Step by step to the smart factory

Bystronic has presented the networked world of sheet metal processing at the EuroBLECH 2018 exhibition. Under the motto, “World Class Manufacturing”, customers and visitors experienced live integrated automation and new software solutions for laser cutting and bending are heading.

Improving yield in additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing process is changing the way OEMs work, and the supply chain must evolve along with it in various ways.

Three vital metrics for digital transformation

E-mobility, Digitalisation and Industry 4.0 are key opportunities for the future of Schaeffler.

Augmentation of the vertical range of manufacture

Building slitting and leveling lines constantly confronts manufacturers with new challenges, which often can only be resolved by specialised manufacturers under great time consumption.

Production economic realities today

Machine shops seek to produce a specific number of parts of a true quality, in a certain amount of time, at a fixed cost. Consistently achieving those goals involves controlling a myriad of factors including cutting parameters, tool cost and changeover times, machine tool utilisation, workpiece handling expense and material and labour costs.

LiYe executive outlines latest high-speed press

LiYe Machinery Co. Ltd is one of the few manufacturers of under drive press in the Greater China region. They have developed their unique characteristics in producing unconventional presses that aim for high accuracy, high flexibility and high capacity in a user friendly and oil-free environment. The under drive press is suitable for non-metal material machining, which could significantly enhance users’ freedom in multi-purpose stamping, and diversify their production.

Cutting-edge sheet metal processing trends

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT from Aachen presents five groundbreaking developments on all major trends in contemporary sheet metal processing – from hybrid lightweight construction to multifunctional laser robots with an integrated digital twin.

Fitness cure for the manufacturing process

Demands for digitalisation, the lack of skilled workers,but also increasing quality requirements,can only be met with greater automation. At AMB, the international exhibition for metalworking, many exhibitors showed how the machining process can be further optimised and made more profitable by means of automation.

FARO 8-Axis Quantum FaroArm

FARO has redefined the market expectations for arm technology with its 8-Axis Quantum FaroArm.

Hoffmann demos GARANT workstation

Hoffmann Quality Tools Asia Pacific Pte Ltd presents GARANT workstation at Metalex 2018.  

TruLaser 1030 fiber live at Metalex 2018

TRUMPF presrnts its TruLaser 1030 fiber for the first time in South East Asia at  METALEX 2018.

Discover machine tool solutions at Metalex 2018

See the most comprehensive collection of machine tools in Metalex 2018. The exhibition runs from 21 to 24 November 2018 at BITEC.