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CEO CORNER Remote Monitoring: At your finger tips through smart technology Smartphones have replaced individual devices that once seemed absolutely necessary. Watches, alarm clocks, cameras, maps, video recorders, calculators, recording devices, and much more now fit into a typical user’s pocket. It’s no wonder that the advances in cellular technology are being taken advantage of in manufacturing environments. Everyday more companies are using mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and other handheld devices to cut costs, and to communicate information economically and quickly. While many manufacturers are enabling remote access via smartphones and other handheld devices, implementation isn’t quite as simple as checking e-mail online. The advent of cellular technology has significantly expanded the ability to monitor plant operations from just about anywhere, while lowering costs and simplifying implementation. 4G technologies have made cellular connections much faster, often matching the speed of hardwired Ethernet/Internet connections. Today, many plants are benefiting from technologies in which wireless networks and devices are used for easier and more economical remote monitoring and control. Some of the factors driving remote monitoring proliferation have to do with lower upfront investment costs needed for implementation; others are the result of leaner operations and fewer operators on the plant floor. Not only does remote monitoring enable operators to monitor conditions from just about anywhere, it also facilitates more effective monitoring by fewer personnel, a real differentiator in today’s tough economic climate. The potential benefits of remote monitoring are significant: minimizing labor costs, filling the knowledge gap resulting from experienced operators retiring, prolonging equipment life, preventing unplanned downtime, and more. However, there’s no easy answer as to what type of remote monitoring is best. While remote monitoring can greatly contribute to cost savings and improved operations, there are considerations that must be addressed o ensure the security and practicality of implementing a remote monitoring system. Also required are definitions of what data can be accessed and by whom, and, most critically, what remote control options will be allowed. As the technology evolve, there will be soon shift from using traditional systems to nextgen technology where businesses will be on everybody’s fingertips.

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COVER STORY

Shekhar D.

Editor Shilpa Dongre

Assistant Editor Shweta Nanda

Marketing Team Ladoji Pendurkar, Amol Powle, Bhavin Shah, Bharat Shah, Vinod Surve, Kamlesh Balkrishna, Kavita Chaudhari

Designer & Layout Arun P. Shinde, Nandan S. Moghe, Dinesh S. Gawade

Mastercam India: Expanding the Horizon

Online Division Ganesh Mahale

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BUSINESS NEWS

COMPANY PROFILE

The Royals of Bahrain Join Hands with Money Trade Coin OÜ to open doors for Cryptocurrency Trading Platform & Wallet Services in Bahrain

GEN 3XT Pro drill for High productivity drilling & fine boring

Accusharp : A Business Success Model

BFW to expand its manufacturing facility in India

We give strategic advantages to our customers from diverse industries

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CNC Software partners with Edge Factor

FDA clears latest version of Renishaw’s neurosurgery planning software

ANCA’s LaserPlus improves PCD tool accuracy

Shavo Technologies offers high-tech tailor made solutions

“FIBRO has committed to Make in India”

Most Authorized & Honorable Prize in European Machine Tool Market 2017 MM AWARD Grand Prize in MILLING Category

Machining Center for Impeller and Small-size Complex Shape Processing

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CASE STUDY

60 Industrial probes aid research in space 64 Premium Transmission uses FDM technology for improving competitiveness

ifm electronic: Established technology leadership

Master transforms foundries with 66 Grind KUKA robots

BOOK REVIEW

TECH TRENDS

Why do Capital Equipments need a different sales approach?

PRODUCTS SHOWCASE

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KING CUT PRO – The Large Gantry Type CNC Cutting Machine

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New ARP Series - Round Insert Cutter for Difficult-to-cut materials

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Comfortable Speed Monitoring 10

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86 JASH - Accu - Fab Welding Table

Profound & pervasive: Gala Precision’s Cleaning & Finishing Solutions

92 Linear Motion Rails, What’s the secret for gaining more performance?

TBD HS: A programmable system for non-contact high speed tool breakage detection

Welding & The Automobile Sector

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Editorial Board

Editorial Index A Accusharp Ador Welding

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ANCA

Mr. Arun Mahajan General Manager

AMT- The Association For Manufacturing Technology

Mr. A.P. Jayanthram Managing Director Heidenhain Optics & Electronics India Pvt. Ltd

Mr. GK Pillai Managing Director & CEO Walchandnagar Industries Ltd.

Bharat Fritz Werner

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DOLD Electric

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Elesa and Ganter

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FIBRO India

G Gala Precision GEM Equipments

88 112

Effica Automation Ltd.

Ms.Samina Khalid Marketing Manager

Renishaw Metrology Systems Ltd.

Mr. Rupesh Paparaju Director, Bettinelli Automation Components Pvt. Ltd.

KUKA

M Marposs MasterCam

Bettinelli Automation

Mr. Arjun Prakash Managing Director

Kjellberg

Heidenhain India

22, 34,116

MMC Hardmetal

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Money Trade Coin

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P Paradigm Trainers

R Renishaw

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Rollon India Seco Tools U

ifm electronic

Machine & Engineering

Khanwalkar Industries

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Zimmermann

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Sanjay Tools & Adhesives

Mr. P.K. Balasubbramaniian President VBS Corporate Support

Mr. B.P. Poddar Vice President - Sales & Marketing FEMCO Fatty Tuna India Pvt. Ltd.

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Mr. Jayant Vaidyanathan VP - Sales & Application Tsugami Precision Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Suhas Belapurkar Director - Sales & Marketing ( Industrial Products)

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JASH Precision Tools

Mr. Ayaz Qazi Director

Shavo Technologies 50, 113 Unity Controls

Mr. Dinesh Khambhayta President MTMA-RAJKOT

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BUSINESS NEWS

The Royals of Bahrain Join Hands with Money Trade Coin OÜ to open doors for Cryptocurrency Trading Platform & Wallet Services in Bahrain 100% Acquisition of Summit Wealth Management AG - ZUG, Switzerland by Money Trade Coin Group MONEY TRADE COIN, the new age cryptocurrency, announced its partnership with the Royals of Bahrain to being Cyrptocurrency Trading and Wallet Services in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Money Trade Coin’s Founder and CEO, Mr. Amit Lakhanpal gave an elaborate description of the underlying Blockchain technology of Money Trade Coin as well as the KYC and AML Guidelines being followed by Money Trade Coin OÜ. The event held on October 18 at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was witnessed by H.E. Shaikh Dr. Khalid Mohammed Al Khalifa - Founder, Executive Chairman, Professor and Strategic Leadership of University College of Bahrain; President of also a member of the Royal Family of Bahrain, Salma Al Kitbi, UAE Businesswoman and now Associated with Royal Family of Bahrain along with 20 other Industry Leaders. Mr. Lakhanpal, the propagator of the “Cryptocurrency correct knowledge” also shared the launch of a full-fledged product array: Cryptocurrency Exchange, E-Academy and E-Portal. The trading platform will offer the possibility to inter exchange the different cryptocurrency coins

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such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Moreno, and shall be trading other listed coins soon. Mr. Lakhanpal also shared the news of MONEY TRADE COIN GROUP’s 100% acquisition of SUMMIT WEALTH MANAGEMENT AG - ZUG, SWITZERLAND and his plans to begin operations by March 2018 where they will be able to branch out across the Globe with the usage of their own SWIFT Code for International Money Transfer. Mr. Lakhanpal also mentioned that with the acquisition of SUMMIT WEALTH MANAGEMENT AG - ZUG, SWITZERLAND, MONEY TRADE COIN GROUP is now a Member of ASSOCIATION ROMANDE DES IMTERMÉDIARES FINANCIERS(ARIF) with Membership Number: 2969. ARIF is a self-regulating body approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority(FINMA) for the supervision of Financial Intermediaries of the Swiss Federal Law on combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in the Financial Sector (AMLA). ARIF is also recognized by FINMA as a professional organization for laying down rules of conduct relating to the practice of the profes-

sion of Independent Asset Manager within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes(CISA). Mr. Lakhanpal also explained how investors’ demand has increasingly swept from traditional practices to digital currency as a secure alternative to safeguard wealth, eliminate costs, increase efficiency & flexibility, and save time while transacting. The Young CEO proudly discussed how MONEY TRADE COIN GROUP has expanded and spoke briefly about the various businesses currently under the Groups umbrella viz. Money Trade Coin LTD UK; Money Trade Coin Cryptocurrency Academy OÜ; Money Trade Coin OÜ; Money Trade Coin Exchange and Trading Platform OÜ; Money Trade Coin E-Commerce OÜ; Bitcoin Global FZE; Summit Wealth Management AG - Zug, Switzerland; Money Trade Coin Club Pvt. Ltd., Flintstone Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and currently Under process of Registration MTCX Silicon Oasis (Dubai UAE). Also Mr. Lakhanpal answered questions and concerns raised by the Press with patience. Especially the ones which helped those present

get a clear idea of what his Business Model is all about while being different from existing Cryptocurrencies in the environment. Another important announcement Mr. Lakhanpal made was that MONEY TRADE COIN GROUP is preparing to bring about a hardfork in the MONEY TRADE COIN Cryptocurrency giving birth to a new Cryptocurrency named Summit Wealth Management (SWM) in the coming months. This new Cryptocurrency will cater to HNI Investors, catering to Fund Management and Wealth Management service requirements. SWM will be backed by Real Estate and the Blockchain will also functions as a Smart Contracts Platform. Unique in its features “MONEY TRADE COIN” is a registered certified entity with a recognized identity, Mr. Amit Lakhanpal, a well-known businessman heading the Flintstone Group India and its IP is jointly owned by Bitcoin Global FZE, UAE and Money Trade Coin UK Ltd, licensed in: United Kingdom, Estonia, Switzerland and India. Flintstone Technologies Private Limited, the Indian exchange platform, shall be launched soon.

BUSINESS NEWS

GEN 3XT Pro drill for High productivity drilling & fine boring High productivity drilling & fine boring are easy with Wohlhaupter India’s latest products GEN 3XT Pro and Variobore. Wohlhaupter India has launched GEN 3XT Pro drill from Allied Machine & Engineering, USA and Variobore boring head from Wohlhaupter GmbH, Germany in the Indian market. Allied Machine & Engineering and Wohlhaupter GmbH pioneers in field of drilling and boring are carrying out their Indian operations thru their subsidiary Wohlhaupter India. Allied Machine & Engineering, AMEC has indexable drills from 9.5mm to 142mm with deep L/ D ratios and Wohlhaupter has boring tools from 0.4mm to 3255mm diameter. New GEN3SYS® XT Pro line of high penetration drilling products, which features inserts and holders designed for three new geometries and introduces several new coatings. Combining specific geometries and coatings to create the optimal solution for different machining materials, this next level of the

GEN3SYS® high penetration drilling product line delivers top results. GEN3SYS XT Pro is available for steels (ISO material class P), cast irons (material class K), and nonferrous materials (material class N). The drill inserts come in diameters ranging from 11 millimeters to 35 millimeters. Those in steel and cast iron will also have new AM400 coatings, while inserts for non-ferrous materials are coated with titanium nitride (TiN). Holders for the GEN3SYS XT Pro line are offered in numerous depth-todiameter ratios, including 3xD, 5xD, 7xD, and the brand new 10xD. The

new holder features an enhanced flute design that improves chip evacuation and an updated coolant configuration that increases coolant flow and directs coolant to the cutting zone. Available in imperial and metric shanks, the holders come in cylindrical and flanged with a flat. Variobore is a versatile and cost-effective tool that features a universal digital readout module. The VarioBore Precision Boring Head & System improves productivity through ease and accuracy of adjustment and virtually eliminates scrap because of its exact adjustments. A single module can be used on a wide variety of tools fitted with docking ports. With a range of 0.4 to 152 millimeters, the boring head offers an accuracy of 0.002mm on diameter, and speeds of up to 30,000 revolutions per minute. A single Universal Digital Readout Module can be used to set any number of tools that have docking ports. The system uses selected

Wohlhaupter 019, MiniDigi, PrimeBore, and DigiBore tooling. With an easy to read and use display that provides easy micron accurate settings, the module features an accuracy of 0.002mm on diameter with μ accurate ± setting. The battery allows up to 5,000 settings and is switched off after 30 seconds. The detachable module remembers the last setting, even when it is detached. The module is coolantsealed up to IP 65. Wohlhaupter India has the facility to repair its boring heads. Please contact us for your drilling & boring requirements. For more information, info.in@wohlhaupter.com, info.india@alliedmachine.com www.alliedmachine.com

BFW to expand its manufacturing facility in India Bharat Fritz Werner (BFW), the leading manufacturer of machine tools, has announced a major facility expansion recently for its Hosur and Bangalore locations to attain the enhanced market demand. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held in Hosur on 23 October, 2017. Mr Arun Kothari, the Chairman of Kothari Group, Mr Shailesh Sheth , Director BFW and Ravi Raghavan, MD & CEO, BFW, commemorated the ceremony in the presence of the BFW leadership team. The first phase will spread across 30,000 sq. meters which will include significant numbers of modern mother machines to enable integration of existing foundry facility with machining capability. The second phase will expand to

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60,000 sq. meters. Once operational, these facilities will double the machine building capacity of BFW. Coming within a week of BFW’s 56th anniversary, Ravi Raghavan, MD & CEO, BFW,

said, “This expansion represents our enhanced commitment to enable progress of our manufacturing clients who continue to remain the purpose of our existence and stay at the nucleus of our every initiative.”

BUSINESS NEWS

BIEMH to have extensive focus on digital The International Machine-Tool Biennial was presented in Hanover with “IN” for Industry 4.0, innovation, internationalisation, systems integration and productive intelligence. Its commitment to bring the new business models closer to the strategic sectors of the economy is unmistakably set out in its claim for 2018: “BE IN, BIEMH”. Therefore, in its 30th edition, “the event will extend its condition as a leading platform in advanced manufacturing with new spaces, products and exhibitors”, as announced by Xabier Basañez, CEO of Bilbao Exhibition Centre, during the presentation of the event, which took place at the Juaristi, Nicolás Correa and Zayer stands at the EMO Fair. “It will consist of five days to

focus on the new approaches and concepts and to discover first-hand the most innovative solutions and experiences in smart manufacturing. These solutions enable an ever more demanding market to be faced and offer interesting growth prospects for us, the fair itself”, explained Basañez. BIEMH 2018 will incorporate a

new space, BE DIGITAL, devoted to the digital transformation of machines and the whole manufacturing process, which is essential in order to compete in international markets and offer a better product or service. The conference-exhibition will address the great challenges faced in the management of big data, cyber-security, Internet of

Things or software solutions for automation, among many other aspects. “Today, technology undoubtedly enables unprecedented levels of competitiveness and profitability to be reached”, highlighted Basañez to representatives of international companies, entities and media at the end of his presentation, adding that the “30th edition of BIEMH is probably presented as one of the most ambitious of its history, facilitated by the recovery of the industrial production and consumption market”. In this respect, a change in trend was noticed in 2016 with 13% more visitors and orders in all sectors. In total, 1,533 exhibitors participated in the fair, which was attended by 40,000 visitors.

