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Asia Pacific Metalworking Equipment News • January - February 2017

METAL CUTTING

22 A Fresh New Coat For Inserts

Both CVD and PVD coatings for metal cutting inserts are seeing continuous improvements for adhesion, toughness and wear properties. By Jonathan Chou

FAST FAB

24 From The Machine To An Intelligent Process

Development of new solutions for Industry 4.0 are picking up pace. Dr Jürgen Hohnhaus, head of development, Bystronic, talks about the potential of such developments. By Oliver Hergt.

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METROLOGY

28 How Can Portable CMMs Help Improve Machine Shop Workflow?

Innovations in the compact metrology space are changing the way machine shop inspection works for the better.

By Bernard Chou, regional product line manager (portable), APAC at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

30 Where Will Metrology Be In 5 To 10 Years?

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We take a look at major developments in the metrology industry that are likely to happen in the future. By Jerome-Alexandre Lavoie, product manager, Creaform

32 The Role of Metrology In Changing Times

Trends of manufacturing precision, miniaturisation and cost reduction are taking place across almost all industries.

Asia Pacific Metalworking Equipment News speaks to Optical Gaging (OGP) president Stephen Flynn on the importance of utilising such trends in Asia’s rapidlydeveloping industries.

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Rock Solid Foundations:

Granite For High Accuracy Measurement

With its durability and vibration dampening properties, granite is the ideal material for all components of industrial metrology. By CP Chuah, general manager, commercial operations Asia Pacific, Wenzel Asia

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MOVING INTO INDUSTRY 4.0 / IOT

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Machine tool builders such as DMG Mori are focusing on machining solutions that combine both the Internet of Things and increased user operability.

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Taiwan Association of Machinery industry chairman Ko Pa-His gives an overview of Taiwan’s machine tools industry in 2016, and the unique strengths that the country will leverage in 2017.

The 24th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, EuroBLECH 2016, lived up to its billing as “The New Generation of Sheet Metal Working”.

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THE FUTURE

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Japan is definitely not just the land of samurai, sushi and the rising sun. It is much, much more.

The Japanese providers of manufacturing technology are now going all out on all-things IIOT. At 29th Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF 2016), the strategy of linking machine tools and shop floor equipment to a networked system, can be seen propelling its drive towards a data-driven future.

Referred to as Industry 4.0, the thrust towards data-driven manufacturing is seen as the main component of JIMTOF’s theme. Various machine builders were determined to show how the derived data can be transformed into actionable information through thorough and timely monitoring processes.

The open, royalty-free MTConnect stood out as the go-to source for many in shop-floor connectivity. Originally developed in the US with the support of AMT (The Association For Manufacturing Technology), MTConnect offers interoperability between machines, devices, control systems and software applications.

The showcase that aims to reshape the production floors of the future, also delved into major issues surrounding IIoT implementation. Issues with network security and effective data computing were corralled. Approaches and best options available to address the challenges were raised. Alternatives such as cloud-based applications to emerging automation platforms with resources shared within a corporate network were choice food-for-thought for those gathered at the various seminars.

The future, it seems is also about hybrid machines. The Japanese are moving ahead in machines that combine subtractive processes with additive processes. Already the government is backing hybrid technology, providing substantial funding for further research. In addition, advances in machining programmes simulations and machining accuracy even in the sub-micron level, clearly demonstrated an innovation-rich future for the industry.

The future also starts here – at TIMTOS. The six-day event from March 7 – 12 in Taipei, Taiwan, will be putting out the welcome mat to greet over 50,000 professionals from around the world.

From new machine technologies to the latest innovations in CNC lathe/milling machines, 5-axis machining centres, and servo presses, as well as complex hybrid tools that offer up multiple machining capabilities, Taiwanese builders will mesmerise an awaiting world.

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Consumer Confidence In Indonesia Rises

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Singapore And Malaysia Sign Agreement On High Speed Rail Project Putrajaya, Malaysia: The Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail (HSR) project was signed by Coordinating Minister for infrastructure and Minister for transport Khaw Boon Wan and Minister in the Prime Minister’s department Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak both witnessed the ceremony in Putrajaya. It was also revealed that the HSR lines in Singapore and Malaysia are to be linked by a bridge over the Straits of Johor with a height clearance of 25m above water level.

