Bunting europe News

Stainless Steel Separation When Recycling UPVC Windows

353,000 tonnes of window profiles and related products got recycled in 2020 (source Recovinyl). Although there was a slight fall in the total amount of PVC recycled in 2020 (due to the Covid-19 pandemic), the UK and Ireland recycle the second highest tonnage in Europe behind Germany.

Civan Lasers News

Researchers Install Civan OPA 6 Laser for Dynamic Beam Research

The Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW) at the University of Stuttgart will study dynamic beam laser welding keyhole fluid dynamics with high-speed X-ray video imaging.

wenglor News

Automated Weld Seam Tracking: weCat3D MLZL 2D/3DProfile Sensors Enable Exact Seam Placement in Robot Welding Cells

The micrometer-accurate detection of the guide point with different types of joint by 2D/3D profile sensors is one of the most effective solutions for this challenge. In combination with wenglor’s uniVision software, the new weCat3D MLZL 2D/3D profile sensor not only combines the necessary precision and profile quality, but also offers convenient installation, integration, robustness and user- friendliness.

PH HORN News

Mastering processes: Whirling

The whirling method was invented by the German Karl Burgs­müller in 1942 and 80 years later, manufacturing industry still relies on the process as it offers significant advantages over conventional threading methods.

MAPAL News

Innovative module from c-Com: Machining Analytics Solutions The Digital Twin is Showing its Teeth

To detect problems in manufacturing quickly and guarantee quality, c-Com bundles all available data concerning the machine, tool and workpiece for analysis with artificial intelligence (AI). The new module Machining Analytics Solutions (MAS) supports the production process with a digital twin and is especially interesting for hobbing tools.

CeramTec News

NEW SILICON NITRIDE CERAMIC FOR TURNING CAST IRON

The ceramics specialist CeramTec is expanding its portfolio of high-tech cutting materials with the silicon nitride ceramic LKT 100 for the highly efficient turning of cast iron materials. The new cutting material combines the toughness typical of silicon nitride ceramics with increased wear resistance. This increased performance behaviour is achieved through an innovative manufacturing process which allowed CeramTec to influence the composition of the cutting material in the outer functional zone.

Addup News

AddUp will help bring metal 3D printing to space

AddUp is part of the ambitious “Metal3D” project, which pur- pose is to create a 3D printer that will produce the first me- tal parts in space. This project is led by the European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defense and Space, and other industrial and academic partners such as Highftech Engineering and Cranfield University.

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