CNC Software partners with Edge Factor CNC Software Inc., developers of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, has partnered with Edge Factor to produce a free, time-saving, turnkey package of inspiring media and interactive resources. The Rock MFG Day Kit will help make events more compelling, engaging, and successful. Spurred by record-setting participation last year, many activities are in the works for Manufacturing Day 2017, scheduled for October 6, 2017—the sixth annual industry grassroots event celebrated across North America and promoted as “MFG Day.” Edge Factor has produced a virtual event package that enhances MFG DAY events and makes it as easy as possible for event coordinators to host inspiring and interactive events. Featured in the Rock MFG DAY Kit, Edge Factor’s cinematic Reach

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Beyond film shares the inspiring story of students who created a part for NASA’s International Space Station. Another film, Total Overhaul, shows students how Stewart-Haas Racing used advanced technology to redesign their race car and win first place in the Daytona 500. Based on these films, plus two additional films, the kit contains interactive

activities, looping videos, discussion activities, post-event parent resources, and more. “This Manufacturing Day, we invite you to host an event and become a leader in mobilizing your manufacturing community,” said Jeremy Bout, Producer/Host of Edge Factor. “The turnkey Rock MFG DAY Kit provides you with tools to reach out to

your community to change the perception of manufacturing and showcase the amazing accomplishments and people behind your shop’s doors.” “Mastercam has partnered with Edge Factor to produce materials to inspire young people to pursue careers in the incredible world of manufacturing,” states Meghan West, President of CNC Software, Inc. “This free, online events resource kit will help manufacturers connect with leaders and students in your community to change perceptions of manufacturing, involve kids and teachers, reach parents, spark conversations, and collect meaningful feedback on the success of their events.”

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Zimmermann introducing new FZU 5-axis gantry mill The demands for prototype, tool and mold making are increasing. Only those who can supply high quality output, quickly and flexibly, can succeed against the powerful competition worldwide. Zimmermann is responding to this trend with the new FZU. This 5-axis gantry milling machine is not only extremely compact but, thanks to its thermosymmetrical design and accuracy, it also provides the ideal entry point to the Zimmermann machine line with maximum productivity. Plastics, casting resins such as Ureol and aluminum are particularly suitable for machining. “This development will enable us to close the gap in the lower weight class,” states Frieder Gänzle, General Manager and Partner at Zimmermann in Germany. “The basic expectations, which prototype, tool and mold makers

need to meet today, have not necessarily changed over the years, they have simply grown,” sums up Frieder Gänzle. Customers in the automobile industry, he notes, especially expect components with almost perfect surface finishes and ever higher accuracies. Manufacturers introduce new models or variants to the market

at ever shorter intervals. Whereas prototype, tool and mold makers could previously plan in the longer term, they must respond today to inquiries considerably faster. “We cultivate a very special relationship with prototype, tool and mold makers,” says Gänzle. “Together, we have evolved consistently in recent years.

We are very appreciative of our strong business in this sector.” Zimmermann is continuously exchanging technology information with its user base. In discussions, it has become clear that this sector requires powerful, compact machines with maximum productivity and open time. And, importantly, Zimmermann must offer an attractive price/ performance ratio, while meeting all these requirements. “We have evolved even further towards heavy-duty cutting, over the years,” reports Gänzle. “As a result, even the smallest machine in our portfolio, the FZ33 compact, has become more popular. We have continuously pushed it upwards from a technological point of view.” Its focus is on aluminum cutting, but steel can also be machined.

FDA clears latest version of Renishaw’s neurosurgery planning software Neuroinspire software fuses MRI and CT datasets into a 3D volume, enabling neurosurgeons to identify and outline regions of interest, and determine the best available approach to the target. Thorough planning in the pre-operative stage can minimize the chance of hitting key anatomy during the procedure, and improve patient outcomes. The neuroinspire software can be used to plan a range of stereotactic procedures and assist neurosurgeons to target anatomy concealed deep within the brain tissue. Neurosurgeons using neuroinspire can create plans based on procedure type, with planning tools tailored to the task in hand. Users can choose to work on a Deep Brain Stimulation

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(DBS) to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a Stereo electro encephalo graphy(SEEG) to identify the area of the brain responsible for epileptic seizures or a biopsy to assist with the diagnosis of a brain tumour. On the FDA’s decision, Head of Regulatory Affairs and

Quality Assurance Roberto Liddi commented, “The success of the clearance application was the result of a great team effort across all areas of the Renishaw Neurological Products Division. We are delighted that neuroinspire standalone software is now available on the American market,

and look forward to working with neurosurgeons in the USA to streamline complex neurosurgical procedures.” The latest version of neuroinspire software supports more data formats than previous versions of the software, and features semi-automatic profiling which allows surgeons to quickly and intuitively delineate anatomical features. Additional modules for neuroinspire software are available, including region of interest based automatic registration, PACS connectivity for retrieving patient data from the hospital network and the Cerefy Electronic Clinical Brain Atlas for cross-referencing target placement.

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ANCA’s LaserPlus improves PCD tool accuracy ANCA is launching new technology to bring tremendous benefits to its customers with the highly successful LaserPlus system on their EDGe machine. The EDGe is used to erode PCD cutting tools, which in turn are widely used in aerospace, automotive, electronics and wood industries. Duncan Thomson, ANCA Product Manager said: “The LaserpPlus technology on our high performing EDGe machine is helping our customers achieve much better accuracy and reduce waste. It ensures all tools in a batch stay within target tolerances, regardless of external influences such as wheel (electrode) wear or machine growth due to thermal variation. The result is improved tool consistency, quality and reduced scrap tools.” ANCA’s EDGe machine includes its proprietary eSpark generator for optimal PCD erosion results. That means that on the onewheel spindle, two wheel packs

support both erosion and grinding operations, making it a highly versatile machine. The addition of the LaserPlus further enhances the machines capabilities for customers. First introduced on its ANCA’s tool grinding machines, the LaserPlus system allows newly ground tools to be automatically measured in the machine using a non-contact Blum laser system. Then if required, compensation is automatically applied to subsequent tools in the batch. Duncan continues: “For custom-

ers manufacturing PCD cutting tools the laser technology provides real value due to the unique challenges involved with the process of electrodischarge grinding (EDG).”.

“Without touching the PCD cutting edge, LaserPlus is able to measure a cutting tool feature before the final erosion pass. By doing this, the technology can identify any variation; which may, for example, be the result of thermal drift or wear on the electrode; from the nominal size and account for this in the final finishing pass. The result is that the finished tool geometry is guaranteed to be on size,” he concluded. For manufacturers of PCD tools where the cost of a PCD tool blank is considerably higher than equivalent carbide, having the security of knowing you can run a batch of tools unmanned, and have none scrapped is valuable indeed. LaserPlus also brings with it, useful features such as automatic generation of a cutting tool measurement report that can be sent together with the tool to ensure your customer quality assurance expectations are met.

Seco goes beyond drilling technology with new Feedmax With the new Seco Feedmax –P drill, manufacturers gain the potential to significantly boost holemaking performance – beyond that of current drilling technology – for ISO P (steel), as well as cast-iron, workpiece materials. The solid-carbide Feedmax –P drills can increase drilling productivity by up to 35 percent while also providing longer tool life due to the combination of the drill’s new geometry and advanced coating. The Feedmax –P’s new geometry and dark-colored TiAlN coating enhance chip management and deliver high application security, allowing shops to generate more holes faster and with less required drills. In addition to

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strong straight cutting edges, the drill’s coolant holes are in close proximity to the cutting edges for more efficient cooling, and its narrow land margins minimise the heat exposed to the drill,

while an enhanced flute design protects drill point corners and maximises the control and evacuation of chips. With its new coating, the Feedmax –P lets shops run machine tools to their full drilling potentials. Together with the drill’s strong point geometry, cutting speeds of 190 m/min are possible in SMG P5 without sacrificing tool life. Seco offers the Feedmax –P in diameters ranging from 2 mm to 20 mm (metric)/.078” to .787” (inch) and in length-todiameter ratios of 3xD, 5xD and 7xD. Internal coolant supplies come standard to ensure maximum performance. Custom versions such as intermediate sizes and chamfer and step drills available upon request.

BUSINESS NEWS

METAV 2018: Trade fair for production technology The 20th International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies, which will take place from February 2024, 2018 at Düsseldorf in Germany, will have on display the entire value-added chain of production in an overall organic view. The classical topics of metalworking are found at the core of the METAV, such as machine tools, production systems, high-precision tools, automated material flows, computer technology, industrial electronics, and accessories. Classical metalworking and innovation are of course not a contradiction at the METAV. The latest technologies in traditional production technology can be seen at the fair, as can current solutions for Industry 4.0. With the core area, the METAV addresses numerous

user industries, including the automotive industry and its component suppliers, machine manufacturing, medical technology and aircraft construction, electrical engineering and electronics as well as the ironworking, sheet metal cutting and metalworking industries. This heart of the fair is intrinsically connected with the so-called ‘areas’, which were successfully introduced with the new METAV concept in 2016. The fair thus represents the reality of modern industrial manufacturing compressed into its grounds. Two

areas are dedicated to special topics of production technology, and two others are focused on special industrial sectors. The Quality Area shows how inseparably measurement technology is connected to industrial manufacturing. In the era of digital transformation, these categories are gaining steadily in perceived importance. Not least the measuring and testing technologies involved will become a supporting pillar for smart and big data concepts. The Additive Manufacturing Area, in contrast, illustrates that the corresponding manufacturing processes have firmly established their place in the factories. They are an outstanding complement to classical metalworking that joins in with the

entire bandwidth of the process chain – even though mechanical post-processing is required in any case. This is made clear not least by the numerous exhibitors that rely on hybrid machines, i.e. production technology that combines additive with machining manufacturing. In the Moulding Area, it’s all about tool, mould and model building. Moulding is considered to be one of the most demanding fields of application in metalworking. The standards of precision and quality involved are extremely high, which encourages innovation in this area. Besides conventional processes, new process technologies are always finding their way in, such as laser-based manufacturing for fine texturing of design surfaces.

Engineering the future by delivering excellence and innovation An exhibition with a legacy of 20 years, the 13th edition of ENGIMACH will be conducted from 6th to 10th of December 2017 at The Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Back with a bang, the 13th ENGIMACH shall prove to be an apt platform for presenting and viewing the industry’s technological prowess and innovations in all its glory. Products, processes, technology, emerging innovations, active participation of more than 500 companies, knowledge exchange with world leaders, ample investment opportunities, business tie-ups and much more will be the highlights of this grand event. The 13th ENGIMACH is expected to pave and open new vistas of growth fortuity for the entire industry in India and abroad with an astounding participation of participants from over 32 countries. The showcase at the 13th ENGIMACH shall offer a quintessential launch pad for new ideas, products and services, a conducive environment for forging joint ventures, collaborations and an open marketplace to source ideal solutions with an anticipated over 1 million visitors and

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beneficiaries. ENGIMACH is a business-to-business show that has been designed to support and showcase everything that is great about the engineering and machine tools sector. The event provides an environment where the industry professionals can assess and compare drivers of the latest products and services. The engineering sector in India has witnessed a remarkable growth over the last few years driven by increased investments in infrastructure and industrial production. Portals and forums like ENGIMACH consolidate a hold on key Indian markets and provide a big push to the government’s ‘Make

in India’ campaign. Integrated manufacturing facility incorporates the very latest in technology combined with the best practices. Over the years, ENGIMACH has been one of the prime contributors to the development of the machine tools industry, that enables its participants and visitors with cutting edge and power house technology that stands for engineering excellence, innovation, quality and reliability. ENGIMACH is not just a trade show but a platform to see, understand and learn where the industry is heading to. It is yet another leap towards becoming an international event. ENGIMACH is geared up to set higher milestones and sharpened standards and invites you to be a part of accumulative and exponential growth. The team at ENGIMACH is dedicated to work with deepest commitment to its clients, propelling qualitative service and delivering unparalleled productivity and prosperity. Participate in the 13th ENGIMACH, India’s No. 1 Engineering, Material Handling, Automation and Machine Tools Show and join the success story.

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Mastercam India: Expanding the Horizon

Mr. Vineet Seth Managing Director â&#x20AC;&#x201C; South Asia & Middle East Mastercam

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Q. Please brief us about your company’s Indian and global reach.

Q. Please also highlight latest initiatives in your industry domain.

Mastercam is synonymous with CAM. It has been the system of choice for, nearly, the last three decades among many Indian manufacturing companies and it continues to lead the roost today with over 261000 installations across the globe, and growing. After being present in India for over two and a half decades, CNC Software made the decision to increase investments in India and the result of which is the new Mastercam India office, that we established exactly one year back. We continue to retain and work together, with our long standing resellers with a new vigour to enhance our customer’s experience with our constantly evolving products. We have over 2500 customers in India and a significant presence in the educational arena. My team and I will work with our partners and customers to double these numbers in the next three years. Globally, Mastercam is a well-known brand with customers across a spectrum of industries, including Medical, Automotive, Aerospace, Toolmaking and Oil/Gas, amongst others, using it for day-to-day simple part programming through to programming complex multi-axis and multi-tasking operations. A single window interface offering CAD for manufacturing and CNC programming for Lathe, WireEDM, Milling, complex Multi-axis milling & Mill-Turns, Mastercam is established as a versatile software that helps fresh CAM Programmers as well as CAM veterans in addressing all kinds of subtractive machining methods. CNC Software, the parent company that develops Mastercam is now driven by a young and energetic new President – Meghan Summers-West, who recently took over from her father – Mark Summers, who founded CNC Software 34 years back with his two brothers – Brian and Jack.

As I wrote many years back in one of my interviews, the CAD/CAM industry was facing an inevitable consolidation – which started happening post the 2008 slow-down, and continues even today – resulting in many well-known brands merging with others. Obviously, this means that there will be a further consolidation in products and services. A major focus of the CAD/CAM industry, currently, is bridging the gap between subtractive and additive manufacturing. Another area of growing interest is the use of Industrial Robots for applications like milling, tapelaying and laser cutting. Companies like Mastercam have already created an ecosystem around the product to help independent players to build innovative products on the programming interface offered by Mastercam. Global companies like Robotmaster and Verisurf who offer Robotic CAM Programming and CAD (MBD) based inspection software, respectively, have built their products entirely on the Mastercam platform. We are also working with partners in the areas of Industry 4.0 to enable Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in their planning and manufacturing processes. One of the biggest initiatives that we offer, is our Mastercam University (www.mastercamu.com) programme. It is the only online training of its kind in our domain, and what better than to learn the software than from the experts themselves! A free version of Mastercam Demo / Home Learning Edition is also included with every course. MU offers a structured CAM learning system, right from the basics which include STEM integration modules, student guide and testing. Access to complete process lectures, sample and practice files, certified content, testing, and a path to Mastercam Certification are a few salient features of this initiative. A Free Mastercam Demo/Home Learning

Edition, helps students learn more by giving them the study tools they need to work outside of class time and helps prepare students for the Professional Level of Mastercam Certification by earning the Associates Level of Mastercam Certification. These courses are developed by the parent company, offering the most current and powerful online training courses for Mastercam.

Q. What is the market opportunity for your company products in India? Mastercam is already an established product in the country. With many companies expanding into newer manufacturing fields catering to specialist Aerospace and Medical domains, as an example, offer us plenty of opportunity to extend our products and services to these new requirements. Mastercam is an affordable and powerful CAM software for entry level requirements as well and our support network ensure that the transition from conventional to CNC systems is quick and easy. Also, unlike contemporary licensing options that “lock” customers into a specific CAD/CAM system, we understand that customer needs vary, and therefore, we offer our customers, flexibility of choosing the best suited solution for their application as well as the opportunity to choose flexible and perpetual (Permanent) licensing. One of the most important aspects of any CAM company is the knowledge and support base. We are one of the very few companies (and team of people) who believe in this thought, and therefore our efforts are dedicated to enhancing customer experiences in the manufacturing area. We understand that CAM software is a critical part of the manufacturing process and it requires people who eat, sleep and breathe CAM; therefore our products & company tag line – Mastercam, the world’s leading CAD/CAM Company. That’s what we

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COVER STORY do. That’s all we do. - personifies this in each of our colleagues’ interaction with our customers & partners in the industry.

