ERP takes machinery makers experience to new levels

In the modern Industrial Machinery and Equipment (IME) manufacturing industry, a project-based sector in which customers buy or rent highly customised machinery and equipment must perfectly fit their specific requirements.

Rough cutting strategies on optimised toolpaths

Toolpath optimisation through the use of CAM systems has been commonplace for quite some time, especially in the die and mould industry sectors. However, only recently have shops begun to pair that capability with relatively new machining strategies and special designed solid rotary cutting tools to optimise rough-machining operations.

interpack 2014: Integrated bakery lines from Alit

Alit will showcase solutions in Hall 03 / D16 at interpack 2014

Revolution in solid-state laser cutting

A swift change from maximum productivity and quality in cutting thin sheets to the quality cutting of thick sheets – the TruLaser 5030 fibre achieves this flexibility with the new BrightLine fbre function. TRUMPF’s new 2D laser machine cuts even stainless steel up to 25 millimetres thick in outstanding quality with its 5-kilowatt laser.

interpack 2014: PLA shrink labels from Allen Plastic

Allen Plastic will be in Hall 13 / E12-3 at interpack 2014

A technical and commercial comparison of fbre laserand Co2 laser cutting Part 2:

This is the second part of the article releases in International Metalworking News for Asia’s December 2013 issue of Laser Technologies, titled: A technical and commercial comparison of fbre laser and CO2 laser cutting. To give you a recap, the previous article ended with a background information of CO2 laser cutting machine and how fbre and disk laser technologies are direct extension of Nd:YAG lasers.

interpack 2014: Complete line capabilities for candy bars

Bosch showcases complete line from bar processing to end-of-line packaging at Hall 6, booths A31-C58 at interpack 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 8-14

interpack 2014: Ultra flexibility for packing challenging products

GMP-compliant packaging machine from Multivac provides fast format change and reliable line clearance

Mazak exec on latest compact CNC lathe model

Yamazaki Mazak Corp. released its newest compact CNC lathe mode, “QUICK TURN PRIMOS” last year in response to growing demand in Asia. Mr Thomas Lee, Deputy General Manager of Sales Division in Yamazaki Mazak Singapore Pte Ltd (YMS) further explained to International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA) the latest CNC lathe and its operations in the South East Asian region.

interpack 2014: 21st century pharma packaging

Sensitive biopharmaceuticals require more robust packages, and package features are necessary so that patients can safely administer medication themselves

SABIC showcases new pharma grades of PP

Healthcare market to profit from SABIC’s extended plastics portfolio, unveiled at Pharmapack 2014

ZEISS Industrial Metrology, South East Asia, Regional Division Manager speaks

The Carl Zeiss Group, headquartered in Oberkochen, southwestern Germany, is an international leader in the fields of optics and opto-electronics. It is today one of the world’s leading manufacturers of coordinate measuring machines and provider of services and solutions for multi-dimensional metrology. With a view to get closer to its customers in the South East Asia region, Carl Zeiss started its SEA organisation in 1990 with local Sales & Service offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indon