Industry 4.0
Robots can now do more
The Biber robotic cutting system now features Biber.next, a software solution for 3D-aided machining. A point cloud of the workpiece is used to capture component geometries, detect collision areas, and […]
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Standards Reduce Costs
Properly guiding and positioning the sheet metal strip is crucial for process reliability in stamping technology. However, custom-developed systems are often used for this purpose—which has its drawbacks. These custom-built […]
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Faster speeds and greater safety
Forming tools weighing 4 metric tons are not easy to change. To help operators complete this task more quickly and safely, Roemheld is introducing new transport and clamping technology, as […]
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Bystronic Acquires Robot Manufacturer
Swiss machine manufacturer Bystronic AG has expanded its capabilities in robotics and software. To this end, the manufacturer of sheet metal processing machines has agreed to acquire Isochronic AG. The […]
Industry 4.0
Blackbird and Lessmüller Merge
Blackbird Robot Systems, a provider of robot-assisted laser welding, and Lessmüller Lasertechnik, a manufacturer of monitoring systems for industrial welding processes, are merging under the new company name Iqlase. Both […]
Industry 4.0
Software connects the processes
Support for digital process chains in sheet metal fabrication is the focus of the new version of Lantek’s software suite. New features for bevel cutting, nesting, bending processes, and quote […]
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Reuse scraps without melting them down
A novel process can repurpose steel and aluminum sheet metal scraps from production without having to melt them down. An algorithm is used to match material properties with requirements. According […]
Industry 4.0
Fully automated, just like in Chicago
Over the past 20 years, Peter Götzl has transformed his one-man metalworking shop into a high-tech job shop. The company, with its fully automated and digitized sheet metal fabrication, is […]
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Qualifications will be audit-ready
For certified manufacturing companies, the requirements for employee qualification are increasing. Competitive pressure, a shortage of skilled workers, new technology, and market transformations call for the systematic planning, implementation, and […]
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Rehm Blechtec Expands Production
Rehm Blechtec has opened a new production facility in Blaubeuren-Seißen. With this new building, the company is expanding its production space by approximately 3,500 m² and adding new milling, measuring, […]
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Let’s Tackle Those Fiber Laser Burrs
Removing hard burrs from fiber lasers and rounding edges in a single operation—that’s what Arku Maschinenbau in Hannover is showcasing with its Edgebreaker 3000 Fiber deburring machine. Thanks to dual-sided […]
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Flexibly Configure Eroding Blocks
Meusburger offers EDM blocks for tool and mold making in a variety of sizes and materials. Using a configurator, users can define up to 200 starting holes and threads according […]
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Laser Expands Cutting Capabilities
With a laser cutting system from the MSF Pro series, MFV Maschinenbau GmbH has added another cutting process to its manufacturing capabilities. The system combines laser cutting, weld preparation, drilling, […]
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Trumpf expandiert bei großen Lasern
The German machine manufacturer Trumpf is acquiring the business of the Italian machine manufacturer Cutlite Penta from its parent company, El.En. Cutlite is to continue as an independent brand with […]
Appointments
EFB TechTransfer Supports Startups in the Fields of Joining Technology and Sheet Metal Processing
EFB TechTransfer offers young technology companies from the joining technology, sheet metal processing, and industrial production sectors access to experts, industry, and research. Applications for the pilot project at the […]
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How Laser Beams Take Shape Successfully
Ring/Core beams create new opportunities for material processing while introducing new challenges for measurement technology Laser processing systems are becoming increasingly powerful and complex. New beam shaping optics, for example, […]
Sheet Metal Coils
Get More Done with the Presses
Advances in forming presses are the focus of AP&T’s Euroblech exhibition at Hall 27, Booth H52. With Unilines, the Swedish manufacturer offers a platform for transfer press production. Users benefit […]
Sheet Metal Coils
Form Meets Architecture
A German manufacturer supplied custom-made aluminum perforated panels for balcony railings as part of a project to fit out an apartment building in Oslo. The panels are designed to complement […]
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