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VOLUME XI NUMBER 7 ■ AN ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS INC. PUBLICATION SEPTEMBER 2009
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Editor’s Message
Seize the Opportunities
to Rebound in 2010
The global financial crisis has taken its
toll on most industries. And because
tools and moulds are used to make
almost everything, our industry and its
suppliers have been hit especially hard.
From reading and conversations, I have
the impression that, for most of us, it
will take several years to get back to the
business levels of 2007 and 2008. But, though battered now,
the tool and mould making industry can look forward to
improvement in 2010.
Things are not good at the moment. However, in navigating
the business waters, one has to identify the likeliest
areas of clear sailing and chart a course—that is, form a business
plan—that exploits those areas that will enable you to
make the most progress.
So, what will be important to the tool and mould making
industry in 2010? New products introduced by manufacturers
will drive growth, because to bring these products
to market in most cases will require new tools and moulds.
Therefore, demand for new products will be a big help.
Also, diversity in terms of industries served will be
important, because companies now largely dedicated to
mature industries such as automotive will surely be looking
to get into more-dynamic industries. Industries such as
medical technology, sustainability manufacturing, renewable
energy, and aerospace are predicted to show sustained
growth over the next few years.
Trade fairs can help you understand growth industries
better. You should consider attending COMPAMED in Düsseldorf,
MEDTEC in Stuttgart, and a new congress about sustainability
that will run alongside AMB in Stuttgart, called
Nachhaltigkeits Kongress. The AMB congress will be organized
by SellersMedia. On the metalworking side, in addition
to AMB, the major show that can make a difference for you
will be METAV in Düsseldorf; on the plastics side will be the
biggest plastics fair in the world, the K show in Düsseldorf.
Even in a depressed market, we must carry on. Keep your
eyes on the bright spots appearing on the horizon of 2010.
Douglas Sellers
MANAGING DIRECTOR/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Table of Contents
September 2009
Erowa AG
Both machine and operator are
better protected when using this
datum-point tooling system.
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Industry News
7 Mould Industry Convenes in Turkey for
Mould Eurasia and the Annual Spring
Meeting of ISTMA Europe
8 Preparations Are Under Way for 26th
BIEMH, Scheduled for Bilbao in the
Late Spring of 2010
8 Fixturing System Manufacturer Horst
Witte Gerätebau Celebrates 40th
Anniversary of Its Establishment
10 Through Corporate Acquisition,
Mécanuméric Integrates DCB–Digital
Control Water-Jet Cutting Business
10 Nineteenth International Plastics
Industry Fair Plast Eurasia Istanbul
2009 to Take Place in November
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Leica Geosystems AG
Laser trackers equipped with improved vision
technology eliminate a major problem in
measuring moving targets.
Horst Witte Gerätebau
Barskamp KG
The fixturing system manufacturer
celebrates its 40th anniversary in
business.
11 Mec-Spe Survey Reveals an Optimistic
Mechanical Engineering Industry
11 Sandvik Coromant’s New Global
President Is a Seasoned Veteran
12 Industry News in Brief
EuroMold News
14 EuroMold 2009 Designates Poland, a
Leading Mould Making and Tooling
Market for Germany, as Host Country
14 Successful EuroMold Concept Being
‘Exported’ to America: Amerimold
2010 to Be Held in Cincinnati, Ohio,
Next May
ISTMA News
17 13th ISTMA World Conference Set for
June 2010 in Canada
Technology
18 Synchronous Motors and Shaft Cooling
Are Among Spindle System Innovations
That Support Micromilling
18 Multithreading Capability in New
CAD/CAM Suite Takes Advantage of
Multiprocessor Computing Advances
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CNC Software Inc.
The multithreading capability in a new CAD/CAM suite
takes advantage of multiprocessor computing advances.
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Case Studies
22 Reports from the field: a detailed look
at how different shops resolved their
real-world problems
Spotlight:
Cutting Tools
26 New insert grades, microdrills for titanium,
tool selection software, and more
Spotlight:
Machining
Accessories
30 A zero-point clamping system, a
CNC simulator, and a patented new
filtration system for cutting fluids used
in grinding and lapping machines
Products & Services
32 Recently introduced equipment and
services from all over

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NUM AG
A cutting head and CNC
simulator allows machine tool
builders to extend performance.
DP Technology Europe
One American EDM shop learns how CAM
software can help it improve electrode
programming and cycle time.
EDM Europe
41 The Autumn 2009 issue of our
quarterly
magazine
for users of electrical discharge
machining technologies
EMO Milano 2009
49 The “World of Machine Tools” is held
every other year,
and it’s coming
soon to Milan,
Italy. Our
exclusive guide
shows tool and
mould makers
what to look for
at the show
Quick Sourcing Grid:
Machining
Equipment
60 Just in time for EMO 2009, a handy
table of companies supplying
machining equipment to the
tool/mould industry
Company Index
66
DMG Vertriebsund
Service GmbH
A big display of high-tech
machine tools at EMO will
include seven world firsts.
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October 2009:
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EUROPEAN TOOL & MOULD MAKING
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Industry News
Mould Industry Convenes in Turkey for Mould Eurasia
and the Annual Spring Meeting of ISTMA Europe
Tüyap Bursa Fair Inc. and Prestij Publishing
(Mould World Magazine) collaborated
to organize a trade event comprising
three fairs that was staged
successfully in Bursa, Turkey, in May.
Some 16,000 people visited Mould
Eurasia 2009, Bursa Autotechnic
2009, and Bursa Sheet Machining
Technologies 2009. Mould Eurasia featured
275 exhibiting companies from
20 countries and drew visitors from
Turkey’s many industrial centres.
Mould Eurasia was the third edition
of the mould technologies and subindustries
fair to take place in Bursa,
an industrial city in western Turkey
that is the home of automotive manufacturers
and their supply industries.
The mould making fair and the two
associated events were held in the
Tüyap Bursa International Fair and
Congress Centre and supported by
UKUB (the Tool Manufacturers’ Association
of Turkey), the city government
of Bursa, and the Bursa Chamber of
Industry.
The spring meeting of the European
branch of the International Special
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Tooling & Machining Association
(ISTMA) was convened in Bursa simultaneously
with Mould Eurasia 2009.
ISTMA meeting attendees and show
visitors interested in developments in
the mould making and moulding
industries were able to acquire valuable
information from mould seminars
presented at Mould Eurasia in
parallel to the exhibition.
Mould Eurasia 2009
BURSA, TURKEY
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Industry News
Preparations Are Under Way for 26th BIEMH,
Scheduled for Bilbao in the Late Spring of 2010
The joint organizers of BIEMH 2010,
the Spanish Association of Machine
Tool Manufacturers and the Bilbao
Exhibition Centre (BEC), have begun
promoting the next edition of the
biennial international machine tool
exhibition held in Bilbao, Spain. Responding
to the impact they know the
current economic contraction has had
This past summer, Horst
Witte Gerätebau Barskamp
KG marked the
40th anniversary of its
founding. The company
originally began as a subcontractor
that produced
high-accuracy aerospace
parts, but today it is an
internationally respected
manufacturer and supplier
of a range of fixturing
systems for measuring
and machining. Witte
now employs a workforce
exceeding 200 people.
Since 1969, more than
100 apprentices have
completed their training
at the company, and
most of them stayed on
as full employees.
“The recruiting of qualified
technical personnel
8 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
on capital goods manufacturers, the
organizers decided to hold stand
rental rates for 2010 at the same level
as for the previous BIEMH. They are
offering exhibitors extra features based
on the amount of space rented, along
with preferential reservation options,
easy payment terms, and special package
deals for stand decoration.
Most significant, the 26th BIEMH
will not take place in March, as
has been traditional. The dates
instead are May 31–June 5, 2010,
to allow more time for an economic
recovery to commence.
The 25th edition of BIEMH in
2008 brought together manufacturers
and purchasers from 36
countries, and occupied all six
exhibition halls at the BEC. That
fair had 1,761 exhibitors and welcomed
50,712 trade visitors.
BIEMH 2010 will be organized
to present displays in the areas of
cutting and shaping machine
tools; other machinery, including
equipment for welding, flame-cutting,
and surface treatment; tools for machine
tools; parts, components, and
accessories; production automation;
and metrology and quality control.
BIEMH 2010
Fixturing System Manufacturer Horst Witte Gerätebau
Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Its Establishment
Company founder Horst Witte.
BILBAO, SPAIN
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starts at home,” explains Horst Witte
himself, the company founder. “The
manufacturing of accurate, sometimes
complicated, parts—mostly made in
high-tensile aluminium—requires considerable
expertise. Our training management
greatly contributes to securing
and maintaining our high quality
standards.”
Horst Witte Gerätebau Barskamp
has long been known for its Alufix
modular fixturing system which, in
addition to various vacuum clamping
technologies that Witte has developed,
is marketed through subsidiaries
and partners worldwide. Continuous
development of new products and
product enhancements is Witte’s strategy
for retaining its market leadership
in the area of measurement and machining
fixtures.
Horst Witte Gerätebau Barskamp KG
BLECKEDE, GERMANY
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Industry News
Through Corporate Acquisition, Mécanuméric Integrates
DCB–Digital Control Water-Jet Cutting Business
At the beginning of this
year, Mécanuméric S.A.
acquired the business
of DCB–Digital Control,
a well-established
French manufacturer of
cutting equipment that
uses jets of pure water
or abrasive water. The
latter technology has
application in various
mechanical industries,
among others. Digital
Control production activity
is being transferred
to Mécanuméric’s
main site in Albi, in
southern France, and a
new equipment range
will soon be launched.
Digital Control veryhigh-pressure
(VHP)
generators will be progressively
replaced by
those of the worldwide leader KMT.
“Since its creation more than 15
years ago,” says company CEO Arthur
Païs, “Mécanuméric has been building
highly reactive after-sales service network,
with selective and controlled
external growth.” Through the acquisition
of DCB, which Païs calls “a great
opportunity,” Mécanuméric reinforces
its international position.
“Mécanuméric is the only worldwide
producer with expertise in all the
technologies necessary to design, produce,
install, and maintain complete,
customized solutions for cutting by
VHP water jet—as well as by additional
cutting processes, such as milling,
plasma, laser, knife, and ultrasonics,”
Païs explains.
The Mécanuméric group of companies
includes Charlyrobot SAS, a
milling machine specialist, and IC
Technologie SARL, which offers customized
vacuum-forming and drying
equipment, in addition to Mécanuméric
S.A. Several subsidiaries and a
network of exclusive distributors extend
the Mécanuméric presence to
more than 60 countries worldwide.
Mécanuméric S.A.
ALBI, FRANCE
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Nineteenth International Plastics Industry Fair
Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2009 to Take Place in November
Turkey’s plastics industry
now holds a 1.6%
share of the worldwide
industry. In terms of its
processing capacity today,
Turkey ranks sixth
among European countries.
Its European ranking
in synthetic-fibre
production is second
and in window profiles
is third. Annual plastic
material consumption
in Turkey has increased
by 12% on average over
the past five years, and that rate is
expected to increase to at least 15% in
coming years. Turkey is where the
global plastics industry will meet in
November for Plast Eurasia Istanbul
2009, the 19th International Istanbul
Plastic Industries Fair.
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its success by combining strong internal
development, through an integrated
research department, very well
structured purchasing department, and
Fair dates are November 19–22,
2009, and the venue is the Tüyap Fair
Convention and Congress Centre in
Büyükçekmece, just west of the Istanbul
metropolis.
The organizer has been promoting
the event heavily through domestic
and international industry
publications and
trade shows, so a successful
fair can be anticipated.
At its most recent
edition, in 2008,
Plast Eurasia featured a
record-breaking number
of exhibitors (1,018,
from 42 countries) and
visitors (27,018, including
3,391 from 60 foreign
countries).
A noteworthy aspect
of the 2008 meeting of
Plast Eurasia was that around $100
million worth of business in plasticsprocessing
machinery was conducted
despite the recession.
Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2009
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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Mec-Spe Survey Reveals an Optimistic
Mechanical Engineering Industry
The six themed trade fairs of Mec-Spe
2010, the international exhibition for
specialized mechanics organized by
Senaf S.r.l., will come to the Parma Fairgrounds
March 25–27. In preparation
for the event, and in recognition of the
economic situation affecting major segments
of the global manufacturing
industry, Senaf sponsored a spring survey,
the results of which suggested that
Italian mechanical engineering companies
were strong and optimistic.
The Marketing Centre of Milan surveyed
the industry and its supply sectors,
analyzing responses gleaned from
348 Italian companies. Results indicat-
ed that Italian manufacturers
in mechanical engineering
had some doubts
about future turnover and
orders but generally expected
to keep operating
at current levels.
Italian companies felt
the downturn principally
in customer relationships:
the worst consequences of
the economic crisis for
62% of them were customer insolvencies
and delays in receiving payments.
Reduced investment in machines and
production processes was a critical issue
for 47%, while 35% cited the difficulty
of access to credit.
Most companies would wait for market
stabilization before rethinking business
strategies, according to the survey.
Half of those surveyed had no particular
plan for getting through the recession,
while 31% intended to reorganize
company structure to optimize costs.
Mec-Spe 2010
Sandvik Coromant’s New Global
President Is a Seasoned Veteran
Tom Erixon, global president of Sandvik Coromant.
The cutting tool and tooling systems
specialist Sandvik Coromant appointed
a new president this summer. Taking
up the position on September 1 was
Tom Erixon, who left behind his role as
president of Sandvik Hard Materials, a
product area within Sandvik Tooling.
PARMA, ITALY
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Erixon had held that job since 2003. He
continues to be a member of the Sandvik
Tooling Executive Group.
Erixon, 48, has occupied various
positions within the Sandvik Group,
and previously with the Boston Consulting
Group. He obtained a law degree
at Lund University in Sweden, and
then went on to earn an MBA at the
University of Navarra’s IESE Business
School in Barcelona.
Outgoing Sandvik Coromant president
Kenneth Sundh was appointed
executive vice president of Sandvik
Tooling. He now has responsibility for
global strategic projects. Both managerial
changes are seen by the Sandvik
Group as further steps in the development
of its Tooling business area.
Sandvik Coromant Europe
ZAVENTEM, BELGIUM
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Industry News in Brief
Boride Abrasives
Delivered Next Day
When European mould and die makers
want to purchase polishing stones,
mounted points, industrial sharpening
stones, diamond compounds, or other
products from the North American
specialist supplier Boride Engineered
Abrasives, they need not wait weeks,
or even days, for their order to arrive.
Boride, headquartered in Michigan,
USA, and a leading manufacturer of
bonded abrasive products for the
mould and die industry, is seeking to
be known as much for its global distribution
and world-class service as for
the performance of its products.
Customers increasingly expect die
and mould shops to produce low-cost
tools with short lead times. Boride
and its network of industrial distributors
help make that happen, offering
next-day delivery to manufacturers in
more than 30 countries. The supplier
emphasizes speed, product quality,
and competitive pricing and aims to
enable mould and die shops to fulfill
their customers’ requirements on time
and within budget.
Boride Engineered Abrasives
TRAVERSE CITY, MI, USA
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Plastics Trade Fair
Coming to Poznan tures and related services, a variety of
Haas Automation has made its ma-
The 2nd EPLA International Fair of
Plastics and Rubber Processing will be
held in Poznan, Poland, February 2–4,
2010. EPLA 2010 will be staged in the
most modern complex of pavilions at
the fairgrounds. These pavilions feature
full technical infrastructure to
accommodate even the most demand-
12 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
ing exhibitors and are joined by glazed
walkways. The fair will display processing
machines, tools and equipment;
finished and semifinished products;
additives; computer software and hardware;
and much else. In addition to
the exposition, the organizer is planning
a rich programme of conference
events, including seminars, panel discussions
and lectures.
EPLA 2010
POZNAN, POLAND
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ECTA Conference
Scheduled in Milan
The 2009 European Cutting Tool Conference,
organized by the European
Cutting Tools Association (ECTA),
takes place on October 7 in Milan, in
conjunction with the metalworking
trade fair EMO Milano 2009. Numerous
delegates from Europe and guests
from America and Asia will be attending.
