Taking the danger out of bottom bending
V-die selection for press brakes By Steven D. Benson It is all too easy to ruin a tool or upset a ram if bottom bending is done incorrectly, which is why many manufacturers do not recommend bottom ben...
Replacing rivets
Vehicle body manufacturer switches to adhesives By Stephanie Vaughan, Contributing Writer Supreme Corp. prides itself on producing general-purpose and custom vehicle bodies for its customers, which in...
Joining metal with adhesives
Advantages, applications, and precautions By Patrick Courtney Adhesives offer several advantages that make them an attractive alternative to mechanical fastening or thermal joining, such as welding, s...
Structural adhesives form strong bond with signage
10 questions about joining metal to metal, metal to plastics By Scott Miller Sign-makers have long sought a way to improve durability and aesthetics and reduce the labor-intensive steps associated wit...
Brown’s bag attack is ‘greenwash’, says Pafa’s Tyson
Views fly in face of scientific evidence from within government. 23 November 2007 – The UK prime minister Gordon Brown ignored scientific facts accepted by members of his own government d...
Quadrant EPP takes pan European route
Swiss distributor complements existing arrangements. 23 November 2007 – Semi finished plastics market leader Quadrant EPP has appointed Switzerland’s Angst + Pfister as its first Eu...
LFTs market is ‘heading toward commoditisation’
Path of growth will result in maturity, says Townsend report. 23 November 2007 – The market for long fibre reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs) is enjoying strong growth rates, but will enter...
BSI to launch standards for nanotechnologies
The UK group is developing six standards for launch in 2008. 23 November 2007 – BSI British Standards is set to launch a series of standards and guides explaining nanoscience, the study o...
GRP door maker to shut Welsh factory
US company Therma-Tru blames adverse market conditions. 23 November 2007 – A US company is set to close the South Wales factory of its UK subsidiary that manufactures glass-reinforced pla...
Fraunhofer Group to Have Stand at EuroMold
“Innovative Tool Making” is the heading under which seven Fraunhofer institutes will be presenting their work at EuroMold 2007 in Frankfurt December 5–8. For the first time, this yea...
EdgeCAM, Sandvik Coromant, Mazak
The leading metal-cutting industry technology suppliers Pathtrace Ltd. (EdgeCAM), Sandvik Coromant, and Mazak are joining forces in a tour of European cities this November and December, during which t...
German Machine Tool Orders Remain Strong
The rise in demand for German machine tools continues, according to the latest data gathered and analyzed by the VDW, the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association. In the third quarter of 2007,...
Delcam Opens Services Office for Europe
The globally eminent CAM specialist Delcam plc has opened a sales office in the Netherlands for its Professional Services Group. The new office will be responsible for promoting the group’s acti...
SimpaTec Named as BTI’s European Rep
At the K Show in Düsseldorf in October, the US-based Beaumont Technologies Inc. (BTI) announced that SimpaTec Simulation & Technology Consulting GmbH of Aachen, Germany, had been appointed to...
BBG to Apply for EuroMold Award
At this year’s EuroMold, BBG GmbH & Co. KG is applying for a EuroMold Award with a newly developed combination module for use in the field of photovoltaics and solar-thermal energy. The PV-T...
Mastercam Website Features New Videos
CNC Software Inc., the developer of Mastercam® CAD/CAM software for 2- through 5-axis milling and turning, 2- and 4-axis wire EDM, 2D and 3D design, surface, and solid modelling, artistic relief c...
Düsseldorf to Host METAV 2008
The next edition of METAV, the International Fair for Manufacturing Technology and Automation, will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from March 31 to April 4, 2008. METAV 2008, like all of the pre...
Tokai Carbon Acquires CIP Group
Tokai Carbon has acquired 80% equity in Carbon Industrie-Produkte GmbH and Carbon Mechanik GmbH, the companies composing the CIP Group. As a result, the CIP Group has become a Tokai Carbon subsidiary....
Studer Announces Second Award Competition
A leading innovator in the technology of cylindrical grinding, and also a driving force in that market, Fritz Studer AG instituted a research prize several years ago. The Fritz Studer Award will be pr...
Charlyrobot Now Part of Mécanuméric
Charlyrobot, the French manufacturer of milling machines for light modelling and prototyping materials and for use in education, is now part of the Mécanuméric S.A. group. This group, al...