Q. What are the future prospects for your industry? As a nation, we are focusing all efforts to increase the contribution of manufacturing to our GDP. A recent study by ASSOCHAM-EY, has stated that in order to sustain our GDP at 9-10%, manufacturing contribution must grow steadily at the rate of 14-15% per annum for the next 3 decades. The study also goes on to say that this growth can come from new industries coming up, as well as by setting up ancillaries facilities. Regardless of the approach, it is imperative that manufacturing growth will be prime, in the next couple of decades. The CAD/CAM industry is a function of the net number of CNC machines installed or due to be installed. In light of the renewed demand for newer (and more multi-tasking) CNC machinery being consumed, CAD/CAM software will naturally be an important product that companies will need to invest in. Further, since we belong to a technical or solution selling process, there is plenty of room to add value to customer needs, what with our network of colleagues and partners involved in cross-domain applications and processes!

Q. Are there are any plans for expansions and new investment in terms of product development or technology adoption to cater the demand of the industry. As far as India goes, we are just one year old. Obviously, this means that there is so much more room for expansion and growth. Our broader plans are to increase our presence throughout the country – in line with our customer and support centric philosophy. Ideally, we would like to see, before the end of the coming year, Mastercam Technical Centres/Offices in all major industrial cities in the country to better support and hand-hold our Reseller/Partner channel and our growing customer list. We are

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also planning for a localisation and development centre to cater to specialist requirements of individual organisations as well as for industry verticals. The Mastercam India office is also responsible for the Middle East and South Asian countries, the next step will be to systematically increase our presence in these countries as well. On the global level, Mastercam is currently making investments in the areas of productivity and innovative technologies. Our recent major development was the Dynamic Motion Technology, which helps cut machining times by upto 70% in comparison to conventional machining strategies. We also announced the MastercamSandvik Prime Turning® strategy within our Lathe module this year in May; a programming strategy that will support Sandvik Coromant CoroTurn® Prime inserts and their new turning concept, the PrimeTurning™ method. This groundbreaking concept allows you to turn in all directions resulting in high productivity gains while increasing tool life. We are also making significant investments in our Mill-Turn and Simulation modules to help customers make the most complex of parts with ease and accuracy.

Q. What is the top line product range and Is there any plans to launch new products. Mastercam offers CAD/CAM software tools for all types of programming, from the most basic to the extremely complex. 2-axis machining, multi-axis milling and turning, wire EDM, router applications, free-form artistic modelling and cutting, 3D design, drafting, surface and solid modelling – whatever your machining needs, there is a Mastercam product for your budget and application. Mastercam Mill is the next generation of our popular program, delivering the most

comprehensive milling package with powerful new toolpaths and techniques. From general purpose methods such as optimized pocketing to highly specialized toolpaths like 5-axis turbine cutting, Mastercam ensures that every job is simplified. Mastercam Lathe delivers comprehensive turning software with powerful toolpaths and techniques. From general purpose methods such as easy ID / OD cutting to highly specialized toolpaths like variable depth roughing for ceramic inserts, Mastercam offers an easy solution. Mastercam Wire delivers comprehensive wire EDM software with powerful wirepaths and techniques. From basic 2-axis contouring to complex 4-axis motion, Mastercam delivers Automatic lead-in and lead-out strategies, Streamlined multiple-part cutting, Nocore cutting, full wirepath control, and much more. Mastercam Mill-Turn (MT) makes machining on today’s turning center and machining centres simpler and easier than ever. It streamlines the programming process of complex machines with intelligent job setups that are keyed to the exact machine on the shop floor. Mastercam MT offers powerful graphical synchronization, state-of-the-art interface (Mastercam Code Expert) and accurate machine simulation. These are our top-line products and we currently offer the 2018 versions to new as well as maintenance paying customers. We plan to enhance these products further, through feedback from our customers, partners, colleagues and our large & renowned user community.

Q. What is the vision for your products. Our vision is to be the World’s best and No.1 CAD/CAM supplier and partner to our customers. Our mission, in the meantime, is to continue to lead the CAM space with our growing installations across the world.

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ifm electronic: Established technology leadership Q. Being the key player in the industry, Please brief us company’s journey from inception & share some of the milestones achieved? ifm electronic is a German company with approximately 6000 employees, worldwide sales of 800 Mill Euro and presence in approximately 70 countries. ifm electronic India is growing in India since 1995 as the Indian subsidiary. Over the years we have covered most of the Indian industrial locations with our branch offices across India. The growth journey is continuing only with strong support from our team as well as from our customers. Mr. Bipin Jirge, Managing Director, ifm electronic India Pvt. Ltd.

Q. Please brief us about company’s infrastructure & what are the technology alliances that has been made in order to out-front the competition? We have our head office at Kolhapur in Maharashtra and also have branches at most of the industrial locations in India. We provide next day deliveries to most of the main industrial locations in India and

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have stocks in India to cater most of the standard industrial applications.

Q. What are the products manufactured by your company? ifm electronic is a worldwide wellknown sensor as well as system solutions company. We offer pressure-, flow-, temperature-, vibration-, speed-, proximity-, photo-sensors, rotary encoders, power supplies, ASI systems, Remote IOs for Profinet, Ethernet IP bus systems, controllers for mobile platforms etc. Most of our sensor solutions are having IO-Link built in. IO-Link is the first step in the direction of “Industry 4.0”. As IO Link enables the sensors to give us lots of data from the machine/application, which was previously not available for the user, ifm electronic also provides software solutions for connecting the sensors to the higher level IT systems as well as PLCs.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India? Most of our marketing is done by our

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IN FOCUS customers. Although we do participate in some of the trade fairs, and focus on potential reach through online presence. Our marketing strategy is mainly based on our moto: “ifm electronic - close to you”

Q. Product innovation through R&D is vital to be a leader in the competition, as per your opinion, how does R&D plays the role of catalyst in the success process? With a team of more than 820 people in R&D department, innovation is always high priority for ifm electronic. We have more than 750 patents and many innovative products in our range, which offers big range of Reliable as well as cost effective Quality product solutions to the customers. New products are continually being added to the present product range to pass on the innovative advantages to our customers.

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Q. Quality standards are benchmarked by the product performance; please brief us how do you maintain the quality norms since from solution development to implementation? Quality is one of ifm electronics’ main strong points. Most of the products are designed and made in Germany. We offer a warranty of 2 to 5 years for most of our product range. This shows our confidence in the product design as well as quality standards.

Q. According to you, what are the factors affecting to your business? As we cater to the wide range of industrial verticals, market growth in sectors like automotive, steel, construction, Food industry affect our business.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the industry? We see “IO-Link” as the main

technological change driving the sensor / automation industry for the future towards implementation of “Industry 4.0” This is a new standards which offers lots of advantages to the users and in most of the cases, saves costs of automation.

Q. How do you perceive the future of the industry? I sincerely feel that for our country, the future can only be brighter; with ease of doing business increasing, regulatory systems becoming more & more transparent, Indian industry has a bright growth path.

Q. What is your vision for your company for near future? Our vision is very clear: “ifm electronic - close to you”; that means we will grow in the market with close support to our customers, backed by willing as well as able team working for the satisfaction of customers.

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Accusharp : A Business Success Model worldwide, Accusharp is maintaining a trend of faster business growth. Accusharp management believes in 3-Ps concept.

Mr. Faiyaz Shaikh, Director Accusharp Cutting Tools Pvt. Ltd.

uccess is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he manages the struggle against overwhelming odds. It is this clarity and perception, fluidity in thoughts and innovative visualisation that enabled Accusharp leadership to present today the company as one of the leading organisation in the country, engaged in design, manufacture and supply a wide range of metal cutting tools to many local, as well as, MNCs in various industry sectors. In spite of the present situation of industrial recession

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Products, Processes and People of the organisation - as the strong pillars supporting the growing business success. Product quality is the outcome of Processes employed; and Processes are governed by People with their competence and passion. Our business management theory is just as an organised commonsense; simple to understand and easy to implement across the organisation, at all levels. Every employee has a Role to perform with:

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Right Quality, Shortest lead time Delivery On-Time Lowest processing Cost Learning approach, and People should be happy.

• Right Quality: Quality not only in products; but also, in everything we do – production, documentation, communication etc. That means every organisational activity, performed by any employee, will be according to its desired quality norms. Qualitative performance of every

Mr. Zoheb Shaikh, Director Accusharp Cutting Tools Pvt. Ltd.

employee in his or her respective function has a reflection in final output as product & service quality of the organization. Faster business growth for the last four years average rate of 20% increase is a clear indicator for confirmation of product quality and higher rank of customer satisfaction level. • Delivery performance: ‘On-Time’ delivery, with reduced ‘Lead Time’, in the entire supply chain management is the strength of Accusharp systems and process efficiency. This concept applies to every employee to perform his or her task as fast as pos-

COMPANY PROFILE sible and to keep the commitment for ‘OnTime’ delivery of their respective tasks. It can be goods, services or communication, anything to be delivered to internal or external customers. All business activities are monitored through SAP. Accusharp is ISO:9001-2008 certified company. • Lowest processing cost: System oriented work culture, awareness of different wastes and efforts to reduce them is helping to keep the processing cost at the lowest possible level. Outcome benefit of cost reduction can be shared with customers. • Innovative solutions: Accusharp believes in learning approach and always keeps an innovative outlook for customer requirements. Similarly employees’ skills development and competence upgrading is a continuous process for us at our organisation. • To provide ‘Total Solution’ to customers for their metal cutting applications: Accusharp has a special cell, named ‘Tool-

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ing Management System’ (TMS). Tooling experts from TMS cell carry out detailed study of entire metal cutting process at customer end; and recommend a’ Total Solution’ for the application. This includes the desired cutting tool design, suitability of equipment, holding systems, machining parameters, training, etc., to achieve optimal productivity from the process. • ‘Productivity Partner’ to customers: Accusharp stands as ‘Productivity Partner’ to customers, providing technical assistance for tools to cut fast and cut cost at the customer end. • CSR: Safety, Health of employees and Environmental care are equally important objectives for us like our financial objectives. We have high priority and resource provision for these Social objectives. Accusharp code of conduct is in line with global work culture. • Employees Satisfaction: We strongly believe that our competent

and passionate people in the offices, as well as, on shop floor is our highest strength for the organisation. Organisational activities and tasks are system oriented. Roles and responsibilities have been defined for employees. However, all employees work as a family having strong human bond between them. Accusharp treats employees with respect, without any sort of discrimination, and takes their care to have them job-satisfaction. • Mutual Business Respect: Accusharp treats vendors with respect to have them business satisfaction. Our esteemed customers appreciate our above business strengths, and consider Accusharp as their business partner. We owe our business success to our employees, customers and vendors.

For more information, Website: www.accusharp.co.in

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We give strategic advantages to our customers from diverse industries

Rupesh Paparaju, Director, Bettinelli Automation Components, India

ettinelli S.p.A, established in 1953, specializes in the development and manufacturing of precision motion control components and systems. In 1996 a separate division named CDS Cam Driven Systems was created for engineering solutions in automation and motion technology. CDS produces the widest range of mechanical Cam Driven Units, commonly known as rotary / indexing tables for precision motion control applications, requiring rotary or linear transfer, positioning and handling. The products range includes, cam indexing and servodriven tables, ring positioning drives, intermittent and oscillating drives with parallel or right angle configuration, rotary & linear part handlers, precision link transfer systems, and epicycloidal servo reducers.

Wide ranging products

The broa4d product spectrum covers IP parallel shaft indexers, IT roller dial indexing tables, TR roller dial indexing tables, HP roller dial indexing tables, IG/ IGA roller gear indexer, TL precision link conveyors, MHP/LHP part handlers, FT-HT open center ring tables and packages of rotary indexing tables. Bettinelli has a wide range of standard products. These are delivered in 3 weeks. When it comes to customized products, these are designed, manufactured and shipped in

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6-8 weeks. The manufacturing takes place centrally in Italy. The regimen starts with design & engineering, CNC induction hardening, CNC milling, grinding, quality check and then assembly, painting and shipment. In order to ensure quality, all components are machined internally, including the cam hardening by a proprietary CNC controlled induction hardening equipment. For better finish, the products are also subjected to chemical nickel plating, blasting and painting. The manufacturing process is constantly controlled to conform to international standards. The company’s quality systems are ISO-90012008 certified. Strategic advantages

Over the years, Bettinelli Group and CDS Indexers have become synonymous with high quality automation products and technologies. “Our design and manufacturing systems have furnished competitive and strategic advantages to numerous industries in pharmaceutical, automobile, manufacturing, packaging and a plethora of other sectors. And for automation functions, our solutions are invariably preferred by companies,” says Rupesh Paparaju, Director, Bettinelli Automation Components, India. The Indian subsidiary, headquartered in Pune, serves its customers in India by providing installation, commissioning, and after-sales support. It also offers technical consultation. In the pharmaceutical industry cam driven systems are used in filling, blister pack, tablet making and packaging

Rotary Indexing Tables, TR Series

Parallel Shaft Indexer machines. In automobile industry, they are used in pallet transfer tables, assembly machines, painting applications and test rigs, just to mention a few. In machining industry, they are used with advantage in deburring, lapping and pressing machines and in transfer lines. In SPM & robotics, they find applications in transfer lines, station loading, sequential operations and so on. Inwelding, these indexers are inevitable in positioners, synchronous welding, robotic welding and component transfer. Packaging too is a major application area. Cam systems are used in box filling machines, wrapping machines, cartoning and capping machines. Indexers are also used in casting, printing and cosmetics industries. Closer to the customer

The Indian arm of Bettinelli, based in Pune, Bettinelli Automation Components Pvt. Ltd., is highly customer-centric. “Our presence in India means quite something in fostering a symbiotic relationship with our customers. It helps us to match our world-class products with our eminent customer support,” underlines Paparaju, Director, who has built up a team to improve Bettinelli’s response time. “CDS are high-tech products which lend themselves to enhance the operational efficiency and productivity at the customer’s end. We stay close to the customer to understand his needs and offer customized solutions within the shortest possible time to ensure peak uptime of his equipment and operations”, he adds. - P.K. Balasubbramaniian

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Shavo Technologies offers high-tech tailor made solutions

Rushil Shah, Managing Director, Shavo Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

havo Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a part of the Shavo Group founded by Mr. H.K Shah, a pioneer in the pneumatics field in 1960, is in the frontiers of niche high technologies cutting across diverse disciplines. The company headquartered in Pune and headed by Mr. Rushil Shah, Managing Director, represents some of the world leaders in their respective fields for technology solutions like static elimination, precision air movement, high quality instrumentation, high purity gas delivery, corrosive gas handling, energy absorption and so on. With a vast portfolio, the company serves over a thousand customers from diverse key sectors including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, chemical, oil & gas, automobile and so on. “Over the years, we have gone from selling components to systems and solutions and turnkey capability in an effort to keep offering better value by leveraging the technologies we

