Interview with CMT Technologies chief

INTERNATIONAL METALWORKING NEWS FOR ASIA (IMNA) caught up with Mr Victoriano T. Yap, President of CIM Technologies, Inc., one of Philippines'pioneers in providing technology solutions from software and hardware to training and technical support, to various industries in the global market. He talked about Philippines' manufacturing industry and how Siemens' software tools can help small- and medium-sized firms improve efficiency and maximise their return of investment (ROI).

MANUFACTURING INDONESIA 2014: Connecting global business

Manufacturing Indonesia and Machine Tool Indonesia 2014 was held on 3 – 6 November 2014 in Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran, Jakarta. The show has provided new technology and information for the rising manufacturing and precision engineering industries in Indonesia.

MTA2015 highlights latest in optical engineering and 3D printing

MTA2015, Asia's premier precision engineering industry event, will return from 14 to 17 April this year at the Singapore Expo. With its hallmark showcase of high-value manufacturing capabilities, MTA2015 will highlight manufacturing excellence in industries such as aerospace, complex equipment, electronics, medical technology and oil & gas/marine & offshore engineering.

Metal Japan: Specialising in highly-functional Metals

Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. will be organising the "2nd METAL Japan - Highly-functional Metal Expo", Japan's only exhibition specialising in highly-functional metals and its equipment at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan from April 8-10, 2015.

TIMTOS 2015 to take place in March

Taipei International Machine Tool Show, or more popularly known as TIMTOS, will be held from 3 to 8 March. The show has grown to become a leading global machine tools platform in Asia, encouraging trade and building of business ties. The show will comprise of four halls, 1 & 3, Expo Dome, and TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall. To date, more than 1,100 exhibitors have registered for more than 9,500 booths, a 10% growth in exhibitor number and 12% increase in booth numbers. The higher exhibitor

Enhancing machine tools interoperability

Most CNC systems have a closed architecture and only provide a data link via their PLC, limiting data collection to the PLC's scan rate. The inflexibility of this approach, which also demands custom client software for each machine type, drove an industry initiative to bring Internet style connectivity to manufacturing equipment.

A conversation with Bo Shomaker of Sandvik Coromant

Swedish supplier of cutting tools and tooling solutions, Sandvik Coromant was founded in 1942. Over 70 years later, the company is 8,000-strong, in 130 countries.

Milacron expands in Czech Republic

Expansion plans to raise capacity and service levels for the Uniloy, DME and TIRAD product brands   

Dow's PacXpert Flexible Packaging Technology wins award

 Dow’s latest flexible packaging innovation will advance packaging solutions in India   

Perfecting metal cutting results

There is no all-purpose workpiece material for machined products. Different product applications require workpiece materials with widely differing performance properties.

John Donlon of Hurco discusses five-axis machine launch and its value

John Donlon, Executive Vice President of Hurco Companies, Inc., was recently in Singapore for Hurco's open house. International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA) spoke to him about the benefits of five-axis machining, the future of Asia-Pacific's manufacturing landscape, and trends to watch out for.

Not all lasers are identical

There are two ways to create microvias: conventional mechanical drilling and a laser-based process. The major advantage of mechanical bits is that the complex mix of materials presents no problems. On the downside, they cannot achieve diameters less than one-tenth of a millimeter, they can drill only about 20 vias per second, and they wear out within minutes.