A Hole Is Not Just a Hole
Increasing precision in small-hole EDM drilling. When it comes to EDM drilling of hardened metals, such as mold and tool steels, there are holes, and then there are holes that actually do the job. The...
Validation of Design Guidelines
Flow simulation software integrated with powerful 3-D CAD functionality can be effectively and efficiently applied to validate guidelines for cooling time and runner sizing. The current global competi...
CAM for Hard Milling
A brief overview of some of the CAM requirements, challenges and strategies for successful hard milling. Since the late nineties there has been a push to eliminate the mid-process heat treatment/harde...
The Benefits of a 4+1 Machining Process
The benefits of 4+1 machining can better the results of 5-axis machining: overall cutter life, cutting time and surface finish are improved. Much has been written about the benefits of 5-axis machinin...
Brazil Hopes to Attract Investment of Henan’s Plastic and Mould Enterprises
In the afternoon of 28th, August, Brazil Project Cooperation & Import-export Report, which has set up close trade links between Henan and Brazil, was held simultaneously with The 5th International...
Kempii Arctimer accurately measures welding time
Bedford-based Kemppi UK has released Arctimer, a small, easy-to-use device that measures the welding time of a MMA, MIG or TIG welding machine. Welding is labour intensive and the time it takes is usu...
Sandretto set to show Nove moulding machine
Plastics manufacturing-equipment supplier Sandretto UK will participate in Interplas 08, 30 September to 2 October in Birmingham. Sandretto UK’s Interplas initiatives will include: showing a Nov...
China-ASEAN Expo propels FTA construction
The China-ASEAN Expo has become a propeller to the China-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Free Trade Area (FTA) construction, said an official with the Expo’s organizing commit...
Mazak Invests in Future at European HQ
Having paused for breath after completing a major expansion of its European manufacturing facility at Worcester, UK, Yamazaki Mazak is now embarking on another major investment. Construction has just ...
Vero Software Relocates UK Head Office
Vero Software plc, a leading supplier of CAD/CAM software to the mould and die sector, has moved its UK head office from Stroud, Gloucestershire, to a new and more spacious facility a few kilometres n...
MAG IAS Implements Strategy for Success
In line with its strategy for developing its presence in the United Kingdom, MAG Industrial Automation Systems (IAS) will henceforward focus the attention of its Birmingham-based operation on deliveri...
Renishaw Announces Technology Seminars
The prominent metrology companies Renishaw plc, Metris, Mitutoyo, and Wenzel, along with the CAD/CAM developer Delcam plc, are holding a series of free half-day UK seminars this autumn focusing on Ren...
CAD Schroer Names Reseller for Poland
The CAD Schroer Group, a global engineering solutions provider, has announced that 3D Pro of Lodz is its new reseller in Poland. The local company will focus on Stheno/Pro® MCAD software, the only...
Surfware Receives OK from US Patent Office
The US-based CAD/CAM developer Surfware Inc. has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its engagement milling technology, which has been incorporated into ...
Mold-Masters Names Auto Division Manager
Klaus-Dieter Kapp has become the business division manager for automotive at mold-Masters Europa GmbH. In this role, he is responsible for the development and further improvement of Mold-Masters&rsquo...
Tecarim semi-finished parts offer resistance
The semi-finished products from Tecarim have an excellent resistance to impact and abrasion. The application temperature ranges from -60C to +120C The high abrasion resistance characteristic of polyam...
Thermal deburring has manifold uses
Deburring Centre used the method of thermal deburring to assist a multinational company that had a problem with its manifolds being rejected due to internal burrs. Entire batches of the company’...
QuoteCam software calculates cost of manufacture
The QuoteCam engineering software program allows a business owner to see what the real cost of manufacture is and therefore to know precisely how much profit will be generated. All the data entered re...
Protoform prototyping speeds arms prototypes
Protoform’s Space Puzzle Moulding rapid prototyping system is being used by arms manufacturer, Heckler and Koch, to rapidly prototype/manufacture plastics parts for its products. Protoform’...
Krauss-Maffei adapts for injection moulding
Krauss-Maffei experts developed the SP 3000, a larger plasticizing unit for freeflowing thermosets, and adapted the unit to operate on an all-hydraulic CX injection moulding machine. Baumgarten Automo...