The rail project is estimated to be complete in 2026, and comes after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in July 2016.

It will have eight stations between Singapore and Malaysia. Two terminal stations will be located in Singapore’s Jurong East and Kuala Lumpur’s Bandar Malaysia, while the remaining six stations will be at Seramban, Ayer Keroh, Muar, Batu Pahat and Iskandar Puteri.

Customs, immigration and quarantine facilities will be co-located at Singapore, Bandar Malaysia and Iskandar Puteri, which allows international passengers to undergo both Singapore and Malaysia clearance only at the point of departure.

Of the total 350 km distance, 15 km will be in Singapore, while 335 km will lie in Malaysia. The HSR is expected to cut travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to 90 minutes.

Both countries will call for a joint tender for an international carrier to run both the KL-Singapore express service and the cross-border shuttle service that will run between Iskandar Puteri. Malaysia will also call for a tender for a domestic operator to run the domestic service within the country.

In 2017, the two countries will call for another joint tender for a privately financed assets company to operate and maintain the rail assets.

A bilateral committee that will comprise of representatives of both countries will also be formed to manage cross-border service aspects of the HSR project.

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority and Malaysia’s MyHSR Corporation will take responsibility for developing, constructing and maintaining the civil infrastructure and stations within their respective countries.

The joint tender for the system opens in the fourth quarter of 2017, and both countries are expected to make a decision by the end of 2018.

A Joint Development Partner (JDP) will be appointed in early 2017 to assist in the development of the HSR project. This comes after a tender was called in August 2016, and the JDP will advise on operational, technical and procurement maters regarding the high speed railway systems and operations.

Indonesia: With an improved 122 points in the consumer confidence index, Indonesia was the third most confident nation in the world after t he India and Philippines in t he t hird quar ter of 2016 , according to Nielson.

A rising economic grow th (5. 5 p e r ce n t y e ar- o n - y e ar f o r 2 0 1 6), controlled inf lation, and a stable rupiah exchange r ate have s een the country’s consumer confidence g row each quar ter in 2016 . T his high consumer conf idence can be a reason for both foreign and domestic investments in Indonesia, as a large population (255 million people) and rising per capita GDP make t he coun t r y an a t t r ac t i v e market to invest in.

Last year, Indonesia’s consumer conf idence fell due to economic uncertainty due to the domestic and global economic slowdown and low commodity prices.

But 2016 sees Indonesian consumer s reg ain conf idence in part to the government’s economic policy packages and positive results from the tax amnesty programme.

However, the Nielsen index indicated some concern, par ticularly about rising terrorist threats and political stability in Indonesia.

UK-based Renishaw Expands Taiwan Operations Ta i w a n : U K- b a s e d p r e c i s i o n engineering firm Renishaw has opened a new “significantly” larger facility for its Taiwan subsidiary in the Taichung City Precision Machinery Innovation Technology Park.

The move in Oc tober drew Taiwanese officials and representatives f rom Tai w ane s e indus t r y to t he new centre that covers over 1,100 square metres and includes product showrooms, training facilities and live demonstration areas, marking 16 years of operations.

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“The new facility enables us to demonstrate our full range of market leading industrial metrology products and it is also testimony to our strong commitment to of fer a high level of ser vice and suppor t to our end users, OEM customers, distributors and partners, as we aim to help raise efficiency and product quality for local manufacturers,” said Chobby Lai, country manager of Renishaw (Taiwan) Inc. Renishaw opened it s f irs t representative office in Taiwan in 2000 and established a subsidiary in 2008, although the company’s precision measurement technolog y was introduced to the market by its longterm Taiwanese distributors, MTC and Usync, more than 25 years ago.

The company’s full range of industrial metrology products, including probe sensors for CMMs and CNC machine tools, calibration systems, position encoders, flexible gauging systems, and Raman spectroscopy products are on tap in Taiwan.

Renishaw has actively promoted and shared advanced metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology in Taiwan as well.

Chinese Steelmakers Merge To Cut Steel Overcapacity Shanghai, China: China’s State Council approved the merger of Shanghaibased Baosteel Group with Wuhan Iron and Steel Group.

