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Hot Runners and 

Mould Components 

Technology 

DLC coatings make tools 

hard and smooth 

Case Studies 

Industry suppliers support 

28 customers‘ success 32 

Interview 

Guntram Meusburger from 

Meusburger GmbH 16 

4/2011

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Digital Media and 

Mould Making 

remember when most tool 

I and mould makers would 

not have been very likely to 

use digital media. But those 

days have gone. 

Over the past decade, we 

have seen a lot of changes in 

digitally delivered content 

and also in the way mould 

makers interface with the 

World Wide Web. I’m not 

talking about transferring design data or other software 

artifacts over the Internet, or communicating 

via e-mail. I mean that they use the Internet to find 

the information they need to stay up-to-date, remain 

competitive, and make money. 

“Knowledge is power,” as the saying goes, and, 

between print and digital media, a wealth of knowledge 

is available today. We are watching the communications 

revolution as it happens, and we at ETMM 

are excited about all the new opportunities we have 

for delivering necessary information. Here in Europe, 

print media is still dominant in information delivery. 

However, as digital technology comes to play a more 

and more important role, the communication process 

grows ever more efficient. 

There are several ways for tool and mould makers 

to use digital media. They can visit suppliers’ 

websites, of course. Then there are Google, Ping 

and Wikipedia for gathering general information. 

For more-specific information about the tool and 

mould making industry, the choices are fewer, but 

the ETMM family of digital products gives our readers 

an on-line platform they can count on. This platform 

consists of the website (www.etmm-online.com), 

a weekly e-newsletter and a monthly buyer’s guide 

update with a product newsletter. 

If you have not yet visited our website or signed 

up to get the weekly newsletter or monthly buyer’s 

guide update, please go to www.etmm-online.com to 

see for yourself what is available on-line. 

Douglas Sellers 

MANAGING DIRECTOR/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

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Table of Contents 

COVER STORY 

Cover photo provided by 

Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co. KG 

Kesselstraße 42 

6960 Wolfurt, Austria 

Tel. +43 5574 67060 

Fax +43 5574 670611 

www.meusburger.com 

Editor’s Message ................................3 

As digital communication tools, such as those ETMM offers, 

appear and develop, tool and mould makers stand to benefit 

Industry News ....................................7 

Corporate, professional and educational events that define the 

direction of the industry 

Technology.....28 

Hydrogen-Free DLC 

Coatings Make Tools 

Hard and Smooth 

Technology.....30 

New Geometries Make 

Revised Drilling System 

More Efficient 

Interview ........ 16 

Concentrating on Strengths, 

a Mould Industry Supplier 

Grows 

Product 

Focus ............... 18 

Recently introduced products 

from suppliers of tool and 

mould components and hot 

runner technology 

Quick Sourcing Grid: 

Tool & Mould Components ...............22 

A handy table of companies supplying components to the 

tool and mould making industry, cross-indexed by more than 

40 categories 

Quick Sourcing Grid: 

Hot Runner Systems and 

Components ....................................26 

A handy table of companies supplying hot runner technology 

to the tool and mould making industry 

Case Study .......................................32 

PPS Software Ups Production Transparency for Mould Maker 

Case 

Study........ 34 

Using a Powerful Yet 

Sensitive Tryout Press 

to Finish the Job 

Case 

Study........ 36 

Forging Company 

Makes Dies from 

Tough, Hard Tool Steel 

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Industry News 

Organizer of AMB 2012 Building on Success 

More visitors, an even more international 

character, and the best possible 

accompanying programme of 

events elucidating current industry 

trends are the objectives of the organizer 

and sponsors of AMB 2012, the 

International Exhibition for Metalworking. 

Messe Stuttgart, along with 

the Precision Tools Association of the 

VDMA (German Engineering Federation), 

the VDMA Software Association 

and the VDW (German Machine Tool 

Builders’ Association), want the show, 

RosMould 2011 Comes 

to Moscow in June 

RosMould 2011, the specialized 

international exhibition for 

moulds, die moulds and stamps 

taking place June 15–17 at the 

Crocus Expo in Moscow, is, as the 

organizer Expo-M-Group Ltd. says, 

the only such trade fair offered 

within the post-Soviet Russian territory. 

The show has relevance for 

all manufacturing sectors. 

Also, notes Expo-M-Group, the 

global economic crisis is becoming 

less of a factor in the field of 

moulds, dies and stamps, as production 

picks up in Russia and 

elsewhere. Investors in production 

equipment are ready again to 

spend on the sort of technological 

advances in design and engineering, 

simulation and prototyping, 

production software, tooling, die 

moulds and stamps, materials, 

metalworking and forming equipment, 

automation and QC systems, 

and standard components 

RosMould exhibitors present. 

RosMould 2011 is co-located 

with RosPlast, the specialized 

exhibition for plastics technology 

and products. 

» RosMould 2011 

Moscow, Russia 

www.rosmould.com 


which takes place September 18–22 

in Stuttgart, to surpass the signal success 

of the 2010 edition, which fully 

satisfied the more than 1,300 exhibitors 

and 86,000 visitors. 

Fully booked halls are expected 

again in 2012, with the exhibition 

occupying an area of 105,000 m 2 . 

Exhibitors will be displaying mainly 

milling machines, lathes, cutting 

tools, chucking tools, CAD/CAM/ 

CAE and other software, grinding 

machines and workpiece- and tool- 

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handling apparatus. Nearly a quarter 

of the exhibiting companies last 

year came from a record 80 countries 

outside Germany, and the proportion 

of foreign visitors increased 

between 2008 and 2010 from 7% to 

11%. Messe Stuttgart is focusing on 

increasing the event’s internationalization 

further in 2012. 

» AMB 2012 

Stuttgart, Germany 

www.messe-stuttgart.de 

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Industry News 

SolidCAM Presents DPS Software with 

Global Best Reseller Award for 2010 

With more than 15,000 installed 

seats of its CAM software worldwide 

and a global network of more 

than 120 resellers in 50 countries, 

SolidCAM GmbH has enjoyed great 

success. The company’s biggest market 

is Germany, where some 2,000 

users are working. 

The CAM Competence Centre of 

Husky Injection Molding Systems is 

expected to complete its acquisition 

of KTW, a global manufacturer of closure 

moulds that is headquartered in 

Waidhofen, Austria, in May 2011. The 

purchase represents a logical next 

step in a 14-year relationship between 

the companies. 

Husky and KTW have worked 

together to develop closure manufacturing 

systems that enhance customers’ 

productivity while eliminating 

waste and improving part quality, 

explains John Galt, Husky president 

and CEO. But even closer collaboration 

was seen to be necessary for meeting 

DPS Software GmbH has contributed 

nicely to this success in Germany, as 

was acknowledged during a recent 

ceremony at SolidCAM headquarters 

in Schramberg. There, Stephan Terhorst, 

the software developer’s German 

marketing director, presented 

the award for most successful worldwide 

SolidCAM reseller in 2010 to Jörg 

increasingly high expectations, particularly 

in developing the core elements 

of closure systems. 

Husky will offer KTW-branded closure 

moulds as part of its line of fully 

integrated turnkey systems when the 

deal is concluded, making it the closure 

industry’s only provider of complete 

injection moulding systems, 

including the mould, machine, hot 

runner and temperature controller, as 

well as consulting and after-sales services. 

KTW managing directors Anja 

and Claus Ziegler will continue to 

be involved at the top management 

level. 

Rudig (at right in photo), the manager 

of the DPS CAM Competence Centre, 

and his staff of 13. 

DPS Software has 13 subsidiaries 

and 145 employees, making it one of 

the biggest product lifecycle management 

project partners in Germany, 

Austria and Switzerland. An important 

growth engine for the company’s prowess 

in integrated CAD, CAE, CAM, 

PDM and ERP software solutions and 

related services is its CAM Competence 

Centre. Since the time the centre 

was founded in 2000, the competence 

centre team has provided 

an integrated SolidWorks/SolidCAM 

CAD/CAM solution for more than 

1,500 CNC machines. As Jörg Rudig 

points out, a key part of DPS’s service 

offering is the provision of customeroriented 

training programmes to support 

its CAD/CAM products. 

» SolidCAM GmbH 

Schramberg, Germany 

www.solidcam.de 

Husky Solidifies Its Position in Closure-Mould 

Market through Acquisition of KTW 

KTW operations in Austria, the 

Czech Republic and Germany are to 

become Husky’s closure mould development 

and manufacturing centres 

of excellence. In addition, Husky 

plans to initiate a strategic review 

of KTW’s custom injection moulding 

division Injectoplast in order to 

ensure the division’s future success 

and avoid potential conflicts of interest 

with its own customers. 

» Husky Injection Molding 

Systems S.A. 

Dudelange, Luxembourg 

www.husky.ca 


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Industry News 

New President for Sandvik Materials Technology 

Peter Gossas, president of 

Sandvik Materials Technology 

for nine years, will 

retire and leave the Sandvik 

Group on May 31, 2011. 

Jonas Gustavsson (pictured), 

currently president of the 

Wire and Heating Technology 

product area within 

Sandvik Materials Technology, 

has been appointed as 

the business division’s new 

president. He also becomes 

a member of Sandvik’s group executive management. 

Sandvik Materials Technology is the Sandvik business 

area that supplies metalworking materials. It occupies a 

position within the group equivalent to that of Sandvik 

Coromant, the cutting-tools division. 

Gustavsson, who earned a degree in mechanical engineering 

from Luleå Technical University, has acquired solid 

industry experience by holding senior positions within and 

outside Sandvik. Says Olof Faxander, president and CEO of 

Sandvik AB: “With his broad background and proven ability 

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Faxander also acknowledges the achievements of Gossas, 

noting that the outgoing president could take credit 

for moving the product programme increasingly toward 

high-value-added products, improving manufacturing processes 

and stepping up product development. 

» Sandvik Coromant Europe 

Zaventem, Belgium 

www.sandvik.coromant.com 

Mastercam for 

SolidWorks Wins 

Gold Partner Status 

The Mastercam for SolidWorks ® software package 

developed by CNC Software Inc. to support Solid- 

Works ® 3D CAD software has been awarded Certified 

Gold Partner status by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks 

Corp. Designers, engineers and machinists use Mastercam 

for SolidWorks software to programme tool 

paths after designs have been finished in SolidWorks. 