Its international aspect ensures
that the 2009 ECTA conference will
address the global, not merely European,
challenges the cutting tools
industry confronts.
The conference represents an important
networking opportunity for
the industry. Because the sector is
linked with all areas of the global manufacturing
industry through the supply
of cutting tools and holding fix-
experiences from many different industries
will be shared. ECTA expects
that participants will go away with
ideas for getting through the current
economic crisis and securing a promising
future for their businesses.
European Cutting Tools Association
FRANKFURT/MAIN, GERMANY
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GE Fanuc Ends
Joint Venture
GE and Fanuc are dissolving the GE
Fanuc Automation Corp. joint venture,
the European headquarters of
which is Fanuc GE CNC Europe S.A.
in Luxembourg. Their agreement lets
each company refocus investments so
as to grow existing businesses and pursue
core industry expertise. Under its
terms, Japan-based Fanuc will retain
and reinforce its CNC portfolio and
US-headquartered GE will continue to
invest globally in industrial automation
and process control systems, software
solutions, and embedded computing.
The dissolution should be
completed by the end of 2009, subject
to customary closing conditions.
Established in 1986 through joint
GE and Fanuc investment, GE Fanuc
Automation grew to become a leading
high-performance technology company
serving a wide array of industries
worldwide. The partnership delivers
hardware and software solutions, services,
automation, embedded computing
systems, and CNC products.
Fanuc GE CNC Europe S.A.
ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG
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Haas Control Now
‘Speaks’ Fadal
chine tool CNC control, designed for
ease of use, more powerful than ever
by giving it the capability to translate
and run most Fadal-specific CNC programmes
without reposting or manual
editing. Long known for its operatorfriendly
interface and intuitive programming
systems, the Haas control

now expands on its reputation by
allowing machine operators to convert
Fadal-specific programme formats and
codes to standard Haas format and
codes right at the control in a matter
of seconds. In cases where editing is
necessary to remove ambiguities, the
control alerts the user to the section in
question.
Haas Automation Europe N.V.
ZAVENTEM, BELGIUM
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TIME 2009 Opens
Oct. 29 in Istanbul
The manufacturing technology trade
fair TIME 2009 takes place October 29
through November 1 at the CNR Expo
in Istanbul, Turkey. Exhibits of machines
and auxiliary technology will
attract industrial professionals looking
to equip their production facilities for
a competitive global arena. TIME is
organized and staged by Istanbul Trade
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and motion control technologies.
More information about your parts with automated
multi-sensor measurement.
visitors from Europe and the Middle
East, as well as Turkey, to attend.
TIME 2009 features more than 200
exhibitors from Turkey, Asia, North
America, and Europe. In the active exhibition
area, which measures some
30,000 m 2 , visitors will see machines
and devices for sheet metal processing,
welding, surface processing, and metal
moulding and casting; industrial robots,
automation technology, and hydraulic
and pneumatic systems; CAD/
CAM systems; measuring and quality
control devices; cutting lubricants;
and many related products.
TIME 2009
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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Milacron Exits
Chapter 11
Milacron LLC has completed its previously
announced purchase of substantially
all of the businesses and assets of
Milacron Inc. The new company is
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owned by a group of investors led by
Avenue Capital Group and DDJ Capital
Management LLC. Completion of
the purchase enables the Milacron
businesses to emerge from Chapter 11
bankruptcy and puts them in a
stronger competitive position than at
any time in the past decade.
Milacron LLC is a new, privately
held entity with a strong balance
sheet: it has over $500 million less in
liabilities, including roughly 80% less
debt than the previous company. It
has also secured a $55-million revolving
credit facility, and a $75-million
second-lien term loan facility has been
provided by the new group of investors
led by Avenue Capital.
Milacron LLC is headed by President
and CEO Dennis Smith, an executive
with an impressive turnaround
track record.
The new company’s business structure
retains the global brands of
Milacron Injection and Extrusion,
Uniloy, D-M-E, and Cimcool.
Milacron LLC
BATAVIA, OH, USA
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September 2009 ■ European Tool & Mould Making 13

EuroMold News
EuroMold 2009 Designates Poland, a Leading Mould Making
and Tooling Market for Germany, as Host Country
With Poland as the designated host
country, EuroMold 2009, the leading
trade fair for mould making and tooling,
design, and application development,
is placing a dedicated emphasis
on one of the key states in Eastern
Europe and a neighbour whose economy
is soaring. EuroMold organizer
DEMAT GmbH is exerting considerable
effort in marketing Poland as a growing
mould making and tooling centre.
At this year’s EuroMold, taking
place December 2–5 in Frankfurt, Germany,
Polish organizations such as the
Bydgoszcz Industrial Cluster, with a
stand in Hall 9.0, will introduce themselves
to fair visitors. To promote and
reinforce business contacts, EuroMold
2009 will be offering a first-time international
cooperative exchange called
MoldMatch, with a focus on Poland.
International Synergy Exchange Poland
is another EuroMold feature
DEMAT has under development.
With the premiere of Amerimold
2010 next May 11–13 in Cincinnati,
Ohio, USA, DEMAT GmbH will launch
its successful EuroMold trade fair concept
in America. Organized in cooperation
with Gardner Publications Inc., a
venerable producer of industry magazines,
websites and events, Amerimold
is intended to be the leading North
American fair for mould making and
tooling, design, and application development.
Following the EuroMold pattern,
Amerimold will highlight the
world of moulds and tools, including
related technologies such as rapid prototyping
and rapid manufacturing.
“Having started successfully in Asia,
we now are pleased to have the opportunity
to bring the EuroMold concept
and experience to the North American
market,” said Dr. Eberhard Döring,
director of DEMAT GmbH, in announcing
the agreement of cooperation
between DEMAT and Gardner at NPE
2009 in Chicago in June. “Our target is to
14 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
Poland is the largest market among
the new EU countries, with an economy
that has registered stable growth
for more than 10 years. An increase in
gross national product is expected
even for 2009. Wage development,
employment, and consumption and
create the most important marketplace
for mould making, tooling, and product
development in North America.”
Since 2006, DEMAT has been transferring
the EuroMold fair concept to
key foreign markets. EuroMold pavilions
have been established at Ros-
Mould (the next is June 2–4, 2010, in
Moscow) and at Diemould India (com-
investment are all trending positively.
According to industry estimates, the
Polish moulding and tooling sector,
including raw material suppliers and
plastics processors, consists of more
than 800 companies, with about half
of them operating in the region
around Bydgoszcz.
Industry experts certify that the Polish
tool and mould making sector has
enormous growth potential. Companies
interacting with Polish firms
report that the business climate in
Poland is hospitable and that agreements
reached are fair and binding.
“Poland has already become an
appealing market for the German
mould making and tooling industry,”
attested Marko Schülken, CEO of
Werkzeugbau Ruhla, at a EuroMoldrelated
press conference.
EuroMold 2009
FRANKFURT/MAIN, GERMANY
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Successful EuroMold Concept Being ‘Exported’ to America:
Amerimold 2010 to Be Held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Next May
At the announcement of cooperation between DEMAT and Gardner (left to right): Gardner Publications Inc. CEO
Richard Kline, DEMAT GmbH director Eberhard Döring, and Amerimold managing director Lisa Dodge.
ing March 18–20, 2010, in Mumbai).
In addition, DEMAT organizes the trade
fair Asiamold in cooperation with
Messe Frankfurt. The next edition of
Asiamold is being held September
16–18, 2009, in Guangzhou, China.
Amerimold 2010
CINCINNATI, OH, USA
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ISTMA
Listing of ISTMA Europe Member Associations
The International Special Tooling &
Machining Association (ISTMA) is a
well-established international organization
representing some two dozen
nations’ special tooling and machining
organizations on three continents:
North America, Europe, and Asia.
ISTMA Europe represents the industry
in matters concerning industrial
relations in the European Union.
Among its many activities, it conducts
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tool Factories Association
Mr. Vaclav Klicka · vaclav.klicka@rieter.com
Svaz Nastrojaren
Ceskoslovenske Armady 1181
56215 Usti nad Orlici
Tel. +420 465 557101 · Fax +420 465 525128
www.svaz-nastrojaren.cz
ESTONIA
Estonian Special Tooling Association
Mr. Andres Pahlapuu
andres.pahlapuu@autoliv.com
Ampri tee 1 · 74001 Viimsi vald, Harjumaa
Tel. +372 620 5902 · Fax +372 620 5901
www.emliit.ee
FINLAND
Technology Industries of Finland
Mr. Veli Matti Kuisma
veli-matti.kuisma@teknologiateollisuus.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
clarroque@afim-france.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
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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; transfers
performing management actions
among its member associations; and
supports European fairs and exhibitions
focusing on special tooling.
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 26255392 · 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)
Mrs. Alet Balaam · tasaoffice@tasaweb.co.za
22 Alexander Road, Westmead
Kwazulu Natal · P.O. Box 661 · 3600 Pinetown
Tel. +27 31 7005563 · Fax +27 31 7005562
www.tasaweb.co.za
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 2615892 · Fax +90 224 2615893
www.ukub.org.tr
UNITED KINGDOM
GTMA (Gauge and Tool Makers Association)
Mrs. Julia Moore · gtma@gtma.co.uk
3 Forge House, Summerleys Road
Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27 9DT
Tel. +44 1844 274222 · Fax +44 1844 274227
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

CHRISTOPHER JONES
13th ISTMA World Conference
Set for June 2010 in Canada
The 2010 World Tooling & Machining Conference—the
13th International Meeting of the International Special
Tooling & Machining Association (ISTMA)—will take place
next June 20–24 at the Windsor Convention Centre & Casino
in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The host member is the
Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA),
which will be sharing the duties of organization with its USbased
partner, the National Tooling & Machining Association
(NTMA).
This next “ISTMA World” will be the 13th opportunity
that members of the Europe, Asia, and Americas branches of
ISTMA have had to meet in general session. Its theme is
“Global Opportunities for Special Tooling & Machining
Companies.” With an anticipated attendance of 300 to 500
delegates from around the world, the 2010 ISTMA World
Conference is the first in the series to be held in Canada.
The 13th ISTMA World will be accompanied by the 11th
International Pattern-Model Makers Congress. Both conferences
are convened every three years in order for member
associations and companies to get together, exchange information,
and explore new and better methods for crossborder
or global collaboration.
ISTMA is an international association representing some
30 national special tooling and machining associations in
its three regional branches. Collectively, ISTMA member
associations represent in excess of 8,000 companies whose
annual sales add up to more than $50 billion.
CTMA is inviting companies that belong to member
associations to be corporate sponsors for the 2010 World
Tooling & Machining Conference. Sponsorship provides the
company with an opportunity to showcase and promote its
products directly to company owners and senior staff executives
from around the world at a high-profile industry
event. In addition to being listed as a corporate sponsor in
all printed and electronic promotional materials, sponsors
may mount a tabletop exhibition in the conference hotel
and will receive one complimentary registration to all conference
events, plus other perks.
Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA)
CAMBRIDGE, ON, CANADA
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September 2009 ■ European Tool & Mould Making 17

Technology
Synchronous Motors and Shaft Cooling Are Among
Spindle System Innovations That Support Micromilling
Steady progress in the miniaturization
of industrial parts has made micromilling
an ever more important manufacturing
process. Medical devices, optical
component housings, and EDM
tooling are typical micromilling applications.
To meet demanding performance
expectations requires use of the
right spindles. Thus, a new generation
of micromilling spindles offered by
Fischer AG Präzisionsspindeln sets
improved market benchmarks for reliability,
speed and precision.
Synchronous Motors
Whether a synchronous motor is to be
preferred for an ultra-high-precision
application depends on the outcome
of an accurate analysis of specific application
requirements. Both asynchronous
and synchronous motors are
very robust. However, improper parameterization
of the converter system
driving the spindle can cause a fatal
error. Consideration of the total
Axial growth of spindles with asynchronous and synchronous motors compared.
mechatronic system (spindle including
motor, plus converter) is crucial for
ensuring that micromilling cutting requirements
are met.
Asynchronous motors offer high
temperature resistance, but their permanent
magnets demagnetize at operating
temperatures above 150°C. This
critically stresses the rotor band. Synchronous
motors’ higher power density
is a major advantage; having a
greater centre bore results in better
static stiffness and spindle dynamics.
Disadvantages of synchronous motors
18 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
have been their smaller constantpower
range and the mandatory inclusion
of an encoder system. However, a
major breakthrough by the Fischer
Precise Group enables synchronous
motors to be driven without an encoder.
Thus, their benefits are available
for micromilling applications.
Owing to lower rotor temperatures,
which lessens thermal axial growth of
the spindle shaft, spindles with synchronous
motors achieve better toolcentre-point
repeatability. While the
influence of mechanical forces on
axial growth remains constant regardless
of the speed chosen, synchronous
motors’ lower rotor temperatures do
have a beneficial impact.
Tests performed on a grease-lubricated
100-mm-OD HSK-E25 spindle
with a top speed of 50,000 rpm compared
an asynchronous and a synchro-
The Fischer shaft cooling system.
nous motor in terms of their influence
on spindle growth (see graph at left).
Using a synchronous motor decreased
spindle rotor temperature by about 20
K, which resulted in turn in 14 μm less
axial growth, or a reduction of 26%.
Considering only thermal expansion
(subtracting mechanical growth from
total axial growth), synchronousmotor-originated
spindle growth is
only half that caused by an asynchronous
motor.
Shaft Cooling
The temperature behaviour of spindles
matters a great deal in micromilling
applications. Not only the temperature
but the saturation time has to be minimized.
Here, Fischer’s shaft cooling
system (image at top) sets a standard.
The complete shaft, including rotor
and bearing inner rings, is cooled with
water flowing through a series of channels
and supplied via a special threechannel
rotary joint that can also be
configured as a regular rotary joint for
sending coolant through the centre of
the shaft to the tool tip.
When such major heat sources as
the rotor and bearings are cooled
directly, tests show, up to 2 kW in losses
from the spindle shaft can be eliminated.
Consequently, spindle warm-up
time is reduced by 80%, and less heat
migrates into the machine.
Fischer AG Präzisionsspindeln
HERZOGENBUCHSEE, SWITZERLAND
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result of the company placing customer
needs at the centre of its operation—
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hotset is synonymous with product quality
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In Germany and in over 30 other countries,
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Multithreading Capability in New
CAD/CAM Suite Takes Advantage of
Multiprocessor Computing Advances
During the product lifetime of Mastercam
X3 CAD/CAM software for milling,
turning, wire-cut electrical discharge
machining, modelling, and other
tasks, CNC Software Inc. carried out
development work based on the potential
of newer computer hardware.
Computer systems with multiple processors
or cores are now common and
reflect a trend. With this in mind,
CNC Software will roll out Mastercam
support for multiple cores and processors
starting with high-speed multisurface
tool paths and multiaxis tool
paths during the X4 product life cycle.
An example of the latest-generation
software’s capabilities is provided by
the multithreading
function in the Mill
module of Mastercam
X4.
Mastercam X4 Mill
includes an option
that lets the user turn
the multithreading
capability on or off.
With multithreading
turned on, a tool
path will be processed
in a multithreaded
mode as
long as the tool-path
type is supported.
(Tool paths that cannot
be supported by
multithreading will be processed normally.)
The multithreading manager
directs the supported tool paths to
their own processor or core for processing
or regeneration in separate
threads as the processors are available.
During this processing, Mastercam
X4 Mill is free to continue working on
other tasks. The user has control over
the number of processors to use and
the priority of operations that are being
processed, and can pause or cancel
the processing of any
operation.
The new multithreading
capability
delivers benefits in
two ways. First, users
can continue working
in Mastercam while the multithreading
manager is processing. Previously,
without the ability to do
multithreading, users have had to run
multiple Mastercam sessions so that
other work could continue during the
wait for Mastercam to process a tool
path. Targeting the surface high-speed
and multiaxis tool paths first enabled
CNC Software to provide the greatest
possible benefit here.
The second advantage provided by
the technology is dramatically faster
tool-path processing. Users will see the
benefits when they view the time savings
recorded in the Mastercam Event
Log after trying the multithreading
capability. In beta-cycle tests, a scallop
mould with five high-speed multisurface
tool paths required 44% less time
to process completely when the multithreaded
mode was used. And a Flow
5ax part with 83 surfaces was able to
be completed in just 41% of the time
needed when processed without multithreading
capability.