In the merger plan, China’s secondlargest steelmaker will issue new stock to shareholders of Wuhan Iron and Steel Group to absorb the company.

The crude steel output of Baosteel and Wuhan Iron and Steel in 2015 was 34.9 million tonnes and 25.8 million tonnes respectively according to the World Steel Association. Af ter the merger, the output of the newly merged company will exceed that of Hebei’s HeSteel Group to become China’s largest and the world’s second largest steelmaker, after ArcelorMittal.

The merger comes as the China government announced plans to eliminate 100-150 million tons of capacity out of a total of 1.2 billion tons by 2020.

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Vietnam Car Sales Up By 31% Vietnam: A total of 214,000 cars were purchased by Vietnamese consumers in the first nine months of 2016. This was a year-on-year increase of 31 percent, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). The number also includes SUVs, passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

Last year, automotive sales in Vietnam hit a record of 245,000 units. This was a 55 percent jump from the previous year, making it the fastest-growing automobile market in Southeast Asia.

The increase in sales was mainly due to the country lowering its tax for cars with engines smaller than 1.5 litres from 45 percent to 40 percent last July.

Purchases of cars assembled in Vietnam went up 29 percent, and imports rose by 10 percent compared to the same period last year, VAMA added.

With 5,110 cars sold representing 21 percent of the market, Toyota was the most popular carmaker in the country.

With further plans to cut the car tax to 35 percent in 2018, car sales are expected to continue rising.

Also starting from 2018, cars from other countries in Southeast Asia will be imported at tariff rates of between zero and five percent.

Toyota and Nissan: USA Market Peaks While Asia Demands Grow Asia: Toyota Motor Corp has cut its projections for North American sales by 60,000 vehicles in the fiscal year of 2016 for the first time. Nissan Motor Co also reported a 43 percent drop in quarterly operating profit.

The sobering outlook also reflects the state of Japan’s economy. With more than 1.3 million passenger cars shipped during the first nine months of 2016, North America remains the biggest export destination for Japanese carmakers.

This was double the number of vehicles exported to Europe, and four times the number delivered to Asia, including China.

Toyota is projecting operating profit to fall by 40 percent to JPY 1.7 trillion (US$16.3 billion) for the fiscal year ending in March.

The two carmakers are seeing growing prospects for Asian markets instead.

Toyota is projecting 1.56 million vehicle sales for the region, 90,000 more vehicles than was forecast three months ago. Nissan is eyeing 1.3 million vehicle deliveries this year, in addition to an 8.2 percent increased sales in China.

Passenger vehicle deliveries rose 20 percent in October to 2.22 million, according to the China Passenger Car Association. This was in part due to Chinese consumers rushing to purchase models with smaller engines before a tax cut rebate expired at the end of 2016.

While the Chinese government might extend the rebate, it may still impact buying behaviour in the fourth quarter this year.

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Japan’s Machine Tool Orders Increases 15%

Faro Opens Office In Australia Brisbane, Australia: CMM provider Faro has opened a new office in Brisbane, Australia. With a growing customer base in Australia and New Zealand, the company aims to increase its footprint in the Asia Pacific.

“The Brisbane office is primarily a sales office, supported by the Asia headquarters in Singapore for non-sales support such as financial, operation, marketing and logistics. With a team of experienced and technically sound personnel, FARO Australia is able to provide pre-sales consultation, technical support, product support and sales support directly to the customers,” said Mr Quah Beng Chieh, head of marketing, FARO Asia Pacific.

The company hopes to gain a stronger foothold into its core industries such as automotive, metalworking and fabrication, heav y machineries, architectures and construction, BIM/CIM, and public safety forensics.

Molinari Rail Sets Up Manufacturing Centre In India India: Swiss rail company Molinari Rail AG ha s agreed to design, manufac ture and deliver 1,000 auxiliar y power unit s (APUs) for diesel locomotives for Indian Railways.

“We have a project for Indian Railways and we will manufacture and assemble auxiliary power units here in India,” said Michele Molinari, president and chief executive of f icer of Molinari Rail. The company will set up a manufacturing and assembly centre in India by 2017.