High pressure regulators

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provide,” says Mr. Rushil Shah. All its principals have specific technologies that would be classified ‘cutting edge’ considering the fact that all of them are world leaders in their fields. Following are brief details of their principals and business areas: TESCOM is a recognized leader in the manufacture of high-pressure regulators up to 20,000 psig designed to work with all types of fluids, both corrosive. Tescom range covers over 70 standard models of high-pressure regulators to meet almost any requirement. HAM-LET specializes in the design, development and production of high quality instrumentation valves and fittings in a wide variety of materials for high, pressure, temperature and vacuum applications. These products are used in diverse industries like petrochemical, semiconductor, energy, food, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, defense, pulp & paper and mining. CLASSIC FILTERS brings you filter elements to filter housings to complete filter systems for almost any function. It delivers some of the most robust high quality, coalescing filters and particulate filters in the world. In order to manufacture high tech devices such as semiconductor devices, flat panel displays and even photo voltaic or solar cells, precise fluid control is a must. HORIBA is the established world leader in offering a full line-up of gas, liquid, and vapor delivery products. Applied Energy System Inc. is one of the world leaders in the field of ultra high purity gas delivery systems like gas cabinets and panel for solar, semiconductor, nano technology and other high purity industries. Gas specializes in design and manufacture of air moving products including vacuum pumps, compressors,

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Applied gas delivery systems

air motors, gear motors, vacuum generators and regenerative blowers. “As a matter of fact, our journey of working with high technology industries started with Gast which today remains one of the world leaders in air motors and fractional horse

pumps,” reveals Mr. Shah. Meech’s forte is industrial electrostatics. With a standing of over 40 years, Meech has developed a wide range of products like ionizing bars, hand-held ionizing air curtains, etc. for effective static neutralization and dust removal. With

Electrostatics for effective static neutralization

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High quality instrumentation valves

the experience gained from more than 200 successful web cleaning installations, Meech can offer both non-contact and contact web cleaning systems. ITT Enidine is again a world leader in energy absorption and vibration isolation products, providing solutions to a wide range of industrial markets. ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets viz. water & fluid management, global defense & security, and motion & flow control. Shavo feels fortunate to work with some of India’s top companies and institutions like Reliance, Tata’s,, Biocon, GE, Department of Space, Ministry of Defense and many more. It has in excess of 1000 live accounts. The company has a full service capability at its Pune office and is in the process of building a world-class service center in its Bangalore factory. “Our service support is the key pillar of the value we provide,” says Mr. Shah. – P.K. Balasubbramaniian

For more information Web: www.shavogroup.com

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“FIBRO has committed to Make in India”

Mr. Vivek Nanivadekar, Executive Director, FIBRO India Precision Products Pvt Ltd

e, FIBRO India, the 100 % own subsidiary of FIBRO GMBH, Germany have been present in the Indian market for more than the decade serving Indian engineering industry. We started as ‘FIBRO India Standard Parts Pvt Ltd’ in 2008 with rented place at Pirangut, Pune. We started manufacturing guide pillars, oil less wear parts with German precision to the to Die & Mould making industries. Over the period of time, our standard parts like guide pillars, bushes, die sets, cams, gas springs etc. have received recognition and appreciation from the global customers. We have grown in Indian market due to the support and encouragement received from our esteem clients, suppliers, friends and well-wishers. As a result, we moved to our own new location on 7th March 2013 to meet ever growing needs in terms of quality and quantity of our customers like you. Though FIBRO has direct presence in many countries across the globe, this is the first manufacturing unit outside Germany. This new plant has the builtup area of 2000 sq.m. to accommodate the capacity enhancement in the near future to cater to the global market. We enhanced our manufacturing capacity by adding equipment and machineries to reduce the lead time Again in 2014, Rotary Tables division

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of FIBRO GmbH decided to join hands with FIBRO India for their business in India. As a result, we changed our name to “FIBRO INDIA PRECISION PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED” so as to indicate that FIBRO India is not restricting its business only to standard parts activity. Recently, ‘Make in India’ initiative has boosted the manufacturing in India. This has opened the doors to manufacture new innovative standard parts and Rotary Tables to support the various manufacturing sectors across the industry. FIBRO GmbH has committed to ‘Make in India’. It has been our experience that the products manufactured at FIBRO India are globally competitive as we are supplying those standard parts made in house to the major FIBRO subsidiaries across the globe. Hence to meet this increased Global demand, FIBRO has decided to expand the manufacturing facilities in India. As a result of this initiative, we have acquired adjacent land for setting up of new manufacturing unit. We expect that within a year, new FIBRO India Plant with increased production capacity will be ready to invite you for Grand Inauguration! Our USP is ‘German Precision at Indian costs backed by 60 years of worldwide rich experience in Tool & Die industry’ Here in India, we are manufacturing standard parts like Oil less guide elements, CAM slide units, spring plungers etc, for domestic as well as global market. And along with standard parts, FIBRO, the pioneer in manufacturing Rotary Tables, having started in 1958, offers a wide range of rotary tables used for automation as well as metal cutting applications. Our range for Automation includes FIBROTOR – Cam driven, FIBROMAT – Heavy Load Positioning, FIBRODYN – High speed direct drive rotary table. And the range for Metal cutting

includes FIBROPLAN – NC Rotary Table, FIBROMAX – Heavy duty NC Rotary table with twin drive, FIBRODYN – NC rotary table with direct torque drive, FIBROTAKT – Precision Rotary Tables with Hearth face gearing. Recently, we started representing reputed European brand - HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH for their unique product range like machine back walls, telescopic bellows, safety windows etc. For more than thirty-five years, HEMA has been manufacturing protective systems for the world’s machinery building sectors. Through consistent further development, HEMA Group expanded their production to several sites in Germany and abroad for most efficient service to the customers worldwide. Products offered by HEMA are mainly -

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He has completed B.E. (Electrical) from VJTI Mumbai in 1982 followed by MBA (HR). He is the Managing Director of PARADIGM TRAINERS PRIVATE LIMITED; a firm specialized in Sales & Marketing training since 1995. The areas of specialization include: • Contextual Selling® • Key Account Management • Negotiation Skills • Persuasive Presentation • Sales Force Management… After his graduation he has worked with Toshniwal, Larsen & Toubro and Wiltron USA etc. primarily in Sales and Marketing function till 1995 • Author of Contextual Selling®: A New Sales Paradigm for the 21st century • Completed Enhancing Sales Force Performance program at IIM-A in February 2013 • Trained around 15,000 managers and sales executives from 1000+ companies since 1995. • Conducted programs for culturally diverse groups in India, Malaysia, Singapore Sri Lanka, Qatar, Muscat, Bangla Desh etc. • Best Sales Performance in Asia award while working for Wiltron USA in 1990 • Winner of International Taped Speech Contest by Toastmasters Int’l USA in 1997 • Guest Faculty at IIM Bangalore & UBI School of Management • Advanced Toastmaster (ATM) certified by TMI USA.

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Why do Capital Equipments need a different sales approach?

apital equipments by definition are those which are used for manufacturing another set of products or components. Some examples of capital equipments may include Machining Centres, Special Purpose Machines, Lathes, Grinding Machines, Injection Moulding Machines etc. Quite often it is seen that the salesmen dealing in the above products tend to focus on the no of axes, the stroke length, the spindle speed, Surface Feet Per Minute, the feed rate the, rapid stroke, the cycle time etc. When a salesman tries to sell his

product on the above technicalities he is essentially trying to sell on features. Sometimes he will unconsciously get the competition products into discussion by telling the technical superiority of his products vis-à-vis the competition. The above conventional approach though relevant, may not be very effective in selling capital equipments and the reasons are as follows: 1. The investment in capital equipments is generally high which may start at Rs. 25 lakhs upwards. 2. Due to the technical complexities, it is not easy for a customer to say that product A is necessarily better that B.

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BOOK REVIEW 3. The customer is buying the machine to maximize his ROI which is determined by the type of components he is manufacturing, the volumes and the precision he is expecting in making the components. Considering the above, today’s salesmen need to make a paradigm shift in their selling approach from selling a product (based on technical specifications, also called as features) to selling a solution which is decided by the customer’s business environment, his critical needs, profitability parameters, cost- per-component etc. Contextual Selling – A New Sales Paradigm for the 21st Century by Rajan Parulekar is specially written for Effective Value Selling of Industrial Equipments. The 313 pages book focusses on VALUE and include topics like how to connect with customer, the difference between Value & Price,

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how does the customer perceive value, identifying the different stakeholders in a sale and their value perception etc. One of the major objections a salesman faces while interacting with his customers is when the customer tells him that the price is high. The book discusses useful techniques in handling objections. It is said that a high-pressure salesman is the one who introduces price before creating value for the customer. Unless and until the salesman has clearly understood the requirement of the customer; he should not be quoting price. Order forecasting is very crucial for the company to have a proper manufacturing schedule. However quite often there is a wide divergence between the orders projected by the sales team for the next quarter and the actual orders booked by the team. This happens because most of the salesman hope for the business without

any proper backup. Sales Funnel is an important concept which can improve your order forecasting. What happens when a salesman buckles under pressure and offer all the discount the purchase manager has asked for? With the subsequent round of price negotiations with the CFO and CEO, he has no margins left for further negotiations. The chapter on negotiation show the different techniques to understand the games played by your customers as well as the road map to enhance your margins. A sale is never complete unless the full payment is collected and is credited into the vendor’s account. The importance of collections is also discussed in great detail. Contextual Selling (313 pages, Rs. 595/-) is available on Amazon, Flipkart as well as on the Company website www.paradigm-info.com .

CASE STUDY

Industrial probes aid research in space

Production specialists at the National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB) in Braunschweig developed cylindrical test masses, achieving an accuracy of 2 µm to 3 µm for all geometric characteristics.

or engineers, producing components to an accuracy of 2 µm to 3 µm is now a relatively realistic prospect. But Dr Daniel Hagedorn, Project Lead and Manager of PTB’s Surface Metrology working group, knows that there are limitations to the technology: “The machines we have today can achieve positioning accuracies of 2 µm to 3 µm in one or two directions without any difficulties at all. But for our test masses, we needed to achieve this high level of precision in all three dimensions — not only at individual positions, but also on planes, cylinder surfaces and in angles”. PTB was commissioned to produce ten cylindrical test masses for MICROSCOPE (Micro-Satellite à traînéeCompensée pour l’Observation du Principe d’Equivalence), a 300 kg minisatellite operated by CNES, the French government space agency. Together with other partners, including the European Space Agency, MICROSCOPE will test the universality of the equivalence principal. Each of these masses is around 80 mm in length; the larger cylinders have an outer diameter of 70 mm, while the

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smaller examples measure just 35 mm. Manufactured in platinum-rhodium (PtRh10) and a titanium-aluminium-vanadium alloy (TiAl4V6), the cylinders are placed concentrically inside a differential accelerometer for testing. This configuration ensures that the moment of inertia of both cylinders is on the same axis. The PtRh10 cylinders serve as reference; the others, made from different materials, are subject to acceleration measurement to verify whether the equivalence principle of gravitational and inertial masses remains valid at a measurement accuracy of 10-15 µm. Manufactured from start to finish in a single, uninterrupted process

Manufacturing the test masses to the required level of accuracy proved an immense challenge. Before production could commence, the engineers needed to optimise the processing tools for the task at hand. The platinum-rhodium alloy workpieces in particular were susceptible to individual grain breakages if machined with conventional tools, resulting in a sur-

face that was not usable for the intended purpose. Specially eroded diamond tools proved a reliable solution when machining high surface roughness, achieving an accuracy of less than 0.2 µm. However, as Heinz-Peter Heyne and Stephan Metschke from the Scientific Instrumentation design team quickly realised, it would only be possible to achieve the required level of precision if the entire production process was completed in one step, without removing and reclamping the workpieces. For this reason, the hollow cylinders were processed on a high-precision TNI Preciline lathe from Benzinger. Individual dimensions were also measured on the machine between the production steps, without removing and reclamping the workpieces. In spite of the high-precision clamping device and the team’s careful work, deviations of up to 0.01 mm were evident in repeated process attempts. To complete the entire process to the required level of accuracy, the specialists at PTB needed to integrate high-precision measurement directly into the machining

CASE STUDY process. The key aim was to eliminate the uncertainty and inaccuracy resulting from the shared starting point during processing and measurement. To achieve this, Dr Hagedorn tested a number of industrial measurement solutions from different manufacturers. He focused on comparing and assessing the accuracy and repeatability of measurement results in the working area of the lathes. “We concluded that the only solution capable of meeting these standards would be a high-precision probe like the Renishaw OMP400”, he explains, summarising his results. OMP400 probe achieves 1 µm accuracy following verification

The OMP400 probe uses a measurement system based on strain gauge technology. The probe responds to even the lightest contact forces, is not affected by reseating forces and minimises the hysteresis commonly seen in measurement applications — enabling it to easily achieve accuracies of less than 5 µm. A special measurement routine prevents inaccuracies arising from the probe contacting the surface too quickly. If the software detects interference caused by probe vibration, it stops contact or prevents the recording of a measurement value. As Heinz-Peter Heyne knows, it is only possible to obtain reliable measurement results if the measurement positions are approached at an appropriate speed. By combining this technology with just a few other measures, he was able to reliably maintain the repeatability of the probe within 1 µm. The probe transmits recorded measurement data optically, and therefore wirelessly, to a receiver in the working area of the lathe. The CNC control system receives this information via an interface and uses it to control and adjust the ongoing measurement process. In addition, the PTB team has developed a special software solution that enables them to transfer the measured values to a server for evaluation and documentation. The PTB specialists applied a complex verification process to check the results of the OMP400 probe and high-precision

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lathe solution. After machining a number of contours, they measured the results on the machine itself and on a co-ordinate measuring machine. Calibrated reference workpieces were also measured on the processing machine using the probe and on the external co-ordinate measuring machine. The team compared all of the measurement results to obtain compensation data. This data was used to update the high-precision lathe’s CNC control system when performing measurements using the OMP400 in the working area and when machining contours. As proven when comparing multiple workpiece measurements with measurements from the co-ordinate measuring machine, it was possible to achieve measurement accuracy within 1 µm once the probe had been calibrated in this way and the compensation data had been applied to the measurement processes on the lathe in the machining sequence (in-situ, in-process measurement). To measure roundness and diameter, the probe recorded data for more than thirty circular measurement points. Cylindricity was measured following a similar pattern, based on five circular measurements over the entire length of the cylinder. The measurement of the six ball indentations on the front face of the cylinder proved particularly challenging. These indentations are designed to act as bearing points when the cylinder is placed in the differential accelerometer. These ball indentations have a maximum diameter of just 1.2 mm. Heinz-Peter Heyne developed a special silicon-ceramic probe stylus measuring just 0.3 mm in order to measure these points. Iterative design with multiple processing steps to achieve ±1 µm accuracy

After producing multiple workpieces for testing and comparison, Heinz-Peter

Heyne manufactured the final test masses in Pt-Rh and TiAl4V6 using an iterative process. He machined the outer diameter of the workpiece on the high-precision lathe to an oversize of around 0.01 mm in multiple steps. After taking and recording the measurements using the OMP400 probe, he machined the component to its final dimensions. Dr Hagedorn proudly reports that this method was a success from the very first attempt. “As we had planned, we were able to achieve ±1 µm accuracy for all characteristics. The accuracy and reliability of the Renishaw OMP400 probe was a key factor in our success. Considering that the required quantities of our raw material platinumrhodium alone cost tens of thousands of euros, we are very pleased with these results”, he says in conclusion. Equivalence principle

As early as 1636, natural scientist Galileo Galilei claimed that inertial and gravitational masses are always equal. This theory went on to become the foundation for virtually all concepts in physics that we hold true today, including Einstein’s theory of relativity. The theory states that a mass will always respond in the same way, regardless of whether a gravitational or acceleration force is acting on it. Or, to put it simply: In a vacuum (to eliminate the effects of air resistance), a chunk of lead and a feather will take the same amount of time to fall to the ground from the start of acceleration. However, the latest research on the smallest particles on our planet indicates that the equivalence principle may no longer apply if measured at a sufficiently high accuracy of less than 10-12 µm. The European Union’s MICROSCOPE world space mission aims to clarify these questions. Away from the influence of ‘earthly’ interference, two masses of exact, known dimensions made from materials of different densities will be cast into the zero-gravity, high-vacuum environment of space. High-precision accelerometers will measure their responses. PTB in Braunschweig has produced the cylindrical masses for this experiment.

