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Steel for additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing is well on its way out of its niche. New materials are also making this possible. Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has now launched two metal powders for 3D printing: the bainitic special steel Bainidur AM and the austenitic steel Printdur HSA.

Feeding system

Eurotech develops automatically controlled saw feed

Eurotech has set up an automatically controlled saw feed at Alu-Point. The feeding system can control three positions of the sawing area from the output area. The portal handles different panel materials such as aluminum, non-ferrous metals or technical plastics.

Radial grippers and rotary actuators

Efficient gripping in confined spaces

Camozzi is presenting a new radial gripper series that is suitable for both the food industry and assembly. The manufacturer is also presenting new rotary actuators for the assembly and packaging industry.

Plagiarism

Recognizing the risks of counterfeit rolling bearings

The mostly unknowing use of counterfeit bearings impairs the availability of machines and systems and poses a safety risk. NSK makes great efforts to put a stop to counterfeiters and explains the risks of plagiarism.

Assembly technology

2K printer from Igus

3D printers from Igus can now also produce components with different filaments and thus combine different material properties. This makes it possible to produce components that require both rigidity and wear resistance.

HiPMS coating material

Coating in thread production

With HiPIMS technology, CemeCon has developed a new coating material for HSS taps and formers. TapCon Gold is tailored to the requirements of the machining task.

3D printing material from MakerBot

Carbon fiber-reinforced nylon for metal replacement parts

MakerBot introduces the new 3D printing materials Method Carbon Fiber Editions, which print carbon fiber reinforced nylon.

Actuators without piston rods

Finding the right mix

System developers who opt for rodless actuators are faced with a choice. Almost any combination of sliding screw drive, ball screw drive or timing belt with plain, ball bearing or roller guides could lead to the optimum solution.

Basic contribution

Plastics processing in the industry

Plastics have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Due to the numerous starting materials and their properties as well as the very different end products, there are correspondingly different processes for the industrial processing of polymer materials.