METALEX Bangkok - Lead the trend with newer technologies

As a key driver that has long been empowering the advancement of ASEAN's metalworking industries, METALEX 2012 will be a technological compass for the region's manufacturing technology with the largest exhibit space and the greatest number of top-class exhibitors who will debut their latest offerings across the show floor.

IMTS 2012 - On track to be one of the largest

The 29th edition of IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2012 is on track to rank among the top five largest IMTS events covering almost 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space with more than 1,800 exhibiting companies. The show will be held at Chicago's McCormick Place September 10-15, 2012.

Manufacturing industry to fuel Vietnam's automation market

Vietnam is fast emerging as a global manufacturing hub, as new industries and changing lifestyles will spur advancements in the near to medium term. The automation and control market in Vietnam is in the growth phase and is set to unleash a plethora of opportunities in the coming years.

Sharp-edged mills for sleekly cut shapes

Tool and mould making are traditionally an important sector for Walter. Using solid carbide mills and milling cutters with inserts alike, the Tübingenbased specialist in metal cutting has for many years been providing a comprehensive range of mills for the most demanding of contours, whether it is a question of removing a high volume of machined material or producing a mirrorfinish surface.

Pressure down

In conventional laser beam welding, the escaping metal vapor sometimes hits the molten layer at the capillary rear wall and causes weld spatter. Solid state lasers (SSLs) have a far greater tendency to generate spatter than CO2 lasers in this process - and this tendency becomes more pronounced with increasing weld depth and feed rates.

SolidWorks Ken Clayton on customer, competition and future

International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA) spoke to Ken Clayton, vice president for worldwide sales at Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. (DS SolidWorks), during the SolidWorks World in San Diego, California. Ken leads the sales strategy and execution efforts of the DS Professional Channel. With more than 300 fulltime employees and 335 resellers, the DS Professional Channel has evolved from selling a single product to a complete family of solutions, and also includes other Dassault Systèmes

Advances in laser calibration system

Design better with simulation software

Today, more and more engineers in Asia are starting to use simulation to improve design quality. International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA) spoke to Go Say Tiam, vice president, Velocity Series, Asia Pacific about Siemens PLM Software's latest Solid Edge? software ST5 (Solid Edge ST5), with advances in core design capabilities aimed at helping users develop better products faster.

Improve your machine tool performance

Ways to maintain your clamping vices

Vises used for workpiece clamping in Asia's production environments are exposed to extreme conditions. This significantly influences the precision of the workpiece, process stability, and safety for both operator and machine. In order to ensure optimum clamping force, users normally follow the manufacturer's information on lubrication intervals. Moreover, many more companies are choosing preventive maintenance programs, where the clamping vise is thoroughly tested in defined cycles. This ensures

Five-axis machining secrets

For years, 5-axis machinery has been misunderstood, even feared. And it's not for everyone. Yet 5-axis CNC machining can help users in Asia realise increased profits and quality immediately. The old fears about complicated programming, crashes and collisions and cost are unfounded. In fact, in today's competitive marketplace, machine tool operations can't afford to bypass opportunistic business that comes with the flexibility of 5-axis machine tools like those from Okuma and other manufacturers.

Interroll Thailand: Manufacturing logistical solutions

When one think of manufacturing, most would think of the finished product rather than the manufacturing process. Unless you have had some experience working as part of supply chain operations, it's easy to forget about all of the logistical requirements involved in getting a product from its raw material state to it eventual destination. A company who exhibited recently at MTA 2012 in HCMC Vietnam is a business that was built on developing solutions and manufacturing equipment that caters to all