Deutsche Messe Returns to Profit in 2007
Provisional figures indicate that the 2007 business performance of Deutsche Messe AG will be notably better than expected. The trade fair organizing company is posting profits of more than €1 mil...
New President for MAG’s European Unit
Markus Grob is assuming leadership of the newly established MAG Europe business unit of the machine tool building conglomerate MAG Industrial Automation Systems. Grob, 46, replaces Dr. Robert Wassmer ...
Scanner Touch Tool Determines Parting Lines on Free Form Parts
A process has been developed that uses a “touch tool” combined with a NextEngine 3-D scanner (Santa Monica, CA) to determine a mold parting line. The process was created in response to the...
Case Study:Learning the Key to Gaining Control over the Entire Production Process
Optimize your tool shop processes by bringing design in-house. Advance mold has been making plastic injection molds for more than 30 years. Today, the company has 37 employees occupying a 53,000-squar...
Case Study:A Better Reverse Engineering Approach when Modifying Molds
Laser scanning services make good economic sense as they provide precise CAD data available for robot programming, which shortens the actual programming process. Tennessee Watercraft, Inc. (TWI) is en...
Case Study:Aerospace Molds Need Proper Mix Of Application and Technology
This moldmaker flies high with a combination of specialized processes and modern technologies required for the extremely tight tolerances and exotic material concerns in the aerospace industry. Tech T...
Achieve More with Twin Wire EDM Technology
As wire costs continue to increase, twin wire will be recognized as a strong tool for fine tuning wire EDM performance and reducing cost. Figure 1: Larger diameter wires will not complete small radius...
Selecting an Economical VMC for Mold Machining
The key to investing in the right vertical machining center is in sizing up your current process requirements and machining capabilities, while factoring in future work. Cutting speed and surface fini...
Error-free tube fabrication
Electronic sensing devices provide an ounce of prevention Manufacturing processes are prone to variances, resulting in manufactured products that do not conform to specifications. Dozens of types of e...
Finding poor-diffusion bonds in ferrous, nonferrous tubes
Determining whether a tube seam has a partial bond can be difficult with standard ultrasonic or eddy current techniques. However, multifrequency, probe-based eddy current equipment can detect poor-dif...
How to Choose the Right Toolholder
The importance of choosing the optimum toolholder is substantial as the quality of the toolholder has a great influence on the results of the complete machining process. Although it has minor importan...
New ceo at Vita helm
The Vita Group has appointed American Joe Menendez as group chief executive officer with immediate effect in succession to John Oliver, who took the role on an interim basis in late 2006. Oliver will ...
€19m bottle recycling expansion
Alternative Waste Solutions (AWS) has started on a £14m (€19m) expansion of its recycling plant in Hemswell, Lincolnshire with a view to creating the world’s largest facility capable ...
New TPEs Comply with ‘Mad Cow’ Regulations
Teknor Apex, Pawtucket, R.I., has introduced what it calls the first TPEs that comply with regulations aimed at preventing the transmission of so-called "mad cow disease." Two series of Unip...
More Rugged Resins For Stereolithography
Two new resins are touted as breakthroughs in stereolithography (SL) rapidprototyping and rapid-manufacturing materials in that they boast a much closer approximation of thermoplastic ruggedness and d...
High-Flow Fluoropolymer For Easier Processing
A new PFA from Dyneon, Oakdale, Minn., features higher flow for easier production of small injection molded components and extruded wire and cable. Chemically stabilized Dyneon PFA 6515 T is more proc...
Automatic Regulation of Bottle Wall Distribution
Optimum material distribution and lightweighting reportedly can be achieved with the first automatic process regulation system for rotary reheat stretch-blow machines. The Equinox system from Sidel In...
Valve-Gate Nozzles Now Have Internal Mixer
UltraFlow hot-runner nozzles that have an internal mixing system that speeds color changes are now available in valve-gate designs (as well as earlier hot-tip versions) from Husky Injection Molding Sy...
Digital Printer is suitable for workgroup print demands.
Series GX7000 GelSprinter(TM) color printer uses viscous ink technology to produce 29 pages per minute (ppm). Designed for small and mid-sized office environments, unit produces documents that can be ...
Workflow Automation System manages and tracks I.V. doses.
Managing all doses electronically in real-time, IntelliFlowRx(TM) I.V. Room Workflow Manager ensures that every dose is continuously visible, accounted for, and traceable. It streamlines all dose comp...