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TOLLAND, CT, USA
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Case Studies
Stamping-Tool Supplier Uses Integrated CAD/CAM
Suite to Work More Closely, Effectively with Customers
Rosell Werkzeugbau & Stanztechnik
GmbH, a metal-stamping tooling company,
serves the automotive industry
mainly, but also other sectors. Working
closely with the customer is an
important part of tool development
for Rosell. That was more difficult a
few years ago, when the company
communicated with clients through
A0 drawings. Seeking design and manufacturing
software that would better
represent the toolmaker’s ideas in customer
meetings, Rosell settled on the
VISI integrated CAD/CAM system
from Vero Software plc. The company
credits its business progress since
2003 in part to its use of VISI products.
Explains Franz Rosell, managing
director of Rosell GmbH: “Once the
order has been received, we complete a
strip layout and preliminary design for
all forming stations and present the
data to our customer.” Back when such
presentations centred on drawings,
they didn’t really make very clear to
the customer how the tool would
operate. These days, the meeting lasts
longer, but the 3D representation of
the tool that is shown gives the customer
a much clearer idea of the tool
mechanics. Technical discussions conducted
at this stage now can go into
much greater detail.
All tool design and manufacture at
Rosell is performed using VISI, which
represented a “quantum leap” from its
previous software, according to Franz
Rosell, “All our designers are fully
22 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
trained, but almost all staff members
are able to work with VISI,” he says.
About eight or nine other engineers
can use VISI to extract the information
they need from a model.
The initial tool design process has
three typical steps. First, the 2D blank
shape is developed from the 3D model
using VISI Blank, an integrated solution
that analyzes material behaviour
during the forming process so as to
ensure accurate identification of potential
problem areas prior to design of
the actual die. After blank development
is complete, the designer uses
VISI Progress for designing the bending
and forming stages and undertaking
production of the 3D strip. The software’s
step-by-step unfolding capability
gives the designer complete
freedom to experiment at this stage.
When the customer is satisfied with
the process plan, 3D tool design begins.
Customer approval of the design
is based on a presentation of the individual
plate components, whose 3D
details, now that VISI is used, Rosell
and its customer can adjust together in
real time.
Tool manufacture follows. The
forming tools that shape the component,
hardened after premilling with a
material oversize allowance, are hardmilled
to size using VISI Machining, a
3D CAM solution that can be used in
the CAD/CAM office or on the shop
floor. A VISI viewer enables the engineer
to check relationships among the
individual parts of the tool assembly
in the 3D model in order to prevent
problems during assembly. Fine-tuning
of the tool begins with data produced
using VISI Blank. Then a prototype
is created for simulation purposes
before the completed tool is assembled
and tried out for the customer.
“It is easy to notice the progress we
have made since switching to VISI and
3D tool design,” says Franz Rosell.
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Case Studies
Adding a 3D Printer Increases Manufacturer’s Flexibility,
Saves Time and Costs Associated with Development
Gifu, Japan–based KVK Corp., which
manufactures faucet hardware for
baths and kitchens, has been seeing its
production costs rise. The company
therefore resolved that it would make
up the difference by saving time, and
thus money, during product development.
Over the past few years, KVK
had been successful using 3D CAD/
CAM to shorten product development
time. Now, building on those 3D
beginnings, the manufacturer has
brought 3D prototyping in-house,
benefiting from the employment of an
Eden260 3D printing system from
Objet Technologies Ltd.
As its raw material costs increased
steeply, KVK saw that leveraging its 3D
capabilities through the installation of
a prototyping system might hold
down manufacturing costs. The company
expected on-site rapid prototyping
capacity to be cheaper and faster
than dependence on a service bureau.
KVK looked for a solution that would
let it build models earlier in the design
process, build transparent hollow
models for water-flow testing, and use
model materials that could be plated
and painted to closely resemble the
actual marketed products.
Following a thorough market survey
that included benchmarking of
available options, KVK selected Objet’s
24 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
Eden260. It was no more than a few
months after installing the 3D printing
system that the faucet maker was
integrating models produced on the
Objet printer into every aspect of product
development. KVK reports that its
development periods are shorter and
its design process more efficient. And
development is less stressful overall,
owing to KVK’s ability to test designs
early and frequently. This reduces the
risk that costly changes will have to be
made at advanced development stages.
Checking the product’s water discharge
performance is an important
A model of a faucet assembly before the plating process (the yellowish green object at bottom) and after.
Models moulded with the Eden260 have been used both upstream and downstream of product development.
design step. Using a model built with
the Eden260 facilitates this testing.
“The subcontracted prototyping
period was long and costly,” explains
Yoshiaki Nachi, deputy manager of
product development in the KVK
development division. “Hence, it was
not easy to check the amount of water
discharge and the water discharge state
each time the shape was changed.”
However, since installing the Eden system,
he says, KVK performs an accurate
and fast checking operation, “and
changes in the shape can now be efficiently
examined at a low cost.”
KVK’s prototyping costs have not
dropped noticeably, because the company
now creates more prototypes per
product. But the Eden260 has cut the
overall cost of product development.
“Our manufacturing unit cost per
model has now decreased considerably
compared to when we subcontracted
prototyping,” notes Nachi.
KVK now checks each model the
day after the 3D data is prepared, carrying
out the water discharge testing
immediately and then moulding again
using corrected data. “This has greatly
improved our work efficiency,” observes
Nachi. The company can refine
the product’s shape before ordering
the die, which minimizes expensive,
time-consuming die errors.
Objet Geometries Ltd.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL
www.etmm.info/2009/09/035

Aerospace Suppliers in British North West Rely on Portable
Measurement Systems to Satisfy High-Precision Requirements
Faro develops and markets computeraided
coordinate measuring systems
and measurement software worldwide.
The company’s portable measurement
and imaging systems facilitate the
high-precision 3D measurement and
3D comparison of parts and complete
systems in production and quality
assurance areas of manufacturing facilities.
Faro equipment is employed in
component and component-assembly
inspection, production planning, and
inventory documentation, and in other
application areas as well.
Faro is a strong technology provider
to the aerospace industry in Great
Britain’s North West. The company’s
portable measurement systems are put
to use in airplane manufacturing facilities,
where high accuracy is a vital
standard and procedures have to meet
the strictest requirements.
Manufax, a precision engineering
company based in Stockport near
Manchester, measures and aligns composites
for customers such as Airbus
using Faro Laser Tracker systems. The
company recently extended the range
of its measurement equipment by
adding a FaroArm Quantum. This arm
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is able to measure with an accuracy
of 0.0016 mm.
Says Manufax managing director
Gary Rhodes, “The high accuracy
and the great flexibility of
the Faro products allow portable
measurement devices to meet the
needs of our customers. We find
the FaroArm and Laser Tracker to
be both very portable and highly
accurate, which is critical, because
in aerospace technology
every micron counts.” Several
other aerospace suppliers, such as
Brookhouse Composites and G. Parker
Engineering, both of which are providers
to BAE Systems, also rely on
Faro technology for measuring finished
parts and verifying jigs.
Faro Europe GmbH & Co. KG
KORNTAL-MÜNCHINGEN, GERMANY
www.etmm.info/2009/09/036
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Versatile PVD-Coated Insert Grades Introduced for Reliable
Machining of Heat-Resistant Superalloys and Stainless Steel
The GC1115 insert grade, the latest
high-performance sharp-edge grade
from Sandvik Coromant, is designed
to provide secure, reliable performance
in many applications ranging from
general engineering to aerospace. A
good balance of toughness and wear
resistance makes this grade ideal for
handling difficult conditions, especially
where an important manufacturing
goal is predictable production with
fewer unplanned stoppages.
Owing to a special PVD coating that
maintains sharp edges over a longer
time in cut, the insert is reliable
enough to machine a complete component.
In addition, its optimized
microgeometries produce lower cut-
Version 9.0 of the TEC
and CCS software programmes
for cuttingtool
management available
from Walter AG
features a new look and
expanded functions. The
free programmes, which
were developed independently
by the Walter
brands Titex and Prototyp,
respectively, have
been designed to make it
easier for metal machinists
all over the world to
select and order the correct
drilling, threading,
and milling tools. In the
process, users in production and NC
programming can obtain important
information regarding cutting data
and cost-effectiveness calculations.
The most striking new development
users will notice in TEC+CCS 9.0 is the
software’s design. Up front, the user
interface has been updated. Behind
the scenes are numerous new functions
that justify this being called a
completely new version. Version 9.0 is
available on CD to allow installation
26 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
ting forces, which ensures precision in
component machining.
GC1115 can be used for finish- to
medium machining in stainless steel,
heat-resistant superalloys, and titani-
Cutting Tools
um. It is available in a wide selection
of positive and negative basic-shape
inserts and in the full M, G, and E tolerance
range for various degrees of
insert-edge sharpness. The new grade
is also available in CoroCut ® angled
inserts, which have been designed for
maximum accessibility in aerospace
applications.
The GC1115 insert grade joins
GC1105 and GC1125 as PVD-coated
grades making up a complete series
engineered to offer lower-cost manufacturing
and reliably undisturbed machining
performance.
Sandvik Coromant Europe
Latest Version of Free Tool Selection Software Has
New Look, Updated Database, Expanded Functionality
on computers used in production that
lack a network connection.
Common to both components of
this software offering is the tool database,
which has been brought right up
to date with relevant data and the latest
prices for all tools being offered by
Walter Titex and Walter Prototyp. The
display of discount groups has been
revised along with the database. This
function makes it possible for the perhole
cost of a tool to be calculated
ZAVENTEM, BELGIUM
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more accurately than
ever before.
Strategic changes in
the TEC programme for
selecting drills have
made the tool recommendation
procedure
more closely resemble
that in CCS for basing
threading-tool suggestions
on cost per thread
and milling-tool suggestions
on cost per
metre. Drill sorting for
the purpose of selecting
the most cost-effective
option now is based on
cost per hole, and includes
reconditioning costs. Also, pilot
drills are no longer listed in the normal
drilling menu; they appear only
when a deep-hole drill is selected first.
Key changes in the CCS software
programme include the adoption of
imperial tools and the efficient generation
of NC programmes for helix
thread-milling from the database.
Walter AG
TÜBINGEN, GERMANY
www.etmm.info/2009/09/039

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Microdrills for Use on Titanium and Stainless Steels
Remove Chips Efficiently and Safely at High Feeds
The Winner series of spiralgeometry
microdrills is particularly
designed for deep
drilling in titanium and special
stainless steels. Newly released
by Zecha Hartmetall-
Werkzeugfabrikation
GmbH, these durable, highprecision
microtools feature
an innovative geometry, carefully
selected substrate, and
distinctively formulated coating
of titanium aluminium
nitride (TiAlN). Thus, they
are especially well suited for
drilling holes at high feed
rates and with good chip
removal efficiency.
The Zecha Winner 636
microdrill, which is available
in stock diameters ranging
from 0.5 to 3 mm, is able to drill holes
8 to 12 times as deep as its diameter,
without internal cooling, in titanium
The established Rotaflex
high-performance holefinishing
system for metalworking
manufacturers has
now been developed further
by Widia Inc. With both
roughing and precisionfinishing
heads available,
the Rotaflex fine-boring system
is well suited for both
roughing and fine-finishing
operations over the diameter
range of 6 to 520 mm
(0.236 to 20.4 in.).
New system upgrades
that reduce vibration make
possible feed rates measuring
as much as 20% higher in rough
machining applications, improving
machine tool productivity and enabling
maintenance to be scheduled at
longer intervals. Widia has designed
this system to exhibit a good ratio of
price to performance.
28 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
alloys up to quality class 4 and in
martensitic stainless steels. Its Quick
Chip spiral geometry facilitates chip
Cutting Tools
removal even at high feed
rates; the steep helical spiral
angle of 35° at the cutting
edge generates small chips,
which are removed swiftly
and safely via the degressive
spiral of 12°.
Winner-series tools’ special
surface finish, including
a polished cutting edge
and a self-centring tip,
reduces axial pressure. Their
TiAlN coating makes them
even more resistant to high
machining temperatures.
Together, the coating and
strong cutting geometry
ensure long service lifetimes
and, thus, suitability
for use in large-scale manufacturing
applications.
Zecha Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrikation GmbH
Versatile, Upgraded Hole-Finishing System Offers Roughing
and Precision-Finishing Heads in a Broad Diameter Range
The system’s very stable KM-TS
coupling and newly developed RFX
coupling, a major enhancement in the
upgraded Rotaflex, are applicable to
almost every machine spindle. They
provide for easy assembly and disassembly
and very stable operation. The
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RFX features a bayonet-style
coupling that ensures cylinder
face contact and transmits
torque forces better.
Two radial screws for clamping
enable the coupling to
be preloaded and allow rotation
in both directions. Standard
insert pocket seats support
the use of Widia carbide
grades for higher running
speeds.
New microadjustable cartridges
for the Rotaflex system
have a proprietary radial
adjustment mechanism that
permits radial adjustment
without the axial insert position being
affected. This mechanism makes possible
higher hole-finishing accuracy
while facilitating adjustment.
Widia Inc.
LATROBE, PA, USA
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Zero-Point Clamping System Provides a Fixed, Precise,
Rigid Solution That Can Also Be Changed in Seconds
The CapteX zero-point clamping system
from Hainbuch GmbH Spannende
Technik is impervious to both
the centrifugal forces involved in turning
and the extreme static transverse
Developed in Japan and marketed by
an associate of Kemet International
Ltd., primarily as an added feature of
its own specialist grinding and lapping
machines, the Eco filtration system is
available to anyone wishing to have
coolant and cutting oils cleaned down
to the 0.01-μm level.
An additional benefit of the Eco system
is the lack of filter cartridges and
paper bands. The system also is capable
of filtering every type of material
from the fluid, including wood, plastic,
and nonmetallic materials, as well
as the more familiar steels and grinding
wheel compounds. Better workpiece
surface finishes and a lower level
of machine maintenance result from
implementation of the patented filtration
system.
30 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
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forces normally associated with milling.
Thanks to an ingenious ring mechanism
with sliding wedges, this
machine interface can be fixed in
place with a very high degree of stability.
Its resistance to deflection is practically
indistinguishable from a conventional
clamping setup that employs
multiple screw joints.
However, not only does the CapteX
provide rigid and
stable clamping; it
can be changed
quickly, too. The
user can loosen
and clamp the
entire interface
—including the
clamping device’s
draw mechanism—with
a single
screw, which is
easily accessible.
Like most of Hainbuch’s
clamping devices,
CapteX utilizes the
pioneering Centrex tech-
nology; precision steel balls vulcanized
into a rubber ring ensure that the system
positions with better than 0.003mm
repeatability. Extremely insensitive
to contamination, since only the
steel balls have point contact, CapteX
can be joined and separated easily. The
system is equipped with a positive-fit
bayonet so that it can also be used
safely on a rotating spindle.
Hainbuch’s zero-point clamping
system is configured for use on all conceivable
machines. The interface enables
all the machines in a production
facility to be standardized in one
stroke, and allows all the clamping
devices in the facility to be swapped
from machine to machine in seconds.
Currently, CapteX is available for
stationary use on dividing attachments,
turntables, and slow-rotating
spindles (those running no faster than
1,800 rpm). A version for fast-rotating
spindles is in development.
Hainbuch GmbH Spannende Technik
Patented Filtration System for Grinding and Lapping Machine
Coolant and Cutting Oils Can Be Built into a Machine Cycle
Two filters, each
containing a coil
around a second
coil that, at the correct
flow rate, generates
static, attract
and hold small particles.
When they
are saturated, a simple
sliding mechanism
and change of
flow direction move the sludge into a
container; then the filters move back
into operation. This entire process
takes no more than 20 seconds. Filter
discharge can be either accomplished
manually or built into a machine cycle
as an automatic process.
The Eco filtration system has been
proven in automotive applications
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and is moving into the medical technology
field. Users are finding that
grinding wheels require less in-cycle
dressing and that components are not
susceptible to particle-caused damage.
Two-month free trials are available.
Kemet International Ltd.
