Press Releases
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ACT Launches Small Diameter Groove & Part-off Range
18 October 2012
Now available from Advanced Carbide Tooling (ACT) for the precision multi-functional grooving and parting off of small components is the new ACT2.2 Four-in-One tooling system. Giving end users the ability to conduct parting-off, precision grooving, face grooving, light turning and profile turning operations with one tool, the new ACT2.2 offers improved productivity and tool life whilst reducing to ...
Micro Machine With Maximum Material Removal
18 October 2012
At the recent AMB Exhibition, Bavarian machine tool manufacturer KERN launched its new KERN Micro machining centre with an HSK40 spindle. This new ultra compact all-rounder excels with its constant manufacturing quality in the high precision range. The introduction of an HSK40 spindle to the KERN Micro range gives this market leading machine tool company for micro manufacturing the capacity for ...
Schunk Launches Adaptable Long-Stroke Gripper
9 October 2012
With the ability to be adapted for all standard servo motors, the EGA electrically driven long-stroke gripper from SCHUNK, the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems is the most flexible gripper of its kind. The comprehensive adaptability enables it to be easily integrated into an existing system’s control and regulation unit. The EGA can directly interpolate as an addi ...
Tornos Launches Micro 8 Turning Centre With a Guide Bush System
4 October 2012
Since 2006, watchmakers and bar turners creating small and very precise short parts have been able to rely on the Micro 8 turning machine from Tornos. Originally designed for creating spindles for hard disks, the very high level of precision offered by this machine quickly won over specialists from the watchmaking world. Now, a new version is on its way! With almost 200 machines installed with ...
Award-Winning Customer Parts Showcased at US Manufacturing Exhibition
4 October 2012
OPEN MIND Technologies debuted its new release of high-performance hyperMILL® CAM package at IMTS 2012. OPEN MIND regularly provides enhancements to all technology segments of hyperMILL® in new product releases. Some of the key functions in hyperMILL® 2012 include innovative 2D pocketing techniques, enhancements to the work-horse profile milling cycle and enhancements to 5-axis shape offset proced ...
Kerf Takes Plasma Cutting to the MAX
4 October 2012
Now available for large oxy-fuel and plasma cutting applications, Kerf Developments has launched the all new MAXI 5000GP profile cutting machine. Designed for high speed profile cutting with bespoke bed sizes to meet the needs of the end user, the new MAXI machine has been designed with ease of use, reliability and flexibility in mind. The new MAXI incorporates a number of additional features ...
Tornos Announces Strategic Re-alignment
25 September 2012
With market shifts in the machine tool industry towards emerging countries, ever shorter business cycles, the strength of the Swiss franc and the debt crisis in Southern Europe, Tornos is now implementing an adjustment in its strategic direction. The aims of the new strategy 'Strategy 2017' are to broaden the international footprint, improve sales volumes and strengthen organizational ...
Tornos Takes Sliding Head Turning Beyond the 32mm Barrier
17 September 2012
With the arrival of the Delta 38/5 machine, Tornos has slightly increased the range of parts that can be produced through traditional sliding head bar turning. With a capacity of 38mm, this turning machine with its 5 linear axes and two C-axes and can hold up to 31 tools to offer a number of concrete advantages to boost its market appeal. John McBride, the General Manager of Tornos UK, explains ...
Rapid workpiece change on Mill/Turn centers
17 September 2012
The VERO-S NSL Turn clamping station from SCHUNK, the compe-tence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems is a real productivity booster for milling/turning centers. It is based on the highly efficient VERO-S quick-change pallet system and transfers the capability of rapid workpiece changeovers to turning. By means of the patented double angled stroke and the integrated turbo functi ...
High-Speed Module Doubles Number of Cycles in Assembly Systems
8 September 2012
The high-speed SRU-plus 20-S module from SCHUNK, the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems, now opens up a new dimension in high-speed assembly. Compared with other available rotary units of the same size, the high-speed SRU-plus 20-S module can increase the number of cycles by up to 100%. With lightweight parts, the module enables rotation times starting at 0.3s and u ...
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