DP Technology debuts updated CAM software
DP Technology debuts its ESPRIT 2009 CAM software at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2008. The latest versions of ESPRIT CAM software are the result of the company’s effor...
Author Archives: Mu Ju
New Machines and Powders For Laser Sintering
A small laser-sintering system that produces nylon or polystyrene parts or prototypes directly from a CAD file, as well as upgrades for two systems that make larger parts, are new from Electro Optical...
Delcam PartMaker CAM software aids success
Delcam has announced that its PartMarker CAM software is helping Criterion Tool and Die to continue its success in an increasingly demanding market. Tanya DiSalvo, president of Criterion Tool and Die,...
Star launches mid-entry level sliding-head lathe
Star Micronics has introduced two sliding-headstock, seven-axis CNC mill-turn sliding head centres for the manufacture of turned parts up to 20mm diameter. The traditional version with guide brush, SR...
AMI updates injection moulder database
Applied Market Information (AMI) has released an update of its database of injection moulders in Central Europe. Almost 300 new companies have been added to the database since it was last released in ...
Matsuura machining centre doubles productivity
A five-axis Matsuura MAM72-63V machining centre machines jobs in two clampings that previously needed four/five operations on three-axis machining centres at Atlantic Precision Engineering. Of the man...
Internally Heated Hot-Runner Nozzles
A new source of internally heated hot-runner nozzles that eliminate the risk of external heater-wire damage is Melt Design Inc., St. Charles, Ill. The nozzles use a ceramic-insulated resistance wire t...
All-Electric Presses With Rotary Tables
A new all-electric toggle press for two-color or two-material applications, as well as a vertical electric press with a horizontal injection unit, will be unveiled at the IPF show by Toyo Machinery &a...
Lenses Are Focus For New All-Electrics
A line of horizontal electric toggle presses developed specifically for lens molding will be introduced at the November International Plastics Fair (IPF) exhibition in Tokyo by Japan Steel Works (JSW ...
Simplified Machines and Packaging Model Unveiled
Economical hydraulic and all-electric models with a selected list of standard features and options, and a press designed for general packaging applications, are new from Ferromatik Milacron in Germany...
Ports ride wave brought by boost in foreign trade
To many international port operators, investing in China’s port facilities is like tapping into an inexhaustible money-making machine. When ports in other parts of the world have reached their s...
Different types of gate for injection molding
The narrow and shallow portion of the runner as it enters the cavity is called the gate. Side gate: This is the most commonly used gate type and is commonly used for mold structures with 2 or more cav...
IMF symposium deals with surface preparation
The Institute of Metal Finishing (IMF) will be running a one-day symposium titled ‘Surface Preparation and Pre-treatment prior to Surface Finishing’. The symposium will take place on 14 Oc...
Programming time reduced by JETCAM Expert
Piemme Arredamenti has revealed that using JETCAM Expert has enabled the company to reduce its programming time by 30 per cent. Piemme Arredamenti, based in Tuscany, Italy, manufactures specialist fur...
HSBC report: China consumer spending still strong and accelerating
The increase in China’s retail sales volume exceeded 20 percent year on year in the last eight months and is still accelerating, enough to sustain economic growth above 9.5 percent for the rest ...
Taiwan Straits bridge ‘good for trade’
The proposed bridge linking Jinmen, one of the outlying islands near Taiwan, to Xiamen, southeast of the Chinese mainland, as proposed by the Taiwan authorities, would be a landmark in cross-Str...
Steel prices set to bounce but not too high
LONDON: Prices of long steel will bounce back from a recent 30 percent fall once construction work in the Middle East picks up after the summer lull, but weaker global economic growth rules out a retu...
Developments in portable MMA/TIG Caddy welders
ESAB’a Caddy range supplies robust, reliable, portable welding units versatile for MMA and TIG welding. Caddy units are characterised by internal features such as compact and efficient inverter ...
Delcam to demonstrate ArtCAM family at IMTS
Delcam is to demonstrate the 2009 versions of its ArtCAM family at the IMTS exhibition, to be held in Chicago, IL from 8-13 September. The range comprises the entry-level version ArtCAM Express for ne...
Show demonstrates micro-manufacturing
At MM Live, which took place in Cheshire, UK, on 14 August 2008, product designers and manufacturers were able to see a variety of micro-manufacturing machines and technologies under one roof. The mac...