Trends in tool coating technology

Tool life improvement is the result of several upgraded functionalities, depending on the use of the tool.

Selecting Filler Metals: Electrodes for stress relieved applications

Thermal stress relieving is a postweld heat treating operation to reduce residual stresses.

Monitoring Thailand’s auto parts supply chain

The automotive parts and components sector has been critical to the success of Thailand’s automotive industry.

Winner Machine: A SME success story

The success of SMEs in Taiwan has been well acknowledged. They have played a vital role in promoting rapid growth during Taiwan’s economic transition.

World Class Manufacturing

“World Class Manufacturing” is the theme in Bystronic’s open house event in Tianjin, China. The Swiss sheet metal working specialist Bystronic presented upcoming trends and innovations. Systematically focus on its customers' requirements. 

Renishaw: Forefront of precision measurement system

Increase output, enhance capability and reduce costs are just a few of the benefits the Primo machine tool probe system from Renishaw offers.

Leading-edge portable measurement equipment

Quality control is vital in automobile manufacturing and assembly. In particular, it is absolutely necessary that each stage of production and assembly carried out in the factory is tested and validated using adequate measurement and control procedures.

The shifting manufacturing paradigm

Pete Carrier of Siemens PLM Software shared his thoughts about the manufacturing space in 2015 and 2016 including technologies changing the paradigm.

Practical tips to reduce metal cutting vibration

Choosing the right insert can be enough to eliminate vibration and also improve manufacturing productivity.

Big shifts in 2016

There are several common threads from industry leaders in the metalworking industry, but one common theme emerges around the manufacturing chain, and that is digitalisation.

Formula for metal cutting success

In optimising metal cutting, it is important that the processes are secure and reliable, minus defective parts or unplanned downtime.

Pinaki Banerjee on "Changing Hoffman’s momentum in Asia Pacific"

Pinaki Banerjee, Managing Director, Hoffmann Asia Pacific. In spite of being new in the tooling industry, he has big plans for moving the company forward in the region.