User report, FEHLMANN AG / Büttner Präzisionswerk GmbH
In order to motivate trainees, increase their self-confidence and ultimately respectfully accompany them on their way to becoming cutting machine operators , büttner präzisionsWerk has been going its own way for years. The PICOMAX 54 and PICOMAX 56 TOP milling and drilling machines are machines that very quickly convey the appropriate feel for machining, precision and subsequent practice.
191neo: PERFORMANCE HAS A FUTURE
Born from an ambitious challenge, our production experts – including industrialisation and quality – our application specialists, our service technicians and our construction engineers have joined forces to develop a new machining centre offering a level of performance worthy of our brand: the redesigned “191” flagship model from the Bumotec range.
Image: The new SNAP chamfering modules from HEULE can be integrated into existing drilling solutions from various manufacturers and thus provide considerable production time gains.
With the new Module Line from HEULE, existing drill bodies can be converted into combination tools. The operations of drilling and chamfering can then be carried out in just one single operation. This combination reduces the number of working steps and therefore also the process times and costs.
ELIO LUPICA: “2023 WILL CONTINUE CRAZY”
Markus Schnyder, the long-standing COO of Mikron Switzerland AG, Division Tool, has passed on the baton to Elio Lupica. In recent years, Mikron Tool has enjoyed an exceptional market performance. In the interview, Elio Lupica appears highly optimistic for 2023.
Press release, Rosenbauer/Motorex
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.
Press release, Affolter Group
– Three different spindle configurations make the 8-axes CNC gear hobbing machine AF160 from the Swiss Affolter Group (www.affoltergroup.ch) the most flexible machine on the market.
– The AF160 can produce a wide variety of gears and worm screws with a module of up to 2mm (DP 12.7) and is ideal for manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, aircraft, gearbox, medical, and robotics industries.
– A quick change-over system, the automated part loader AF72 and the digital CNC Control Pegasus with integrated IoT facilitate fast and efficient manufacturing of both small series and high volumes.
– Visit Affolter and its US representative Rotec Tools Ltd at the Motion + Power technology trade show in Detroit, from October 17-19, 2023.
