The ultra-fine filtration of cooling lubricants plays a key role within the overall machining system. Clean coolants have a significant influence on the quality of the ground tools, and grinding oils that remain in the system for a long time also contribute to cost savings.
... of the industrial economy is the machine tool industry. If the manufacturing industry is skeptical about the future, machine manufacturers are usually the first to feel the effects: customers cancel or postpone their orders.
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Recovering crude oil from plastic: This is the goal that the British company Mura Technology is pursuing with the HydroPRS process. Igus has been supporting the project as an investor since 2020. The first HydroPRS plant for the chemical recycling of plastic waste is scheduled to go into operation at the beginning of 2023.
At the AMB, WFL Millturn Technologies is presenting the M20-G Millturn turning-boring-milling center. In addition to gear-skiving technology, the trend is moving towards automation and the integration of sensors.
Interview with Robert Hillinger
Ever smaller, ever more powerful - producers of semiconductors are facing major challenges in a market with high demand. In addition, new manufacturing processes are increasing dynamics. In this interview, Robert Hillinger, Business Development Manager at Kistler, explains how sensors for dynamic force measurement can open up previously untapped potential in the semiconductor production process in order to increase efficiency and quality.
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Eurolaser is one of the best-known players on the international market for laser processing systems. For Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Kluczinski, who founded the company in 1994, the primary goal was to establish laser technology for material processing.
Two Swiss companies designed the world's largest mobile CNC machining center for the revision of power plant components with contours of up to 8,000 mm. The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler was responsible for designing the sophisticated bearing technology.
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Sustainability in the automation industry is a major challenge. Although automated processes make it easier to produce quickly and economically, it is usually not particularly sustainable due to high energy consumption.
With Inka, Hawe offers an intelligent compact unit. The directly attached electronic communication box with integrated real-time operating system catches the eye. The electronics enable the recording and storage of operating data, extensive diagnostic options and a self-test for all measuring functions.
The short-term peak power required to start a motor or a capacitive load is many times higher than the rated power.
Today more than ever, companies need to reconcile economy and ecology. In order to stay ahead of the game, planning and processing must be even more comprehensively networked in S&OP.
Blum-Novotest is presenting FormControl X for process-reliable automation at AMB. The new software is a solution for machining centers with which more knowledge can be gained by continuously measuring workpieces during the machining process.
Handling and automation play an important role in the modernization of the industry. In an interview with Daniel Schilling, Dr. Kurt Schmalz explains the most important trends and technologies for the coming years.
RK Rose+Krieger at the Motek 2022
Innovations in pipe connection technology and linear technology will take center stage at Motek this year. The new products that RK Rose+Krieger will be presenting in Stuttgart include articulated joints for the industrial staircase and working platform system (ITAS), an anti-rotation device for system superstructures, a multi-axis modular system for gantry constructions and the RK MonoLine Z80 linear axis in a corrosion-resistant design.
There will be plenty of new products on the Teamtec stand at AMB, for example the powerful Axile G6 high-speed machining center, which is celebrating its premiere in Germany. In addition, the new BMX45 turning center from Biglia for the complete machining of complex bar parts with 45 mm bar capacity.
Special SmartFactory show at the AMB
Competition is part and parcel of a trade fair like AMB: exhibitors come to the fair with the latest innovations and brand-new products in order to stay ahead in the race to win over customers.
At AMB, Schunk will be demonstrating how metalworking processes can be made more efficient, flexible and sustainable. With the new KRP3 centric clamp, the stationary Tandem3 modular system now has a further component for flexible workpiece clamping.
AMB will once again take place in Stuttgart from September 13 to 17, 2022. INDUSTRIAL Production editor-in-chief Daniel Schilling spoke to trade fair director Gunnar Mey about the innovations, highlights and trends at the trade fair for machine tools and precision tools.
Okuma Germany announces new products for its first trade fair appearance in direct sales for Germany: In addition to the LU3000EX, Okuma will be showing the LB3000 lathe, which offers a high degree of automation in conjunction with the Armroid articulated arm robot.