The tool paths are applied directly to the SolidWorks 

model in their native environment. Thus, users of 

Mastercam for SolidWorks and SolidWorks 2011 in 

combination can employ Mastercam ® CAM technology 

to create a machining programme without leaving 

the SolidWorks interface. 

“With our tool paths running directly in the Solid- 

Works environment, our users will feel comfortable 

programming their parts, just as if they were in standard 

Mastercam,” explains CNC Software marketing 

manager Ben Mund. “The beauty is that now they 

can run those tool paths inside of SolidWorks, without 

the hassle of exporting files and handling the 

translation.” 

The point of the cooperation, as Nick Iwaskow, 

SolidWorks’ manager of alliances, points out, is that 

“integration between key product design applications 

can shave precious time off of the development 

process and increase productivity.” Ultimately, 

designers and engineers can improve their designs. 

» CNC Software Inc. 

Tolland, CT, USA 

www.mastercam.com 


Industry News 

EuroMold 2011 Is Planned to Solidify Position 

As Premiere Additive Technologies Marketplace 

With 78 manufacturers, suppliers 

and service providers from the additive 

technologies sector having confirmed 

their participation as exhibitors 

at EuroMold 2011, the trade 

fair for mould making and tooling, 

design, and application development 

is extending its claim to be the most 

important European marketplace 

for this growing industrial field also 

known as e-production. Numerous 

market-leading innovators specializing 

in additive manufacturing will be 

presenting themselves at the Frankfurt 

Exhibition Centre November 29 

through December 2, particularly in 

Hall 11. 

The EuroMold organizer DEMAT 

GmbH has provided additional showcases 

for the additive technologies 

sector through its offer of the uni- 

Ejectors - outline pins 

hardened approx. 53 HRC 

Contact UK and Ireland 

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Contact Czech Republic 

www.rsmplast.cz 

- shaft without bulge 

- head underneath and 

head diameter ground 

- height of head 0/-0,03 

- suitable as contour pin 

- high temperature resistance 

- ability for coating and nitration 

- wide range of dimensions 


versity research–based special-focus 

show within a show “e-Production for 

Everyone,” this year in its third edition, 

and the globally renowned International 

Wohlers Conference. In 2011, 

the 13th Wohlers Conference will 

feature an emphasis on design in the 

production of additives. 

E-production experts think 2011 will 

be a year of strong growth, driven by 

the release of pent-up demand for 

new product development technol- 

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- shorter cycle times 

- improved cooling-effect 

- swirl of the medium 

- prolongable up to 625mm 

- temperature resistant 200°C max. 

Innovative waved 

baffle profile 

Visit us: 

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ogies and services. “As companies 

investigate additive manufacturing 

for the production of end-use products, 

a new level of technology adoption 

will unfold,” says Terry Wohlers, 

CEO of Wohlers Associates Inc. 

EuroMold 2011 presents the entire 

spectrum of additive technologies 

and their uses, including 3D-printed 

products for industrial applications. 

Among the top global companies displaying 

their latest materials, technologies 

and applications will be 3D 

Systems, Alphacam, Concept Laser, 

EOS, FIT, Huntsman, Materialise, MTT, 

Objet, Realizer, SLM Solutions, Stratasys 

and Z Corp. 

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» EuroMold 2011 

Frankfurt/Main, Germany 

www.euromold.com 

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Industry News 

Expo Silesia Expects Toolex 2011 to Be 

Another Successful Metal-Processing Fair 

In Sosnowiec, Poland, preparations 

are in full swing for Toolex 

2011, the International Machine 

Tools, Tools and Processing Technology 

Fair, which is scheduled 

to take place October 5–7 at 

the Expo Silesia Exhibition Centre. 

This prestigious event for 

the metal-processing industry 

attracts more and more industry 

experts every year. In 2010, 

more than 6,000 professional 

and expert show visitors were 

very satisfied by what they found 

at the 167 exhibition stands 

showcasing over 350 companies 

from more than two dozen countries 

around the world. 

Toolex always offers a comprehensive 

presentation of machine 

tools, specialized tools, technological 

equipment, software and 

measuring and control instruments, 

including world premieres of many 

machines and tools. Last year, in an 

exhibition area extending over more 

than 4,000 m 2 , 181 metal-processing 

machine tools on display were in full 

operation. The venue is equipped to 

allow exhibitors to display large and 

complex operating machines, including 

entire assembly lines. 

The exhibition facility in Sosno wiec 

is situated in the heart of Poland’s 

most industrial region, which is also 

an important scientific centre. The 

area of Silesia and Zaglebie is home 

to a range of fast-growing industrial 

sectors, such as the automotive, 

aviation and mechanical engineering 

industries, among others. Also, 

the Czech Republic and Slovakia are 

nearby. Transportation access to the 

venue is well developed. 

» Toolex 2011 

Sosnowiec, Poland 

www.toolex.pl 

Swisstech Fair Henceforward in Hands of 

MCH Messe Basel Subsidiary Exhibit & More 

MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. 

has handed over the organization 

and operation of Swisstech, Europe’s 

Central Fair for the Subcontracting 

Industries, to its wholly owned subsidiary 

Exhibit & More AG. The latter 

company now is in charge of Swisstech 

2012, scheduled for November 

20–23, 2012, in Basel. Exhibit & More, 

headquartered near Zürich, has been 

organizing specialist industrial fairs 

for more than 30 years. 

Swisstech is a key meeting point 

every two years for the subcontracting 

industry companies operating 

in the fields of procurement, manufacturing 

and production technology. 

MCH—also known as MCH Messe 

Basel—has used Swisstech to highlight 

the synergies that exist between 

the mechanical engineering industry 

and the world of specialist suppliers. 

It has also organized Prodex, the specialist 

exhibition for machine tools, 

tools and production measurement, 

in parallel with Swisstech since 2004. 

The MCH Group assumed full control 

of Exhibit & More at the beginning 

of 2010. The managers of both trade 

fair organizing entities are convinced 

that the merger of their forces will 

make it possible to position Swisstech 

and Prodex in the market more efficiently 

and to steer a course toward a 

successful future. 

» Exhibit & More AG 

Fällanden-Zürich, Switzerland 

www.exhibitandmore.ch 


Who knocks PET 

bottles into shape? 

CorroPlast ® 

– the ultimate steel for 

all-stainless mould sets. 

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Industry News 

Interactive Meusburger 

Catalogue Provides 

Free Standard Parts 

Calculation 

Version 5.0 of the interactive CD catalogue issued by 

Meusburger, the Austrian manufacturer of standard 

parts, has many new features. The catalogue software 

includes new products for mould making, as well as the 

entire punching tool product range, a recent addition to 

the Meusburger portfolio. The company has prided itself 

on setting industry trends for digital catalogues, and the 

advanced features in the latest CD version continue the 

customer-oriented tradition. 

The software is equipped with a mould assistant for 

injection moulding tools and a die-set assistant for punching-tool 

construction. Selecting various plates from a modular 

system, users can assemble mould tools and die sets 

with just a few clicks of the mouse. The software then calculates 

all necessary accessories fully automatically and 

free of charge. The CD catalogue includes 3D models of 

more than 46,000 Meusburger products, which are easily 

exported into all current CAD systems and as neutral data. 

By displaying individual prices for different customers, 

the digital catalogue renders inquiries obsolete. Also, the 

integrated e-mail function makes ordering a faster and 

simpler process. Useful search options and new group filters 

(with pictures) help save time and effort in looking for 

products. And finally, an automatic update feature makes 

sure that users are working with the latest software and 

will not miss any newly introduced products. 

» Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co. KG 

Wolfurt, Austria 


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FIP 2011 Plastics Industry 

Exhibition Due in Lyon in May 

From May 24 to 27, 

the Rhône capital 

of Lyon will host FIP 

Solution Plastique 

2011, the Plastics 

Industry Exhibition in 

France. FIP is the only 

French trade show that brings all of 

the plastics industry players together 

in one place, in this case the Lyon 

Eurexpo. More than 500 exhibitors 

representing all aspects of the plastics 

industry will be on hand. These 

include upstream suppliers of raw 

materials, as well as producers or providers 

of machines and equipment, 

moulds and tools, design services, 

prototypes and models, inspection 

technologies for quality control, software, 

and recycling technology. Processors 

directly connected with final 

clients will be present in the area designated 

FIP’Projets. 

Because innovation is so important 

for companies wishing to stand out in 


» FIP Solution Plastique 2011 

Lyon, France 

www.f-i-p.com 

Eberhard GmbH Enjoys a 28% 

Increase in Turnover in 2010 

Gebrüder Eberhard GmbH, the parent 

company of the tool technology 

specialist Eberhard Werkzeugtechnologie, 

increased its turnover to just 

under €90 million in 2010, a 28% rise. 

Thus, the company has managed to 

top the highest figure it had achieved 

before the period of economic crisis. 

Meanwhile, its staff increased by 10% 

last year, to 440 employees. 

Eberhard GmbH manufactures standard 

parts and accessories for tools 

in Nordheim and runs a specialized 

electrical retail outlet in Heilbronn, 

as well as operating an additional 

tool technology production site in 

Thuringia and another electrical retail 

outlet in Saxony. 

Industry News 

the market, FIP Solution 

Plastique 2011 

includes the Innovation 

Forum, which 

offers a harmonized 

overview of recent 

industry developments. 

Exhibitors, in 15- to 20-minute 

speeches, will unveil innovative solutions 

that resulted from advanced 

research and new technologies. The 

trade fair also comprises a free conference 

programme and other educational 

offerings to complement the 

Innovation Forum and FIP’Projets. 

The 4th annual Caoutchouc Caucho 

Gomma international meeting of the 

rubber and polymer industries takes 

place at the same time as FIP Solution 

Plastique 2011 and also in the Lyon 

Eurexpo. 

The company benefited from the 

fact that it did not reduce its workforce 

in 2009 despite a significant 

decline in turnover. In fact, it made 

extensive investments and doubled 

the production area in Nordheim. 

“After all, positive continuity is what 

sets down-to-earth family-owned 

companies apart,” says CEO Roland 

Eberhard. Eberhard GmbH also 

expanded its vocational trainee programme, 

and has signed contracts 

with a second generation of students 

at the Cooperative University. 