MAIDSTONE, KENT, UK
www.etmm.info/2009/09/045

Cutting Head and CNC
Simulator Let Machine Tool
Builders Extend Performance
The CNC controls specialist NUM, which has expertise in
CNC hardware and software, including such core components
as drives and motors, offers a new, ready-integrated
tool head for sophisticated plasma, laser and water-jet
cutting machinery applications. The design of the new
head brings numerous technical advantages to cutting machine
manufacturers.
Novel mechanical design enables the head to provide the
versatility of movement and stiffness essential for implementing
precision cutting motion, but with the unique
added benefit of very low mass. In addition, the design
eliminates the cabling runs that would otherwise have to
flex with the tool-head movement and could be the cause
of system failure.
Because it is so unusually lightweight, the innovative
NUM tool head can be assembled easily on existing CNC
plasma- and water-jet-cutting machines, often without
additional mechanical adaptation. This technology provides
a very simple means of extending the capability of
machinery from 2D to 3D applications, with precise multiaxis
interpolation.
Another NUM innovation is True 3D computer-aided
engineering software, an advanced 3D simulation package
that combines workpiece simulation with collision monitoring
and other powerful features. A general-purpose version
of NUM’s 3D simulator for multiaxis grinding applications,
True 3D allows machine builders to offer new
generations of optimization tools with their machines in
order to help users maximize manufacturing throughput
and productivity. It derives its name from the fact that it not
only emulates but simulates real-world CNC commands,
and consequently provides an output as close as possible to
the actual machined parts. With this software, machinery
users can virtually prototype and optimize the entire production
process, right down to reducing tool wear.
NUM AG
TEUFEN, SWITZERLAND
www.etmm.info/2009/097/046
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Products & Services
Application Variety of Hot Runner Product Range Can
Enhance Flexibility of Customers in Plastics Processing
D-M-E helps its plastics-moulding customers
become more flexible by offering
an extended standard range of
hot runner products. The supplier
now provides a solution for almost
any application up to 96 nozzles per
mould. New Polimax nozzles, for ex-
A pair of entry-level automatic videobased
measuring machines extend the
SmartScope ZIP range of measuring
systems available from OGP UK Ltd.
The new ZIP Lite 250 and 300 benchtop
video measuring systems include
a high-resolution digital colour camera
and advanced motorized optics, the
latter incorporating OGP’s patented
AccuCentric autocalibrating 5:1 zoom
lens for keeping images in focus and
on-axis throughout the entire range of
magnification.
Patented LED SmartRing white
lights provide square-on total illumination,
pinpointing light from an infinite
number of directions in order to
locate detail exactly and maximize
contrast on components of almost any
shape. Also, green LED profile and
coaxial surface lights are included for
greater illumination flexibility.
32 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
ample, are available in lengths of 50 to
500 mm with a shot weight capacity
up to 3,000 g. And D-M-E offers a large
variety of tips so that choosing the
type of gate is a simple matter of
changing the nozzle tip. The new
Polifast nozzles for parts up to 50 g
Both machines come with OGP’s
easy-to-use MeasureMind 3D Multi-
Sensor metrology software for measur-
come with a variety of tips, as
does the Policosmetic series for
use in custom packaging.
D-M-E has improved its
flexibility not only in the
open-nozzle area, but also in
its valve gate systems. With
the Polivalve valve gate system,
the operator can choose
from a preinstalled system or a
complete hot half and decide
whether an electric or hydraulic
drive is needed, among
other options. The choice of
preinstalled system or hot half
is available also for the opentype
systems; thus the operator
only needs to add the cavity
plate to start production.
To help deal with today’s
economy, D-M-E offers an economical
hot runner system. The new
Essential-Series is a cost-efficient system
for standard materials in the one-,
two-, or four-nozzle format.
D-M-E Europe C.V.B.A.
MECHELEN, BELGIUM
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Entry-Level Benchtop Video Measuring Systems Handle
Simple Shapes and Complex Structures with Equal Facility
ing parts with simple geometric shapes
or complex free-form structures. Neither
requires the addition of an external
processor or lens ID facility. The
machines have a granite base and column
for stable measurement, an operator-friendly
three-button joystick,
and high-precision microstepping
motors to drive x-y motion control
functions. A touch probe and laser
sensor for measuring parts with hardto-find
features is available as an accessory,
as are lens attachments for additional
magnification options.
Measuring areas for the ZIP Lite 250
and 300 are 250 x 150 x 150 mm and
300 x 300 x 150 mm, respectively. The
250 model can be equipped with a
300-mm x-axis as well.
OGP UK Ltd.
FOSTON, DERBYSHIRE, UK
www.etmm.info/2009/09/049

High-Pulse Technology
Enhances Plasma Ionization,
Tool Coating Performance
The road to ever more efficient cutting-tool coatings passes
through joint industry-academic R&D efforts. The coating
technology specialist CemeCon AG has been contributing
to these efforts for 20 years, implementing research results
in its coating systems of the type CC800 ® . It has been constantly
optimizing the high-power pulsed magnetron sputtering
(HPPMS) technology that produces the ionization
necessary for a
high-quality PVD
coating that will
provide the wear
protection that is
being demanded
by tool manufacturers
and end
users today. Stateof-the-art
HPPMS
technology is behind
the high
ionizing capability
of CemeCon’s
current CC800/9
system for tool
coating.
CemeCon systems
offer optimized
magnetic
fields, pulse technology,
and gas
control, which, along with the company’s patented anode
and booster technology, are responsible for the performance-enhancing
characteristics of so-called supernitride
coating materials. The high ionization of the CC800/9 system
allows supernitrides to be produced at comparatively
low bias voltages.
This means that the growing coating is constantly
exposed to an intense low-energy bombardment. Through
this soft but highly dosed ion bombardment, constant high
compaction of the applied coating is effected without generating
avoidable film defects.
Thus, supernitrides exhibit extremely low residual stress,
far below that of most conventional coating materials.
Thicker coatings, cutting edges better and more uniformly
coated, and optimized adhesion are the advantageous
results.
CemeCon has been pushing HPPMS technology development
in order to further increase ionization. Denser and
more-homogeneous coatings are the research objectives.
Harder, tougher, and more adherent than conventional
sputter layers, HPPMS coatings have already produced up to
fourfold tool-life improvements in many situations.
CemeCon AG
WÜRSELEN, GERMANY
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Products & Services
Low-Cost See-Through 3D Printer That Processes a Variety
of Materials Is Suitable for Teaching RP/RM Techniques
The new RapMan 3D printer, an
affordable alternative for rapid prototyping
and rapid manufacturing (RP/
RM) that comes in kit form, has been
developed by A1 Technologies Ltd.
for educational institutions teaching
students of engineering and manufacturing
technology computer-aided
techniques. Building the RapMan
from a kit enables students as young as
14 to learn basic engineering principles.
Once the printer is assembled, it
can be used to produce 3D parts by
means of a specially designed extruder
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head that lays down a fine bead of
molten plastic.
Typically, 3D printing takes place
inside a black box. With the RapMan,
however, the process is completely
open to view. The machine is made
from clear acrylic parts that enable students
to see, and thus better understand,
the production process.
Though the machine costs just a
small fraction of the price of roughly
equivalent products, its price encompasses
everything needed to assemble
and run the equipment, including
software to slice an STL file and convert
it into the G-code read by the
RapMan. The printer is also very costeffective
to operate. Because the construction
materials cost as little as
£20/kg, a typical 3D model is extremely
inexpensive to produce.
Available extrudable materials,
which A1 supplies as filament in 1-kg
reels, include ABS, high- and lowdensity
polyethylene, polypropylene,
polystyrene, PVC, polycarbonate, and
biodegradable polylactic acid.
A1 Technologies Ltd.
LONDON, UK
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New Tool Steel Formulated for Use in
Highly Stressed Mould Components
PH 42 Supra tool steel is a construction
material especially well suited for
complicated plastic-injection mould
components that are subjected to very
high mechanical stresses, such as manifolds.
The manufacturer, Deutsche
Edelstahlwerke GmbH, developed
this steel over three years in cooperation
with an important mould maker.
Tests performed by this customer
showed that PH 42 exhibits significantly
better performance characteristics
than materials previously used for
manifolds. The mechanical properties
of PH 42 Supra noticeably exceeded
those of 1.2085 and 1.2738, and its
grindability was superior to that of
more highly alloyed PH 13-8 products,
as well.
The key to the performance superiority
of PH 42 is its balanced, low-carbon
alloy composition in combination
with manufacturing processes tailored
specifically for this material and its
intended purpose. These factors give
PH 42 Supra a very homogeneous
matrix that is even across the entire
Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG
has recently announced an extension
of its range of latch-locking units for
demoulding with the new Z178-series
round, internally mounted latchlocking
device. This compact internal
variant offers the advantage of not
increasing the dimensions of the
mould. Also, being protected within
the mould, the locking device ensures
reliable graduation of the plate-opening
movements.
profile and undisturbed by carbides.
The steel is remelted via electroslag
remelting, which enables the degree of
purity to be raised to a point where the
material can withstand high mechanical
stresses even at high polishability
levels and relatively high hardness levels
of 38–42 HRc.
New PH 42 Supra tool steel is delivered
coarsely milled in plates as thick
as 100 mm.
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH
WITTEN, GERMANY
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Round Latch-Locking Device
Mounts Internally to Save Space
The space-saving device has an outside
diameter of 22 or 26 mm and
allows strokes up to 55 mm. With the
aid of a supplied flange, it is easily
adapted to many applications. The
stroke can be variably defined by
shortening the pulling rod Z1781. In
addition, the housing can be cut to the
length that matches the relative plate
thickness.
Inside, robust segments ensure high
power transmission through precise
positive-lock positioning. A dampened
stroke-limit stop ensures a soft, gentle,
low-noise sequence of movements.
Another special feature that adds safety
and reliability in production is the
locking of the pulled plate. With this
system, return motion replicates the
event sequence of the opening stroke.
Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG
LÜDENSCHEID, GERMANY
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Products & Services
Popular Pioneering Software for Mould Management
Is Upgraded and Further Enhanced with Sixth Release
ProFile 6 mould management
software, the latest
version of the popular
programme introduced in
1996, has enhanced features
to make mould management
even easier. It is
made by Progressive Components,
supplier of components
for the production
tooling industry.
At its debut the industry’s
first software for
mould management, Pro-
File advanced the way
tooling activity and data
were tracked. It continues
to do so in its new edition.
ProFile is a contact database for
moulds, in which last and next actions
for a tool may be recorded and
tracked. Also, in order to streamline
the management process, it houses
critical vendor and customer informa-
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tion for each tool. When an action is
due, ProFile prompts the user when it
is launched. Other features of the software
include work orders and memos
that carry over the mould information
for the recipient; programme-specific
spreadsheets that store tool-specific
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data and general information;
an integrated Bill of
Materials programme that
gives users cost histories for
mould components and
links costs back to the actions
being performed; and
several canned reports for
submitting status updates
to colleagues or to mould
owners. The data in reports
can be exported to Excel or
other programmes for further
manipulation.
ProFile 6 provides a
number of user-friendly
enhancements, including
more reports for additional data presentation
options, and more-streamlined
entry of work orders, memos,
and schedules of actions.
Progressive Components Europe Ltd.
MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, UK
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Products & Services
Simulation Software Upgrades Make Designing of
Hot Runner Injection Moulding Systems Easier
The French specialist software developer
Simpoe SAS has recently released
its Simpoe-Mold ® 2009-R1 and SimpoeWorks
® 2009-R1 plastic-injectionmoulding
simulation solutions. Simpoe-Mold
is a stand-alone version of
the fast, easy-to-use simulation programme
engineered to facilitate collaborative
product development in the
plastics industry, while SimpoeWorks,
a SolidWorks Gold Partner product, is
fully embedded in SolidWorks ® 3D
CAD software. These releases of software
products that allow simulations
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to substitute for the creation
of physical mould
prototypes deliver new
functionalities to plasticparts
designers and manufacturers
and to mould
makers.
One of the major new
capabilities introduced
with these midyear releases
is optimization of
gate positioning for multiple-gate
injection (up to
eight simultaneous gates)
for large parts, effected even before the
first simulation run. Also new is direct
reading of Think3 and VX CAD model
files in their native formats. Think3
and VX CAD software users no longer
need to worry about file transfer; they
now share a benefit already enjoyed by
CATIA and SolidWorks users. Other
CAD model files can still be imported
into Simpoe-Mold through STEP, IGES,
and STL file formats.
The 2009-R1 versions of Simpoe-
Mold and Simpoe-Works additionally
provide support of the HTML, Word,
and Powerpoint formats for automatic
report generation and include an
improved and even more user-friendly
batch manager. The latter feature
makes it unnecessary to open each
project individually in order to launch
a group of simulations.
The Simpoe software products are
available in several languages through
the company’s worldwide network of
value-added resellers.
Simpoe SAS
TORCY, FRANCE
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VMCs for Heavy Roughing and
Precision Finishing Offer Long
Axis Travels in Small Footprint
Featuring a patented T-base structural design to minimize
demand on floor space, the YCM TV series of vertical
machining centres (VMCs) available exclusively from YMT
Technologies Ltd. has been engineered to provide exceptional
machine rigidity and performance in applications
ranging from heavy roughing to precision mould and die
machining.
X-y-z travels range from 1,100 x 600 x 630 mm in the
smallest model to 2,600 x 1,020 x 762 mm in the largest.
The x-axis is positioned under the y-axis to enable the
machines to occupy 20 to 30% less floor space than other
machines with equivalent axial travels, and the T-base
allows the fitting of dual screw-type chip augers to remove
swarf (and the heat it contains) efficiently, vital for a machine
tool capable of high metal removal rates.
The TV116A and TV146A models have an 8,000-rpm
BT40 spindle powered by an 11-kW AC servomotor and
able to provide enough torque at 400 rpm to roughmachine
hardened material. An optional 10,000-rpm spindle
with ceramic bearings can be specified for high-speed
finish-machining.
The four models in the B series feature a BT50 interface
and an oil chiller to minimize thermal growth, along with
more-powerful spindle options (18.5 and 22.5 kW). Metal
removal rates are as high as 600 cm
YMT Technologies Ltd.
3 /min.
The machines’ long x-axis is fully supported by the rigid
T-base. Measuring 1,200 x 600 mm up to 2,800 x 1,020 mm
and accommodating maximum workpiece loads of 1,200 to
7,000 kg, worktables in this series are supported by the cross
y-axis, which features four solid guideways for smooth
motion and guaranteed dynamic levelling accuracy.
TV-series VMCs have 20-station (A series) or 32-station (B
series) umbrella-type direct-access automatic tool changers
and are controlled by either the Heidenhain iTNC 530 or
the Fanuc 18M CNC.
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Products & Services
Laser Trackers Equipped with Improved Vision Technology
Eliminate Major Problem in Measuring Moving Targets
The Leica Absolute Tracker with
PowerLock vision technology is able
to lock onto any moving target automatically.
While laser tracker technology
up to now has required that the
operator take care that the laser beam
between the tracker and the target is
not interrupted, the PowerLock innovation
introduced by Leica Geosystems
AG removes the need for the
user to intervene to prevent such timewasting
process interruption. Leica
cites customer reports that say that
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being broken accounts for as much as
20% of total measurement time.
An Absolute Tracker equipped with
the built-in vision system can, via a
sensor, determine where a target is
without the user’s help. The laser
tracker locks onto the target automatically
as soon as it is within view of the
sensor, allowing the operator to focus
on the part and the measurement
process, and not on whether the beam
has been broken. PowerLock works
with all standard reflectors and all
Leica T-products.
All Absolute Trackers purchased
from now on will be upgraded to this
functionality free of charge upon release.
Models already in the market
can be upgraded for a small charge at
any Hexagon Metrology service centre.
Leica Geosystems AG
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Volume VIII Number 3 • An Access Communications Inc. Publication AUTUMN 2009
Maintaining
Integrity
One important factor in determining
the integrity and finish of a mould
cavity’s surface is the material
microstructure of the electrode.
Hugely
Effective
The world’s largest wire-cutting EDM
machine is surprisingly versatile. Every
customer can configure its own unit
with a high degree of flexibility.
