Fibre laser drilling for aerospace applications

Fibre lasers have caught the attention of industrial laser users in a wide range of industries. For a number of welding, marking, and cutting applications, the use of fibre lasers has become the standard. Remarkably, this has happened in a very short time. One area that has remained elusive is the drilling of effusion cooling holes for turbine engine components.

Cutting-edge tube bending CAD/CAM solution

An innovative PC-based CAD/CAM solution for tubular metal fabricators who use SolidWorks CAD software, that enables them to reduce order processing and pre-production development time from hours to minutes, has been launched by the tube bending machine builder Unison.

Multi-functional profile measurement reduces costs

Precise measuring instead of calculating an approximation can be facilitated by an innovative technology for the optical measurement of gaps and fold edges. The CALIPRI profile measurement device developed by the Austrian company NextSense uses no less than three laser lines for the scanning of profiles. This allows for the swivelling of the measurement device and enables measurements from different perspectives. The swivelling capability, which is unique on the market, permits the device to ana

Parexel joins Exostar’s Life Sciences B2B platform

Clinical research organization joins cloud-based community to more efficiently and effectively partner with its customers

High BMI a risk for ovarian cancer

For the first time, scientist have linked ovarian cancer to excess body weight

East Afripack set for September 2014

6,000 high-profile potential visitors from target industries in the East Africa Community

Identifying eight common insert failure modes

Insert failure and its negative impact on manufacturing equipment is similar to an athlete exhausting a good pair of running shoes. Much like a shoe under the weight of the runner wearing it, an insert endures tremendous stress over and over again, creating wear and tear. If not addressed, wear can cause pain for an athlete and inaccurate processes or poor productivity for a manufacturer. Manufacturers, however, can analyse used tooling to achieve maximum tool life and predict tool usage, thereb

Digging deep into African mines

Africa is home to a significant portion of the world's mineral resources that include platinum group metals (PGMs) gold, coal, copper and iron ore. The continent is estimated to hold about 30% of the world's mineral resource deposits, has a population of 1 billion people and is expected to deliver steady Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of approximately 5% annually between 2013 and 2018.

Fundamentals of cold forging

Forging is one of the oldest metal working practices in existence and was primarily used as far back as 4000 B.C. to make jewelry, coins and various other items. In the modern day however there are now a whole host of possibilities to reduce the number of issues in what is an inherently high defect forming process including micro-scale modelling techniques which compute the micro-structural evolution during the forming process.

Investments in Turkish aluminium market

The Turkish aluminium industry comprises around 1500 companies with approximately 20,000 employees. Turkey has a primary aluminium production capacity of 65,000 tons per annum by processing bauxite reserves in the region. Eti Aluminum is the only primary aluminium producer in Turkey, while there is also secondary aluminium production from scrap.

Flexible machining cell for milling with robot

Component machining with robots instead of CNC machine tools are gaining importance. There are reasons for this: the robot is highly flexible and can be universally adjusted to different tasks with minimal, often acceptable limitations to precision. Above all, this results in a very cost-effective solution for industrial machining.

Rockwood GM on sustainability practices & moving forward

Rockwood International LLC has a strong history and part of the prestigious Al Reyami business group, the company is a renowned supplier of machines for the steel fabrication industry. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Rockwood’s operations cover the entire Middle East. Their engineering strength, service capability, and peerless reputation for quality have helped position themselves as a leader in the industry all across the region. In a recent interview with International Metalwork