CASE STUDY

Premium Transmission uses FDM technology for improving competitiveness By moving from traditional manufacturing castings to in-house 3D printing, the firm has saved an average prototyping time of three to six weeks

remium Transmission Ltd. (Premium), part of the industrial conglomerate Thapar Group, has strived to produce firstclass mechanical power transmission products since 1961.Premium produces high-quality gearboxes, geared motors, fluid couplings and other machinery components in four manufacturing plants across India, and serves the global engineering industry, particularly in Australia, South Africa, Middle East Asia, North America and Europe.

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As requirements for engineering components become more complex and diverse, product designers at Premium found it increasingly difficult to keep up with the fast-paced market. Constant development of new ,innovative designs was costly and time-consuming using traditional fabrication methods. Premium needed to accelerate the product design cycle and enhance process efficiency, and 3D printing technology was a fitting solution. “Precision is paramount to us even at the preliminary stage, because any error in the smallest component may lead to huge gaps in the production stage, resulting in extra costs, prolonged design and production time, and material waste,” said Soumendu Mukhopadhyay, DGMR&D, Premium Transmission Ltd. Before adopting 3D printing, Premiums R&D department made prototypes using traditional manufacturing methods such as metal-cutting or casting. Production

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of one part using this methodology took about three to six weeks and required extra material. Creating a modular planetary unit that coupled helical gears and a variety of components involved a series of steps through casting, fabrication and gear generation methods and assembly of small components. Often the prototyped components could not be assembled together due to design and manufacturing errors and required multiple iterations. Engineers doubted whether the parts could withstand quality testing, and feared confidentiality breaches with outsourcing.

took up to six weeks took Mukhopadhyay and his team only a few days. And any necessary design iterations were edited easily in CAD and 3D printed for form, fit and functional tests. “By moving from traditional manufacturing castings to in-house 3D printing, we have saved an average prototyping time of three to six weeks and reduced cost from USO 1,000 to USO 250, enabling us to meet the tough demands of the global engineering industry faster than ever before”, said Mukhopadhyay. Today, Premium has become a major player in the highly competitive transmission engineering industry, and is looking forward to bringing more innovative and productive engineering parts to the machinery world. “3D printing has eliminated design constraints and empowered our engineers to come up with better and more innovative products while minimizing prototype turnaround time and production cost. We are now ready for more frequent product launches and can take on new requests with more complex designs than ever before, said Mukhopadhyay.

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CASE STUDY

Grind Master transforms foundries with KUKA robots

Two KR AGILUS deflash aluminium die‐cast components with high consistency & quality

rind Master, an Aurangabadbased technology leader for metal processing machines, helps other companies as an integrator to automate the deflashing process of die-cast aluminium components for automobiles and motorcycles. Considering the high quality requirements for the many visible Class A parts produced, Grind Master has chosen KUKA as its robot supplier. Ever since, KUKA small robots of the KR AGILUS series have helped increasing the productivity and quality while at the same time lowering the overall costs. The success story of Grind Master Machines Pvt. Ltd. began with a married

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couple’s passion for engineering, a small garage and an even smaller budget in 1984 in the historic city of Aurangabad. Mohini Kelkar and her husband, Milind Kelkar, after both getting their Production Engineering degree, started their business with work like polishing non-stick cookware. A bit over three decades later, their company has become a global technology leader and exporter for metal processing machines with more than 200 employees and a turnover of INR 400-500 Crores. In January 2016 Grind Master decided to further their technological leadership by becoming an integrator for applications that automate parts of manufacturing processes for the automobile and

motorcycle industry. Wanted: an automation solution for the harsh foundry environment

For the production of die-cast aluminium components, mainly for automobiles, scooters and motorcycles, companies in India have originally used casual manual labor. Many of the parts produced are visible Class A components however, which require a high degree of consistency and quality in the finishing process. Additionally, the high temperatures, fumes and dust in the foundry proved to be straining for the human workers as well as the machines. The deflashing operation is done on “as cast” parts, which have part to part vari-

CASE STUDY ations inherent to the casting process. These variations pose challenges in deflashing automation – starting from location and fixture through to uniformity of pressure application to adjusting for part variations. Both to improve the work place situation as well as the productivity and quality of the deflashing shop, automation suggests itself. KR AGILUS provides unmatched quality and consistency

For Grind Master, a linear portal solution was out of the question from the beginning. The high number of component variants and frequent model upgradation required by their customers such as Aurangabad

Electricals Ltd. made a flexible solution necessary that can be reprogrammed easily and quickly. Additionally, the complex shapes of the parts called for the mobility and speed of a six-axis robots. Grind Master saw the answer in the KUKA KR AGILUS sixx. This small robot with payloads from six to ten kilograms and a reach from 706,7 to 1101 millimeters is extremely agile, fast and precise. It also highly flexible as it adapts to any installation position: inverted on the ceiling, sideways on the wall or firmly on the floor. Last but not least, the AGILUS is also very robust and compact, making it an ideal solution for the foundry environment. The result is a robot that deflashes the die-cast parts with unmatched consistency. Low cycle and change over times increase productivity

Since January 2016, Grind Master’s solutions with KUKA robots have each produced over 600 components per day on average, depending on load. The production capacity is more than 1800 parts per day on a two-shift basis. With a cycle time of 25 seconds per part and a setup change time of ten minutes, the solution has proved to more than satisfy the demanded criteria. Not only has productivity increased, but also the quality of the produced components. Through the highly advantageous costbenefit-ratio, Grind Master estimates a Return of Investment within about three years. A further argument for Grind Master’s decision for KUKA is the excellent global service support. “Robotic deflashing is a transformation of the foundry and human lives therein, by creating a hazard-free, safe and healthy work environment, delivering high quality parts and matching global manufacturing practices. With the success of the first two deflashing robots, we would like to proceed with automation of the entire foundry with robots for this operation,” says Sameer Kelkar at Grind Master.

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Higher Precision for Machining Centers in Automated Large-Batch Production - Part-II In part-I of this paper featured in March 17 issue (page 42), we discussed Greater flexibility for variants, machines and capacity; Cubic powertrain components, machining process and tolerance, Capacity analyses, supply specifications for machine & process capability; and Error limits for machining, flaw sizes in process and their effects. Now continue reading... - Editor.

utomobile customers demand a variety of vehicle types and engines in accordance with highly diverse framework conditions, asking about differing vehicle sizes, motor types or engine power within the individual markets, depending on fuel costs, emission standards and tax measures. For automobile manufacturers this hampers any estimation of quantity progressions or capacity planning and the design of production lines. To meet customer needs, automobile manufacturers offer engines with the same number of cylinders but in differing performance classes, which also leads to an increase in variant diversity. Ever shorter vehicle product life cycles in combination with volatile markets therefore lead to changed production challenges for automobile manufacturers [1]. To meet such challenges, the aspect of flexibility is added to the classic production parameters such as quality, time and costs. For production lines for the machining of vehicle powertrain components (engine, transmission and axle components), this means departing from classic transfer lines with fixed timing and high productivity, and adopting lines with linked machining centers and higher levels of flexibility.

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Thermal drift of the spindle nose Axial drift on the spindle nose during operation has an effect for holes with defined depth dimensions as well as on face milling if two plane-parallel surfaces must be machined with a defined distance, for example the combustion chamber and hood faces on cylinder heads. During operation, heat development of the main spindle strongly affects expansion of the spindle shaft and subsequently the Z axis structure. Motor spindles are usually implemented in the above-specified production machine tools. The various machining conditions lead to fluctuating performance constancy and therefore changeable thermal loads from the integrated spindle drive and spindle

bearings. Because the motor spindle is highly integrated into the axis structure of the machine, heat is dissipated via the motor spindle housing and mounting surfaces onto the machine axis structure. The motor spindle is therefore usually connected to a cooling unit. Figure 8 displays drift in the Z axis in the warm-up phase as a result of drift measurements taken from a machining center with motor spindle. The drift of the tool center point is shown relative to the machine tool table, at idle spindle speeds of 10,000 rpm or 16,000 rpm. The measurements do not include supplementary thermal loads and resultant drift due to spindle loads occurring during cutting. Depending on the load and speed of

Figure 8: Measured, uncompensated Z axis drift due to heating of the main spindle

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TECH TRENDS the main spindle though, significantly increased drift values compared to idle speed should be expected. Based on the measurement curve shown in Figure 8 for load with an idle speed of 16,000 rpm, a thermal drift at the spindle nose of around 64 µm in the Z direction occurs relative to the machine tool table. Thermal drift is often reduced even further by use of compensation models saved in the control, achieving an expected reduc-tion of the drift shown by around 80 %. When applied to the measurement curve shown this means a residual value of 12 µm (≡ ±6 µm). Error limits for machining Flaw size due to the position detection principle The further considerations require a differ-entiation regarding determination of the ac-tual position value on a feed axis with use of a ball screw drive. The main difference in this case occurs due to the mounting loca-tion of the axis encoder and its integration into the control loop of the feed axis. Figure 9 shows a feed axis design with Semi-Closed Loop control compared to an axis with Closed Loop control. Semi-Closed Loop and Closed Loop Semi-Closed Loop means the position control loop of the feed axis is closed

via the encoder of the feed motor. The encoder measures the angular position of the feed motor shaft here, and not the position of the axis slide to be positioned. The slide position is calculated by using the measured angle and the pitch of the ball screw, and it is assumed that the correla-tion of angle position, spindle pitch and slide position while operating the feed axis or machine tool remains constant. If this correlation changes, e.g. due to thermal ex-pansion or wear in the ball screw, then the calculated position value is erroneous. The control and encoder are “blind” to changes of the feed axis powertrain. With Closed Loop operation of the feed axis, the slide position of the feed axis is measured with a linear encoder and re-turned to the position control loop of the axis as an actual position value. Any devia-tions occurring during operation, such as thermal drift of the ball screw drive, are de-tected on the slide and adjusted with axis control.

occur that are not re-producible, but have more or less statistical behavior. The effect of random deviations on the positioning of a machine axis is specified as the position variation range. If a machine is to drill a hole in a workpiece with position tolerance, then the position variation range as a non-reproducible factor of error must be considered. Measure-ments carried out demonstrate that typical values for position variation ranges with feed axis lengths of 500 mm to 800 mm are around 2 µm (≡ ±1 µm) if the axes are operated in Semi-Closed Loop. Connecting a linear encoder to the axis slide and feedback of the actual position values into the position control loop reduces the effects of friction in the axis and of lin-ear guides on positioning. Measurements show that the position variation range with Closed Loop control can typically be re-duced by 40 % to 50 % compared to Semi-Closed Loop (≡ ±0.5 µm).

Systematic and random position deviations Positioning inaccuracies result during posi-tioning of the feed axes ([9], [10]). System-atic deviations occur that can be repro- duced with identical boundary conditions and can therefore be compensated. Ran-dom deviations also

Reduction of thermally induced drift Measurements specified in the “Accuracy of Feed Axes” and “Machining Accuracy of Machine Tools” Technical Information documents show that a feed axis operated in Semi-Closed Loop with a ball screw and traverse range of 800 mm can produce thermally induced drift of over 40 µm (≡ ± 20 µm) ([11], [12]). If the problem is approached by cooling the ball screw, a drift reduction of 50 % can be achieved by using a high quality cooling unit (with a temperature constancy ≤ 1 K). As well as integrating the cooling unit, additional pipes for coolant fluid for the individual feed axes must be installed, together with rotary unions for the transmission of coolant to the rotating ball screw spindles. A significantly higher reduction of thermally induced drift on a ball screw axis can, however, be achieved by using Closed Loop control. The linear encoder detects the drift of the ball screw spindle and this is adjusted by the axis control— residual thermal drift is then ≤ 2 µm (≡ ±1 µm) [11].

Figure 9: The principles of Semi-Closed Loop control and Closed Loop control

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Workpiece clamping indexation

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Tool change inaccuracy (hollow taper shank)

±0.5 (axial) ±1.5 (radial)

Thermal main spindle axis drift (compensated)

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Position variation range (500 mm < X ≤ 800 mm)

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Thermal drift due to heating of ball screw

±20 ±10 (cooled ball screw spindle)

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Linear measurement deviation of coordinate measuring machine (CMM)

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Table 1: Estimated error limits for Semi-Closed Loop and Closed Loop

Table 1 lists the previously estimated error limits, comparing these for a feed axis with Semi-Closed Loop and Closed Loop. The position of the workpiece and the tolerated production features in the workspace must be taken into account when estimating which share of the tolerance to be produced the specified error limits will deplete. Thus, only those errors in the direction of the indicated tolerances require a share of the available tolerance budget. Influences of workpiece measurement Evaluation of the dimensional accuracy of workpieces is usually carried out in suitable measuring rooms with coordinate measur-ing machines. In its geometric construction a coordinate measuring machine is similar to a machine tool and is also subject to in-fluences of error, with measurement devia-tions occurring when evaluating workpiece dimensions. The extent of measuring devi-ations is influenced by: • Temperature fluctuations in the measurement room • Geometry errors of the coordinate measuring machine • Probing errors • Measurement method selected • Errors from workpiece clamping and operator errors Because the residual measurement devi-ation must be significantly lower than the dimensional tolerance to

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be evaluated, coordinate measuring machines are usually operated in temperature-controlled meas-uring rooms. High precision is aimed for when producing and assembling the coor-dinate measuring machines, and linear en-coders are used for Closed Loop control. An additional reduction in residual devia-tions (e.g. from bending of the probe during probing) is achieved via computed compensations. To ensure reliable meas-urements with tolerated length dimen-sions, the linear measurement deviation of a coordinate measuring machine should be only approximately one tenth of the toler-

ance to be evaluated. So for a tolerance of ±0.1 mm as specified in a workpiece draw-ing this therefore means ±10 µm or less. However, to reliably measure smaller toler-ances and to make available universally us-able measuring machines, for example in central measuring rooms, in practice coor-dinate measuring machines are used that have linear measurement deviations in the range of ±1.5 µm. Tool tolerance vs. error limits Closed Loop increases the tolerance reserve The comparison of required workpiece tol-erance and estimated error limits specified on the previous pages is demonstrated in the following using an example geometry. Figure 10 illustrates the holes for the bearing assembly of a shaft in a transmission housing. To reduce ancillary times and therefore the cycle time itself, both hole diameters can be produced using a combined tool. The tool edges for machining the diameters and Z dimensions are both located on one tool for this purpose. One of the index holes required for aligning the workpiece is also shown. The tolerance direction of the index hole is in the same direction as the tolerated