Mr Molinari is also board member of the 110-member SwissRail Industry Association. He added that the group will also form a company based in Lucknow that will be able to manufacture 100 APUs per annum.

“We will have a company here in India which we will set up together with Prag Group of Industries at Lucknow and there we will combine long-standing Indian and Swiss rail expertise as a new player in the Indian rail industry,” Mr Molinari said.

Mr Molinari added the company is also considering other projects in the India railway sector.

“With the modernisation programme of Indian Railways and based on the Make in India policy, there are huge opportunities for us and for the Swiss industry,” Mr Molinari concluded.

Japan: Machine tool order s were valued at 108 billion yen (US$921 million) in November 2016, according to the Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association (JMTBA). This was a 15 percent increase when compared to October 2016, but a 5.6 percent decrease compared to November 2015.

Additionally, the total amount of orders surpassed 100 billion yen for the first time in two months.

Foreign order s surged by 19.9 percent over October to 63 billion yen , mar k ing t he f ir s t mon t h of mon t h - on -mon t h g r o w t h in t w o months. This was however a decrease of 8.6 percent when compared to November 2015.

Orders from Asia rose 23.5 percent compared to October to 23.01 billion yen, but a decrease of 19.9 percent when compared to November 2015. Orders from Europe rose by 20.1 percent over October to 15.85 billion yen, an increase of 11.9 percent over the same month last year. Orders from North America fell 12.6 percent from October, amounting to 17.39 billion yen, a decrease of 29.6 percent when compared to November last year.

Domestic orders increased by 8.7 percent when compared to October, which amounted to 44.96 billion yen.

When looking at different sectors, orders compared to October rose by 11 percent in industrial machinery, in c r e a s e d b y 6 .1 p er cen t in t h e automotive industr y, increased by 9.8 percent in electrical and precision m a c h i n e r y, a n d s u r g e d b y 2 1 . 6 percent in aircraft, shipbuilding and transport equipment.

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Downer Awarded US$1.3 Billion Contract By Transport For New South Wales Sydney, Australia: Engineering group Downer has been awarded an AU$1.7 billion (US$1.3 billion) Sydney Growth Trains contract from Transpor t for

New South Wales (NSW) in Australia.

The contract comprises an order of 24 double deck trains, with an optional 45 sets.

China Zenix Auto: Top-Line Growth In Domestic And International Markets Zhangzhou, China: China Zenix Auto, the largest commercial vehicle wheel manufacturer in China in both the aftermarket and OEM market by sales volume, announced its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of 2016.

Sales to the Chinese OEM market increased by 21.7 percent year-over-year to RMB181.7 million (US$27.2 million) in the third quarter of 2016 compared to RMB149.3 million in the same quarter of 2015. Total unit sales in the OEM market increased by 14.9 percent year-over-year as a result of strong truck sales, especially heavy- and medium-duty trucks, during the third quarter of 2016.

International sales increased by 4.2 percent year-over-year to RMB 83.1 million (US$12.5 million) in the third quarter of 2016 compared to sales of RMB79.8 million in the third quarter of 2015. Total unit sales in the international sales also increased by 8.6 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2016 as the Company adjusted pricing and increased its marketing campaign in South-eastern Asian countries.

In the third quarter of 2016, domestic aftermarket sales, domestic OEM sales and international sales contributed 46.2 percent, 36.9 percent and 16.9 percent of revenue, respectively.

Sales of tubed steel wheels comprised 54.9 percent of 2016 third quarter revenue compared to 55.4 percent in the same quarter in 2015. Tubeless steel wheel sales represented 35.7 percent of third quarter revenue compared to 39.2 percent in the same quarter of 2015. Tubed and tubeless steel wheel sales remain the main sources of revenue for the Company. However, sales of aluminium wheels increased and accounted for 4.9 percent of third quarter revenue as compared to nil in the same quarter a year ago.

Junqiu Gao, Deputy CEO and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Zenix Auto, said: “We are pleased to report that our top line regained growth along with the revitalised Chinese commercial vehicle OEM market during the third quarter. After a few years downward spiral, our international sales also posted an increase.”

