With the commercial launch of the new 171 machining center, Bumotec takes another step forward in its innovation strategy by offering a solution that addresses the real expectations of manufacturers: more performance, more productivity, and greater profitability, with less complexity, lower resource consumption, and a smaller footprint.
Image: The HEULE BSF and SOLO counterboring tools for single- or double-sided bore machining are now available for bore diameters of up to 45 mm.
New tooling from HEULE Precision Tools allows backspotfacing for bore diameters up to 45 mm, with large cutting widths. Now spotfacings or counterbores such as bolt head counterbores can be cost-effectively and precisely machined – either on both sides or only the back side of the bore, without having to turn the workpiece or carry out time-consuming re-clamping.
Triag International AG, the Swiss manufacturer behind swissMODULAR, is becoming part of Hennig, Inc. Two family-owned companies, a partnership that goes back many years, and one clear intention: to keep building what is already working.
Dream team for ESCHA: Fehlmann, Gibas, and EVOMECS
A wide range of materials, high precision requirements, and the desire for long unmanned running times posed major challenges for ESCHA’s tool-making department in Halver. With a VERSA 945 from Fehlmann, flexible Gibas automation, and the EVOMECS control system, a manufacturing solution was created that increases machine uptime by more than 70 percent while significantly reducing tool breakage. In addition, ESCHA was able to increase on-time delivery rates to 88 percent and, at the same time, digitize tool management and order control.
The leading manufacturer of fire-fighting vehicles and equipment had observed oily contamination on its machine tools, which proved aggressive and almost impossible to remove from the material underneath. As experts at MOTOREX were able to determine, unwanted bacterial growth in previously used cooling lubricant from another manufacturer was responsible for the problem. Switching to SWISSCOOL 8000 from MOTOREX made the work cleaner, safer and more enjoyable. In addition, there was a cost benefit.
Image: The combined solution from MAPAL and HEULE for creating relief bores on crankshafts delivers impressive results with precise drilling and consistently repeatable deburring.
In the automated series production of crankshafts, every second counts. The demands are high: maximum process reliability, the highest precision and efficient manufacturing. MAPAL and HEULE have jointly developed a solution for the central relief bore that meets these requirements: a combination tool that enables drilling and deburring on both sides in a single operation.