US cutting tool manufacturer Tool Alliance celebrates 50 years of highly successful business in March 2022. During this time, the company has grown steadily and in the process has built an enviable reputation for the quality and durability of its solid carbide and indexable carbide cutting tools.
Press release, September 2022
According to the Global Innovation Index 2021, Switzerland is the country with the highest level of innovation worldwide. Technology-oriented companies such as the Swiss precision tool manufacturer Mikron Tool from Ticino make valuable contributions towards this. In fact, this company surprises once more with a new development that is well worth seeing. A “small” world sensation!
Just as patients put their trust in the tools used to treat their bodies, the creators of those tools put their trust in their suppliers. When it comes to the production of highly precise, high-value drills, taps, reamers, wires, and a variety pins and screws for global orthopedic companies, global medical device developer and manufacturer Elos Medtech puts itstrust in Tornos Swiss-type lathes.
Jodie Gilmore, president of Elos Medtech’s orthopedics division, and Chris Weeden, manufacturing engineer at the company’s Memphis (United States) site.
For more than 20 years, Bunorm Maschinenbau AG has relied on CNC controls from NUM AG for its Forest-Liné series of machines. Bunorm provides its customers with the opportunity to purchase small and large single parts, as well as small series or complete assemblies and plants, from one source. Another important competence is its own metalworking shop. With qualified metal workers and welding robots, complete in-house solutions are offered. Awarded numerous certifications, Bunorm is still one of the few machine builders in Switzerland with its own metalworking shop, where welded constructions weighing up to 20 tons are manufactured.
Press release, September 2022
Customer projects have a long tradition at Mikron Tool. In recent years, the number of inquiries from the machining industry from a wide variety of areas has increased sharply, always looking for the most suitable drills and milling cutters or more efficient machining strategies. Initially, Mikron Tool provided advice and carried out tests to support sales. Now Mikron Tool has decided to offer this type of customer support as a service and is launching the new CrazyService Products worldwide. What means the company now puts its machining expertise at the disposal of its customers. An important step for the company and its partners.
Mr Hunfeld, what position do you hold within MOTOREX AG’s Industrial Lubricants segment?
As Head of Process Optimisation, I oversee various areas, such as: Developing and testing sensor technology for online cooling lubricant measurement technology. I also look after prototype construction and the transition to series production.