» Eberhard Werkzeugtechnologie 

Nordheim, Germany 

www.eberhard.de 

Improved colour change 

properties 

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moulds and simplifies the integration 

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HASCO Hasenclever GmbH+Co KG 

Im Wiesental 77 · D-58513 Lüdenscheid 

Tel. +49 2351 957-0 · Fax +49 2351 957-237 

E-mail info@hasco.com · www.hasco.com

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Cover Story | Interview 

Concentrating on Strengths, a 

Mould Industry Supplier Grows 

Meusburger Standard Moulds has been successful for nearly half a century and, 

its director suggests, intends not to let up. 

company with a strong pres- 

A ence in Europe, Meusburger 

is a long-established specialist in 

the field of standard moulds. In 

the past few years, the Austrian 

enterprise has invested considerable 

resources in expanding plant 

capacity in an effort to keep pace 

with its business growth. Meanwhile, 

it introduced a completely 

new line of tool components to 

enlarge an already bulging product 

catalogue. 

A strong position in the European 

market is not alone enough 

for Meusburger Standard Moulds, 

however. The company founded 

a sales office in China in 2010. 

ETMM spoke with the company’s 

managing director, Guntram 

Meusburger, son of the eponymous 

founder, about these and 

other aspects of Meusburger’s 

present and future operations. 

ETMM: Please give us a brief history 

of Meusburger GmbH. How did the 

company start, and how did it reach 

its present stature? 

Meusburger: “Concentrating on 

our own strengths”—this slogan 

has been guiding Meusburger ever 

since 1964. The company started 

off as a one-man business and 

today employs 420 members of 

staff. By continuously focusing on 

its own strengths, clearly structured 

processes, the targeting of 

products to meet customer needs, 

and quality assurance, Meusburger 

has become a European leader 

in the field of standard moulds, 

which represents the company’s 

main product line. 

Which industry sector is most important 

to your company, and which 

sectors are you looking to develop 

further? 

Meusburger stands for continuity 

and growth—and especially 

for high-quality products for the 

tool and mould making industry. 

Last year, we created space for 

some new things, and we became 

very active in many other areas 

as well. For example, we prepared 

the introduction of a new field of 

business—namely, punching tool 

construction, for which we have 

developed products. We want to 

continue on this successful path 

in the coming year. 

We are particularly proud of 

our modular system–based punching-tool 

standard parts, which are 

completely new. However, though 

these products are in fact new, we 

have managed to adapt numerous 

well-known Meusburger advantages 

from our injection-mouldmaking 

range for use in constructing 

the punching tools. 

“Meusburger stands for continuity and growth—and 

especially for high-quality products for the tool and mould 

making industry. . . . We place great value on products 

that provide a clear added value for our customers.” 

Managing Director Guntram Meusburger 

What recent or forthcoming new technologies 

will bring your customers 

more value in the future? 

Stress-relieved standard parts: that 

is the obvious answer. Playing a 

key role at the beginning of the 

process chain, these components 

form a reliable foundation for 

high-quality moulds and tools. 

The latest investment project of 

Meusburger has been additional 

furnaces with 120 tons of loading 

capacity per day. With this investment, 

we increased the existing 

capacity by more than half. 

Stress-relieved standard parts, 

in particular the parts for injection 

moulds and punching dies, 

offer many benefits to toolmakers. 

We apply the stress-relieving 


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The investment of millions of euros in the Meusburger production 

facility in Wolfurt in recent years extended the company’s capabilities. 

For example, new furnaces allow the standard parts manufacturer to 

produce stress-relieved components in greater volume. 

heat treatment to all grades of steel. That is the best 

prerequisite for warp-free machining of parts. 

What do you consider to be Meusburger’s most important 

product range? 

Manufacturing plates for injection moulding and 

punching tools clearly is our biggest strength in relation 

to our competitors. Meusburger uses the best 

raw materials and suppliers, and we implement a 

programme of complete quality assurance throughout 

the production process. 

How important is research and development to Meusburger 

Standard Moulds? 

We place great value on products that provide a clear 

added value for our customers. Therefore, we develop 

new products by working together with customers 

to fulfill not only their specific needs, but also, and 

especially, the needs of the market generally. 

Is Meusburger GmbH active in Asia? 

In 2010, we opened a new sales office in Wuxi, 

China, in Jiangsu Province. The reason for that is 

that many of our customers have manufacturing 

operations in China and have expressed an interest 

in using standard products made by Meusburger 

there. As a supplier of high-quality standard parts, we 

naturally thought it was important for us to have an 

in-country sales office of our own. 

Incidentally, from May 17 to May 20 this year, 

Meusburger GmbH will be represented for the first 

time at the Chinaplas trade fair, which is being held 

in the city of Guangzhou, China. We invite readers 

intending to visit that show to come see us at 

Stand D 41 in Hall 3.2. 

» Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co. KG 

Wolfurt, Austria 



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Cover Story | Product Focus 

Custom Hot Runners without Compromise 

Are Available via New System Solution 

The Advanced series of 

customized hot runner 

systems, a thoroughly 

innovative new solution 

from DME, has been 

designed to free mould 

makers from the limitations 

imposed by “halfstandard” 

solutions—that 

is, the use of standard 

products to construct a 

special hot runner system. 

With the concept-products 

of the Advanced series, the 

moulder receives a fully customer-specific 

system, tailored 

to defined needs without any 

compromising, that will perform 

exactly as it should. 

This hot runner series was made 

possible by the development of several 

different nozzle tips with new 

openings. These provide an optimal 

solution for every material and 

accommodate lateral-injection and 

multiple-gating requirements. Within 

24 hours of request, DME will offer a 

quotation for a complex hot runner 

solution, including a 3D drawing and 

a multiflow system if needed. Delivery 

of such a system can be expected 

in 7 to 20 working days, depending 

on the complexity, plus transport. 

Expedited delivery also is available. 

» DME Europe 

Mechelen, Belgium 

www.dmeeu.com 

Service-Oriented Supplier Provides Standard 

Mould Parts and Standardized Specials 

Rainer Knarr Vertriebs GmbH specializes 

in the manufacture and supply 

of standard and custom mould 

parts. The company prides itself on 

including in its standards line mould 

accessories that other suppliers might 

offer only as specials. 

Beyond its extensive range of standard 

components, Rainer Knarr also 

provides custom mould components 

for tool and mould makers and injection-moulders, 

such as flat ejector 

pins with corner radius, flat ejector 

pins with an extralong blade, stepless 

sleeve ejectors, pins that have 

a diamondlike-carbon (DLC) coating 

(photo), ejectors with an antitwist 

lock, and many others. All of these socalled 

standardized specials come in a 

wide range of stocked dimensions. 

The Rainer Knarr Group operates its 

own mould making division. Therefore, 

it well understands the needs 

and challenges of mould makers and 

injection moulders. 

The supplier supports 

customers by 

offering a flexible 

ordering and delivery 

service—with 

same-day shipping 

even for emergency 

orders received on 

Saturday—an on-line 

shop, and CAD data 

that is available for 

downloading. 

Always working on 

developing better solutions, Rainer 

Knarr has recently launched several 

new product lines. One is the huge 

XXL programme of flat ejector pins. 

This line features pins in dimensions 

other than the well-known standard 

ones. In addition, it includes flat ejectors 

with corner radii and a DLC coating, 

flat ejectors with a long sheet 

and high-speed flat ejectors. 

Another line consists 

of patented 

hardened or nitrided 

stepless ejector 

sleeves designed to 

facilitate reduction 

of the guide length. 

Also new from 

Rainer Knarr is a 

range of waved 

deflection baffles 

made of plastic, 

which help ensure 

efficient, balanced 

mould cooling. And the last highlighted 

recent introduction from the company 

is a series of ejectors for outline 

pins that are made of hot-working 

steel hardened to 53 HRc for optimum 

machinability. 

» Rainer Knarr Vertriebs GmbH 

Helmbrechts, Germany 

www.rainer-knarr.de 


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MICRO MOLDING SYSTEMS 

ENGINEERING & CONSULTING 


Valve Gate Components Simplify Installation 

of Hot Runner System in Injection Mould 

The hot runner product manufacturer 

Synventive Molding Solutions 

has added two items to its line: the 

Model 06E threaded/screw-fit hot 

runner nozzle and Model PNC3008 

pneumatic bolt-on actuator for valve 

gate hot runner systems with Plug’n 

Play ® functionality. 

The Model 06E nozzle represents an 

enhancement of Synventive’s offering 

of small, threaded, leakproof manifold 

nozzles. It is supplied in thermal 

gate and valve gate options, features 

a 6-mm flow bore (with 20-mm 

mould cutout) and is designed for 

small shot weights up to 100 g per 

nozzle. Being threaded into the manifold, 

the 06E nozzle provides a leakproof 

system without critical stackup 

dimensions to be maintained. 

The nozzle comes in lengths of 60 to 

200 mm. It is externally heated by 

replaceable heaters with integrated, 

replaceable thermocouples. 

When Model 06E nozzles are used 

as a valve gate system and combined 

with a Synventive bolt-on actuator, 

the complete hot runner system is 

supplied prewired and preassembled 

and without any need for hoses; the 

lines are drilled into the top clamp 

plate. This configuration allows for 

simple Plug’n Play mould installation. 

The PNC3008 bolt-on valve gate 

actuator also simplifies hot runner 

installation in the mould by providing 

Plug’n Play capability. Among the key 

features of the actuator is a customer-supplied 

cover plate that allows 

the valve pin to be removed or adjusted 

without necessitating removal of 

the top clamp plate. In turn, the top 

clamp plate can be removed without 

valve pins having to be removed from 

the hot runner. No extra pneumatic 

or cooling hoses are required, nor are 

side-force/load-on valve pins; the pins 

are perfectly aligned. Active cooling is 

provided through the back plate. 

» Synventive Molding 

Solutions GmbH 

Bensheim, Germany 

www.synventive.com 

The Original. 

männer valve gate systems are equipped with 

männer‘s patented Cylindrical Valve Gate for 

impeccable optical gate quality. 

The systems are specifi cally designed for largevolume 

production with short cycle times and 

for processing resins with narrow processing 

windows. 

Copied by many, männer‘s valve gate system is 

the original that lives up to its promise! 

www.maenner-group.com

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Production Monitoring Software Optimizes 

Energy Use in Injection Moulding Processes 

Shotscope NX ® injection 

moulding process and production 

monitoring software 

has been enhanced by 

its developer, Husky Injection 

Molding Systems, for 

improved monitoring of energy 

consumption throughout 

an injection moulding facility. 

The integrated system, introduced 

in 2009, helps manufacturers 

characterize production output 

and processes statistically at the 

discrete-system and plantwide levels 

in order to optimize productivity 

while minimizing scrap and system 

downtime. By providing real-time 

monitoring and analysis, Shotscope 

NX enables users to simplify reporting, 

improve data flow and coordinate 

more-efficient plant scheduling. 