Figure 10: Bearing holes in a transmission housing (example geometry)

TECH TRENDS production dimensions Z1 and Z2. This does not apply to the Y dimension. Errors to be considered The error that can occur due to indexing of the workpiece in the clamping fixture must therefore be taken into account when ma-chining Z1 and Z2. Since other tools are used at other positions on the workpiece in the machine during this machining opera-tion, the tool change inaccuracies must be integrated into the error budget. Further-more, errors in the direction of the Z1 and Z2 dimensions, caused by thermal main spindle axis drift, position variation range during positioning of the Z axis in the ma-chining direction, and thermal drift in the Z axis direction resulting from heating of the ball screw drive, should also be taken into account. The linear measurement deviations of the coordinate measuring machine are calculated into the error budget analysis independent of the clamping direc-tion of the workpiece in the machine tool. Under the assumption that tolerated production dimensions have a mean machine capability index of Cm = 1.67, it can now be ascertained how large the depletion of available tolerance is due to estimated errors in the worst case. Figure 11 demonstrates this for tolerances in the Z1 and Z2 dimensions with Semi-Closed Loop control. It can be seen that the largest consumer of available tolerance is uncontrolled thermal drift of the ball screw spindle. The residual quantity of available tolerance (tolerance reserve) at the end of the analysis is only ±19 µm. Fewer errors & more tolerance reserve It becomes clear that a reduction of error variables directly leads to an increase in tolerance reserve. The use of linear encoders on the linear axes, meaning operation in a Closed Loop, is able to specifically reduce thermally induced ball screw drift (Figure 12), and the result is a significantly increased tolerance reserve of ±39 µm. As outlined above, dependencies occur among individual production steps in the

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Figure 11: Available tolerance (±0.1 mm) with Cm = 1.67 vs. error limits with Semi-Closed Loop

Figure 12: Available tolerance (±0.1 mm) with Cm = 1.67 vs. error limits with Closed Loop

process chain with large-batch manufacturing. The error limits listed in Table 1 only indicate some of the potential error variables that can occur along the entire component production chain. The aim is therefore to achieve minimum flaw size in the individual machine tools, so as to maximize the tolerance reserves for diffi-cult-to-influence errors within the process. Factors of influence that are difficult to con-trol in the production chain may consist of: • Hall temperature fluctuations • Coolant temperature fluctuations • Workpiece temperature fluctuations and therefore thermally induced

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TECH TRENDS • Tool wear (i.e. variable cutting forces, tool deflection, etc.) This list is not comprehensive but clearly shows that designing a production process is not in any way trivial for the automated mechanical machining of vehicle powertrain components. Many possible error sources exist that are able to influence the quality, duration and costs of production. Tool tolerance versus error limits Tolerance reserves increase productivity To gain a feeling of what tolerance reserves of ±19 µm in a Semi-Closed Loop or ±39 µm in a Closed Loop mean, the extent of tool wear is looked at closer below. With alumi-num workpieces, burr formation on a work-piece often leads to a tool change despite the appearance of highly sharp cutting edges, whereas the machining of work-pieces from cast iron (e.g. crank cases) or high-temperature resistant cast steel (e.g. exhaust gas turbochargers) causes higher levels of tool wear. This wear is usually seen as the increasing flank wear (VB) over time (Figure 13). Tool wear must be permissible Due to the tool edge geometry (clearance angle Þ, rake angle γ), a corresponding cutting edge offset (SV) occurs with increasing flank wear that then directly reduces the tolerance reserve. The cutting edge offset can be calculated according to [13], depending on the flank wear VB as well as Þ and γ as follows: Presupposing the latest linear layout incor-porating linked machining centers, tool costs for the mechanical machining of cyl-inder heads, crank cases and transmission housings consist of 8 % to 12 %, which is a significant portion of the total system in-vestment. This includes both non-wearing tool components (e.g. tool holder and bor-ing bars) and the parts subjected to wear (inserts, drills, etc.). The proportion de-pends among other factors on the number of replacement tools used (sometimes up to three sets) and the

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Figure 13: Flank wear (VB) & cutting edge offset (SV) – Drawings on the basis of 13 & 14

cutting materials (e.g. PCD blades for aluminum machining). To save on running tool costs the tool life should be as long as possible, and a certain level of tool wear must therefore be ac-ceptable before carrying out tool changes or modifications. A flank wear VB of 200 µm to 400 µm is specified in [14] as a bench-mark for carbide tools and for the finishing cycle relevant for generating tolerance. To gain a magnitude for the cutting edge offset, the typical cutting edge angles of Þ = 5° and γ = 4° are applied. Equation 7 then gives a cutting edge offset range of 18 µm to 35 µm. Assuming a very sharp edge in the center of the tolerance zone, in a SemiClosed Loop the targeted minimum tool wear val-ues already require the largest part of the residual tolerance reserve. Under consider-ation of the larger tolerance reserves with the use of linear encoders, more workpieces can be machined before tool wear needs to be compensated, which in turn means less testing effort on the workpieces when detecting the right time to compensate or change the tool. Tool changes interrupt production Changing a tool used to produce a critical tolerance often requires a workpiece that needs to be directly tested and that was found to be in order (OK part). To prevent rejects, the machine sits idle while this first workpiece produced with the new tool is measured, and the machine tool is only approved if the produced and measured workpiece corresponds to an

OK part. The waiting time until approval can be equated to a loss of parts because production time on the machine is lost. Because the testing and compensation complexity can be reduced and machine run-times increased, a large tolerance reserve in large-batch production contributes to an increase in productivity levels. In analogy to automotive driving, this would correspond to driving in a wide lane where little correction effort by the driver is needed to stay within the lane—significantly more effort for correction is needed in narrower lanes. Summary In addition to the challenge of responding to fluctuations in demand in automotive sales markets, the future will bring increas-ing legislative and end-customer require-ments concerning the emission of pollu-tants and the fuel consumption of vehicles. One possibility of meeting such a situation consists of reducing friction in the power-train, which in turn requires narrow work-piece tolerances as well as higher quality surface parameters. Because of the sequential workpiece ma-chining implemented in automated large-batch manufacturing, dependencies occur between the individual production steps in the process chain. For reliable adherence to workpiece tolerances throughout the entire process, the aim is to expend a mini-mum of the available tolerances by the indi-vidual machine tools, with the remaining tolerance reserve being available for diffi-cult-to-control factors that influence the process, meaning

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TECH TRENDS this reserve should be as large as possible. Using linear encoders in the feed axes of the machining centers contributes to an in-crease in machine accuracy, and resulting from this an increase of the tolerance re-serve as well. Inspection complexity and loss of parts can be reduced, leading to increases in productivity levels. Literature 1. Kasper, G.: Challenges for Future Powertrain Production – Insights to Global Manufacturing. 12th Powertrain Manufacturing Conference, Darmstadt, September 26th – 27th, 2013. 2. Abele, E.; Hueske, B. and Kuhn, S.: Overall Equipment Flexibility – Entwicklung einer Methodik zur Messung der Gesamtanlagenflexibilität für die spanende Fertigung. ZWF 103 No. 5, 2008. 3. Dörr, J.: Powertrain Machine Tool Concepts: Comparison from an Economic Point of View. 10th Powertrain Machining Conference, Fellbach, November 11th – 12th, 2009. 4. Abele, E.; Wiegel, F.; Kuske, P. and Hueske, B.: Kleine Schritte für große Flexibilität – Eine Methodik zur monetären Beurteilung der Expansionsflexibilität von Fertigungssystemen. wt Werkstattstechnik online year 100, 2010. 5. Stürenburg, B.: Optimierung der Spanbildung und Minimierung des Späneeintrages in das Werkstück für das Bohren von Al-Legierungen. Production reports from the FBK, Volume 02/2009. 6. Abele, E.; Ellermeier, A.; Hohenstein, J. and Tschannerl, M.: Untersuchungen an langen VHM-Spiralbohrern – Einfluss der Werkzeuglänge auf das dynamische Verhalten von Vollhartmetallspiralbohrern. wt Werkstattstechnik online year 97, 2007. 7. VDMA 8669 : 1999-01: Fähigkeitsuntersuchungen zur Abnahme spanender Werkzeugmaschinen. Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e. V. (VDMA), 1999. 8. MAPAL: MAPAL Kompetenz – Spanntechnik. Corporate publica-

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tion MAPAL Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG, Order No. 10138532 | V2.1.0, 2015. 9. DIN ISO 230-2 : 2000-05: Testing Rules for Machine Tools – Part 2: Determination of Positioning Uncertainty and Repeat Accuracy of Positioning with Numerically Controlled Axes. DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V., 2000. 10. VDI/DGQ 3441: Statistische Prüfung der Arbeits- und Positionsgenauigkeit von Werkzeugmaschinen - Grundlagen. Verein Deutscher Ingenieure / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität, March 1977. 11. HEIDENHAIN: Technical Information – Accuracy of Feed Axes. March 2006. 12. HEIDENHAIN: Technical Information – Machining Accuracy of Machine Tools. September 2011. 13. Paucksch, E.; Holsten, S.; Linß, M. and Tikal, F.: Zerspantechnik – Prozesse, Werkzeuge, Technologien. Vieweg + Teubner Verlag, 12th edition, 2008. 14. GARANT: GARANT ToolScout – Zerspanungshandbuch. ISBN 3-00016882-6, modified ND 04/2013. Linear encoders for machine tools Linear encoders for position feedback are indispensable for high positioning accuracy of machine tools. They directly and immedi-ately measure the actual position of the feed axis. Mechanical

transfer elements therefore have no infl uence on position measurement—both kinematic errors and thermal errors or infl uences of forces are measured by the linear encoder and taken into account in the position control loop. This makes it possible to eliminate a num-ber of potential error sources: • Positioning error due to thermal behavior of the recirculating ball screw • Reversal error • Errors due to deformation of the drive mechanics by machining forces • Kinematic errors through pitch error in the recirculating ball screw. Therefore, linear encoders are indispensable for machine tools on which high positioning accuracy and a high machining rate are essential. Linear encoders from HEIDENHAIN for numerically controlled machine tools can be used nearly everywhere. They are ideal for machines and other equipment whose feed axes are in a servo loop, such as milling machines, machining centers, boring machines, lathes and grinding machines. The benefi cial dynamic behavior of the linear encoders, their high permissible tra-versing speed, and their acceleration in the direction of measurement predestine them for use on highlydynamic conventional axes as well as on direct drives. Courtesy: Heidenhain India Website: www.heidenhain.de

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oxidation, condensate and salt corrosion, elevated temperature mechanical failure, stress corrosion cracking, and intergranular corrosion. The exhaust gas emitted from automobiles is one cause of air pollution, and various efforts have been made to prevent this problem. One of the preventive measures is the system shown in the figure. The components downstream from the muffler of an exhaust system must have sufficient corrosion resistance to withstand the internal attack of condensed water containing these corrosive ions and external attack of these salts. The materials mainly used for these components are low-carbon ferritic stainless steel incorporating not less than 11% chromium. The components nearer to the engine in front of the muffler need high oxidation resistance, because they are heated to about 773K (500 ) during operation. The exhaust manifold, which is heated to the highest temperature, must possess both high-temperature strength and resistance to thermal fatigue. Highchromium stainless steel is now used mainly for these upstream components. As a result, the life of the exhaust system has been substantially extended. Stabilized ferritic stainless steels represent the best cost / benefit solution for exhaust system components: it gives designers optimal combinations that work both in elevated temperatures and complex corrosive environments. The exhaust system components are manifold, close coupled and underbody catalytic converters, flexible bellow, muffler, resonator, connecting pipes,

TECH TRENDS flanges, and tailpipe. The part of the exhaust system containing the manifold, converter and the flex joint is named as hot end since this part of the system is relatively hot due to the hot exhaust gas passing through these components. The part consists of intermediate pipe, resonator and the muffler is named as cold end since the gas tends to cool down from the exit of the flex tube. The temperature of the hot end of the gasoline operated vehicle can be as high as 1050°Cwhile the highest temperature of the cold end is about 650°C. There are benefits of Nb regarding oxidation resistance at high temperatures. It has been demonstrated that Nb containing ferritic grades have better high temperature performance when compared to Ti single-stabilized or austenitic grades. This is because Nb forms a thin, homogeneous and adherent oxide layer in the surface of the steel, avoiding spalling and reoxidation of the material during the exhaust system thermal cycling (the typical on/off operation of the car’s engine). It also results in lower loss of material which can be translated into higher life cycles of the component, meaning a longer life, reduced frequency of replacement and long term cost savings. Study on metal loss of different

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Metal cored wire: Metal cored wires offer higher productivity in terms of higher welding current densities and hence higher welding speeds. It gives much higher range of welding parameters to weld without the danger of burn through. The above comes with an additional advantage of better root gap bridging ability. The above point is best illustrated in the graph below. Miginox MC 409 : • Ti stabilized metal cored wire that gives minimal / no slag. • Operates at higher current densities. • High deposition rate gives very good productivity. Both the solid and metal cored wires are supplied in layer wound condition in plastic spools with 12.5 / 15 kg wire per spool. ADOR evolves continually to meet the latest needs of the industry in its relentless pursuit of excellence.!! (Contributed by Ador Welding Ltd.)

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JASH - Accu - Fab Welding Table

ecently developed and introduced “JASH-Accu-Fab®” 2-D / 3-D Welding Tables by JASH Precision Tools Limited, Indore have extended to their welding facilitation products of Industry acclaimed accurate Cast Iron Welding Tables / Platens, in various size combinations and accessories.

Why “JASH-Accu-Fab®” 2-D / 3-D Welding Tables? In most cases of welding jobs average seam welding time takes about 10% to 15% of total time on job. And 90% to 85% of time is spent on accurately setting-up of the job prior to seam welding. This is significant loss of productive time. “JASHAccu-Fab®” Welding tables provide flat surfaces with various set-up, aligning and clamping elements accessories as required that help reduce this loss of time in accurate component set-ups prior welding. Beside regular welding work in batch production attributes, “JASH-AccuFab®” Welding tables help expedite product development of Prototype welded components improving quality at lower costs. “JASH-Accu-Fab®” welding tables simplify and facilitate reduce component set-up time loss, hence productivity with quality of welded work. “Time is Money”, therefore, time saved is money earned. Thus, “JASH-Accu-Fab®” welding tables are Ergonomically designed for accurate dimensions, straight and angular alignment for setting-up of welding components on welding tables with ease and convenience of welding in mind. Welding components can be conveniently set-up, aligned and clamped in 2 axes and 3 axes and some

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of the space positions / dimensions (angular) of welding jobs. Typical, 2-D & 3-D modular sizes of welding tables have been decided to keep in mind Customers’ end use applications and selection thereof. Being modular welding table sizes, the Users’ can extend the table sizes as may be required by them over a time. Typical widths (W) in millimetres are 800, 1,000, 1,200, 1,500 and 2,000 mm. For each of the stated widths, the lengths (L) combinations could be 1,000, 1,600, 1,800, 2,000, 2,400 and 3,000 in millimetres. Thus, you can have 30 basic size combinations as required.