Martin Cheung, CFO of Zenix Auto, added: “In the first nine months of 2016, we generated positive cash flow from operations and continued to strengthen our balance sheet in a volatile market environment.”

The company will also be responsible for train maintenance for a period of 2 5 year s with an optional five-year extension.

These trains will be manufactured and delivered under a sub-contract arrangement by CRRC Changchun Railw ay Vehicle s under a sub contract arrangement.

Downer chief executive of f icer Grant Fenn said the Sydney Growth Trains contract would build on design features of the Waratah trains.

“There is more than 90 percent commonalit y bet ween the design of the Sydney Grow th Trains and t h e de s ig n o f t h e War a t ah s . A ll major sub-s ys tems are the same including trac tion, brakes, doors, train information systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning,” he added.

UBM To Acquire Allworld Exhibitions A sia: Tr ade show or g anis er UBM ha s agreed to acquire Allworld Exhibitions for US$485 million.

Allworld operates 51 tradeshows in 11 countries across nine industry sectors and generated revenues of US$97.2 million during the twelve months ending 30 June 2016.

Some of the company’s organised event s include the Manufac turing Te c h n o l o g y A s i a ( M T A ) t r a d e shows that are held in various A s i a n c o un t r i e s l ike S in g a p o r e , Vietnam and Indonesia. A majority (67 percent) of company’s revenues came from the ASEAN region, while 20 percent came from China and Hong Kong.

UBM expec t s the merger to consolidate its position in Asia, and gain entry into the Middle East. The comp anie s have complemen t ar y existing portfolios particularly with manufacturing, with entry into the oil and gas sector.

Key member s of Allwor ld ’s management team will continue to manage the business within UBM, and Allworld’s outgoing chairman w il l a s s i s t w i t h t h e in t e g r a t i o n process.

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Singapore: December 2016’s reading of the Singapore Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) saw an increase of 0.4 points from the previous month to 50.6, according to the Sing apore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM).

The expansion was attributed to an increased rate of expansion in in factory output, inventory holding, as well as new orders and new exports.

While marginal, this is the country’s fourth consecutive month of expansion.

This indicates that the overall manufacturing sector has moderated, and indic a t e s r e s il ien ce o f t h e manufacturing sector in spite of the uncertainties in the global economy.

Hong Kong’s Kwung Tong Extension Line Opens To Public Hong Kong: Connecting the Kowloon City District with the rest of Hong Kong, the 2.6 km extension of the Kwun Tong Line (KTL) was recently opened to the public.

With construction that began in July 2011, the completed extension links the existing KTL from Yau Ma Tei station to Whampoa via the Ho Man Tin station, allowing passengers to travel between the two stations in around five minutes.

In addition, the line also has a station at Ho Man Tin, which is an interchange station connecting the Shatin to Central Link line to the KTL extension.

Originally gazetted in November 2009, the KTL extension was approved in November 2010. According to 2007 estimates, the cost of the project was approximately US$540 million.

Increasing construction prices increased the project cost by almost 30 percent in 2009, bringing it to US$688 million.

The project created more than 1,000 jobs during its construction phase, and will support another 160 jobs during its operation. Additionally, the MTR Corporation was awarded the contract to operate the extension line.

Tsugami To Increase Production In China & India Tsugami

Singapore PMI Expands For Fourth Consecutive Month

Tokyo, Japan: In response to emerging market demand for more sophisticated tools, machine tool maker Tsugami will invest around two billion yen (US$16.9 million) to increase production in China and India.

While mainly producing small automatic lathes, the company is looking to increase sales of their high-end products, such as machining centres.

Emerging economies are seeing growing demand for high performance machine tools, as industrial manufacturers such as the automotive sector invest heavily in factory automation.

Within the company’s 90,000 sq m main factory in China, around 8,750 sq m of storage space will be converted into into manufacturing space, raising output capacity of high-end products to 250 to 300 monthly, compared to the factory’s current output of 150 to 200.

Monthly production of moderately large machine tools in India will be increased from 20 to 30 machines to 40 to 50 machines. This will be done by increasing factory space by 50 percent to 9,000 sq m.