A cold runner system for the injection 

of liquid-silicone resins is available 

from Rabourdin, the European 

manufacturer and supplier of metal 

mould components and hot runner 

systems for ther- 

The latest enhancements to the 

software provide fine statistical detail 

regarding energy use through the 

entire moulding facility rather than 

at just one machine. Husky customers 

can now monitor all sources of 

energy consumption individually, 

moplastic injection moulding. The 

cold block, built into the upper part 

of the mould, includes the resin distribution 

runners and the nozzles feeding 

each cavity. The whole unit is regulated 

by appropriate water circuits. 

In order to optimize production 

quality and liquid flow for 

each cavity, the nozzles 

can be open or closed 

with a sealing needle 

activated by a pneumatic 

cylinder, and the feeding 

runners are equipped 

with flow limiters that can 

be adjusted from outside the 

mould. The two parts of the 

mould can be assembled via 

an outside flanging system. 

Rabourdin is now developing 

an electromechanically controlled 

version of this product for 

from light fixtures to specific chillers 

to complete injection moulding 

cells, and determine the kilowatthours 

of energy used in producing 

a kilogram of plastic. Being able to 

get such data can result in moreeffective 

energy management. 

New Shotscope NX features 

include an enhanced user interface 

and Web-based software 

that allows users to access 

information from an unlimited 

number of collection points, 

anywhere and at any time. The 

software is compatible with any brand 

of injection moulding equipment. 

» Husky Injection Molding 

Systems S.A. 

Dudelange, Luxembourg 

www.husky.ca 

Adjustable Cold Runner System Ensures 

Good Injection and Flow of Liquid Silicone 

moulds intended for use in white 

rooms. Its cold blocks can be used to 

build multicavity mould tooling. 

Rabourdin works with mould makers 

in developing and adjusting their 

silicone moulds, providing a complete 

service from analysis of the 

part to construction of the mould. By 

offering standardized solutions that 

embody tried and tested technical 

systems, the company enables customers 

to realize significant advantages 

in productivity and maintenance 

without incurring burdensome 

investment costs. Its capabilities 

extend to satisfying complex requirements 

in silicone and thermoplastic 

multimaterial moulding. 

» Rabourdin Groupe 

Marne-la-Vallée, France 

www.rabourdin.fr 


Maintenance-Friendly, 

High-Precision Technology for 

Efficient Side-Gate Moulding 

With its development of the Multi 

Shot Z10440 hot runner nozzle 

for the injection-moulding of 

products via side or edge 

gating, Hasco Hasenclever 

GmbH & Co. KG 

succeeded in combining 

the advantages of side gating 

with maintenance-friendly assembly 

and precise tip positioning. The 

innovation enables manufacturers to 

produce high-precision plastic articles 

with simply designed moulds. 

Also, they can shut down a cavity or 

replace a tip easily with the mould 

on the machine, thereby maintaining 

high production reliability. 

Compensation for thermal expansion 

along the nozzle during heating 

is effected by means of a special 

device in the nozzle head that keeps 

the nozzle tip positioned centrally in 

the gate regardless of processing and 

mould temperatures. This allows precise 

filling of as many as six cavities 

with one nozzle. 

The Multi Shot Z10440 grew out 

of a need to eliminate remaining 

disadvantages from existing nozzle 

technology for side-gate-moulding 

caps and closures. Hasco worked 

with a manufacturer to develop a 

way to define the position of nozzle 



tips, making tip behaviour more predictable 

by ensuring that tip position 

(in the centre of the gate) was 

unaffected by temperature differences 

between mould and nozzle. 

The result was the Z10440, available 

with two, four or six nozzle tips, 

all of which are individually replaceable, 

and accommodating undivided 

mould inserts. 

Because the nozzle tip and sealing 

ring are together in one segment 

of the hot runner construction (inset 

photo), they can easily be assembled 

or dismantled. The patented fixing 

mechanism allows maintenance to be 

carried out from the parting line. 

» Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG 

Lüdenscheid, Germany 

www.hasco.com 

your partner 

in technical 

moulding 

solutions 

Mastip, the global supplier of 

hot runner systems, provides 

technical solutions for 

demanding engineering resins. 

Proudly supported in Europe by: 

Mastip HRS 

Strack Norma GmbH 

Tekis Teknik A.S. 

Hales Tool & Die Ltd 

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developed for use on 

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Coating B.V. has transferred 

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tool applications, but other 

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coating applications, and coatings 

have been optimized. 

Figure 2 

Figure 1 

DLC coatings are common in 

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the future of precision tooling. 

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www.hauzertechnocoating.com 


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Technology 

New Geometries Make Revised 

Drilling System More Efficient 

Optimized, wear-resistant toolholders and interchangeable inserts with special 

cutting edges and application-specific surface finishes are also very adaptable. 

Gühring oHG offers its HT 

800 WP interchangeableinsert 

drilling system with new 

geometries for inserts and holders, 

thus providing new possibilities 

for efficient drilling in the hole 

diameter range between 11 and 

25.99 mm. The system includes 

optimized holders for all regular 

drilling depths. With respect to 

material, geometry and surface 

finish, the interchangeable inserts 

allow perfect adaptation to specific 

applications in steel, cast 

iron and aluminium. Users will 

see optimal machining results and 

enjoy economic efficiency. 

With their special microhoned 

cutting edges and application-spe- 

cific surface finishes, 

the interchangeable 

inserts of the HT 800 

WP drilling system 

are particularly wear 

resistant. The system’s 

toolholders also are 

very wear resistant, 

owing to their being 

made from an optimized 

material with 

nickel plating. The 

availability of holders 

sized in increments of 

0.5 mm adds to the 

minimization of wear at 

the holder body. 

The holders’ open-flute 

design ensures good chip 

evacuation even from 

deep holes. Internal cooling 

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Coolant exiting through 

wide ducts in the flute 

provides plentiful cooling 

lubrication at the cutting 

edges and helps evacuate 

chips from the hole. 

The system’s highaccuracy 

insert seat facilitates 

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insert change right in the 

machine. Also, inserts 

can be changed out more 

often before the holder 

needs to be replaced than 

is the case with conventional 

drilling systems, 

because the holder material 

resists wear at the seat. Lockable 

clamping screws ensure that 

the insert is retained securely in 

the holder even when used on 

machines with heavy 

vibration stresses. 

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wear, the close holder 

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of 0.5 mm 

improve guidance of 

the tool in the hole. 

The higher system 

rigidity that results 

extends tool life and 

enhances workpiece 

surface finish. 

A tool shank that 

is reinforced to DIN 

6535 HE ensures tight, accurate 

clamping in the toolholder. The 

satisfaction of the DIN standard 

for solid-carbide monobloc tools 

allows changeover to production 

with the Gühring system to take 

place at any time. 

The new inserts and holders 

of the revised HT 800 WP system 

are fully compatible with earlier 

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with the previous holders, and 

new holders will accept inserts of 

the preceding generation. Drilling 

tests have shown that, with either 

mixed combination, the inclusion 

of new elements results in an efficiency 

improvement over the old 

HT 800 WP system. 

In addition to standard HT 

800 WP tools, Gühring supplies 

HT 800 WP stepped tools. Also 

offered as a special solution are 

alternative insert coatings. 

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Case Studies 

PPS Software Ups Production 

Transparency for Mould Maker 

Implementing Segoni.Futur enables a company to achieve its organizational goal, 

which was to integrate its mould design and construction processes. 

Pfletschinger & Gauch, a German 

precision mould design 

and construction company, produces 

multicavity and multiplecomponent 

moulds for medical 

and pharmaceutical technology 

companies, among others. The 

third-generation family company 

depends on Segoni.Futur production 

planning software (PPS) 

from Segoni AG for its business 

organization and management. 

The new PPS software supports Pfletschinger & Gauch’s 

storage system of boxes and shelves in keeping work plans 

in clear order. 

“We used to have several systems 

running parallel to each 

other,” explains the mould maker’s 

managing director Michael 

Gauch. “These included a selfmade 

tool for precalculations and 

an industry solution for order 

management and final calculations. 

This setup wasn’t working, 

owing to a lack of transparency 

and redundant data recording. In 

particular, comparing and analyzing 

pre- and postcalculations 

from the various 

systems was very timeconsuming.” 

“Thus,” Gauch says, 

“our goal was clearly 

to integrate our mould 

design and construction 

processes with one continuous 

system.” As the 

company envisioned it, 

data entered once should 

be accessible to the sales, 

administration and production 

departments and 

be able to serve as a basis 

for comparison and project 

calculations. 

After looking at various 

software solutions, 

reports Pfletschinger & 

Gauch technical director 

Roland Pfletschinger, 

the company found itself 

identifying with Segoni’s 

production philosophy. 

“What won us over was 

that, unlike other PPS 

systems, this solution 

was based on one concept 

for production organization,” 

he explains. 

Starting Up 

The project got under way with 

a one-day workshop in which 

machine and staff hourly labour 

rates were determined. Subsequently, 

the company’s executives 

talked about future trends 

in mould design and construction 

processes and discussed a variety 

of process options in order 

to establish a uniform method of 

approach and process plan. 

The Segoni project manager at 

Pfletschinger & Gauch, Theodor 

Neumaier, offers some insight into 

the process. 

“We use our rough cost calculation 

when we get an inquiry,” he 

explains. “We use the so-called fine 

calculation, in which a work plan 

is created, only when a customer 

actually places an order. As soon as 

we have the final design, it is the 

work-planning department’s task 

to plan and organize the project 

according to its parts list position. 

This means that the mould designer 

creates a component-specific 

work plan for every parts list position, 

which will guide each mould 

component on its individual journey 

through production and also 

serves for identification and documentation. 

Our system of shelves 

and boxes, which was created at 

the company here in Plochingen, 

creates additional transparency.” 

Basic training in the PPS software 

from Segoni lasted three days. 

During the training, cost calculations, 

bids, and especially work 

plans for each component were 

created in Segoni.PPMS and sent 

on to production. 


“With our old system,” recalls 

Gauch, “starting at this point, we 

introduced the shelf system and 

flooded production with work 

plans. Basically, we started with 

parallel systems. On the one side 

we had sales doing bid estimates, 

and on the other side we had the 

work-planning department creating 

work plans for production.” 