Saving
Cycles
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For more information visit: www.edm-europe.com
On the cover:
Mitsubishi Electric’s NA 2400P is
one of several new cutting-edge
wire-cut EDM machines that the
company will be demonstrating at
EMO 2009 in Milan.
See page 44.
An American firm that provides EDM
tooling finds that the right CAM
software can improve electrode
programming and cycle time.

T E C H N O L O G Y
Electrode Material Microstructure Is One Important
Determinant of Mould Cavity Surface Integrity and Finish
The degree of surface integrity of an
EDMed mould cavity depends on how
the EDM process alters the surface layers
of the workpiece thermally. Poco
Graphite notes that several factors need
to be considered by the mould maker,
with the type and quality of electrode
material playing a big role in obtaining
a desirable, cost-effective surface finish.
Thermally Altered Layers
The EDM process changes not only the
surface of the metal, but also subsurface
layers that collectively constitute the
altered-metal zone. This zone comprises
the recast, or white, layer and the heataffected
zone (Figure 1).
The white layer consists of metal
that has been made just molten by the
electrical discharge, but not hot enough
to be ejected into the gap and flushed.
In this layer, EDMing has altered the
metal’s structure and characteristics;
the molten metal has been cooled by
dielectric and resolidified in the cavity,
and includes some expelled particles
that then solidified and were redeposited
on the surface (Figure 2). Densely
infiltrated by carbon resulting from the
breakdown of hydrocarbons in the electrode
and dielectric fluid, the white
layer’s structure thus differs from that
of the base material.
Beneath the white layer is the heataffected
zone, only minimally affected
by carbon enrichment. It has been heated,
but not to its melting point; its metallurgical
structure is unchanged.
Microcracking
Mould makers are concerned about
microcracking, resulting from thermal
stresses created during the EDM cycle’s
on-time phase and prominent in the
white layer (Figure 3). If this layer is too
thick, the microcracking present can
cause premature tool failure. Further,
microcracks lower the metal’s corrosion
and fatigue resistance.
The depth of the microcracking (and
the white layer), which varies directly
with spark intensity, is partially controllable
via the EDM programme. The parameters
that affect mould-cavity sur-
face integrity are voltage, amperage,
on-time, and the duty cycle, all of which
can be manipulated to optimize roughing,
semifinishing and finishing efficiencies—and
thus surface integrity.
Along with spark intensity, the
metal’s thermal conductivity contributes
to the mould’s surface integrity.
White Layer
Annealed Layer
Highly thermally conductive metals
(e.g., copper alloy), owing to energy
dissipation throughout their surface,
usually have a thinner white layer and
less microcracking than less-conductive
materials (e.g., tool steel).
Burning carbide creates another
concern, as this brittle material exhibits
Redeposited Layer
Unaffected Working Material
Figure 1: The altered-metal zone of a mould cavity subjected to EDM processing.
Figure 2: The white layer includes some metal particles that, after being melted and expelled by the EDM process,
are redeposited. This results in the white layer being carbon enriched.
Figure 3: Microcracking in the white layer, as shown in this cross section, is a potential problem for mould makers.
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high levels of thermal cracking. The
cobalt binder that holds the tungsten
carbide or silicon carbide particles together
is highly conductive; thus, spark
energy disintegrates it, causing carbide
particles to be released into the gap.
Electrode Material
Surface finish is as important a mould
cavity characteristic as surface integrity.
Just as they affect the integrity of the
cavity’s sublayers, machining parameters
govern surface finish (Figure 4).
Another factor is the electrode material,
which has little effect on the cavity’s
subsurface integrity but is important
for surface finish. Here, manufacturing
costs and lead time might be reduced
without preventing delivery of a quality
mould. A mould with a fine EDM finish
can be put to use right out of the
tank, saving time and expense. Such a
finish is achieved by employing a highfrequency
EDM programme with low
amperages and short on-times, along
with the optimal electrode material.
Taking the programme out of the equation,
the cavity surface varies directly
with the material quality of the electrode
used to finish the cavity.
Its particle and pore sizes play a key
role in the electrode material’s ability to
produce a smooth finish. If the material
structure cannot produce the specified
finish, the EDM machine will continue
to run in a vain attempt to achieve that
surface quality. If two electrodes made
of different materials erode a cavity at
the same parameters, the electrode with
the finer material structure yields the
smoother surface finish, which will require
less, if any, subsequent polishing.
An electrode material with a poor
microstructure (i.e., large or irregular
particles) will wear unevenly. This is
bad for cavity surface finish generally,
but especially critical with multicavity
moulds. When electrodes are graphite,
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all should exhibit a consistent quality.
Because graphite grades from different
manufacturers wear differently, the
same EDM machine may not produce
the programmed surface finish with all
electrodes. This is seen when moulds
T E C H N O L O G Y
Figure 4: EDM machining parameters have an effect on the mould cavity surface finish. Left image: This cross section shows a white layer representing a heat-affected zone, with
solidified particles. Right image: An electrode with a finer material structure will produce a cavity with a finer surface finish.
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are produced using a variety of electrode
materials or EDM machines of
different make.
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LIMONEST, FRANCE
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P R O D U C T S & S E R V I C E S
Wire-Cut EDMs Suitable for Daily Workshop Employment Are
Designed to Be Technically and Economically Cutting-Edge
After presenting the first prototype
of a new wire-cut
EDM machine at Tokyo’s
JIMTOF fair last year, Mitsubishi
Electric plans to introduce
its high-precision
NA Essence wire EDM series
to the European public at
EMO Milano in October. The
new high-end machine series
combines revolutionary with
evolutionary advances: it was
redesigned from scratch, but
takes advantage of the further
development of proven,
reliable technologies.
The drive system of the NA Essence
is certainly a breakthrough. The machine
uses an optical servo drive system
in combination with tubular direct
drives, a unique concept offering the
benefits of ball-screw drives and conventional
linear drives. This construction
avoids both the interfering magnet-
ic-power influence of linear drives on
the guidance system and unnecessary
heat generation. One result is optimized
energy consumption efficiency.
Thanks to the optical servo drive,
the NA Essence wire-cut EDM reacts in
real time. The machine’s Advance CNC
communicates via fibre-optic cables
with the extremely reactive
drives; thus, the control is
able to handle and transfer
signals instantaneously.
Though the very-highprecision
series is intended
to set standards for quality
and productivity, these are
not machines with limited
application. This is made
clear by their workspace
dimensions. The NA1200
Essence boasts x-y-z travel
paths of 400 x 300 x 220 mm,
while the respective axial
travels for the NA2400 Essence
are 600 x 400 x 310 mm.
Both machines use wires ranging
from 0.05 to 0.30 mm in diameter as
standard. The best surface quality
achievable with the Digital FS (D-FS)
generator is 0.05 μm Ra, depending on
workpiece material and cutting height;
this can always be achieved with plain
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ass wire, however. Thus, the NA
Essence not only is efficient but also has
low running costs. In addition to the D-
FS, the series is equipped with a Digital
AE generator, which controls the vertical
position of sparks to attain highest
parallelism on the workpiece.
Ergonomic design and user-friendliness,
always a priority for Mitsubishi
Electric, is evident in the new wire-cut
EDM series. The popular Advance CNC
features a logical menu structure and
clear design. The controller is operated
via a robust 15-in. touch-screen monitor,
fixed function keys for common commands,
and a keyboard and mouse. An
integrated programming system and
complete networking capability, along
with numerous automatic functions
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optimized for the optical drive, make
daily work comfortable for the machine
operator.
Access to the working area is very
good; the NA1200 Essence is equipped
with an automatic vertical sliding tank
door, while the NA2400 Essence has
a three-side-lift tank.
Another noteworthy
series attribute is the
highly reliable automatic
wire-feed system.
Also, the machines
are considered
maintenance-friendly,
like other Mitsubishi
Electric EDM systems.
High-precision capabilitynotwithstanding,
the NA Essence is
not a “sensitive soul”
but is rather designed
for daily use in active
workshops.
The NA Essence embodies environmental
consciousness in more ways
than stingy energy use. Its invertercontrolled
pumps for dielectric-fluid
circulation have a standby mode, for
example. And the machines’ massive
cast-iron bed, besides ensuring longterm
stability and precision, can easily
be recycled.
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.
RATINGEN, GERMANY
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P R O D U C T S & S E R V I C E S
Wire- and Sinker-Type EDM and Milling Machines
Put Advanced Technology in a ‘Green’ Spotlight
Manufacturers are under increasing
pressure to demonstrate their corporate
responsibility by earning ecological credentials.
The machine tool manufacturer
Sodick is leading the way by making
environmentally conscious innovation
central to its machine and business development
programme. As a
result, an eco-friendly/green
theme will take centre stage on
the Sodick stand at EMO Milano,
where the company will
display machines promoting
environmental sustainability.
Optimized physical footprints,
machine components, and consumables,
along with Sodick’s
energy-efficient power supply,
help users reduce their carbon
footprint.
The HS650L 5-axis highspeed
machining centre, for example,
which incorporates a
new 5-axis table designed for
high accuracy and high-speedcutting
performance in machin-
ing moulds and dies and other precision
components, is compactly designed. Not
only does it require less floor space; it
also helps reduce the use of energy and
consumables.
The updated AG range of Sodick
wire-cutting and die-sinking EDMs,
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designed for manufacturers needing
extra EDM capacity, is represented by
the AG600L wire machine, whose technical
benefits include an integrated
anticorrosion system based on ecofriendly
chemical solutions and an upgraded
high-speed LP2WH controller.
The AG60L die-sinker has many advanced
features that provide for much
faster cutting and zero or nanoscale
wear on graphite electrodes.
Other highlighted machines from
Sodick are the linear-drive AQ750L wire
EDM for very large components and, at
the other end of the spectrum, the easyto-use
entry-level AD325L wire machine.
The latter unit houses the linearmotor
drive system, tension servo
function, automatic fluid-level control,
and automatic wire threader within an
ultracompact footprint. In addition, the
C32 sinker EDM is making its European
debut at EMO.
Sodick Europe Ltd.
COVENTRY, UK
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Wire EDM Machine Larger
Than Any Other Cuts Totally
Submerged Tall Workpieces
The ONA AF130 wire-cutting EDM machine is considered the
largest machine of its type in the world. Part of the AF Modular
series developed by ONA Electro-Erosion S.A., it is
designed for versatility; every customer can configure its own
unit with a high degree of flexibility. The various elements
from which the x-, y-, u-, v-, and z-axes are assembled are prefabricated
modules. This makes machine assembly swift and
simple, enabling a customized system to be delivered with
the same price and lead time as a standard machine.
Purchasers of AF Modular machines can choose to have
an 800-, 1,000-, 1,500-, or 2,000-mm x-axis. Y-axis travel
options are 800, 1,000, 600, and 1,300 mm. The z-axis choices
are 500, 600, or 700 mm. The German customer that recently
took delivery of the largest wire EDM machine ever built has
an AF130 model with x-y-z travels of 2,000 x 1,300 x 700 mm.
Its working area has a volume of 1,820 dm 3 . The machine can
handle, with ease and precision, workpieces weighing as
much as 10,000 kg and having dimensions as great as 2,450 x
2,000 x 700 mm.
Machines in the AF Modular series can cut workpieces as
tall as 700 mm in the totally submerged mode. Additionally,
they employ the ecologically sound ONA Aqua Prima filtering
system that uses calibrated mineral particles as filtering
elements, rather than filtering cartridges; these particles are
neither lost nor expended and need no replacement during
the filter’s lifetime.
ONA AF Modular models include a high-power ONA
Easycut digital generator designed to achieve cutting speeds
of 450 mm 2 /min with 0.33-mm wire and 370 mm 2 /min with
0.25-mm wire. This generator, by enabling such rapid cutting,
prevents oxidation and pitting of the workpiece surface,
which can have a finish as good as 0.2 μm Ra (6 VDI).
ONA Electro-Erosion S.A.
DURANGO, SPAIN
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C A S E S T U D I E S
CAM Software Helps Improve Sinker-EDM
Electrode Programming and Cycle Time
The production of electrodes
for die-sinking EDM
represents one of the most
difficult CNC programming
challenges. The electrodes
have complex geometries
and must be machined with
high precision. Also, they
are produced in small lots,
even one-offs, so programming
time has to be as short
as possible. The EDM Department,
an American firm
that provides EDM tooling
and contract manufacturing,
has been able to answer
all these challenges with the
help of Esprit Knowledge-
Base CNC programming
software supplied by DP
Technology.
“The Esprit Knowledge-
Base machining capabilities
enable us to embed our
machining expertise within
the software, which substantially
reduces programming
time,” explains Mark
Raleigh, the president of
EDM Department. “We are
using knowledge-based machining
to develop a storehouse
of optimized machining
operations that we use
over and over again to
ensure that each of our programmes
is as productive as
possible.”
Raleigh’s company previously
developed CNC
programmes for the electrodes
with 2D programming
software. A problem
with this approach was the
common requirement for many trigonometric
calculations to define the part
geometry.
In addition, the software could not
accommodate 3D contoured surfaces;
EDM Department programmers could
write their own G-code and attach it to
the programme, but that took a lot of
time and was practical only for simple
contours. More G-code had to be created
in-house to programme newer-generation
machine tools.
So, Mark Raleigh decided to invest
in a state-of-the-art solid-model-based
CNC programming system. He chose
Esprit KnowledgeBase because its features
that allowed the company’s own
machining and tool expertise to be
embedded would save time by automating
many otherwise tedious programming
functions.
Adds Raleigh, “The knowledge base
also can help reduce machining cycle
times by providing programmers with
standardized operations that
have been optimized by
highly skilled and experienced
programmers.”
This software, like diesinking
EDM itself, is especially
helpful in programming
electrodes for medical
device components, many of
which are characterized by
high aspect ratios. The EDM
Department uses the design
of experiments method to
determine the optimal machining
conditions for the
challenging cuts sinker electrodes
necessitate.
“Esprit gives us the ability
to make adjustments in
very fine increments, as well
as the ability to save machining
operations for use on
future electrodes,” explains
Raleigh.
The company uses Esprit
to programme its die-sinking
EDM machines as well.
Here, programming allows
restarting a stopped job just
where it left off. The new
programming software and
methods have helped the
EDM Department reduce
programming time significantly,
even for the most
complicated parts, while
also increasing machining
productivity.
“The ability to create a
realistic simulation of the
complete machining operation
has nearly eliminated
programming errors,” Raleigh
reports, observing that
this accelerates machine setup. Cycle
times are shorter because optimized
machining operations that are archived
can be applied to features quickly.
“Esprit also makes it easy to change
and evaluate machining operations,”
concludes Raleigh, “which makes it
practical to continually improve our
programming methods.”
DP Technology Europe
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
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EMO Milano 2009
EMO Milano 2009: Leading International Metalworking
Exhibition Meets in State-of-the-Art New Facility
Alternately hosted by Hannover, Germany,
and Milan, Italy, the cosmopolitan
capital of Lombardy, the EMO
world machine tool exhibition is regarded
as the most prestigious international
trade fair to focus on metalworking.
EMO Milano 2009, which
takes place at the new Fiera Milano
Exhibition Centre the week of October
5–10, brings the event back to Milan
after six years, and the organizers
promise that show visitors will find
much about the exhibits, the venue
and the city of Milan to appreciate.
EMO Milano 2009 is organized by
EFIM-Ente Fiere Italiane Macchine, a
subsidiary of UCIMU-Sistemi per Produrre,
which is the Italian association
of machine tool, robot and automation
manufacturers. The fair has been
energetically promoted by CECIMO,
the European Committee for Cooperation
among the Machine Tool Industries.
EMO Milano’s internationality is
a large selling point, along with its size
and universality. The organizers are
envisioning the event as an occasion
for stepping out of the economic doldrums
in which much of the global
manufacturing community has been
50 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
caught for a year. Says the event director,
Alfredo Mariotti, “EMO Milano
2009 will be the right moment to plan
investments in instrumental goods,
and whoever attends the show will
certainly benefit.”