Credit Suisse Says China Materials Demand ‘Fairly Stable’ China: Basic materials demand in China’s industrial sector showed end-demand is “fairly stable,” Credit Suisse analysts said 2016 Q4, even suggesting “a slight improvement above normal seasonality.

The Swiss bank said that for steel, infrastructure and property demand are leaders in line with recent data that loans to the real estate sector rose 25 percent in the first nine months of 2015. In the machinery sector, Credit Suisse noted IHI Corp. has targeted turbocharger sales in China where it expects the market expand by 22 percent and is adding capacity.

Elsewhere, Dongfang Electric showed a Q3 net loss of 755 million yuan (US$111.43 million) on lower sales with industrial automation sales expected to continue weaker.

Among other Asian firms, Yaskawa Electric Corp, reported Q2 results in line with expectations and cited increased demand for servo motors for use in Chinese smartphones and auto parts on the demand side.

The company also indicated demand for inverters is weak in the US oil/gas industry and for use in Japanese solar power conditioners.

Singapore’s Keppel’s reported a nine-month net profit of S$641 million (US$461.2 million), below expectations as the new order book this year slipped to US$359.74 million so far this year with the O&M order book at US$2.95 billion in 3Q16.

Among sectors, Credit Suisse said auto consumables are holding steady, though expectations of a rebound in high-margin industrial machinery bearing orders could emerge.

But the bank said machine tool order expectations are bearish with earnings downgrades likely from at least three firms.

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General Electric To Acquire 75% Stake In Concept Laser

Blaser Celebrates 80 Years Anniversary Hasle-Rüegsau, Switzerland: Blaser Swisslube is celebrating over 80 years of manufacturing lubricants.

The family-run company had its start in 1936 producing water-repelling show polish for Swiss farmers. In 1974 the company added metal processing in the company’s service. Today, they provide lubrication products for metal cutting and grinding.

Currently run by managing director Marc Blaser, who is grandson of the original founder, the company has an in-house technology centre, where around 70 chemists, microbiologists and laboratory technicians work on designing and developing coolants.

Trumpf Venture Invests In Xarion Laser Vienna, Austria: Xarion L a ser Acoustics announced the completion of its Series A round of financing with a seven-digit investment volume.

The company succeeded in winning the newly-founded Trumpf Venture GmbH a s t he lar ges t inves tor. A s a result , the Trumpf Venture c apit al company is now p l a c in g i t s f ir s t in v e s t m e n t . In addit ion to Tr umpf Venture, t he circle of investors also includes Hans-Peter Porsche.

The company develops and produces the world’s first laser-based optical microphone, enabling the measurement of ultrasonic waves in the air or in liquids. Its use will be instrumental in the development of fields such as non-destructive material testing, process control in industrial environments, and medical diagnostics.

“Our membrane-less laser sensors can be used profitably in a whole range of industrial applications. Crucially important here is the ten-fold frequency range compared to state-of-the-art acoustic sensors,” said Balthasar Fischer, chief executive officer of Xarion.

The investment underlines the companies joint intention to work together closely on the use of optical sensors in industrial process monitoring. “With these unprecedented opportunities in process monitoring, Xarion is a key contributor to further quality increases and new applications in the Industry 4.0 environment,” said Christof Siebert, head of technology management at Trumpf, describing the background of the investment.

Lich te n fe l s , G e r many : In a d e al amount ing € 5 49 million (US $ 59 9 million), General Elec tric (GE) has agreed to acquire a 75 percent stake in Concept Laser, allowing for the multinational to take full ownership in future. The deal is subjec t to customary regulatory reviews.

With headquarters in Lich ten fel s , G er many, Concep t Laser specialises in metal additive manufacturing and has operations in USA and China in addition to a global distribution network.

The company designs and manufac tures powder bed-ba sed laser additive manufac turing machines, with customers primarily in the aerospace, medical and dental industries. The machines process various powder materials including t i t a n i u m , n i c k e l - b a s e , c o b a l tchromium and precious metal alloys, as well as hot-work and high-grade steels and aluminium.

Company founder Frank Herzog will con t inue a s chie f e xecu t i ve officer and will also assume a senior leadership position within GE. GE has also commit ted to invest into Lichtenfels, which will co n t in u e t o b e C o n ce p t L a s e r ’s headquarters and will become a new German centre for the multinational corporation. It will retain Concept Laser’s management and employees.