Reaping Benefits 

These days, Pfletschinger & Gauch 

is better able to estimate each 

department’s workload, and scheduling 

and deadline management 

has become much more transparent. 

Moreover, production, as well 

as work planning, has become 

more manageable, reliable and 

clearly defined. Material flow in 

production is greatly improved, 

thanks to the work plans and shelf 

system. The company thus gets 

fewer follow-up questions and 


encounters fewer misunderstandings 

and other problems, thereby 

lowering costs. 

The software improved transparency 

noticeably not only for 

the workers but also for management 

and company administrators. 

The project management 

team now can use and learn from 

information gained from records 

of the length of time projects take. 

“Our work plans include all 

of the information necessary for 

production,” says Roland Pfletschinger. 

“We decided to include the 

duration estimated by the workplanning 

department on the work 

plans in order to improve planning 

reliability.” 

Master Wolfgang Haible says he 

finds that the overview at a glance 

is a very useful tool. This element 

of the software shows what tool 

components are located in which 

department and what work procedures 

need to be performed at 

» Segoni AG 

Berlin, Germany 

www.segoni.de 

Case Studies 

which time. In addition, a toolmaker 

is able to access information 

about the status of mechanical 

production from a production 

terminal at any time. 

Transferring tasks between the 

two masters employed by Pfletschinger 

& Gauch, when one is on 

holiday for example, is now much 

simpler. Pfletschinger explains: 

“Previously, we would meet several 

days in advance and write lists. 

Now we use the data to discuss two 

or three critical projects, and the 

rest is already documented.” 

The company’s two directors 

have concluded that, even though 

a few kinks still need working out, 

Pfletschinger & Gauch is definitely 

on the right path and is benefiting 

every day from its decision to go 

with Segoni. 

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Case Studies 

Using a Powerful Yet Sensitive 

Tryout Press to Finish the Job 

Tryout presses are an essential link in the production chain for mould builders. 

One mould maker needing to try out large moulds found its ideal supplier. 

More and more mould makers 

are relying on tryout presses 

to set their injection moulds 

perfectly. Koller Formenbau und 

Kunststofftechnik GmbH in Oberbürg, 

Germany, for example, uses 

a Blue Line MIL 303 tryout press 

with a 3,000-kN clamping force. 

This machine was manufactured 

by Millutensil S.r.l. and supplied 

by the Italian company’s German 

agent Dremo Werkzeugmaschinen 

GmbH (www.dremo-wzm.de). 

Tryout presses don’t make 

anything, but they are an essential 

link in the production chain. 

“Today, many OEM manufacturers 

explicitly require that mould 

suppliers wishing to bid against 

public tenders for bumper moulds 

should be equipped with least one 

2 x 3-m spotting press,” explains 

Max Koller, CEO of Koller Formenbau 

und Kunststofftechnik. 

“Naturally, a press is not an item 

that one can directly invoice, but 

it is now often a prequalification 

requirement.” 

High-precision mould machining 

is incomplete without a tryout 

press these days. To make his point 

clear, Max Koller declares milling 

down to “zero” a dream. “Particularly 

with very large moulds, 

the last hundredths are obtained 

with a spotting press,” he declares 

unequivocally. Some companies 

use a crane to set half-moulds 

(“detrimental to exact edges,” 

warns Koller) and others try out 

the mould directly on the injection 

press. But in adopting such 

approaches, says Koller, “they 

cannot work exactly or easily.” 

The mould punch rotates 180° and is thereby set to the best operating positions by the press. 

No Compromises 

Using a crane to try out a mould 

precludes simulation of injection 

forces. And trying out the mould 

on the injection press requires 

accounting for the half-moulds 

and the force of gravity preventing 

them from aligning parallel to 

the machine. Max Koller’s thinking 

is this: “The outcome will 

never be good enough, especially 

as the advancement of injection 

presses is typically a jerky motion. 

Furthermore, trying a mould out 

on an injection press is simply 

way too expensive. And at last, 


some parts must be produced. 

Anyone who ever 

tried to make adjustments 

to a hanging mould in a 

small room will know that 

this is far from ergonomic.” 

So, right from the outset, 

Koller GmbH has not compromised. 

The fifth machine 

the company acquired was a 

spotting press, and it was 

recently using several models 

from various manufacturers. 

But when the mould 

maker needed to try out 

larger moulds than before, 

it searched the market to 

find a new solution. 

Finding the Right 

Press 

The height of Koller’s industrial 

shed and cranes presented 

a construction constraint. 

“Our new press had 

to be very compact and 

installed on the ground to 

allow for ergonomic handling 

of the moulds,” Max Koller 

explains. “We wanted to develop 

a very efficient and user-friendly 

tryout process.” Thus, the company 

screened several manufacturers 

in looking for an optimal 

solution. 

Koller’s search ended at Millutensil. 

The Blue Line MIL 303 

had exactly the characteristics 

required. Its four-cylinder control 

keeps the machine compact and 

minimizes overall height. Further, 

the pressing force is evenly distributed 

over the entire surface of 

the table. 

A key reason for deciding in 

favour of purchasing the MIL 

303 was the handling of moulds 

on the machine. “We especially 

liked the fact that, after the tryout, 

the punch and counterpunch 

are automatically brought to a 

position where they can be easily 

reworked or machined by the 

toolmaker,” reports Koller. The 


“Zero milling” is an illusion, especially with large moulds. A tryout 

press ensures accuracy to the last hundredths. 

punch rotates up to 180° and is 

then taken down from the press; 

the counterpunch travels laterally 

from the press and can be rotated 

up to 70° on each side. 

Says Koller: “This makes both 

of them easy to access and ensures 

top visibility for the operator on 

all crucial areas, in order to rapidly 

identify the ones where reworking 

is required and implement the 

needed measures.” 

Powerful, Yet Sensitive 

The Millutensil press can clamp 

powerfully, but it is also very sensitive. 

Four lasers situated alongside 

the press accurately control the 

parallelism. “The machine is set to 

a tolerance range of 2/10, which is 

unique in the field of mould making,” 

notes Max Koller. “Reaching 

that value alerts the control unit of 

a clear sign of failure.” 

The machine has an intelligent 

» Millutensil S.r.l. 

Milan, Italy 

www.millutensil.com 

Case Studies 

control system capable of 

detecting errors and safely 

driving the tool sections 

back. “This ensures that the 

mould is not damaged, even 

when a hammer is accidentally 

left there,” says Koller. 

Hydraulic connections 

enable the user to move the 

extractors of the mould’s 

threading taps and slides on 

the press so that a complete 

cycle can be performed in 

one go. Placement and holddown 

force can be accurately 

adjusted. Optionally, the 

press can be configured in 

such a way as to produce a 

first prototype with injected 

wax. Koller GmbH does not 

use this feature, however, 

as its injection presses are 

efficient enough. 

‘An Essential Aid’ 

The company does not use 

the Millutensil tryout press 

for new moulds only. “The 

machine is an essential aid for 

repairs and modification of used 

moulds,” Max Koller explains, 

“as this task normally involves 

many different manual reworking 

phases.” 

Offering ergonomic workstations 

and easy handling of mould 

components, the press enables 

the company’s employees to react 

quickly, even when the necessary 

changes or repairs are complex. 

These are often carried out 

overnight, so that the mould can 

be used again the next day with 

minimal production downtime. 

This flexibility and the capability 

to react quickly to OEM manufacturers’ 

needs constitute important 

selling points for a mould 

manufacturer active in Germany, 

as Koller can attest. 

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36 

Case Studies 

Forging Company Makes Dies 

from Tough, Hard Tool Steel 

Toolox 44 possesses properties that enable the manufacturer to produce highquality 

prototypes and small series of die-forged parts quickly. 

Krenhof AG of Köflach, 

Austria, produces about 

10 million die-forged parts 

annually. Its customers are 

primarily in the automotive 

industry but also include 

manufacturers of commercial 

vehicles, chain producers, and 

companies in the formwork 

technology and mechanical 

engineering industries. The 

company is operating in its 

métier especially when it produces 

complex parts in the 

medium-series range, but it 

can offer quality and logistics 

capabilities befitting a highervolume 

production level. 

Importantly, Krenhof has 

been able to compete and 

grow thanks to continuous 

investment and the introduction 

of innovations along the 

entire process chain. Noteworthy 

is the fact that the 

company recently began to 

use Toolox 44 tool steel from 

SSAB for its forging dies. 

With its special properties, 

Toolox 44, which has a hardness 

of approximately 45 HRc/450 HB, 

assumes a special position. This 

steel offers an optimal compromise 

between hardness and 

toughness. It provides good temperature 

toughness against the 

formation of fire cracks while at 

the same time being resistant to 

abrasion. Toolox 44 is quite amenable 

to all standard separation 

and prestressing processes. 

SSAB gives the steel its high 

purity and outstanding toughness 

by formulating it with a low 

Krenhof can quickly and flexibly produce die-forged 

components in series of 1,000 to 10,000 parts. This 

capability is supported by Toolox 44 tool steel, which has 

proven itself with demanding moulding tool geometries. 

carbon content. As an additional 

benefit, it delivers Toolox already 

hardened and tempered, which 

saves the customer additional processing 

expenditure. 

“We use Toolox 44 tool steel 

for prototypes and small series,” 

says Matthias Hartmann, Krenhof’s 

managing director. “Formation 

of fire cracks is worst at the 

beginning of the forging, while 

abrasion is nowhere near as common 

here. This allows us to refrain 

from using shielding, without the 

customer experiencing any disadvantages 

in terms of surface quality 

or dimensional stability.” 

Today’s customers are 

demanding shorter delivery 

times for their forged products, 

Hartmann remarks. 

But that’s no problem. As 

Hartmann explains, “Toolox 

44 has proven itself with 

demanding moulding tool 

geometries, as well.” This is 

important because “the speed 

at which one can produce 

prototypes is often decisive 

when it comes to being hired 

as a series supplier.” 

Krenhof AG uses state-ofthe-art 

methods in construction 

and toolmaking to ensure 

an efficient development 

process. During the essential 

production steps of cutting, 

forging and heat treatment, 

high-quality machines and 

dedicated employees are able 

to hold tolerances for dimensions, 

shape and joints very 

close; for users, this means 

that their own processes will 

run better. Rigorous production 

planning and the on-line collection 

of operational data help to 

ensure that agreed-upon schedules 

are met. And, with Toolox 

44 tool steel in its arsenal of 

advanced technologies, Krenhof 

can produce small and pilot production 

series of forgings quickly. 

