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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