A Universal Exhibition
Machine tools for metal forming and
metal cutting, machines for welding,
equipment for thermal and surface
treatments, robots, automation hardware
and software, assembly machinery,
tools, parts and components,
accessories, metrology technology,
quality control systems and software,
systems for safety and environmental
protection, and many other products,
technologies and services that make
up the metalworking sector’s contribution
to the worldwide manufacturing
industry will be presented at EMO.
The biennial EMO has, since 1975,
testified to the steady evolution of the
world of metal machining, encouraging,
through meetings and exchanges
of views between manufacturers and
end users, the development of ever
more advanced technical solutions for
industrial production. Machine tool
users the world over concentrate their
attention on this fair as a showcase of
technological innovation.
Who Will Be There
More than 1,250 companies have formalized
their attendance as exhibitors
at EMO Milano 2009. Their displays
will occupy a net exhibition area of
about 100,000 m 2 . When EMO takes
place in Milan, the show’s internationality
is more pronounced. This time,
some 70% of exhibitors come from 34
countries other than Italy.
Those exhibitors can expect that
about 200,000 visitors will be drawn to
the fairgrounds. The last time the
show was held in Milan, 60,000 visitors
arrived from foreign countries.
The Location
Called by an Italian novelist “the most
Italian of cities,” Milan is now distinguished
by its standard-setting new
fairground for trade shows as much as
by its architecture, stock exchange,
cathedral, banks, fashion focus, and
growing status as a tourist destination.
Fiera Milano consists of eight pavilions
designed to maximize accessibility and
visibility for all booths.
The comfortable, inviting space is
supported by advanced technological
facilities and includes well-appointed
conference rooms and bars and restaurants,
among a host of other welcome
user amenities. The total gross area
occupied by EMO Milano 2009 is
180,000 m2 .
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CGTech Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . .A20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
CNC Software Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . .D19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Delcam plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . .C14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
DP Technology Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . .D01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Erowa AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . .G06, H09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Exeron GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .C31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Fanuc GE CNC Europe S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . .E02, G01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Fischer AG Präzisionsspindeln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .A04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Haas Automation Europe N.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . .B24, D11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 60
IMSA S.r.l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .D07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
MAG Europe GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . .B05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Matec Maschinenbau GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . .A22, B13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Millutensil S.r.l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .C16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Missler Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . .C02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
ONA Electro-Erosion S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .B05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44, 46
Open Mind Technologies AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . .C24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Renishaw plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . .G06, G08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Sarix S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .A38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Union Tool Europe S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . .B24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
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EMO Milano 2009
Monitored Datum-Point Tooling System Ensures
Process Safety, Protecting Both Machine and Operator
Uncompromising monitoring
of system status distinguishes
the MTS+ monitored
datum-point tooling
system from other datumpoint
systems. Erowa AG,
the manufacturer and supplier,
points out that constant
monitoring of the completely
sealed chuck enables both
operator and machine to be
protected while process safety
is increased. The standard
MTS+ system checks to confirm
that the chuck is completely
open, and it looks for
clamping errors, determining
whether the chucking spigot
is in place, pallets are in
place, the chucking spigot and pallet
are clamped, or the chuck is closed.
The MTS+ system features extremely
high rigidity (owing to its new locking
technology), repeatability within
The best-selling universal
cylindrical grinding machine
from Fritz Studer
AG, the S33, is appreciated
by users for the very
low cost per part that can
be achieved by performing
external and internal
cylindrical grinding of
small and medium-sized
workpieces in a single
clamping. It has been
proven over time in both
single-part and largeseries
production applications.
Now, to provide
further advantages to toolmakers, job
shops, and industrial suppliers, Studer
offers the S33 grinding machine with
a new two-spindle grinding head
and an internal grinding unit. This
upgrade makes it possible for even
more workpiece geometries to be
ground in a single clamping.
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0.003 mm, potential clamping power
to 18,000 N attainable through reclamping,
and a repeating capability of
better than 700,000 cycles. The entire
chuck is made of corrosion-resistant
The new grinding head has two
motor spindles for external grinding.
These plus the internal grinding unit
make three grinding wheels, with the
result being that workpieces marked
by high individuality can be machined
completely and more quickly than
before. Also, the S33 is now available
material. With its working piston
running in the casing, the
chuck makes no great demands
on the machine table.
When heavy pallets have to
be loaded or unloaded, the
guaranteed-open status of the
chuck ensures safe lifting of
the pallet with absolutely no
damage being done to a robot
gripper, the lifting crane, or
the machine table. In operation,
the chuck control and
monitoring system requires
only two air supply connections.
No mixing of control
media is necessary.
Customers can choose between
a manual control box
with monitoring display and an automatic
solution.
Erowa AG
BÜRON, SWITZERLAND
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Upgrades Make Popular Universal Cylindrical Grinder
Even Better Suited for Realizing Individual Requirements
with a CNC control and
integrated PC that enables
use of the new StuderWIN
operator interface. Studer-
Grind programming software
modules are able to
be installed directly on the
control system. According
to Studer, these capabilities
are unique for a universal
cylindrical grinder in the
S33’s price class.
Of course, the S33 continues
to provide simple
changeover from grinding
between centres to live
spindle grinding, a swivelling machine
table, an optional c-axis for form and
thread grinding, a Granitan ® machine
bed, and an extensive range of options
and accessories.
Fritz Studer AG
STEFFISBURG, SWITZERLAND
www.etmm.info/2009/09/079

Modular VMC with Rigid Structure
Is Optimized for High Productivity
The NBV 400 vertical machining
centre (VMC), the first in the NBV
series, which MAG will introduce at
EMO in Milan, is distinguished by its
small footprint and modular design.
The machine has a fixed table for 3axis
machining whose clamping surface
measures 1,000 x 700 mm, an aaxis
tilting table for 4-axis machining,
a c-on-a-axis rotary-tilting table for
simultaneous 5-axis milling, and a c-
on-a-axis rotary-tilting table for 5-axis
milling-turning at a c-axis speed of
1,000 rpm. Thus, the NBV VMC can be
configured to fulfill multiple production
requirements in mould and die,
aerospace, medical technology, and
general machining applications.
The machine bed is a heavily ribbed
casting with a solid base for the thermosymmetrically
optimized cast yslide.
FEA-optimized static and dynamic
design provides high rigidity
and stiffness, agility, and superb cutting
performance and precision.
The application of linear guideway
technology on the x-, y-, and z-axes
results in very good machine dynamics
independent of workpiece weight.
Traverse rates as high as 60 m/min and
acceleration up to 6 m/sec 2 support
high-performance machining and a
high level of productivity.
Four spindle packages, with top
speeds of 10,000, 18,000, 24,000, and
42,000 rpm, are available. In addition,
a 12,000-rpm spindle associated with
the rotary-tilting table is offered for
mill-turn applications using the highspeed
rotary c-axis. With a wide torque
range of 9.6–12.4 Nm at 100% duty to
87–130 Nm at 40% duty, the spindle
options provide optimal adaptability
to the processing task.
Other noteworthy aspects of the
NBV 400 are a 40-tool disk-type magazine
with fast, direct tool change; easy
accommodation of automation and
manufacturing-cell solutions; a choice
of Siemens or Bosch Rexroth controls
(with Heidenhain forthcoming); and
several energy-efficiency features. Integrated
CAM support allowing on-line
simulation of new NC programmes is
available as an option.
MAG Europe GmbH
STUTTGART, GERMANY
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an integrated CAD/CAM solution which has
been developped to meet and anticipate your
particular requirements.
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EMO Milano 2009
New CAM Release Has Enhancements to Benefit
Programmers of Milling,Turning and Wire EDM Cycles
Esprit 2010 computer-aided
manufacturing (CAM) software
is the latest version of the
product that has made DP
Technology a leader in the CAM
industry. The new Esprit will be
featured at EMO 2009.
Designed to be easy to use,
Esprit emphasizes the employment
of milling or turning in
any combination and on any
type of machine tool. Therefore,
most of the improvements
in the new edition will benefit
all programmers.
The many enhancements
that have been designed into Esprit
2010 improve the user experience for
all milling, turning, and wire EDM
cycles. DP Technology has added new
SolidMill and SolidWire cycles and has
upgraded all machining cycles in Esprit
to a new interface, which changes the
look of Esprit dramatically.
The matec-30 HVT milling and turning
centre from Matec Maschinenbau
GmbH is designed for the series
production of workpieces that are best
processed completely on one machine.
The travelling-column centre can do
this in at most two clampings. Swivelling
both horizontally and vertically,
its vertical lathe spindles are able to
turn and be positioned as the machining
task requires.
The ±90° swivel head provides for
five-side machining via milling and
drilling, and, during the turning process,
it allows multifunctional lathe
tools to be applied from all angles. The
matec-30 HVT is also suitable for machining
single parts.
Special features of this mill-turn
centre include high-speed, direct-drive
rotary tables 300 to 2,200 mm in diameter;
lathe spindle speeds of 100 to
6,000 rpm; separate tool magazines for
the turning-tool holder; and a swivelhead
option of serration catching in
steps of 1° or continuously variable
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In addition, simulation is now more
efficient owing to a new stock automation
engine that calculates the stock
model in the background. The user
can initiate a realistic simulation at
any point in the process.
In Esprit 2010, major changes have
been made to milling, including the
Mill-Turn Centre for Series Production Can Perform
Complete Machining in No More Than Two Clampings
adjustment. The x-axis work area in
milling mode is 1,300 to 12,000 mm,
while the standard y-axis distance is
600 mm, with 800, 1,000, and 1,200
mm optionally available.
With regard to the z-axis, the standard
working area is 700 mm in the
vertical dimension and 800 mm in the
horizontal, with options up to 1,200
mm in both cases.
integration of Esprit Mold 3axis
milling cycles, new and
improved Mold 5-axis cycles,
feature-based machining for all
FreeForm cycles, the ability to
define a third rotary axis for
milling machines, new knitted
surfaces for parametric machining,
and advanced pocket
feature recognition. At the
same time, associativity with
CAD models has been extended
to encompass the new pocket
features as well as FreeForm
and EDM features.
Technology advances made
to Esprit’s already proficient wire EDM
capability include a new cycle for 4-
Axis Pocketing and new technology
for EDM machines equipped with a
rotary axis.
DP Technology Europe
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
www.etmm.info/2009/09/082
Covering nearly all fields of application,
the HV-series machines of Matec
are variously configurable. They offer
the options of twin-table machining
with a rotary table or tailstock, and
multiple-clamping or single-part manufacturing
of voluminous parts.
Matec Maschinenbau GmbH
KÖNGEN, GERMANY
www.etmm.info/2009/09/083

High Performance and Enhanced Productivity
Characterize New Milling, Drilling and Turning Centres
At this year’s EMO trade
fair, Haas Automation
is premiering several
recent additions to its
offering of CNC machine
tools and rotary
tables, including the
DT-1 drilling and tapping
machine, ES-5-4T
horizontal machining
centre (HMC), and ST-
30 high-performance
turning centre.
The compact DT-1
high-speed drilling and tapping machine
includes full CNC milling capabilities.
It has a 508 x 406 x 394-mm
work area and a 660 x 381-mm T-slot
table. The 30-taper spindle provides
15,000 rpm and allows tapping at
speeds to 5,000 rpm. Other key features
are a high-speed 20-pocket tool
changer and rapids of 61 m/min on all
axes. High acceleration and deceleration
rates keep cycle times short and
minimize noncutting time.
The Haas ES-5-4T 40-taper, 4-axis
HMC has a VMC-style enclosure to
optimize visibility and operator access.
It offers travels of 1,016, 457, and 558
mm in the x-, y-, and z-axes, respectively,
and a rotating 1,016 x 381-mm
T-slot worktable. An 8,000-rpm in-line
direct-drive spindle and a 24+1-station
side-mount tool changer are standard,
while 12,000 rpm and 40+1 tools are
optionally available. The T-slot table
easily accommodates a 5th-axis rotary
table and fixture.
Fast Forward. By exeron.
Two technologies provided
by one supplier!
exeron ® GmbH
Beffendorfer Straße 6
D-78727 Oberndorf
05.-10.10.2009
hall 1 booth C31
Tel.: +49 74 23/8674-0
Fax: +49 74 23/8674-112
e-mail: info@exeron.de
Designed to provide heavy-cutting
capability, extreme rigidity, and high
thermal stability, the new ST-30 turning
centre has a maximum cutting
capacity of 533 x 660 mm, with maximum
swings of 806 mm over the front
apron and 527 mm over the cross slide.
A typical configuration would include
a 22.4-kW gear-driven spindle providing
1,139 Nm of cutting torque at 200
rpm and a top speed of 3,400 rpm.
Haas Automation Europe N.V.
www.etmm.info/2009/09/085
ZAVENTEM, BELGIUM
www.etmm.info/2009/09/084
www.exeron.de
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EMO Milano 2009
High-Speed-Cutting Machine Now Available with
Integrated Automation Capabilities,Alternative Spindle
To reach additional market
segments, Exeron GmbH now
is offering its HSC 600 5-axis
high-speed-cutting (HSC) machining
centre with integrated
automation, which was
developed by Exeron, and
with an alternative spindle
that extends machining capabilities.
The enhanced cutting
system is to be displayed at
EMO in Milan.
The Exeron automation system
is designed for 50 small
pallets measuring 55 x 55 mm
or for five 320 x 320-mm pallets
weighing up to 60 kg each. All current
clamping systems may be used with it.
The system enables the machine to be
equipped for producing electrodes or
for hard-milling larger parts in unattended
operation.
Optimal accessibility is a machine
highlight; the machining area, tool
The Hardinge group of companies
manufacture high-end CNC milling,
turning, and grinding machine tools
and work-holding solutions. At EMO
in Milan, the group is exhibiting new
advanced, high-performance 3- and
5-axis Bridgeport machining centres,
Super Precision Hardinge turning centres,
Kellenberger universal cylindrical
grinding machines, and Hauser jig
grinders. Turning centres to be featured
are the Hardinge RS T-42 Super
Precision and Hardinge GS 51A.
Offering 0.1-μm resolution, the RS
T-42 Super Precision collet-ready centre
(photo) delivers as-good-as-grinding
results in all hard-turning and hardmilling
applications. This machine
offers a 42-mm bar working diameter.
X-axis travel is 189 mm, and z-axis
movement covers 638 mm.
The centre has been equipped with
an 11-kW, 6,000-rpm spindle and a 12tool-station
turret. Its vibration control,
thermal stability, and accuracy
result in superior part roundness, sur-
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changer, and pallet changer can all be
loaded from the front. Further, the
machine commands only minimal
floor space. Chip identification and
the integration of a job management
system are available, so the HSC 600
machine can be integrated into existing
automated systems.
The machine’s automation interface
High-End Turning Centres
Deliver Excellent Surface Finish
face finish and statistical
process control.
The RS T-42
Super Precision can
be specified with a
subspindle, live tooling,
and y-axis machining
capability.
The new GS 51A
horizontal turning
centre is a compact,
high-productivity
lathe that comes
with integrated automation
and features
the new Siemens
828 control.
In addition to a robust cast-iron base,
heavy-duty linear guides, and advanced
ball screw technology—all of
which ensure high part accuracy and
repeatability, excellent surface finish
and optimized stock removal—the
machine offers an integrated straightline
gantry system for rapidly loading
and unloading workpieces and fin-
allows larger Exeron automation
systems to be integrated
as well. Examples are the ERM
and the ERC, whose capabilities
include capacity for as
many as 150 55 x 55-mm pallets
and 10 320 x 320-mm pallets.
Also, linear automation
systems, such as Erowa’s ERS
linear, may be connected.
Now, an automation module
for every HSC 600 machining
task exists.
The HVC 150 spindle with
HSK-50E taper is available as
an alternative for machining operations
beyond the usual range of HSC
applications, such as drilling or threading.
Also offered is a wet-machining
version with an external or optional
internal coolant system.
Exeron 1 GmbH
OBERNDORF/NECKAR, GERMANY
www.etmm.info/2009/09/086
ished parts. The GS 51A machine’s
high-precision, collet-ready spindle
delivers exacting part roundness and
tight tolerances, and a modular component
part plate enables parts of various
sizes to be machined with ease.