No one is surprised that the 

company has grown by an average 

of better than 10% per year 

for the past 15 years. 

» SSAB Oxelösund AB 

Oxelösund, Sweden 

www.ssabox.com 


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Case Studies 

Compact 3D Printer Expands 

Development Firm’s Horizons 

For a company that had been using conventional methods of modelling 

prototypes, the versatile rapid prototyping capabilities of Objet Geometries’ 

office-friendly Eden250 open up ‘a whole new world of opportunities.’ 

An Eden250 3D printing 

system from Objet Geometries, 

installed at the UK injection 

moulding facility of Ison Products 

Ltd., is being successfully deployed 

to accelerate time-to-market for a 

number of the engineering company’s 

high-profile projects. High 

Wycombe–based Ison is an established 

name in both OEM and 

subcontract product design and 

development. The enterprise will 

tackle any project, regardless of 

complexity. 

The office-friendly Eden250 is 

designed to bring high-accuracy 

rapid prototyping capabilities 

within reach for the 

design or production 

department of 

nearly any company. 

The prototyping 

operation is based 

on Objet Geometries’ 

innovative 

PolyJet technology, 

which enables 

the generation of horizontal layers 

as thin as 16 μm and part walls 

down to 0.6 mm thick, and allows 

typical tolerances of 0.1 mm. The 

easy-to-use machine employs a 

clean process that involves no 

special electrical, ventilation, or 

material storage requirements. 

Objet’s UK distributor, OPS Ltd., 

installed the Ison machine. 

Modernizing 

Prototyping 

“Before acquiring the Eden, we 

were modelling prototypes using 

fairly conventionalmethods.” 

The person 

speaking 

is Ison Products’managing 

director 

Paul Isaacs. “Furthermore, traditional 

toolmaking can take days 

or even weeks and doesn’t come 

cheap. The idea of achieving both 

reduced lead time and reduced 

costs made me think seriously 

about installing an in-house 3D 

printing resource.” 

Isaacs first considered a desktop 

3D printer offered by another 

manufacturer, but component trials 

did not live up to the brochure’s 

promises, and excessive 

hand finishing was required following 

part build. Meanwhile, 

he had contacted OPS, who rec- 

ommended the Eden250. “I was 

blown away by what it could do,” 

Isaacs remembers. “There was no 

doubt in my mind that it was the 

right machine for Ison.” 

Ison uses SolidWorks 3D CAD 

software and saves files in STL format 

for transfer to the Eden250, 

Isaacs explains. Using Objet’s 3D 

Studio software, the company 

selects a preferred part orientation 

and then lets the machine do the 

rest. The Eden250 automatically 

decides which position on the build 

platform is best for a particular part. 

Since installation, the printer has 

been producing a vast range of 

proto types for Ison and its customers 

in diverse industry sectors. 

The printer can generate one 

large model or multiple smaller 

models within its 250 x 250 x 

200-mm build envelope, all in a 


» Objet Geometries GmbH 

Rheinmünster, Germany 

www.objet.com 


Case Studies 

single cost-effective, time-saving build cycle. The 

user is able to choose from a selection of high-speed, 

high-quality printing modes to optimize the process 

according to requirements. 

With dual material cartridges, each holding 2 kg, 

the Eden250 is designed for high productivity with 

little operator intervention. Efficient material usage 

is ensured by Objet Geometries’ PolyLog materials 

management system. 

The Objet Eden250 supports four modelling materials: 

FullCure ® 720 transparent, VeroBlue, Vero White 

and VeroBlack. This selection provides a broad application 

range. Users can produce models and parts 

that vary in terms of flexibility, elongation at break, 

and colour. 

New Opportunities 

“The machine has opened up a whole new world 

of opportunities for Ison,” says Isaacs. According to 

the managing director, it helps the company think 

outside the box and come up with unconventional 

solutions. 

For example, one Ison customer wanted to prototype 

a rubber seal for a drinking vessel with a vacuum 

casting, but replicating the production material 

proved difficult. Isaacs then deployed the Eden250 to 

print a set of plastic injection-mould tools—die and 

cavity. Ison was able to inject the seal mould with 

the very rubber intended to be used for production. 

Because of the material’s low melting temperature, it 

didn’t damage the mould tool. 

“The customer was thrilled that we could provide 

a prototype so quickly, in the exact production material 

and for such a low price,” reports Isaacs, who says 

that considerable amounts of time and money have 

been saved on other projects by making a similar 

substitution for metal investment casting tools. 

Other benefits accruing to Ison’s customers from 

receiving quickly produced 3D prototypes include 

early validation of design intent, enhanced marketing 

presentations, and accelerated customer and 

vendor feedback. 

“The acquisition of the Objet machine means we 

can make real parts in real materials in a matter of 

hours at a fraction of normal cost,” Paul Isaacs says. 

“Parts that are complex to make using conventional 

manufacturing methods are ideal for 3D printing. 

The process adds a whole new facet to our portfolio 

of services and can only help strengthen our position 

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Products & Services 

Self-Centring Vise for Machine Tables and 

Pallets Provides Flexible Work Holding 

The Self Centring Vise 148 from 

Erowa AG is designed to enhance 

flexibility in the machining of complex 

workpieces while reducing 

machine setup times. Using longitudinal 

grooves and dowel holes, the centring 

vise can be clamped 

and positioned easily and 

quickly either on an Erowa 

adapter pallet or directly 

on the machine table. It is 

suitable for use on vertical 

and horizontal machining 

centres in production, as 

well as in tool, mould and 

fixture construction. 

The slides and base body of the 

vise are manufactured from a single 

piece. This construction is ideal for 

high cyclical loads on 5-axis machines. 

The entire vise body is made from 

Many automotive interior components 

are plastic parts that must fit 

with perfect accuracy for both functional 

and aesthetic reasons. These 

parts are subjected early on to extensive 

dimensional checking by means 

of either gauges or measuring processes 

employing tactile or noncontact 

technology. To ensure meaningful 

results in measuring their 

stainless hardened steel. In addition, 

the slide and spindle have a high-tech 

coating and offer wear-free performance. 

The vice is entirely sealed to 

Modular Aluminium Fixturing Optimizes the 

Checking of Parts for Passenger Car Interiors 

accuracy, the parts are mounted on 

special fixtures for dimensional measurement. 

These fixtures are usually 

custom built to optimize access to 

measuring points. Here, Horst Witte 

Gerätebau Barskamp KG contributes 

with its Alufix modular fixturing system 

that enables custom fixtures to 

be assembled on the spot without 

any lead time. 

The modularity of the Alufix programme 

allows the user to adapt 

the system to changes in part design 

quickly via a few manual operations. 

The system consists of various highaccuracy, 

high-tensile aluminium 

components that can be used and 

reused for years without loss of quality. 

The many different elements 

and multiple application possibilities 

for each element provide extensive 

assembly flexibility. Through-bores 

prevent chip ingress no matter how 

much debris is present. 

The vise’s jaws can be positioned 

with a grid spacing of 15 mm. They 

can be set up easily by hand without 

the use of any tools, and the centre 

can be adjusted externally 

with screws. 

The Self Centring Vise 148 

is able to clamp workpieces 

ranging from 5 to 155 

mm in dimension 

with a repeatability 

of 0.01 mm. It is 

available also with 

an integrated Erowa 

G or P pallet. 

» Erowa AG 

Büron, Switzerland 

www.erowa.com 

in Alufix bars support a diversity of 

arrangements using integrated connection 

technology. 

Since Alufix components are made 

from high-tensile aircraft aluminium, 

assembled fixtures are not only stable 

but light. 

Alufix fixtures are designed to be 

able to hold plastic parts securely 

but without tension. Thus, such relatively 

soft and unstable parts are not 

deformed, and measurements will be 

accurate. After use, the fixtures can 

be disassembled and the components 

applied to new purposes. The system 

comes in different sizes, which can be 

used in combination. 

» Horst Witte Gerätebau 

Barskamp KG 

Bleckede, Germany 

www.horst-witte.de 


Software to Automate Job 

Management Brings Better 

Efficiency, Customer Relations 

MyWorkPlan job-shop software 

from Sescoi is not only a labour- 

saving alternative to the manual generation 

of quotations, job records and 

invoices, but an automated job management 

system as well, suited for 

streamlining processes for businesses, 

such as mould making enterprises, 

that are characterized by one-off 

and small-series productions. It also 

helps optimize customer relations. 

The customizable software is easy to 

use, and its installation is straightforward. 

Companies beginning to use 

MyWorkPlan can load historical data 

into the system at the outset. Sescoi 

provides service support thereafter. 


The software has a time-saving quotation 

template into which labour and 

material calculations can be placed. It 

records all the information in its database 

and produces a PDF version of 

the quotation for the customer. 

Once the moulder has been awarded 

the job, MyWorkPlan automatically 

creates a sales order containing 

an estimate of the hours necessary 

to complete the job, the material 

required and notes for production. In 

addition, the software produces an 

order confirmation for the customer 

and a reference book containing job 

notes for engineers on the shop floor. 

MyWorkPlan also creates invoices 

automatically from labour and material 

data in the system. Another benefit 

is immediate detection of time 

overruns for quick correction. 

» Sescoi International SAS 

Macon, France 

www.sescoi.com 


End Mills Are Designed to 

Profile Small Parts from Steel 

The cuttingtool 

and tooling 

system specialist 

Sandvik Coromant 

has introduced a new range of 

small CoroMill Plura ball-nose end 

mills for profiling components made 

from medium-hard to hard steels. The 

end mills, which come in diameters of 

0.1 to 12 mm, are very well suited for 

machining all small dies and moulds, 

components, electronic fibre-optic 

connectors and dental implants. They 

are a natural choice for small-scale 

applications in which high precision is 

a requirement. 

Produced in a 

fine-grained solid-carbide 

grade 

with a multilayer 

coating applied via physical vapour 

deposition, CoroMill Plura end mills 

feature a specially designed geometry 

that prevents the radius from 

deteriorating as a result of uneven 

wear. Furthermore, the tool’s long 

neck offers good accessibility, especially 

in pocket milling applications. 

» Sandvik Coromant Europe 

Zaventem, Belgium 

www.sandvik.coromant.com 

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New CAM Software Functions Optimize 

Part Surfaces and Calculation Speeds 

TopSolid’Cam 2011 CAM software, 

the latest version of the machining 

solution from Missler Software that 

calculates tool paths for numerically 

controlled milling machines, lathes 

and machining centres, offers many 

new functions, especially for users in 

the tool and mould making and aerospace 

industries. Such innovative functions 

as morphing, machine replacement, 

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ensure excellent part-surface 

quality and short machining 

times. 

