K 2013: Rajoo’s 5-layer blown film line attracts visitors’ interest

Visitors were in awe of the live production of the 5-layer blown film plant by Rajoo.

Spiroflow has testing facility for customers

The company has taken customer support to the next level by investing in a facility where potential buyers can try out equipment.

Keys to South Korean success

At this year’s in-cosmetics, South Korea was the new country focus. Apart from a special feature display, which included advanced ingredients and packaging as well as finished product, a series of presentations also probe the South Korean cosmetics industry.

A symposium focusing on skin perfection

AVANT Institute to focus on acne and skin care formulations at Winter 2013 symposium

STEELFAB 2014: Regional show for the metal working in the Middle East

SteelFab is one event that has successfully crossed the regional borders to increase its geographical bandwidth and is now the most anticipated trade fair of the year for the global steel fabrication industry.

Putting a test case for integrity management

Widely-publicised catastrophic failures of forged materials in deepwater applications have called into question the structural integrity of such products and focused industry attention on the need for carefullymanaged 'integrity management' of key components.

2014 Outlook: Trends to watch, strategies to consider

A list of views from industry experts regarding key developments that are expected to have significant medium- to long-term impacts to the metalworking industry in the Middle East & Africa over the next 12-18 months.

RADAR offers new era of advance technology in ME & Africa

Taiwan-based CNC lathe maker Radar Industrial Co. inherited San Shing Machinery’s machine tools technology and history and has since become successful in this field. General Manager Louie Lin achieved skills and knowledge through years of being in the company. Radar is now promoting vertical CNC lathe in the Middle East and Africa market.

Induction meets laser

Induction is proving to be an ideal partner for laser welding: for pre-heating, cleaning and hardening

Measurement technologies step up to production machining needs

Advancements in manufacturing equipment such as Swiss screw machines and high speed CNC-milling systems have revolutionised precision part production.

When nesting, does it pay to be the early bird?

Country music legend Willie Nelson is credited with saying, "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." It's unlikely that Willie was reflecting on manufacturing. Regardless, his quote still summarises perfectly one of the greatest challenges sheet metal fabricators face: When nesting, is it better to be early, or just in time?

Chuck clamping for fast machine setups

Leader Chuck Clamping System From Kurt Provides Fast Machine Setups And Precise Concentric Clamping For Leyden Transmissions (UK) Broad Line Of Large Coupling Components