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Taking The Measured Approach By Accessorising

Taking The Measured Approach By Accessorising

Metrology & Design

CMM accessories are important. Pairing inferior accessories with a good CMM can be likened to putting cheap fuel into a Ferrari. By Joson Ng

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Smart Sensors Are Bringing About A Paradigm Shift In Production

The smart factory employs smart sensors to intelligently detect and process data to improve productivity. By Michael Kaspar, product manager for photoelectric sensors & fibres, Sick

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Enhancing Engine Performance With Thermal Spray Coating (Part II)

In Part II of "Enhancing Engine Performance With Thermal Spray Coating", Paulo ES Rosa, manager, advanced thermal spray applications and process development, Comau, delves into the advantages of using aluminium alloy engine blocks over cast iron blocks augmented with thermal coating spray.

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The Asian Adoption Of 3D Printing In Manufacturing

Disruptive technologies today look to change the landscape of manufacturing because it demands an entirely new mind set towards procurement strategies an eventually the overall business framework. By Guo Tao, NX Product Marketing Manager of Asia Pacific, Siemens PLM Software

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Rolling On Forward

With more autonomy to the Southeast Asian operations, Schaeffler hopes to get a further foothold in the region with its offerings. Syed Shah speaks to Mark Gabel, VP industrial and aerospace, Schaeffler Southeast Asia, to get his inputs on the company’s plans and directions for the region in 2016 and beyond.

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Achieving Sustainability In Manufacturing

The hype of the manufacturing world in recent years is centred on sustainability—of practices, of technology or of waste disposal—for a better future. But what exactly does ‘sustainable manufacturing’ mean, and how can a manufacturer achieve or engage in it? By Michelle Cheong

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Human-Robot Collaboration To Drive The Automotive Industry (Part II)

Teamwork between human and machine is key in enabling manufacturers to ride on the growth of the automotive industry. By Shermine Gotfredsen, general manager, APAC, Universal Robots

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Making New Impressions

Ricky Payling, application specialist at Dormer Pramet, outlines the growth of stainless steel, how the cutting tool industry has evolved to machine the material, as well as providing a summary of some of its most common grades.

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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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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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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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Made To Measure

As additive manufacturing takes centre stage, greater focus is placed on metrology solutions that are fast, precise, accurate, and cover both geometry and material aspects. By Sherlyne Yong

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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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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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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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Behind The Facade Of Counterfeit Consumables

Lester Lee, regional marketing manager, Hypertherm Asia Pacific, Mary Allen, IP protection manager, Hypertherm Inc, Sanjay Kumar, consumables sales manager, Hypertherm India give their thoughts on counterfeits and what manufacturers need to know when purchasing plasma torch consumables.

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