Minimum size being 800 mm (W) x 1,000 mm (L) and maximum size 2,000 mm (W) x 3,000 mm (L). Welding tables can also be custom-built sizes requiring specific job configurations for welding. “JASH-Accu-Fab®” table top has 15 mm wide T-Slot neck running along width of table for freely inserting standard T-Nuts {IS: 2015 – 1977 (2006)} as required for M12 size clamping bolts / studs. The top surface also has scribed line at approximately 100±0.50 mm pitch distances in both the directions viz; along width (W) and along length (L). Welding tables are supplied with a coat of anti-spatter compound for first use that is to be subsequently applied by the Users’ as and when required. Keeping Ergonomics in mind the

standard working height of welding table legs are adjustable, 875± 25 mm for levelling purpose. There can be lower or higher heights or differential heights of legs as per work requirements. The safe load carrying capacity on welding table is 1 Ton / M2 of top working surface area. Typically, the flatness of top working surface is 125 microns per meter length of welding table. The top working surface will be plain precision face-milled surface. Accessories: Depending upon setting, holding and clamping of components on to welding tables we have numerous accessories to offer for ease in setting, holding and clamping of components of job works for welding. Custom accessories can also be studied, designed and offered as per work specifics. To assist Buyers’ in selection of accessories they will require, we will prefer drawing of components and welding assembly for their evaluation and selection and suggestions for accessories thereof. Options: Usually welding table top is made of high strength irons. However, stainless steel welding table tops can also be offered. For some of the applications Aluminium Copper alloy based material is also used for welding table tops. If required, we can offer this metal table top as well. Please inquire with specific applications.

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Linear Motion Rails, What’s the secret for gaining more performance?

The ROLLON Group, based in Vimercate (MB-Italy) and present on the international market and in India with a direct branch in Bangalore, is specialized in linear motion systems offering one of the world’s most complete ranges, which includes linear and telescopic rails, and actuators for linear motion in many sectors: industrial machines, packaging, railways, aerospace, logistics, medical and special vehicles.

he most performing Rollon’s linear and telescopic guides, widely used in heavy duty and industrial applications, distinguish themselves by the induction hardening of the raceways, a heat treating process that allows remarkable achievements in quality,

durability and reliability of the guides. What does Rollon’s quality depend upon? When specifying a linear rail for your industrial application, the following characteristics indicate optimal levels of

surface hardness, ensuring your bearing will operate under heavy loads with minimal wear over the course of its lifetime: • Induction hardened raceways. This heat treating process brings out the tough natural properties of steel, creating a thick zone around the raceway and ensuring hardness levels are achieved at critical depth and effective hardness. • Material purity. To achieve maximum hardness levels, rails should be made from highquality, high-carbon composition steel that is specifically made for bearing applications. • Additional surface finish. Induction hardened rails that undergo surface grinding will be smoother and more precise, optimizing their running quality.

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When it comes to linear motion rails, a high hardness value is critical. With unhardened surfaces, the sooner the rail will become susceptible to damage much like how potholes will develop on a road after it bears the loads of passing cars and trucks. Unfortunately, some rail manufacturing processes don’t impart sufficient hardness to the rails. To gain maximum life for your linear guide, you’ll want to consider the hardening process, the material being hardened and how to finish the rail in order to optimize its performance. Otherwise, if hardness doesn’t extend to a sufficient depth, the component won’t be able to withstand heavy loads over the course of its lifetime, which can result in timeconsuming and costly downtime for your system. Not all hardening processes, materials and finishes are created equal, however. By keeping the following options in mind, quality manufacturers can make the best linear rail for your industrial application. The Importance of Rollon’s Induction Hardening To harden their rails, often a manufacturer can use nitriding, a heat treating process that diffuses nitrogen into the surface of a metal (typically low-carbon, low-alloy steels), creating a case-hardened surface with thicknesses between 0.2 and 0.3 mm. When you consider the kinds of heavy loads that are applied to industrial raceways in warehouse automation, robotic cells, railway, machine tools and more, rails that have thin nitrided surfaces will tend to crack under load. To avoid bearing failure, it’s important to know the location of the point of

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stress between the bearing and the rail. The maximum stresses, which are called Hertzian contact stresses, aren’t on the surface at all, but beneath it. For that reason, a rail’s hardened layer needs to extend deep enough below the surface something many nitriding processes simply cannot achieve. That’s where Rollon’s induction hardening comes in. Rather than creating a case-hardened surface, induction hardening creates a zone around the raceway with effective depths up to 5 mm depending on the specification and crosssection of the part, successfully encompassing the maximum point of stress located beneath the rail’s surface. In this form of heat

treatment, the metal first undergoes induction heating, a non-contact process that uses an electric current to create heat in the surface layer of a conductive material. The surface layer is then quenched, causing it to undergo a martensitic transformation and become harder than the base metal. Compared to gas furnace heating and other conventional heat treatments, induction hardening offers several advantages, including fast heating rates, low energy consumption and cost savings. It also refines the structure and mechanical properties of

the treated parts. As a result of this process, an induction hardened rail can operate under heavy loads with no damage to the raceways over the course of its lifetime. In properly sized linear bearings, typical life ratings range from thousands to hundreds of thousands of kilometers of travel, allowing for one-piece flow, rather than batch processes. Because the subsurface stresses on a loaded raceway can hit 500,000 psi, both rail hardness and hardness depth are critical values to measure during the induction hardening process. A rail’s hardness depth will vary, as will the rail’s overall size, based on the requirements of your application. Small models, such as Rollon’s size 18 Compact Rail, integrate a hardness depth of 2 mm. By contrast, large rails, such as Rollon’s size 63 Compact Rail, feature a hardness depth between 4 and 5 mm. BOX: Measuring hardness values Hardness is defined as a material’s resistance to deformation, indentation or penetration. One of the ways it can be measured is with the Rockwell hardness test, which involves measuring the depth of penetration of an indenter under a large load. Measured on a “C” scale, Rollon’s bearings fall between 58 and 62 HRC.

For more information: Rollon India Pvt. Ltd. 1st floor, Regus Gem Business Centre 26/1 Hosur road, Bommanahalli Bangalore 560068, INDIA Tel: +91 80 67027066 Fax: +91 80 67027004 Email: info@rollonindia.in Website: www.rollonindia.in

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TBD HS: A programmable system for non-contact high speed tool breakage detection

ndustrial realities, where productivity represents the priority to achieve, aim to implement tool measurement solutions, which prove to be quick, accurate and reliable. Aware of such need and willing to develop an application that could avoid affecting production efficiency, Marposs presented TBD, the Tool Breakage Detector, a time-saving laser-based solution for broken tool detection on machine. TBD on milling machines and machining centres permits to keep under control the process, thanks to a very short tool checking cycle. Fast and reliable detection achievable by the TBD allows to reduce production time and to avoid expensive work-pieces scrap due to wrong cutting process by damaged or broken tools. All functionality is contained within the TBD unit compact housing, which can be mounted outside the machine area, saving space on the table. It is possible to choose among different working modes, which endow TBD with a great flexibility. Switching the power to the maximum gives TBD the chance to recognize a tool placed at a longer distance (up to 2 meters), with a standard capability to check the breakage. If a smaller tolerance is required, the reduced power can be set obtaining a smaller beam. Furthermore, an user can choose the filtering level of the signal. In fact, during the checking cycle, some coolant drops could interrupt the beam or coolant stuck on the tool could create variation in the signal received. Setting “Hi Filter” makes the software of the TBD more restrictive in order to give the more reliable response. On the other hand, choosing “Low Filter” TBD responds in a faster way, as the filter is less severe. Lastly, it is possible to choose the appropriate range of spindle speed, up to 5000 rpm.

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The new TBD HS Marposs S.p.A. has recently introduced the new TBD HS, High Speed, on its wide range of products for tool checking on milling machines and machining centers. The new TBD HS is a programmable system for non-contact checking hi-speed tools, particularly committed to those applications where there is the need for hi-speed spindles, up to 80.000 rpm. Thanks to its rotary switch selector, the TBD HS is able to recognize the tool in two different ways, depending on the actual rotational speed, thus minimizing cycle times, generally crucial in this kind of process. Selecting “Quick Recognition”, the tool checking is performed for 10.000 rpm spindle speed and its multiples; on the other hand, it is possible to choose “Hybrid Recognition” if the speed is 1.000 rpm and its multiples or 10.000 rpm and its multiples. With a reflective, clean tool an impressive 150 msec checking time is achieved, approximately half the time compared to the standard TBD. High spindle speeds and small tool dimensions lead to the need for a fine

adjustment for positioning the TBD HS in a very precise way: that is the reason why an effective system has been designed to make accurate and easy the searching procedure of the tool verification position. Once TBD installed and tool approximately pointed, now is even more quick and simple to optimize the laser beam and to find the checking position. The tool breakage detection performed by the TBD HS is improved by the presence (upon request) of a blower for cleaning the receiver glass: taking advantage of the usual standard inlet, both in terms of air flow and pressure, it has been developed a solution able to protect the glass from swarf and scraps without increasing the air consumption. Moreover, when the conditions are particularly harsh because of the aggressive presence of shavings, there is the chance to substitute the standard protection glass with one in sapphire crystal: being 9 out of 10 its hardness degree on the Mohs scale, this kind of protection lets the receiver performance always at its maximum, no more damaged by the extreme machine conditions.

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Plasma Cutting does not have to be Loud – with Silent Cut by Kjellberg Finsterwalde Cutting Mild Steel with Reduced Sound Pressure Level Kjellberg is the longest established manufacturer of plasma cutting machines in the market and offers plasma and laser cutting products for a wide range of different cutting tasks. With these high-quality products made in Germany excellent results can be achieved for automated, mechanised or manual cutting. Kjellbergs subsidiary Kjellberg Cutting and Welding India Pvt. Ltd. in Pune takes care of all activities concerning sales and service in India since 2015.

ue to the high energy density and flow velocity during highquality plasma cutting the sound level can amount to more than 100 dB(A) depending on the cutting task. With the new technology Silent Cut, Kjellberg Finsterwalde now offers a solution to reduce the noise exposure, which is perceived as disturbing for the human hearing particularly in the upper frequency range. As a further development of the patented Contour Cut technology, Silent Cut reduces the sound pressure level by up to 15 dB(A) during plasma cutting

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of mild steels with a material thickness between 4 and 30 mm in the current range between 60 and 160 A. Even the high frequencies perceived as particularly disturbing are considerably reduced. The reduction of the sound level by 10 decibels is already perceived by human hearing as a halving of the loudness. Thus, Silent Cut makes an important contribution to health and safety at work – with high cut quality. Kjellberg’s intensive development work forms the foundation of the Silent Cut technology. The results are a unique combination of new consumables and new cutting data allowing the user to cut

holes, bars and contours with similarly high quality as with Contour Cut and to benefit from a considerably reduced sound pressure level. Due to the easy change of the consumables and the use of the Silent Cut database the technology can also be used for existing systems. Silent Cut will be available for the plasma series Smart Focus from December 2017, and for HiFocus neo from January 2018.

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Shop Floor Programming’ simplicity to CNC precision grinding machines Innovative new software from NUM enables CNC machine tool builders and retrofitters to provide their customers with exceptionally easy-to-use machine setup and real-time control facilities for precision grinding applications

orming the latest applicationspecific addition to NUM’s FXCAM suite of CNC software, the new NUMgrind package simplifies machine tool programming for an extensive range of tasks, including external and internal cylindrical grinding, surface grinding, wheel shaping and dressing. NUMgrind is specifically designed to simplify the creation of G code programs for CNC machine tools through the use of a highly intuitive graphical human machine interface (HMI), conversationalstyle ‘fill in the blanks’ type dialogues or a combination of the two. Unlike conventional CAD/CAM workstation tools for generating CNC machine tool control programs, NUMgrind is intended for use in the production environment. It enables shop floor personnel to handle everyday machining tasks such as grinding very quickly and efficiently – and the work can be easily shared amongst several people and several machines. NUMgrind works in conjunction with embedded CNC grinding and dressing cycles and direct hyperlinks to several production files such as wheel/part data sheets, CAD files and/or other pertinent grinding production data to facilitate efficient manufacturing of a diverse range of workpieces, covering various different wheel forms and part types. It can be configured for a wide variety of machine configurations such as OD/ID Grinders, Surface Grinders, Centreless

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Grinders, etc. The cylindrical grinding package includes OD/ID grind cycles for 2-Axis (X/Z) horizontal or vertical grinding machines and also offers an inclined axis capability. The dressing station can be table-mounted or rear-positioned to accommodate a wide range of machines. Standard forms or profiled wheels can be dressed with single point, double point or roller dresser. For surface grinding, NUM offers full grinding cycles for 3-Axis (X/Y/Z) machine configurations with built-in wheel dressing capabilities similar to that of the OD/ID cylindrical grinding package. Machine production time is very efficient due to HMI pages that guide the machine operator through a step-bystep process in setting up the machine

for each part. Standard dresser setup and part setup cycles prompt the user to jog the axes to specific locations on the machine in order to teach the dresser and part zero program positions. These cycles enable the user to quickly and easily calibrate their machine for a wide variety of parts and wheels. As soon as the data entry session is complete, the program is generated automatically, stored, and made ready for execution. The result is a modular, easily modifiable program that will produce the desired grind process. In conjunction with NUMgrind, Flexium 3D (NUM’s graphical simulation software) provides the operator with another very useful tool to further enhance productivity. Once a part program is generated through FXCAM NUMgrind,

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the operator can simulate the grinding cycle through Flexium 3D. The software

can be configured in a variety of different ways to match many standard cylindrical

and surface grinding machines. It can be used directly at the machine or as a standalone program for grinding process verification. This software gives the operator more power to ensure that the generated programs match their desired outcome before grinding occurs on the machine. NUM’s entire FXCAM suite of CNC software, including the new NUMgrind package, is designed for use with the company’s latest-generation Flexium+ CNC platform. This platform comprises a fully modular and scalable CNC solution for a wide variety of precision machine tool control applications, and includes a Safe PLC option and comprehensive safe motion control facilities.

Elesa+Ganter range of Mini indexing plungers made of steel or stainless steel for thin-walled sheet metal Elesa +Ganter, makers of standard machine elements, have enlarged their indexing plunger range with more “mini indexing plungers”.

n general, the mini indexing plungers boast the smallest of dimensions. They are designed especially for thin-walled sheet metal. Zinc-plated, blue chromatised steel and stainless steel versions are available. The indexing pin and the pressure spring are made of noncorroding stainless steel. The fixed knob is made of mat black plastic. The mini indexing plungers are turned in with the help of the knurled knob or the hexagonal stem. The GN 822.1 mini indexing plungers feature a permanently exposed hexagonal stem, allowing this design version to be fixed in place with an openend spanner. All mini indexing plungers (GN 822 and GN 822.1) are available with and

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without indexing lock. The designs with indexing lock are used in applications where the indexing pin must not protrude temporarily. A notch prevents the disengaged knob from turning inadvertently or working loose through vibrations. Using non-corroding steel (GN 609) and stainless steel bushings (GN 609.5) allows the thread length of the mini indexing plungers to be adapted to the wall thickness of the application in hand.

For more information, Website: www.elesa-ganter.in

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE KING CUT PRO – The Large Gantry Type CNC Cutting Machine Ador’s KING CUT PRO is a CNC portal cutting machine which is very precise and reliable. The machine has one head for plasma sheet metal cutting and one head for flame cutting of sheet metal with a dual side longitudinal drive with AC motors. The standard equipment comes with a basic machine package with CNC controller, one torch, central gas diffusion with manometers and a remote flame ignition.

