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With the Zero-Point clamping system from AMF, set-up times can be reduced by up to 90 percent, reports the manufacturer. The clamping systems are used in Matsuura machining centers; these hybrid machines combine additive and subtractive processes.
read more...Igus motion plastics continues to grow. The company increased its turnover by 8.5 percent in 2018. The plastics specialist is showcasing 120 innovations at the Hannover Messe.
read more...High-performance plastics for motion remain in high demand worldwide. In 2018, Igus increased its turnover by 8.5 percent to 748 million euros.
read more...Digitization offensive for handling systems. Schunk wants to noticeably shorten the design and commissioning process for handling systems. Various tools are interlinked for this purpose.
read more...At the Hannover Messe, the company is presenting the "AM Factory": an IT-networked turnkey system based around a Freeformer 300-3X and a six-axis robot functionalizes variants of standard gripper plates.
read more...Piab is presenting five new products at the Hannover Messe, including the Pilift Smart vacuum lifter, the Picobot cobot gripper, the Pisoftgrip vacuum gripper technology and a new generation of the Picompact Smart main ejector. Some solutions will also be on show in action at the Swedish CoLab stand.
read more...The larger-than-life metal figure "The Thinker", designed by artist Moto Waganari, was exhibited at the Art Karlsruhe art fair. The sculpture was created entirely using a 3D metal printer from Berlin-based 3D metal printing experts Flying-parts.
read more...To meet the increasing production requirements, Kärcher uses 3D printing technology from Stratasys.
read more...Galvo high-performance scanner
Aerotech presents the AGV-SPO, a new galvo high-performance scanner. Thanks to a wide selection of mirror surfaces, the device is suitable for a variety of laser wavelengths and therefore for additive manufacturing, among other things.
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