Morphing is a 3D operation 

that creates a tool path from 

two curves, opened or closed. 

The idea is to deform the 

exterior curve into the interior 

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being one continuous helical tool 

path that maintains scallop height as 

it goes. Because it uses only a single 

tool path that is constantly in contact 

with the material, this new function 

in TopSolid’Cam 2011 greatly 

improves the surface quality of parts 

and may even eliminate the need for 

polishing. 

A new wizard in the latest edition 

of TopSolid’Cam lets the operator 

replace the machine being used with 

any other machine (see image). 

Operations that are not possible to 

perform on the replacement machine 

are inactivated. This function allows 

great flexibility and potentially better 

efficiency in the utilization of 

machines in the workshop. 

Z-level helical machining maintains 

constant contact between the tool 

and the workpiece material. Thus, by 

preventing “sewing” marks caused 

by multiple entry and exit moves, it 

is another means of optimizing surface 

quality. Z-level finishing cycles 

allow machine operators to carry 

out finishing operations on the thin 

and fragile pocket walls commonly 

found in aerospace parts regardless 

of pocket depth. These cycles help 

prevent unnecessary weakening of 

the already thin walls and reduce programming 

times significantly. 

» Missler Software 

Evry, France 

www.topsolid.com 


Special Unit Removes Broken Drill Bits 

from Workpiece Holes 

To help manufacturing companies 

deal with a particular problem caused 

by cutting-tool breakage, Heun 

GmbH, a producer of machine tools 

and accessories, offers the TR100 

broken-tap remover. This compact, 

lightweight, portable device provides 

a highly efficient and cost-effective 

means of quickly extracting a drill bit 

that has broken off and become stuck 

in a hole in the workpiece. 

Depending on the workpiece material 

and the size and form of the 

broken screw tap, removal of such 

a remnant from a workpiece can 

be very difficult. The easy-handling 

TR100, however, is designed to make 

the removal of such tool fragments 

easy. Offering all-around applicability, 

Heun’s high-performance machine 

can reliably deal with both large and 


small workpieces and level or 

inclined workpiece surfaces. It features 

a swivelling head that enables 

machining positions usually difficult 

to access to be reached. 

The Heun TR100 drill bit 

remover uses ordinary supply 

water (tap water) as the machining 

dielectric fluid, and any brass or copper 

electrode up to a maximum diameter 

of 6.5 mm may be employed. 

The machine can remove the broken 

tool piece without damaging the hole 

thread. 

In addition, the TR100 can be 

placed into service to produce start 

holes for wire-EDM cutting operations 

and to cut workpieces made of 

carbide or any hardened steel. The 

device’s complete range of functions 

includes autofeed, auto retract, depth 

» Heun GmbH 

Kahl/Main, Germany 

www.heun-gmbh.de 


setting (programming to stop at a 

specific depth) and selectable arc timing, 

as well as work-head swivelling. 

Alarm messages alert the operator to 

arrival at the programmed depth, and 

warn of arcing or overheating. 

The generator unit of the TR100 

broken-tap remover weighs 17 kg, 

and the work head weighs 6 kg with 

its magnetically mounting stand. 

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Windows 7–Style User Interface Makes CMM 

Software for Tactile Inspection Fast, Intuitive 

Economical CMM-Manager 3.0 for 

Windows 7 tactile inspection software 

from Nikon Metrology N.V. 

runs on nearly all CNC and manual 

coordinate measuring machines 

(CMMs). Its modern and intuitive 

Windows 7 graphical interface makes 

the software highly informative and 

interactive. CMM-Manager automates 

serial inspection, but it also can save 

money by making it easy to take a 

few points on the spot. When combined 

with the Renishaw PH20 5-axis 

probe head, this version accelerates 

inspection jobs considerably. 

In CMM-Manager 3.0 for Windows 

7, the dashboard has been upgraded 

with intuitive new icons and with a 

ribbon bar–style layout. The new version 

also incorporates touch-screen 

and multitouch support, plus intuitive 

navigation paths. The user can simply 

Big energy savings in machining operations 

can be achieved with integrated 

tooling solutions offered 

by Mapal Präzisionswerkzeuge 

Dr. Kress KG. In one application 

involving the manufacture of 

automotive gearboxes, for 

example, enhanced tooling 

from Mapal resulted in 

a company saving more 

than 8,500 kWh per year, 

equivalent to the emission 

of 4.9 tonnes of CO 2 . 

For that manufacturer, 

Mapal developed a 

combination tool that 

machined seven different 

features and 

replaced four separate 

tools that previously 

walk up to the CMM, quickly align the 

part, and immediately measure geometric 

features and points on planes. 

When CAD is available, snap point 

measurements can be taken on the 

screen—manually probing the workpiece 

is unnecessary—and dimensional 

charts with colour-coded point 

deviations automatically created. 

A serial inspection routine that runs 

on any brand of CMM is easy to pro- 

were employed. Its introduction eliminated 

388 hours of machine running 

time annually. 

Mapal’s integrated tools allow several 

bores, chamfers and flat surfaces 

to be machined completely in a 

single operation. This typically 

means that four or more tool 

changes can be eliminated, 

that machining cycles can 

be dramatically shortened, 

and, consequently, that 

the machining centre’s 

energy consumption for 

the particular project 

can be reduced by a 

considerable amount. 

Mapal also delivers 

energy savings by 

providing tools that 

duce with CMM-Manager 

3.0 for Windows 7. In addition, 

automated inspection 

results in graphical part-to- 

CAD comparison. The software 

operates on a PC or 

laptop running a Microsoft 

Windows 7 32- or 64-bit 

operating system. 

The PH20 probe head 

that this version of CMM- 

Manager supports provides fast, 

infinite rotary positioning for highspeed 

point measurement with minimal 

CMM movement. It brings 5-axis 

inspection capability to smaller CMMs 

by optimizing the working volume of 

the measurement platform. 

» Nikon Metrology N.V. 

Leuven, Belgium 

www.nikonmetrology.com 

Integrating Tool Technologies Leads to 

Energy-Efficient Machining and Time Savings 

accommodate higher feed speeds. 

For example, the Mega-SpeedDrill 

and the FeedPlus multitooth reamer 

typically cut machining times in half. 

Higher speeds are very energy efficient, 

especially in machining large 

workpieces and when lightweight 

tools with optimized cutting-edge 

geometries are used. In addition, 

minimum-quantity lubrication and 

dry-cutting techniques supported by 

Mapal technology can provide even 

greater energy savings, as they eliminate 

the need for electrically driven 

coolant systems. 

» Mapal Präzisionswerkzeuge 

Dr. Kress KG 

Aalen, Germany 

www.mapal.com 


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Software Options for Stereomicroscope System 

Provide Instantaneous Digital Image Capture 

The Mantis Elite-Cam stereo inspection 

system from Vision Engineering 

Ltd. comprises a standard Mantis 

Elite stereomicroscope and a 

USB2.0 digital camera, integrated 

and sealed at the factory, 

that allows instantaneous 

and simultaneous optical and 

digital viewing. Recently, 

Vision Engineering introduced 

ViFox and ViAxos 

software options for the 

Mantis Elite-Cam. Both 

options enable images to be stored 

as JPG, BMP or PNG files and provide 

2D measurement of features such as 

lines, circles, areas and angles. With 

available camera options, users can 

adjust such parameters as brightness 

and contrast for image enhancement. 

Intuitive ViFox software lets the 

user establish key parameters while 

viewing a live image, providing fast, 

precise imaging of samples and components. 

Images can be captured, 

documented and archived immediately. 

Offering ease of use and fast 

navigation, ViFox, available in English, 

German, Spanish and Italian, is 

a good choice for quick, easy image 

capture, file sharing and on-screen 

measurement. 

The alternative Mantis Elite-Cam 

software, ViAxos, provides such 

advanced 2D measurement 

options as feature-to-feature 

measurement, along with digital 

zoom to enable individual 

features to be inspected in 

greater detail. Measurement 

data can be exported into Excel for 

further analysis. ViAxos is offered in 

English, German, French and Italian. 

» Vision Engineering Ltd. 

Woking, Surrey, UK 

www.visioneng.com 

Accurate Camera-Based Tool Measurement 

System Supports Machining Process Reliability 

The achievement and maintenance 

of tool accuracy is 

vital in machining intricate 

workpiece features and highprecision 

complex parts. But 

successful tool accuracy measurement 

depends on the 

capability of the measuring 

equipment and on whether 

chips, debris or coolant on 

the tool skew measurement 

results. The problem of the 

machine control being given 

incorrect data because of this 

may or may not be solved by 

blasting the tool with air. A 

surer way to address it is with 

the ITM intelligent tool measurement 

system now available 

on a range of high-speed 

milling machines from GF 

AgieCharmilles. 

The ITM system, which has won 

an innovation award, provides optical 

tool measurement at full spindle 

speed. Image sensors on GF 

AgieCharmilles machines measure 

the tool and analyze its length, diameter, 

tip quantity and quality, radius 

and other characteristics. The data 

gathered are compared against the 

baseline image of the tool, the values 

of which have been input previously. 

Such reference data enable the ITM 

system to subtract the debris or other 

contamination from the milling or 

drilling tool digitally and thus determine 

its actual geometry with accuracy, 

providing an absolute Z-reference 

in the micron range. 

» GF AgieCharmilles 

Losone, Switzerland 

www.gfac.com 



High-Accuracy CMM Has a New Optical Sensor 

and a More Refined Touch in Tactile Inspection 

A new version of the proven Leitzbrand 

LSP-S4 coordinate measuring 

machine (CMM) measurement head 

has such a low trigger force—down to 

0.005 N—that a part incurs no scratch 

marks or other damage when it is 

being inspected. The LSP-S4 Ultra 

Low Force measurement head is 

available now on the Leitz Infinity 

CMM from Hexagon Metrology. This 

accessory would typically be used for 

the inspection of components with 

delicate or reflective surfaces, such 

as coated lenses and highly polished, 

high-precision copper, titanium or 

aluminium parts, that must be measured 

accurately and by means of 

tactile sensors. 