The following equipment are supplied as required by the customer: Additional Equipment: • Plasma power source KJELBERG with machine torch • Programming software MOST 2D • Support table for sheet metal with segment extraction system • Extraction-filter system • Laser position indicator for determining the cutting point Optional : • Extension of the longitudinal rail • Additional cutting head

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The Phantom brings you the performance of a cutting edge CNC that is built on more than 40 years of experience in the motion control and cutting industries. This controller is designed for multiple axis cutting machines and features the latest advances in CNC technology on a proven platform engineered to increase productivity, reduce costs and enhance profitability. The software provides flexibility, ease of operation and technologies that put Ador’s experience and expertise in your operator’s hands, resulting in extremely good cut quality and high productivity. The Phantom can operate any cutting machine and interface with virtually all plasma systems. Following are its standard features: Bright touch screen interface, Touch screen interactive display, Expandable shape library, True multi-tasking environment, Fast Dxt file conversion, Go to(Job interrupt), Quick plate alignment, and Monitor & track consumables. Advanced Plasma Process Control (Plasma Process Wizard) is available as optional extra. Ador offers cost-saving height control unit for simple plasma cutting applications. The KHC1 system provides all the essential functions that are needed for good cuts and optimum utilization of work-piece.

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New ARP Series - Round Insert Cutter for Difficult-to-cut materials Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Advanced Materials & Tools Company (President - Fumio Tsurumaki, Headquarters: 1-3-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has launched ARP, a new round insert cutter series for difficult-to-cut materials. The ARP series has the highest level of run-out accuracy among our indexable insert, screw-on type tools. This helps to increase tool life by spreading the cutting load evenly across all inserts. This accuracy is especially important when machining titanium and heat resistant alloys and stainless steels. The ARP round insert cutter is suitable for roughing of turbine blades used in the aerospace and power generation industries.

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For Product Enquiry Contact MMC Hardmetal India Pvt. Ltd. R.O.: 4th Floor, Nirmal Plaza, Survey No. 148, Hissa No. 4A/4B, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune - 411 038, Maharashtra, India. Tel : +91 20 6520 8430, 2539 6824, Cell : +91 9890595858 E-mail: mayur.kulkarni@mmci.co.in Web: www.mitsubishicarbide.com

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Nexgen Refrigerated Air Dryers

For Product Enquiry Contact GEM Equipments (P) Ltd. SF No.103, Avinashi Road, Arasur, Coimbatore 641 407 Phone: 0422-2363800 / Email: sales@gemindia.com

The Nexgen Refrigerated Air Dryers from Gem Equipment are known for engineering excellence, innovation and reliability.The heat exchangers are designed to provide worry-free, highly efficient heat transfer whether you are processing simple fluids, viscous solu8tions, or particulates. They feature honey comb construction of aluminium fins, true cross-flow for greater effective temperature differences, non-clogging larger cross-sectional area for air flow, integral air-air and air-refrigerant exchanges, with stainless steel demister moisture separator, robust non-corrosive grade aluminium, and larger heat transfer area for higher efficiency. The rugged electronic panels display both inlet and dew point temperatures. They incorporate a Tripper module with alarm for compressed high discharge pressure, compressed low suction pressure, expansion valve malfunction, auto drain valve function and fan motor cycling. Introduction of speed control is one of the major developments towards the optimization of refrigeration systems based on average load. For periods of high cooling demand, the compressor speed can be increased which results in a higher refrigerant flow and thus higher cooling capacity and vice versa during periods of low cooling demand. Compressed air purification equipment must deliver uncompromising performance and reliability while providing the right balance of air quality with the lowest cost of operation. As a quality-centric group, Gem ensures that its dryers are test at each stage of assembly as per ISO 7183 or relevant standards. It maintains stringent engineering practices throughout the production process to achieve higher reliability. Gem’s state-of-theart ISO 9001-23008 certified facility is equipped with dedicated men and machines to chisel out products of impeccable quality and reliability.

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With the Safe Speed Monitor UH 6932 from the SAFEMASTER S-Series offers DOLD a comfortable solution for safety-focused speed monitoring, and how it comes into usage in wind turbines, centrifuges or in stage technology. The device excels itself particularly through simple operation and comfortable equipment. Standstill, high and low speed, are safely monitored in automatic operation as well as adjustment. The speed monitor finds use in machines and plants which can pose a threat to people whilst running through mobile machinery or movable parts. Therefore, through the safe monitoring of reduced operating speed during usage, for example, the safety of operating personnel will be increased. It also increases productivity, because unnecessary shut-down is prevented. The speed monitor is certified for use up to PL e/Cat. 4 or SIL 3. The device is additionally certified for safe use in the functional safety of electrical drive system (EN 61809-5-2) by TÜV. Furthermore, the UH 6932 has a comfortable LCD display and front side buttons, which enable simple operation and rapid configuration of the device without needing a PC. The monitoring function can be deactivated over a digital input or can be activated during operation, with up to four pre-configured speed modes with varying response thresholds. As well as safety-focused contact paths, an analogue output for transfer of the current speed is also available to use.

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The new Gast 86/87R Series of oil-less rocking piston compressors and vacuum pumps While other manufacturers have been busy selling rocking piston compressors that produce a lot of noise and less-than-ideal pressure, Gast has been quietly setting the new standard by re-engineering our oil-less rocking piston from the ground up. The result is a unit that delivers quieter performance, higher pressure, a longer life and greater application flexibility. The sleek, new 86/87R Series is not just another pretty product. It’s beauty runs deep as it performs in ways not yet seen in the industry. The patented crossover chamber design regulates and controls airflow to dampen sound and optimize performance, while delivering a wide range of pressure level options. Because the 86/87R Series can easily retrofit into an existing footprint, it’s also a smart, flexible solution for a wide range of markets and applications, viz. Environmental, General industrial, medical, printing & packaging, food and beverage, transportation, laboratory, and material handling.

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“When we set out to re-engineer our rocking piston compressor, we aimed to do more than just increase pressure. We set out to dramatically reduce sound, enhance flow, create a standard footprint for easy retrofit anywhere in the world and improve the compressor’s aesthetics,” says Gast. The inherent design of rocking piston technology makes it the optimal choice for applications requiring high pressure or vacuum and air flow in a small package. The flexible cup is made with superior materials and mounted on top of the connecting rod, creating vacuum or pressure while maintaining a tight seal against the cylinder walls in a rocking motion. The forgiving design has fewer components, causes less friction and has a low exhaust temperature, for greater reliability and durability for the life of the product. Despite it’s small size, the versatility of 86/87R means this is the right product to deliver quality air solutions.

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For Product Enquiry Contact Khanwalkar Industries 36-C, Sector-B, Industrial Area Sanwer Road INDORE- 452015(M.P.) PH:-0731-4046226/2721527, CALL:-9993555087, 9009922564 E-mail:- khanwlakar08@gmail.com Web:- www.indiamart.com/jayandjay

Khanwalkar industries, an ISO 9001:2008 certified company manufacturing ‘CARBON’ brand spring Washer in carbon steel (EN-42B), and in stainless steel (SS-304 & SS-202) as well. These are manufactured on automatic machines with in close tolerances and under strict quality control. Washer are manufactured from 2.5mm to 50mm. I.D. sizes, in natural black and in electroplated coating (trivalent) with blue, golden and green finish. These Washers conform to ISS, BSS, DIN, ASA, JIS, and Standards. Special sizes and combi sizes are also available. Spring washers are widely used in transmission towers erection, Railways, Automobiles and in other engineering application where locking action is required against rotation of the screw of bolted assemblies.

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AC / DC Geared Motor

AC Linear Servo Motor

Flexible Couplings

Actuator Line

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Project Engineering Solutions

Protection Systems

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Air Compressors

Gas Flow Products

Alloy Wheel Machining Solutions

Gas Management

Aluminium Profiles

Gear Boxes

Angle Encoders

Gears, Racks & Pinions

Reamers

Automation Products

Grinding Machines

Reffnlng Furnace

Automats

Rotary Encoders

Rotary Tables

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Harmonic Filters

Ball Transfer Units Brake Motors

Radio Frequency System

Real Time Power Factor System

107 FALSE COVER

107 S

HHS & TCT Saw Blades

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High Pressure Filtration

Screwiacks

Hydraulic Press

Seal Technology

93 69

Side Cutters

CAD CAM SOFTWARES

Cam Driven Systems

IFC

Slewing Ring

Industrial Auctioneers & Valuers

FALSE COVER

Inserts

FALSE COVER

Inspection Equipment

Stabilizers

Instrumentation Fittings & Valves

Static Elimination Solutions

Stepper & BLDC Motor

Surface Cleaning

Clamping & Breaking Systems

63 93

CNC Grinding Machines

31, 51

L Laser Tube Cutting Machine

Spotting Drills

BACK PAGE

Chamfers Chuck Systems

FRONT GATEFOLD

Sliding Head Automats

Centre Drills

Clamps for Linear Guides

Lathe Machines

Length Gauges

CNC Lathes

Light Energy Management Systems

CNC Smart Mills

Linear Actuators

Telescopic Line

CNC Solutions

Linear Encoders

Thermal Imaging Cameras

Linear Line

107

103

CNC Turning Center

CNC Wirecut Machine

Colling Towers

Commercial Finance

Machining Centers

Consumables

Machining Centres

Contact Scanning System

Mass Flow Controllers

Contouring Controls

Curvic Coupling Cycloidal Gear Boxes

Tool Identification

Tube Bending Machine

Tube Cutting Machine

Metal Cutting Tools

Tube End Finishing

Metal Working Fluids

Turning Centres

Milling Machines

Twist Drills

Motion Toolpaths

Multi-Spindle Turning Machine

75 FALSE COVER, FRONT GATEFOLD

Oil/ Coolant Mist Cleaner

Oxy-Fuel CNC Cutting Machines

Vertical Machining Centers

Vertical Turning Lathe Machine

Viewing Systems

Planetary Gear Heads

EDM Spark Erosion Machine

Plasma CNC Cutting Machines

EDM Spark Machine

Portable Drill Cum Tap Remover

Position Displays

Power Conditioners

107

Energy Absorption & Vibration Isolation Products 87

Precision Air Moving Products

Engraver Cutter

Precision Ball Screws

FALSE COVER

Vertical CNC Lathes 63

FALSE COVER

V Value-Selling Training Solutions

Parts for Die & Mould Making

EDM Drill Machine

FRONT GATEFOLD

107

P E

U Ultra Isolation Transformers

MACHINE TOOLS WORLD NOVEMBER 2017

77 FRONT GATEFOLD

T-Slotted Floor Plates

Drill Tap Center

End Mills Cutters

103

End Mills

Tool Holders

49 FRONT GATEFOLD

47, 55

Drive Systems

Taps

Tooling Equipment

Double Column Machining Centers Drills

Tapping Machine

Tool Presetting & Measuring Machines

D Deep Hole Drilling Solutions

Linear Motion Guides

107

CNC Lathe

FALSE COVER

CNC Horizontal Boring Machine

CNC Tool Grinding Machine

114

Pressure Control Solutions

W Welding Equipments

Welding Tables

3D Laser Processing Machine

38, 39

ADVERTISERS INDEX COMPANY NAME

PG. NO.

A ACCUSHARP CUTTING TOOLS PVT. LTD. ACE DESIGNERS LTD. ACMEE - 2018

COMPANY NAME

PG. NO.

COMPANY NAME

FLIR SYSTEMS INDIA PVT. LTD.

G GEDEE WEILER PRIVATE LIMITED

GEM EQUIPMENTS (P) LTD.

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ADEPT PROSIGN PVT. LTD.

ADOR WELDING LIMITED

AMTEX - 2018

108

ANCA MACHINE TOOLS PRIVATE LTD

APEX PRECISION MECHATRONIX PVT. LTD.

BHARAT FRITZ WERNER LTD.

BIRLA PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED C

PARAGON MACHINERY CO. LTD.

PMT MACHINES LIMITED

PRECIHOLE MACHINE TOOLS PVT. LTD.

HOSABETTU HEAVY MACHINERY LLP

RATNAPARKHI ELECTRONICS IND. PVT. LTD.

HYUNDAI WIA INDIA PVT. LTD.

RAVIK ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.

RAVISON'S CORPORATION

RENISHAW INDIA (PUNE)

ROLLON INDIA PVT. LTD. - INDIA

103

IMTEX FORMING - 2018

INSIDE BACK COVER

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING EXPO - 2018

106

J 59

B 85

PARADIGM TRAINERS PRIVATE LIMITED

HEIDENHAIN OPTICS & ELECTRONICS INDIA PRAIVATE LIMITED

BETTINELLI AUTOMATION COMPONENTS PVT. LTD.

PG. NO.

JASH PRECISION TOOLS LIMITED

S 53

SHAVO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.

CAPITAL FIRST

MACHAUTO EXPO - 2018

105

TROOSTWIJK

CHINA MACHINEX INDIA - 2017

104

MACHINERY CLINIC

FALSE COVER

MACO CORPORATION (INDIA) PVT. LTD.

TRUCUT PRECISION TOOLS PVT. LTD.

MARPOSS INDIA PVT. LTD.

UNITED GRINDING GMBH

MGM-VARVEL POWER TRANSMISSION PVT LTD

101

UNITY CONTROLS PVT. LTD.

107

CNC SOFTWARE, INC. D DOWEL ENGINEERING WORKS

E ELECTROTHERM (INDIA) LTD.

ELGI EQUIPMENTS LTD.

EMAG INDIA PVT. LTD.

ENGIMACH - 2017 EPPINGER TOOLING ASIA PVT. LTD.

109 95

F FATTY TUNA INDIA PVT. LTD.

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INDIA PVT. LTD.

MMC HARDMETAL INDIA PVT. LTD.

INSIDE FRONT COVER

NICKUNJ EXIMP ENTP P LTD

NICOLAS CORREA, S. A.

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS PVT. LTD.

OPEN MIND CADCAM TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT. LTD.

WOHLHAUPTER / ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING COMPANY

YAMAZAKI MAZAK INDIA

38 - 39

YG CUTTING TOOLS CORPORATION PVT. LTD.

FRONT GATEFOLD

YOUNG BUHMWOO INDIA CO. PVT. LTD.

Z FIBRO INDIA PRECISION PRODUCTS PVT. LTD.

ZOLLER INDIA PVT. LTD. NOVEMBER 2017

57 MACHINE TOOLS WORLD

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Inside Story

Mr.

Vineet

Seth

Managing Director – South Asia & Middle East, Mastercam

My Life’s Goals Aim & Ambition: Aim is to do continually better than yesterday. Ambition is to be at the top in everything I do, in a sincere way of-course. It is always gratifying to realise personal as well as professional goals. Vision: To make every productive minute count. Social Goal: In my own capacity and capability, I try and contribute to the society at large by helping the underprivileged. Business Goal: Nothing less than a No. 1 would do ! I want us to be the No.1 CAM solution provider.

My Leisure Choices Favourite Tourist Spot: Beaches & Mountains, in equal measure ! Music I Like: Usually depends on the time of the day. I enjoy all kinds of music. Sports I Love: Cricket! I’m one of those hardcore fans who wakes up in the middle of the night to see my team take on competition.

Ask my Taste Buds Favorite food: Vegetarian Punjabi, Maharashtrian & Andhra Cuisine. Favourite Drink: Nothing beats Tender Coconut Water.

In Awe of I Admire: People who are disciplined, punctual and honest. These are the values I grew up with and it is natural that I’m in awe of my parents who consistently demonstrated these values, in word and spirit.

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