technology is a meaningful extension to existing CO2 laser cutting systems. By Oliver Hergt, editor corporate communications, Bystronic Group

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Marked By Laser

Laser marking has significant advantages in terms of productivity and costs. It does not hurt when it produces good quality as well. Contributed by Petrina Heng, sales manager, Laser Division of Trumpf Asia Pacific

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Getting The Right Punch

The concept of punching designates a slitting process in which a sheet is severed in one stroke while shapes such as round holes are created in the part, and external contours are cut with single strokes. Punching specialist Trumpf takes a swing at explaining the methodologies and innovations of punching.

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ESAB: Portable Oxy-Fuel/Plasma Cutting System

The Crossbow, a compact oxy-fuel/plasma CNC cutting system that is portable and economical, is now available, says developer ESAB. The machine’s size and weight make it easy to transport as the application requires.

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Autodesk: New 2017 CAM Solutions

Autodesk has launched its new 2017 CAM product range for a multitude of advanced manufacturing applications ranging from CNC milling and lathe-programming to complex mould and die manufacturing.

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3D Systems: Scan-Based Design & Inspection

3D Systems has released the Capture Mini scan-based design and inspection system — a smaller, more accurate version of its previously released Geomagic Capture system.

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