The Leitz Infinity henceforward has 

vision metrology capability also. For 

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high-precision measurements whether 

the surface is inclined, reflective or 

dispersive. High axial resolution also 

is available: this supports the measurement 

of complex structures. The 

capability of the high-precision CWS 

sensor derives from its complete tolerance 

of variations in ambient light. 

Further in news of the Leitz Infinity, 

an additional machine with a smaller 

z-dimension is forthcoming and 

will offer greater measuring flexibility. 

The new model will be able to be 

used in measuring facilities that have 

lower ceilings. 

» Hexagon Metrology 

Unterentfelden, Switzerland 

www.hexagonmetrology.com 

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Diverse Range of Lasers Is Backed by 

Application Centres 

for User Support 

Trumpf Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH offers 

many different laser technologies for welding, 

cutting and marking, and thus, ultimately, 

enabling customers to produce innovative new 

product designs efficiently. To ensure that it can 

supply an appropriate laser for every application, 

the company now provides fibre lasers (TruFiber) in addition 

to disk (TruDisk), diode (TruDiode), rod (TruPulse and 

TruMicro), and CO 2 (TruFlow and TruCoax) types. Customers 

can use the fibre models for applications 

in the multikilowatt range, for 

precision processing and microprocessing, 

and for laser marking. 

Because Trumpf is a one-stop shop 

for beam guidance, processing optics, 

and control and automation elements, 

customers can be confident that all 

components are fully compatible. 

The laser’s application range as a 

material-processing tool is essentially 

universal, but the road to using it 

in integrated application solutions is 

highly individual. The workpiece to 

be processed, specific application, 

type of material, material flow, material 

strength, accuracy desired, batch 

size, part variety, reproducibility, and 

part costs are all criteria that Trumpf 

and the customer must discuss thoroughly 

in order to arrive at the optimal 

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Directory of ISTMA Europe Member Associations 

The International Special Tooling & 

Machining Association (ISTMA) is a 

well-established international organization 

representing more than 30 

nations’ special tooling and machining 

organizations across three continents: 

North America, Europe and Asia. 

ISTMA Europe represents the 

in dustry in matters concerning industrial 

relations in the European Union. 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

Tool Factories Association 

Svaz Nastrojaren 

Mr. Vaclav Klicka 

vaclav.klicka@svaz-nastrojaren.eu 

Ceskoslovenske Armady 1181 

56215 Usti nad Orlici 

Tel.+420 465 557101 · Fax +420 465 525128 

www.svaz-nastrojaren.eu 

ESTONIA 

Estonian Special Tooling Association 

Mr. Andres Pahlapuu 

andres.pahlapuu@autoliv.com 

Laki 14 · 10621 Tallinn 

Tel. +372 620 5902 · Fax +372 620 5901 

www.emliit.ee 

FINLAND 

Technology Industries of Finland 

Mr. Veli Matti Kuisma 

veli-matti.kuisma@techind.fi 

Eteläranta 10 · 00130 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 1923373 · Fax +358 9 624462 

www.techind.fi 

FRANCE 

AFIM (Association Française des Industries du 

Moule, Modèle et Maquette) 

Mrs. Catherine Larroque 

afim@ufimo.com 

39/41 rue Louis Blanc · 92400 Courbevoie 

Tel. +33 1 47176412 · Fax +33 1 47176360 

www.afim-france.com 

GERMANY 

VDMA Die and Mold 

Dr. Wolfgang Sengebusch 

wolfgang.sengebusch@vdma.org 

Lyoner Strasse 18 · 60528 Frankfurt/Main 

Tel. +49 69 66031251 · Fax +49 69 66032251 

www.vdma.org 

HUNGARY 

SZMSZ (Hungarian Toolmakers Association) 

Dr. Sándor Markos · szmsz@szmsz.hu 

Lomb u. 31/C · 1139 Budapest 

Tel. +36 1 3402972 · Fax +36 1 3295425 

www.szmsz.hu 


Among its many activities, it conducts 

a dynamic schedule of exchanges on 

technical subjects in the special tooling 

and machining sector; promotes 

communication among its members 

on a wide variety of industry concerns; 

maintains an information pool 

on technical investigation subjects; 

and transfers performing management 

actions among its member asso- 

ITALY 

UCISAP (Unione Costruttori Italiani Stampi & 

Attrezzature Precisione) 

Mrs. Fausta Antinori · info@ucisap.it 

Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 

20092 Cinisello Balsamo (MI) 

Tel. +39 02 262551 · Fax +39 02 26255214 

www.ucisap.it 

LATVIA 

Latvian Tool and Prototype Producer 

Association 

Mrs. Natãlija Ivanova · info@lipra.lv 

Kurzes str. 2c · Riga 1046 

Tel. +371 678 07794 · Fax +371 678 07780 

www.lipra.lv 

POLAND 

Stowarzyszenie Techniczne - Tworzywa 

Sztuczne 

Mr. Maksymilian Tomaszewski 

stowarzyszenie_stts@wp.pl 

Reguly, ul. Graniczna 10 

05-816 Michalowice 

Tel. +48 22 7233812 · Fax +48 22 7235201 

www.stts.com.pl 

PORTUGAL 

Cefamol (Associaçao Nacional da Industria 

de Moldes) 

Mr. Manuel Oliveira 

manuel.oliveira@cefamol.pt 

Av. D. Dinis 17, Aptdo. 257 

2430-263 Marinha Grande 

Tel. +351 244 575150 · Fax +351 244 575159 

www.cefamol.pt 

SLOVENIA 

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of 

Slovenia (Metal Processing Association) 

Ms. Janja Petkovsek · janja.petkovsek@gzs.si 

Dimiceva 9 · 1504 Ljubljana 

Tel. +386 158 98308 · Fax +386 158 98100 

www.posvet-orodjarstvo.com 

SOUTH AFRICA 

Toolmaking Association of South Africa 

(TASA) 

Mr. Grant Stevenson · grants@wctiweb.co.za 

SAS Naval Base, Northlink College, 50101 J 

Diesel Block, Wingfield, Vanguard Drive 

7460 Goodwood, Cape Town 

Tel. +27 21 5923695 · Fax +27 21 5948155 

www.tasaweb.co.za 

ISTMA 

ciations. In addition, the organization 

supports European fairs and exhibitions 

focusing on special tooling. 

SPAIN 

FEAMM (Federación Española de 

Asociaciones Empresariales de Moldistas y 

Matriceros) 

Mr. Josep Font · info@feamm.com 

Parc Tecnològic del Vallès, Ceramistes 2 

08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona) 

Tel. +34 93 5944747 · Fax +34 93 5944737 

www.feamm.com 

SWEDEN 

Svensk Industriförening (SINF) 

Mr. Niklas Eidersjo · jan.larsson@sinf.se 

Fleminggatan 14, P.O. Box 22307 

104 22 Stockholm 

Tel. +46 8 4401170 · Fax +46 8 4401171 

www.sinf.se 

SWITZERLAND 

Swissmem (Swiss Mechanical and Electrical 

Engineering Industries) 

Mr. Peter Vogel · p.vogel@swissmem.ch 

Kirchenweg 4 · 8032 Zürich 

Tel. +41 44 3844811 · Fax +41 44 3844846 

www.swissmem.ch 

TURKEY 

Tool Manufacturers’ Association of Turkey 

(UKUB) 

Mrs. Solmaz Ugurlar Yildirim 

solmaz@moulduniontr.com 

Mustafa Karaer Cad. Cigdem 2 Sok. 

PK:41 DOSAB, Bursa 

Tel. +90 224 2116178 · Fax +90 224 2114564 

www.ukub.org.tr 

UNITED KINGDOM 

GTMA 

The National Metalforming Centre 

Ms. Julia Moore 

47 Birmingham Road 

West Bromwich, W Midlands, B70 6PY 

Tel. +44 121 6016350 · Fax +44 121 6016378 

admin@gtma.co.uk · www.gtma.co.uk 

For information, contact: 

Mr. Fausto Romagnani 

Secretariat, ISTMA Europe 

c/o Cefamol · Av. D. Dinis 17, Aptdo. 257 

2430-263 Marinha Grande, Portugal 

Tel. +351 244 575150 · Fax +351 244 575159 

istma-europe@istma-europe.com 

www.istma-europe.com 

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Company Index 

COMPANY PAGE NO. 

AMB 2012 7 

Asiamold 2011 14 

Boride Engineered 

Abrasives 47 

CNC Software Inc. 7, 10 

Cumsa 24, 29 

Dassault Systèmes 9 

DEMAT GmbH 31 

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke 

GmbH 13 

DME Europe 18, 22 

Eberhard 

Werkzeugtechnologie 15 

EMO Hannover 2011 33 

Erowa AG 40 

ETMM 51 

etmm-online.com 6, 50 

Euro PM2011 45 

EuroMold 2011 11 

Exhibit & More AG 12 

Fakuma 2011 41 

FIP Solution Plastique 2011 15 

GF AgieCharmilles 46 

Gühring oHG 30 

Hasco Hasenclever 

GmbH + Co. KG 15, 21 

Hauzer Techno Coating B.V. 28 

Heitec Heisskanaltechnik 

GmbH 27 

Heun GmbH 43 


Hexagon Metrology 47 

Horst Witte Gerätebau 

Barskamp KG 40 

Husky Injection 

Molding Systems S.A. 8, 20, 52 

Männer Solutions 

for Plastics 19 

Mapal Präzisionswerkzeuge 

Dr. Kress KG 44 

Mastip Technology Ltd. 21, 26 

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH 17 

Meusburger Georg 

GmbH & Co. KG 1, 14, 16 

Millutensil S.r.l. 34 

Missler Software 42 

Mitsubishi Carbide 3 

Mould Eurasia 2011 48 

Nikon Metrology N.V. 44 

Objet Geometries GmbH 37, 38 

Poco Graphite SARL 39 

Progressive Components 

Europe Ltd. 2 

Rabourdin Groupe 20, 47 

Rainer Knarr 

Vertriebs GmbH 11, 18 

RosMould 2011 7 

Sandvik Coromant Europe 10, 41 

Segoni AG 32 

Sescoi International SAS 41 

SolidCAM GmbH 8 

SSAB Oxelösund AB 36 


Strack Norma 

GmbH & Co. KG 10 

Synventive Molding 

Solutions GmbH 19 

TCT Live 2011 42 

Thermoplay S.p.A. 43 

Toolex 2011 12 

Trumpf Laser- und 

Systemtechnik GmbH 48 

Türk + Hillinger GmbH 5 

Vision Engineering Ltd. 46 

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