Hardinge GmbH
KREFELD, GERMANY
www.etmm.info/2009/09/087

New CNC Functions Are Designed to Maximize
Productivity of Complex, High-Performance Machines
At EMO Milano, the Fanuc Group display
of its latest control products and
robots for optimizing machine tool
productivity includes new functions
for CNCs developed by Fanuc GE
CNC. The many new features of the
Decrease production times with IMSA Gundrills!
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Featuring top feed rates, high-quality operations and quick setup times.
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Series 30i/31i/32i CNCs and new capabilities
of the CNC Series 0i Model D
are to be highlighted.
Series 30i/31i/32i CNCs are especially
well suited for complex machines,
such as mill-turn centres, 5axis
machine tools,
and multispindle
and transfer machines.
Their new
5-axis machining
features, which include
Smooth TCP/
Smooth TCP2, are
designed to minimize
machining
time while improving
output quality.
Other notable enhancements
to be
demonstrated at the
booth include the
expansion of 3D
Interference Check,
which safeguards collision-risk areas,
and a Quick Program Restart Function,
which facilitates resumption of machining
following, for example, an
incident of tool damage.
Series 0i Model D CNCs offer
nanointerpolation, a function that satisfies
the most demanding requirements
for workpiece finish quality at
high feed rates and machining speeds.
Dual Check Safety, a new feature on
the Series 0i, uses the CNC’s multiple
processors to cross-check data in order
to monitor the safety of critical parts
of the machine for compliance with
international standards.
A new open-CNC version, the
stand-alone Series 0i Model D, allows
for a high-speed serial bus (HSSB) link
to a Panel i display interface with Windows
Embedded PC functionality.
Fanuc GE CNC Europe S.A.
ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG
www.etmm.info/2009/09/088
Hall 1 Stand D07
The Specialists of precision gundrilling
I.M.S.A. srl - Via Don Giacinto dell’Acqua, 2 - 23890 Barzago (LC) Italy
tel. +39 031 860 444 - fax +39 031 861 446
www.etmm.info/2009/09/089

EMO Milano 2009
Elaborate Mould-Cooling Circuits Can Be Drilled
Quickly and Precisely with Gun-Drilling/Milling Centre
IMSA S.r.l. offers mould makers
the medium-sized MF1200BB
gun-drilling and milling centre,
along with the large models
MF1200BBL and MF1200BBLL.
Each of these machines can drill
holes 5–40 mm in diameter and
1,200 mm deep from full metal
in one operation. Y-axis travel is
1,000 mm, while x-axis distance
varies with the model. A full set
of options supports customization
to suit each mould maker’s
needs for drilling cooling circuits
rapidly and precisely.
The MF1200BB is equipped with a
1,000 x 1,200-mm rotary table with a
load capacity of 6,500 kg. Its x-axis
movement is 1,250 mm. The machine
structure accommodates workpieces
having diameters no greater than
1,700 mm. The larger machines have a
1,200 x 1,500-mm rotary table that
holds up to 12,000 kg. The BBL model
COMPANY SHOWCASE
Millutensil S.r.l.
The Millutensil trademark is synonymous
around the world with
tryout presses—that is, highly precise
machinery created to assist in
making easier the checking, adjustment,
and repair of moulds, which
are becoming increasingly complex.
Hundreds of units have been
supplied to important companies
on every continent, especially
organizations operating in the
automotive sector, where Millutensil
has developed a considerable
expertise that is the stimulus for the
company’s continuous technical
improvement.
Millutensil S.r.l.
MILAN, ITALY
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58 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
features a 1,650-mm x-axis and handles
workpieces inscribable within a
diameter of 2,100 mm, while the BBLL
unit has a 2,200-mm x-axis and can
maneuver any workpiece having a
diameter of 2,600 mm or less.
The combination of rotary table
and tilting headstock allows doubleinclined
drilling and maximizes working
flexibility with minimum han-
The award-winning Mantis eyepieceless
microscope offered by Vision
Engineering Ltd. for use in quality
control and production environments
is now available with a built-in highresolution
camera. The integration of a
high-performance camera lets users of
the Mantis Elite-Cam stereomicroscope
capture images for reporting,
cataloguing, and communicating with
colleagues and customers. All of the
system’s original inspection advantages
are thus augmented by the benefits
of simultaneous optical and digital
viewing with digital image capture.
Mantis operators can inspect components
in comfort. By facilitating
fatigue-free viewing, the microscope’s
eyepieceless design maximizes accuracy
and productivity. The Mantis Elite
provides up to 20X magnification with
an interchangeable turret that lends
versatility to the system. Operators can
use two objective lenses at once, an
ideal setup for jobs involving alterna-
dling of the workpiece. An ISO
40 milling spindle placed on
the headstock beside the drilling
slide performs machining
operations complementary to
drilling, such as flattening,
spot-facing, and tapping, on
an independent axis. With the
two separate spindles, no intervention
is necessary for
transitioning between drilling
and milling.
The exclusive gantry structure
of the MF1200BB’s column—supported
and guided at both
bottom and top—provides rigidity 16
times greater than in the traditional
movable-column configuration. This
enables latest-generation gun drills
with chip-breaking inserts to be used,
resulting in a higher drilling speed.
IMSA S.r.l.
BARZAGO (LC), ITALY
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Stereomicroscope Comes with Built-In
Camera for Image Capture,Archiving
tion between inspection and rework.
They can switch instantaneously from
low to high magnification, or vice
versa, without putting the sample
down. The high-resolution camera
built into the viewing head of the
Mantis Elite-Cam makes this stereomicroscope
even more versatile.
Factory sealed, the Mantis Elite-
Cam requires little configuration; it is
a virtually plug-and-play system.
Vision Engineering Ltd.
WOKING, SURREY, UK
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CNC Machine Simulation and Optimization Software Suite
Offers Usability Improvements to Save Engineers Time
CGTech Ltd. is exhibiting
Vericut 7 CNC machine
simulation and optimization
software at EMO Milano.
This latest major version
of the company’s
flagship product features
significant performanceimproving
advancements
designed to reduce the
time manufacturing engineers
have to spend developing,
analyzing, inspecting,
and documenting the
CNC programming and machining
process. This time, instead of emphasizing
new features or add-on modules,
CGTech developers focused their
efforts on diligent code optimization
and customer-driven enhancements.
Offering a new user interface to
maximize efficiency, Vericut 7 has also
New Milling Machines Cover
a Wide Range of Applications
The extensive DMG Vertriebs- und Service GmbH display
at EMO presents more than 30 high-tech machine tools in
action, including seven world firsts. Among the chip removal
units being premiered in Milan in October will be
milling machines suitable for tool and mould making:
the DMU 50 eco universal milling machine and the DMF
260-11 linear travelling- column machining centre.
The high-precision DMU 50 eco CNC machine has application
in the workshop, in training, and in the laboratory,
as well as in tool, fixture, and mould construction. Featuring
sturdy cross-slide construction and a large, easily
accessed machining compartment, it is ideal for both oneoff
production and efficient manufacturing
of products in small
series. Basic equipment includes
a swivel rotary table,
centrally
lubricated
bearings,
a 16-pocket
tool changer, and
digital drives in
all axes for better
dynamics.
DMG Vertriebs- und Service GmbH
BIELEFELD, GERMANY
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been reorganized to optimize its stability
and speed. CGTech has made it easier
than ever before to set up a Vericut
project.
Demonstrations at the EMO booth
will feature the Vericut Composite Applications—Composite
Programming
and Composite Simulation—which are
machine-independent,
off-line programming and
simulation software solutions
intended for automated
composite tapeand
fibre-placement CNC
machines.
Today, Vericut is used
by world-leading manufacturing
companies. The
software interfaces with all
of the top CAD/CAM and
product lifecycle management
systems, including
CATIA V5, Siemens NX, PTC, Mastercam,
EdgeCAM, and GibbsCAM. Interfaces
from Delcam for PowerMill,
Open Mind for hyperMill, and Missler
for TopSolid’Cam also are available.
CGTech Ltd.
HOVE, E SUSSEX, UK
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Quick Sourcing Grid:
Machining Equipment
COMPANY Advertisers are listed in bold type
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Alfred Jäger GmbH, Ober-Mörlen, Germany, +49 6002 91230 2
Alltec GmbH, Selmsdorf, Germany, +49 38823 550 11
Alzmetall GmbH & Co. KG, Altenmarkt, Germany, +49 8621 88340 1 4 6 9 14
ANCA GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, +49 621 338100 3
Auerbach Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Ellefeld, Germany, +49 3745 310 2 4 14
Avia S.A., Warsaw, Poland, +48 22 8186211 9 13 14
Balance Systems S.p.A., Pessano con Bornago (MI), Italy, +39 02 9504955 4 7
Breton S.p.A., Castello di Godego (TV), Italy, +39 0423 7691 4 9 14
C. Dugard Ltd., Hove, E Sussex, UK, +44 1273 732286 1 3 4 7 8 9 10 13 14
Charlyrobot S.A., Cernex, France, +33 450 328000 5
Chi-Fa Machinery Manufacturer Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan, +886 4 25628747 9 10 13 14
Colchester Lathe Co., Heckmondwike, W Yorks, UK, +44 1924 415000 13
Colchester-Harrison, Heckmondwike, W Yorks, UK, +44 1924 415000
Coventry Toolholders Ltd., Coventry, UK, +44 2476 645999
9 10 13 14
CTL-Centreline, Coventry, UK, +44 2476 645999 4
Cyba Manufacturing Technology Ltd., Hyde, Cheshire, UK, +44 161 3678789 6 9 14
Delta S.p.A., Cura Carpignano (PV), Italy, +39 0382 474301 7
Dixi Machines S.A., Le Locle, Switzerland, +41 32 9335134 9
DMG Vertriebs- und Service GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany, +49 5205 743013 9 10 12 13
EDM-Tec oHG, Bruttig-Fankel, Germany, +49 2671 915150 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Emco Maier GmbH, Hallein-Taxach, Austria, +43 6245 8910 10 13 14
EWAG AG, Etziken, Switzerland, +41 32 6133131 7
Exeron GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany, +49 7423 86740
F. Zimmermann GmbH, Denkendorf, Germany, +49 711 9349350
6 9 14
FCPK Bytow Sp. z.o.o., Bytow, Poland, +48 59 8229700 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13
Fehlmann AG Maschinenfabrik, Seon, Switzerland, +41 62 7691111 1 4 6 9 14
Fidia S.p.A., San Mauro Torinese (TO), Italy, +39 011 2227111
Fisa S.A., Savigny-sur-Orge, France, +33 1 69542000
9 10
Flexicam GmbH, Eibelstadt, Germany, +49 9303 90810 2 3 4 5 9 14
Foba Technology + Services GmbH, Lüdenscheid, Germany, +49 2351 9960 11
FPT Industrie S.p.A., Santa Maria di Sala (VE), Italy, +39 041 5768111 1 9
Fritz Studer AG, Steffisburg, Switzerland, +41 33 4391111 7
Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Nürtingen, Germany, +49 7022 770
Gesswein & Co. Inc., Bridgeport, CT, USA, +1 203 366-5400
9 10 14
GF AgieCharmilles, Losone, Switzerland, +41 91 8069111
Goratu Máquinas Herramienta S.A., Elgóibar, Spain, +34 94 3748262
4 9 10 14
Gurkan Makina Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey, +90 212 5493424 2
Guyson International Ltd., Skipton, N Yorks, UK, +44 1756 799911 5
Haas Automation Europe N.V., Zaventem, Belgium, +32 2 5229905 9 10 13 14
Hardinge GmbH, Krefeld, Germany, +49 2151 496490 9 13 14
Hardinge Machine Tools Ltd., Whetstone, Leics, UK, +44 116 2869900 7 9 10 13 14
Harig Manufacturing Corp., Niles, IL, USA, +1 847 647-9500 7
Hedelius Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Meppen, Germany, +49 5931 98190 14
Heinisch GmbH, Homberg/Ohm, Germany, +49 2263 9686320 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
60 European Tool & Mould Making ■ September 2009
Boring Machines
Cutting Equipment
Cutting Tool Grinders
Drilling Machines
Engraving Equipment (Nonlaser)
Graphite-Electrode Machining Centres
Grinding Machines
Gun Drilling Systems
High-Speed Machining Centres
Horizontal Machining Centres
Laser Engraving Equipment
Lasers for Cutting Metal
Lathes
Machining Centres, 5-Axis
Visit
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Milling/Turning Machines
Polishing Equipment
Sawing Equipment
Sharpening Equipment
Surface Treatment Equipment
Tapping Machines/Attachments
Turning Machines
Vertical Machining Centres
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 WEBSITE
www.alfredjaeger.de
www.alltec.org
15 20 22 www.alzmetall.de
18 www.anca.com
15 www.auerbach-x.de
15 22 www.avia.com.pl
15 www.balancesystems.it
22 www.breton.it
15 17 20 21 22 www.dugard.com
15 www.charlyrobot.com
15 20 21 www.twinhorn.com
21 22 www.colchester.co.uk
15 21 22 www.colchester-harrison.com
20 www.coventrytoolholders.co.uk
www.ctl-centreline.com
22 www.cybamantech.co.uk
www.delta-spa.it
www.diximachines.com
15 21 22 www.gildemeister.com
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 www.edm-tec.de
15 21 22 www.emco.at
www.ewag.com
www.exeron.de
15 www.f-zimmermann.com
15 17 20 21 22 www.fcpk.pl
22 www.fehlmann.com
15 22 www.fidia.com
19 www.fisa.com
18 22 23 www.flexicam.com
www.foba.de
15 www.fptindustrie.com
www.studer.com
www.heller-machinetools.com
16 www.gesswein.com
22 www.gfac.com
22 www.goratu.com
17 www.gurkan.com
19 www.guyson.co.uk
15 21 22 www.haascnc.com
15 21 22 www.hardinge.com
15 21 22 www.hardinge.co.uk
www.harigmfg.com
22 www.hedelius.de
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 www.heinisch-machines.com
us!
Hall 4
C N C . c o m
Water-Jet Cutting Equipment
5 - 10/10/2009
Technology Lets Users of
Spotting Presses Test Die and
Mould Performance Quickly
For more than half a century, Millutensil S.r.l. has been
manufacturing die spotting and tryout presses that enable
die and mould makers to check their own products thoroughly
and then perform any necessary quality adjustment.
The presses come in two series, BV and MIL, for plastics-processing
moulds having plate sizes ranging from 900 x 660
mm up to 3,500 x 2,400 mm. They are designed to simplify
checking and adjustment, with all press operations managed
via the control pulpit, which includes a Siemens S7 PLC.
The forte of Millutensil’s BV and MIL die spotting and
tryout presses is the patented single-shot energy accumulator
for fine-tuning plastics moulds and die-casting dies. This
accessory consists of two hydraulically driven mechanical
devices, fitted on the press’s upper moving plate, that slam
the closed die or mould to encourage marking between its
halves with the aid of Prussian blue.
Parallelism between plates is monitored. If the monitoring
device detects an anomaly, it automatically stops the
operation to prevent damage to the die or mould and the
press itself. The upper moving plate of the die spotting and
tryout presses can also be fitted with a special wax-injection
unit that quickly injects hot wax into the tool to make sure
the mould cavity fills properly and to check the shape and
size of the part. The wax injector additionally ensures that
the edges of the die or mould mate to form a perfect seal
when closed. Finally, it serves to clarify the movement of
part ejection tables.
At EMO 2009, Millutensil is exhibiting the BV 26 ER die
and mould spotting press with a lower plate tilting 75°.
Millutensil S.r.l.