In addition, the par tnership that exis t s bet ween Concept Laser and Hofmann Tool Manufac turing will continue.

The multinational corporation has been investing significantly in additive manufacturing technology.

Recently, GE Aviation introduced its first additive jet engine component in the Leap jet engine: complex fuel nozzle interiors.

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Siemens To Acquire Mentor Graphics In US$4.5 Billion Deal Germany: Mentor Graphic s ha s agreed to an acquisition of fer wor th US$ 4. 5billion. The German engineering group Siemens, which is seeking to develop its industrial software and automation business, offered a 21 percent market premium for t he Oregon-ba sed indus t rial software developer. “ Siemens is acquiring Mentor as par t of its Vision 2020 concept to be the Benchmark for the New Industrial Age,” said president and chief executive officer Joe Kaeser.

Mentor Graphic s will join the Produc t Lifec ycle Management software business of Siemens Digital Fac tor y Division, and the German engineering group expects to extend it s Digit al Enterprise Sof t ware portfolio with Mentor’s electronics IC and systems design, simulation and manufacturing solutions, which are essential for today’s smart connected products such as automation vehicles.

Klaus Helmrich, member of the managing board of Siemens, added that the acquisition of Mentor will complement their “strong offering in mechanics and software with design, test and simulation of electrical and electronic systems.”

Wenzel Launches Software Solutions Company Wiesthal, Germany: CMM manu f ac turer Wenzel G roup ha s launched Wenzel Software Solutions GmbH. The new company will coordinate all of Wenzel Group’s software activities.

T h e n e w co mp an y w il l f o c u s on t he increa sing impor t ance of software solutions in future projects in the fields of 3D and Gear Metrology, Computed Tomography, Optical High Speed Scanning and Styling Solutions.

The group’s overarching aim is to expand the role of its Industry 4.0 measurement solutions in networked production in a smart factory setting.

Sandvik Coromant Enters Premium Partner Agreement With DMG Mori Sandviken, Sweden: Cutting tool provider Sandvik Coromant has entered an agreement to become a premium partner of machine tool manufacturer DMG Mori.

The two companies will work together on initiatives such as open house events, trade show appearances, technical seminars, and more.

The agreement will give users of DMG Mori machines access to turning, parting and grooving, threading, milling, drilling, boring and reaming tools from Sandvik Coromant, as well as tooling systems and services.

Sandvik Coromant will equip DMG Mori machines right from the start of each project with a wide range of products, services and know-how. For instance, a customised start-up tool kit and service will be supplied with each NLX series universal lathe and NT turn-mill centre.

Trillium and NXP Partner To Boost Automotive Cybersecurity Munich, Germany: Trillium Incorporated and NXP Semiconductors are partnering for the joint development of upcoming next-generation automotive cybersecurity applications. Announced at escar Europe’s opening in Munich, the initiative would involve non-invasive in-vehicle testing of Trillium’s SecureCar software on NXP’s S32k microcontroller (MCU) platform.

The initial stages will focus on optimising SecureCar performance on the MCUs, while follow-up efforts aim to include Smart Secure Transceivers and implement the solution in a production vehicle with a major Japanese OEM. “The connected car is the key to progress in safety, entertainment, and environmental performance. But until cybersecurity can be guaranteed with certainty, progress will stop in its tracks,” said David Uze, president and chief executive officer of Trillium.

SecureCar software will offer authentication, encryption, dynamic key lock pairing (or symmetric session key exchange management) and asymmetric master key generation for securely protecting vehicle network payloads.

The S32K MCU provides security features such as a true random number generator and secure flash for key storage, and combining the two will enable real-time secure applications by reducing the security burden on automotive networks, resulting in an optimised approach that requires up to three times lower bandwidth than standard approaches.

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Lantek Launches Online Shopping Support For Sheet Metal Parts

Alava, Spain: The software solutions provider has developed new functionality integrating online shopping for sheet metal parts.

Powered by CAD/CAM software, Lantek’s customers can integrate with their own customers into a supply chain, allowing them to reorder previously supplied parts or request quotations for the manufacture of new designs through the individual company’s website.

