T4M: Messe Stuttgart pooling medical technology know-how
30. April 2019
The medical technology industry will celebrate the première of T4M – Technology for Medical Devices - in Stuttgart from 7 to 9 May 2019. Suppliers with medical technology expertise such as Lasertech Srl (Italy), Micro Érosion (France), Precision Micro Ltd (Great Britain), Zapp Precision Metals GmbH MEDICAL ALLOYS (Germany), HAKAMA AG (Switzerland) and Heimerle +…Fast and environment-friendly coating
29. November 2018
The new process for extreme high-speed laser deposition welding (Ehla) is a genuine success story: intensive development in Aachen from 2012, consistent implementation and testing of the system technology in the Netherlands followed by industrial implementation in China. And on 21 September 2018, the process developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in…Mobilising maintenance through digitalisation
29. November 2018
The Smart Factory and the related digitalisation offer wide-ranging potential for long-term and predictive maintenance. But what are the benefits for companies? And what are the prerequisites for ensuring that the data necessary for planning, processing and documenting maintenance measures is exchanged reliably? What is certain is that maintenance staff are by definition production service…umati – Launch of a global brand
29. November 2018
For over a year now, the VDW has been working with eight member companies and five control manufacturers to create an open interface for connecting machine tools to higher-level IT systems. The project originally operated under the somewhat unwieldy title "Connectivity for Industry 4.0". VDW eventually launched the umati brand for the project at AMB…IMTS 2018 shows high procurement levels in North America
29. November 2018
The IMTS (International Machine Tool Show), the largest and most important metalworking event in North America, took place in mid-September in Chicago. The US machine tool association AMT, the organiser of the event, captured the success with headlines such as "Booming manufacturing economy" and "Visitors have capital and are ready to invest!" A broad range…Euroblech 2018 draws to successful conclusion
29. November 2018
Euroblech 2018, the 25th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, came to an end after four days on 26 October. A total of 56,300 visitors from all over the world travelled to Hanover to pick up information on and invest in innovative products and digital technologies for sheet metal processing from 1,507 exhibitors from 40…