MILAN, ITALY
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Quick Sourcing Grid:
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COMPANY Advertisers are listed in bold type
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Heller Machine Tools Ltd., Redditch, Worcs, UK, +44 121 2753300 9 10 14
Heto, Porto, Portugal, +351 2261 55034 8
Heun GmbH, Kahl/Main, Germany, +49 6188 910510 9 14
HK Technologies Ltd., Rugby, Warks, UK, +44 1788 577288 7 9 11
Hurco Europe Ltd., High Wycombe, Bucks, UK, +44 1494 442222 9 10 13 14
Huron Graffenstaden SAS, Illkirch, France, +33 388 675295 2 9 10
IES Elektronik Enerji Makina San. Ltd. Sti., Istanbul, Turkey, +90 212 4834011 13
i-mes GmbH, Eiterfeld, Germany, +49 6672 898228 6 9 14
IMSA S.r.l., Barzago (LC), Italy, +39 031 860444 4 8
Ixion GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany, +49 40 66980949 4
JauchSchmider GmbH & Co. KG, Villingendorf, Germany, +49 741 92970 2
Jobs S.p.A., Piacenza (PC), Italy, +39 0523 549611 9 10 14
Jones & Shipman Precision Ltd., Leicester, UK, +44 116 2013000
Kasto Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Achern, Germany, +49 7841 61180
Kemet International Ltd., Maidstone, Kent, UK, +44 1622 755287
2 3 7 9 10 13 14
Kern Micro- und Feinwerktechnik GmbH, Eschenlohe, Germany, +49 8824 91010 1 2 4 5 6 9 12 14
Kitamura Machinery GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany, +49 211 6579010 10
Kondia, Elgóibar, Spain, +34 94 3748239 9 10 14
Körber Schleifring GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, +49 40 2110703 3 7
L. Kellenberger & Co. AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland, +41 71 2429111
LAM Plan S.A., Gailiard, France, +33 450 439630
7
Le Créneau Industriel, Annecy-le-Vieux, France, +33 450 640385 4 5 6 9 11 12 14
Leader Chuck Systems Ltd., Birmingham, UK, +44 121 7714843 4 7 9 10 13 14
Lipemec, Ornans, France, +33 381 624010 7
Mabras Div. of Cometa Holding N.V., Hamont-Achel, Belgium, +32 11 644849 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MachineTools.com Inc., West Bloomfield, MI, USA, +1 248 686-1520 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14
MAG Maintenance UK Ltd., Birmingham, UK, +44 121 3065600 9 10 14
MAG Systems S.r.l., Abbiategrasso (MI), Italy, +39 02 9425182 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 13 14
Makino Europe GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, +49 40 298090 6 9 10 14
Mandelli Sistemi S.p.A., Piacenza, Italy, +39 0523 548548 9 10 14
Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG, Gosheim, Germany, +49 7426 950 1 9 14
Matec Maschinenbau GmbH, Köngen, Germany, +49 7024 983850 9
Matsuura Europe GmbH, Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt, Germany, +49 6122 780382 9 10 14
Matsuura Machinery plc, Coalville, Leics, UK, +44 1530 511400 9 10 13 14
Mécanuméric S.A., Albi, France, +33 563 383440 5 9 11 12 14
Mecof S.r.l., Belforte Monferrato (AL), Italy, +39 0143 8201
Meech Static Eliminators Ltd., Witney, Oxon, UK, +44 1993 706700
9 10 14
Meister Abrasives UK Ltd., Daventry, Northants, UK, +44 1327 703813 7
Mikron Agie Charmilles AG, Nidau, Switzerland, +41 32 3661111
Mori Seiki France SAS, Roissy-en-France, France, +33 1 39946800
Mori Seiki GmbH, Wernau, Germany, +49 7153 9340
9 10 14
NCMT Ltd., Thames Ditton, Surrey, UK, +44 20 83984277 6 7 9 10 13 14
Nubius Group Precision Tools, Göppingen, Germany, +49 7161 999060 2
Officine Paventa S.p.A., Castell'alfero (AT), Italy, +39 0141 296296 5 6 9
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Boring Machines
Cutting Equipment
Cutting Tool Grinders
Drilling Machines
Engraving Equipment (Nonlaser)
Graphite-Electrode Machining Centres
Grinding Machines
Gun Drilling Systems
High-Speed Machining Centres
Horizontal Machining Centres
Laser Engraving Equipment
Lasers for Cutting Metal
Lathes
Machining Centres, 5-Axis
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Polishing Equipment
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Surface Treatment Equipment
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 WEBSITE
www.heller.co.uk
www.heto.eu
www.heun-gmbh.de
21 www.hktechnologies.com
15 22 www.hurco.co.uk
15 22 www.huron.fr
15 www.ies.com.tr
www.i-mes.de
www.imsaitaly.com
15 www.ixion.de
www.jauch-schmider.de
15 22 www.jobs.it
15 22 www.jonesshipman.com
17 www.kasto.de
16 www.kemet.co.uk
22 www.kern-microtechnic.com
22 www.kitamura-machinery.de
22 www.kondia.com
www.schleifring.net
www.kellenberger.net
16 www.lamplan.com
15 22 23 www.creneau.fr
15 21 22 www.leaderchuck.co.uk
www.lipemec.com
15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 www.mabras.eu
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 www.machinetools.com
21 22 www.mag-ias.com
15 17 21 22 www.magsystems.it
22 www.makino.de
15 22 www.riellosistemi.it
22 www.hermle.de
15 22 www.matec.de
22 www.matsuura.de
15 21 22 www.matsuura.co.jp
23 www.mecanumeric.com
22 www.mecof.it
19 www.meech.com
16 www.master-abrasives.co.uk
22 www.gfac.com
15 www.moriseiki.com
15 www.moriseiki.com
15 20 21 22 www.ncmt.co.uk
www.nubius.de
15 22 www.paventa.com
CAM for Milling, Mill-Turning
Has CAD Integration for
Inventor and SolidWorks
The highlight of the Open Mind Technologies AG presentation
at EMO 2009 is the release of hyperMill ® 2009.2 CAM
software with CAD integration for Autodesk Inventor
and SolidWorks. Fair visitors can also gain insight into the
new intelligent functions offered by the upcoming hyper-
CAD version 2009.1.
Open Mind’s range of technological solutions, including
CAM systems, CAD software, and CAD/CAM-integrated environments,
implement cutting-edge CAM strategies for complete
machining, including 5-axis machining with fully
automated collision avoidance, to expedite manufacturing
on milling and mill-turn machines without sacrificing high
process reliability and surface quality.
With hyperMill 2009.2, the full functional range of the
current release becomes available as a powerful CAM solution
for hyperMill in Autodesk Inventor and hyperMill for
SolidWorks. Its innovative functions and extensions include
an optimized fast travel concept, extended job list,
improved tool database, and transformation and mirroring
functions. Thanks to the integration, the CAM application’s
user interface has the familiar look and feel of the CAD software.
This familiarity helps increase the speed and efficiency
of CAM programming, preventing errors and lightening
the user’s workload.
The CAD-integrated Open Mind solution has been certified
by Autodesk Inc. for use with Inventor, thus confirming
the full integration and data associativity of hyperMill with
its CAD suite. Similarly, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp.
has approved the CAD integration of hyperMill for Solid-
Works as a Certified Gold Product owing to its seamless
integration, quality and interoperability.
Open Mind Technologies AG
WESSLING, GERMANY
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EMO Milano 2009
Quick Sourcing Grid:
Machining Equipment
COMPANY Advertisers are listed in bold type
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Okamoto Machine Tool Europe GmbH, Langen, Germany, +49 6103 201100 7
OKK Europe GmbH, Neuss, Germany, +49 2131 298680 9 10 14
Otto Suhner AG, Brugg, Switzerland, +41 56 4642828 1 4
Parpas S.p.A. (Gruppo Parpas), Cadoneghe (PD), Italy, +39 049 700711 1 9 10 14
Pibomulti S.A., Le Locle, Switzerland, +41 32 9330633
Platit AG, Selzach, Switzerland, +41 32 5446200
1 4 9 10 14
Pokolm Frästechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Harsewinkel, Germany, +49 5247 93610
Pollard Mori Seiki, Leicester, UK, +44 1162767534
2
Powerlase Ltd., Crawley, W Sussex, UK, +44 1293 456222
Rambaudi S.p.A., Rivoli (TO), Italy, +39 011 9590500
11 12
Riello Sistemi S.p.A., Minerbe (VR), Italy, +39 0442 641800 14
Röders GmbH, Soltau, Germany, +49 5191 60343 6 9 14
Rofin-Baasel Lasertech, Starnberg, Germany, +49 8151 7760 11 12
Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, +49 40 733630 11 12
Röhm GmbH, Sontheim, Germany, +49 7325 160 13
Roku-Roku Sangyo Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, +81 3 34473421 6 9 10 14
Rollomatic S.A., Le Landeron, Switzerland, +41 32 7521700 3 7
Rosa Ermando S.p.A., Milan, Italy, +39 0331 576280 7
Sarix S.A., Losone, Switzerland, +41 91 7858173 4
Sauer GmbH Lasertec, Stützhausen, Germany, +49 831 512410 11 12
Schunk GmbH & Co. KG, Lauffen/Neckar, Germany, +49 7133 1030 2
Seco Tools AB, Fagersta, Sweden, +46 223 40000 2
Siemens S.p.A., Milan, Italy, +39 02 24362921 1 2 4 7 9 10 11 12 13 14
Soraluce, S. Coop., Bergara, Spain, +34 94 3769076 1 10
Stama Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Schlierbach, Germany, +49 7021 5721 1 4 14
StarragHeckert AG, Rorschacherberg, Switzerland, +41 71 8588111
Sulzer Metaplas GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, +49 2204 2990
9 10 14
TBT UK Ltd., Birmingham, UK, +44 1675 433250 4 8
Tecnirolo Lda., Leiria, Portugal, +351 244 830060 5 9 14
Tiger S.p.A., Castano Primo (MI), Italy, +39 0331 877307 9 10
Toyoda Mitsui Europe GmbH, Krefeld-Oppum, Germany, +49 2151 5188300 10
Tru Tech Systems Inc., Mt. Clemens, MI, USA, +1 586 469-2700 3 7
Trumpf Laser GmbH + Co. KG, Schramberg, Germany, +49 7422 5150 11 12
Trumpf Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH, Ditzingen, Germany, +49 7156 3030 12
TUL-Tecnologia de Maquinação Lda., Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal, +351 256 690900
Tyrolit Ltd., Crick, Northants, UK, +44 1788 823738
2
Voha-Tosec Werkzeuge GmbH, Lindlar, Germany, +49 2266 478111 2 9
Vollmer Werke Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Biberach/Riss, Germany, +49 7351 5710 3 7
Willemin-Macodel S.A., Bassecourt, Switzerland, +41 32 4270303 9 13 14
Yamazaki Mazak GmbH, Göppingen, Germany, +49 7161 6750 9 10 13
Yamazaki Mazak U.K. Ltd., Worcester, UK, +44 1905 755755 9 10 13 14
Yasda Precision Tools K.K., Düsseldorf, Germany, +49 211 53883214 9 10 14
YMT Technologies Ltd., Yeovil, Somerset, UK, +44 1935 428375
Yuasa Warwick Machinery Ltd., Warwick, UK, +44 1926 497806
9 13 14
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Gun Drilling Systems
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Horizontal Machining Centres
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Lathes
Machining Centres, 5-Axis
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 WEBSITE
16 www.okamoto-europe.de
22 www.okkeurope.com
15 20 www.suhner-automation-expert.com
15 22 www.gruppoparpas.com
22 www.pibomulti.com
19 www.platit.com
www.pokolm.de
22 www.pollardfredk.com
www.powerlase.com
15 www.rambaudi.it
www.riellosistemi.it
22 www.roeders.de
www.rofin.com
www.rofin.com
www.roehm.biz
22 www.roku-roku.co.jp
18 www.rollomaticsa.ch
www.rosa.it
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www.schunk.com
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15 www.soraluce.com
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22 www.starragheckert.com
19 www.sulzermetco.com
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22 www.toyoda-mitsui.com
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19 www.trumpf-laser.com
www.tul.pt
17 www.tyrolit.com
22 www.pokolm-voha.com
18 www.vollmer-group.com
15 22 www.willemin-macodel.com
15 21 22 www.mazak.de
15 22 www.mazak.com
22 www.yasda.co.jp
15 21 22 www.ymtltd.co.uk
22 www.ywmuk.com
Machining Centre Offers
Unattended Machining
of Larger Workpieces
Matsuura Machinery has developed its Cublex-63 5-axis
multitasking machining centre, like previous Cublex
models, from proven 5-axis technology. Like its predecessors,
it integrates milling, turning, and, optionally, grinding
functions, but this third machine in the series provides the
larger working envelope the market has demanded. The
Cublex-63 can process workpieces measuring up to 630 mm
in diameter and 450 mm high and weighing 350 kg maximum.
Its footprint is little larger than the 5-axis machining
centre it is based on.
The one-hit multitasking machine provides high-speed
precision milling capability of the highest calibre. It is configured
to allow the tool magazine and pallet capacity to be
expanded easily for complete unattended operation. In
addition, by combining milling and turning processes in
one chucking, the Cublex-63 reduces setup errors between
processes, thereby resulting in higher-accuracy machining
and less downtime for transferring large workpieces between
machines.
Matsuura developed a new direct-drive motor for this
machine’s rotary-table axis (the c-axis). This direct drive
delivers high speed and accuracy for milling along with
high-speed rotation of 1,300 rpm for turning. Efficient design
of the rotary table unit makes the machine configuration
compact. Standard machine safety features include an
imbalance-checking function that constantly monitors
workpiece balance during rotation and stops the machine if
it detects an abnormality.
The Cublex-63 features x-y-z travel of 760 x 845 x 660
mm, movement in the a- and c-axes of –120°/+30° and 360°,
respectively, rapid traverses of 60 m/min in the linear axes,
a-axis rapid traverse of 25 rpm, and c-axis rapids of 200 rpm
for milling and 1,300 rpm for turning-grinding.
Matsuura Machinery GmbH
WIESBADEN-NORDENSTADT, GERMANY
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Company Index
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A1 Technologies Ltd. 34
Amerimold 2010 14
BIEHM 2010 8
Boride Engineered Abrasives 12
Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA) 17
CemeCon AG 33
CGTech Ltd. 25,59
CNC Software Inc. 7,21
Cumsa 27
Delcam plc 3
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH 35
D-M-E Europe C.V.B.A. 32
DMG Vertriebs- und Service GmbH 59
DP Technology Europe 48, 50,54
Easymetal Prozesstechnik GmbH 43
EMO Milano 2009 50
EPLA 2010 12
Erowa AG 31,52
EuroMold 2009 14, 39
European Cutting Tools Association 12
European Tool & Mould Making 64
Exeron GmbH 55,56
FAKUMA 2009 17
Fanuc GE CNC Europe S.A. 12, 19,57
Faro Europe GmbH & Co. KG 25
Fischer AG Präzisionsspindeln 18, 21
Fritz Studer AG 52
Haas Automation Europe N.V. 2, 12, 55, 60
Hainbuch GmbH Spannende Technik 30
Hardinge GmbH 56
Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG 35
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HIG Handel mit Industriegütern GmbH 45
Horst Witte Gerätebau Barskamp KG 8
Hotset Heizpatronen und Zubehör GmbH 20
IMSA S.r.l. 57,58
ISTMA Europe 62
Kemet International Ltd. 30
Leica Geosystems AG 40
MachineWorks Ltd. 59
MAG Europe GmbH 9,53
Matec Maschinenbau GmbH 15,54
Materialica 2009 37
Matsuura Machinery GmbH 65
Mécanuméric S.A. 10
Mec-Spe 2010 11
Milacron LLC 13
Millutensil S.r.l. 58,61
Missler Software 53
Mitsubishi Carbide 6
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. 44
Mould Eurasia 2009 7
NUM AG 31
Objet Geometries Ltd. 24
OGP UK Ltd. 32
ONA Electro-Erosion S.A. 44, 46, 47
Open Mind Technologies AG 33,63
Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2009 10, 67
Poco Graphite SARL 42
Progressive Components Europe Ltd. 23,36
Renishaw plc 13
RosMould 2010 11
Saglam Metal A.S. 12
Sandvik Coromant Europe 11, 26, 68
Sarix S.A. 47
Simpoe SAS 38
SmartCAMcnc 36
Sodick Europe Ltd. 46
SolidCAM GmbH 35
TCT Live 2009 40
TIME 2009 13, 29
Toolex 2009 38
Türk + Hillinger GmbH 5
Union Tool Europe S.A. 34
Vero Software plc 22
Vision Engineering Ltd. 58
Walter AG 26
Widia GmbH 28
YMT Technologies Ltd. 39
Zecha Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrikation GmbH 28
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