Metal cutting an important technology

Companies are faced with new challenges nearly every day. Nevertheless, Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the German Machine Tool Builders' Association, believes that there are still good prospects.

Walter AG appoints new president

On 4 February 2019, Richard Harris became the new President of the Management Board. He follows Mirko Merlo, who has been President of Walter AG since 2012 and decided at the end of 2018 to leave the company at his own request.  

tna opens hub in Middle East

tna’s office and training facility in the Dubai Airport Fee Zone will provide Middle East food manufacturers with new after-market services.  

GF Machining to launch LASER S in Asia

GF Machining Solutions’ new AgieCharmilles LASER S series puts productivity and quality at product designers’ and mold makers’ fingertips

Ensuring consistent high-quality machining results

BIG KAISER, a provider of high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, introduces the Dyna Force, a device for measuring the retention force of machine tool spindles.

Perfect mass cutting performance

The new high-performance circular saw HCS 130 multifluid from Behringer Eisele provides perfect mass cutting performance.  

5-sided manufacturing of large workpieces

With its newest double column machining centre MCR-S, Okuma offers a machine tool that fulfils the demanding requirements of the automotive industry.

Four associations join FSE

Four European trade bodies have joined Food Supplements Europe (FSE).  

New surface roughness analyzer

From KRÜSS, the Surface Roughness Analyzer (SRA) is a confocal microscope for optical analyses of surface textures. It can be used as a lab instrument, and as a measuring head for automatic processes in the production line.  

Skiving cutters for gear wheel production

Skiving cutters are used to produce gear wheels. The desired geometry is achieved by a process known as gear skiving, which combines the two traditional processes of gear hobbing and gear shaping. 

Colors derived from Hansen sweet potato

Chr. Hansen’s unique Hansen sweet potato™ is the source of its FruitMax™ Orange and FruitMax® reds.

New series of precision laser machines

The first offering in Coherent’s new ExactSeries of fine materials processing equipment, ExactCut micromachining systems.