ümit Suba?? named president of Campbell Asia Pacific

Mr Suba?? has more than 20 years of experience in the global fast-moving consumer goods industry

MTA Vietnamelevates local manufacturing standard

Use MTA VIETNAM as a platform to bridge local enterprises and foreign business partners to further establish Vietnam as an attractive investment destination in the eyes of the global industrial community. This is the message Mr. Nguyen Quan, Minister, Ministry for Science and Technology, had for manufacturing industry professionals that gathered for the opening ceremony of MTA VIETNAM2013.

METALEX 2013 introduces latest global metalworking

The latest knowledge and innovations of metalworking, networking opportunities and business matching are returning to South East Asia through METALEX 2013 from November 20 to 23, 2013 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC).

Everising’s president talks of development and quality

Founded in 1982, Everising Machine Co. is a famous medium and large metal band sawing machine manufacturer in Taiwan. President Scart Chiao revealed in an interview with International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA) that he is serious with the company’s development, quality and its employees in running a high-end and innovative firm.

Machining turbine blade

The majority of the production costs for steam and gas turbines are apportioned to the blades. The geometrically complex structures are the only parts of a turbine with a certain large-scale production character. The increased use of high temperature alloys makes machining even more complicated and therefore more expensive. Innovative tool solutions are therefore required. The energy production specialists at Walter AG in Tübingen have met this challenge with new cutters, carbide grades and cera

Indonesia: building infrastructure for inclusive growth

Economic growth averaging about 6% over the past six years has helped lift 8.6 million people out of poverty. Yet 29 million Indonesians continue to live below the government’s poverty line, and another 30 million would join them in the event of even a small reduction in their incomes. Of those employed, 60% work in the informal sector, where incomes are low. Further, income inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient has worsened from 0.35 in 2008 to 0.41 in 2011.

Successfully welding sheet metal with MIG, TIG

For fabricators and others with bottom line goals, welding sheet metal often means a constant battle between productivity and equipment investment vs. burn-through, warping, excessive heat affected zones (HAZ) and weld appearance. For the individual occasionally welding sheet metal, success can be as simple as learning the proper techniques.

Understanding magnetic flux behaviour

Magnetic flux is a measurable quantity of a magnetic field over a given area. Flux lines are often used to depict the direction of flux as it flows from the north to the south pole of a magnet. The greater number of these flux lines the greater the density of the flux and ultimately, the greater the magnetic force.

CNC upgrades high-volume centerless grinding

Aspecialty machine builder that emphasises grinding technology has launched a re-engineered, centerless grinder based on one of the world’s most widely used machines. The builder, RefreshEng, had a boost on the project from software development support from CNC vendor NUM. Controlled by NUM’s Flexium CNC kernel, this upgrade will convert any of the Cincinnati 2-OM family of centerless grinder machines to the same kind of automated and precision machining available on state-of-the-art grinders -

High-pressure coolant tooling

There are high expectations for today’s coolant delivery tooling systems to do more than just cool metal cutting processes. When you choose or are even forced to use coolant, functional efficiency should be at as high a level as possible and be able to present significant opportunities to release hidden productivity. Equally importantly, especially in turning operations, the modern coolant fluid delivery tooling systems must provide effective chip control.

Your first step into the successful world of Bystronic

Bystronic Pte Ltd’s Daniel Nauer, Senior Vice President of Market Division Asia and Australia shared with International Metalworking News for Asia its newest laser cutting system. The company has been providing high technology laser cutting systems for 27 years, thanks to continuous product development and inclusion of the latest technologies available.

BASF starts up new test line for packaging films

Ultramid polyamide applications to be developed with business partners from the film industry