When a request is received, the system first decides if the information provided is good enough to automatically generate a quotation and delivery date. Some elements considered are availability of material, available capacity and quality of design data. If the information is acceptable, the system can continue automatically.

If not, a workflow ticket is generated to clarify the enquiry.

Using the software libraries in the system, time and costs are then calculated and estimated. The desired delivery date is then included within the algorithm and takes account of other jobs being manufactured using the same material, along with the status of machine capacity. It also considers other factors like material availability, delivery times for material and current material costs.

With this information and where necessary with assistance from a staff member, an accurate offer can be supplied quickly with little administrative effort. For the manufacturer, the system delivers benefits in addition to improved customer relations and reduced administrative load.

By looking at current capacity and parts made in the same material, the software will help to smooth peaks and troughs in production, filling available capacity more efficiently and thereby achieving improved machine utilisation. Furthermore, the increased accuracy of the quotations will help to maximise profitability for each job produced.

Strong Domestic Demand For Italy’s Machine Orders Italy: The Italian index of machine tool orders fell by 5.8 percent in the third quarter of 2016 when compared to last year, according to a report by the UCIMU. While increases were reported in Germany (9.6 percent), France (37.4 percent) and Poland (5.8 percent), s ales slowed down in USA by 7.9 percent and China by 16.89 percent.

Domes tic orders for Italian manufacturers grew by 11 percent however, resulting in 13 consecutive quar ters of grow th. This was due in part on the Italian government’s spo t lig h t on Indus t r y 4 .0 in t he national economic strategy.

“Of course, we are not pleased with the slight slowdown shown by the index: decreases were reported in some important foreign markets, such as the United States, engaged in the final rush of elections,” said Massimo Carboniero, president of UCIMU. Mr Carboniero added that domestic growth for machine tools were encouraging due to the need for modernising production plants in the country, as well as support by several provisions, such as the New Sabatini Law.

Global Automotive Quality Standards Includes Ethics Requirements For The First Time USA: The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has included mentions on corporate ethics for the first time. The industry’s most widely used international standard for quality management — previously named ISO/TS 16949 — has been revised by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and will be replaced

by IATF 16949.

“This is the first time that ethics language has been included in an automotive quality standard,” says Tanya Bolden, director of corporate responsibility products and services for AIAG. The new standard states that certified organisations must implement basic corporate responsibility policies such as anti-bribery, employee code of conduct and ethics escalation (whistle-blower) policies.

Nine North American and European OEMs have already agreed to the corporate responsibility requirements in the new quality standard. By end 2018, 65,000-plus supplier sites certified to the quality standard — mainly Tier One and Two manufacturers — need to be physically audited and re-certified by an approved IATF third-party certification body.

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Alcoa Separates Into Two Standalone Companies USA: The separation of Alcoa Incorporated into Arconic Incorporated and Alcoa Corporation took ef fect t hroug h a pro r at a dis t r ibu t ion b y A r c o n i c o f 8 0 .1 p e r c e n t o f the out sanding shares of the new Alcoa company.

A ppr ox ima t el y 6 5 p ercen t o f Arconic’s US$12.5 billion revenue in 2015 was from the aerospace and automotive sector, while the rest were from specialty and industrial products as well as building and construction.

Within the aerospace sector, which accounts for approximately 40 percent of the company’s total revenues, the company supplies structural parts for both metallic and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) aircraft.

Additionally, Arconic expects its Nor th American automotive sheet revenues to grow six-fold, from US$229 million in 2013 to US$1.3 billion in 2018.

The company also had its first major supply deal in early November, a $1 billion contract to supply Airbus Group SE with aluminium sheet and plate, with majority of the supply going toward making Airbus’ A320.

Kennametal Q1 Shows More Cost Savings Possible USA: First quarter earnings at Kennametal (KMT) won a thumbs-up from equity brokerage Jefferies as room to cut head count and costs further presents further upside for cash flows.

In an October 27 2016 note to clients, Jefferies noted the U.S.-based industrial machinery company posted lower sales in the fiscal first quarter of 2017 of US$477 million compared to an expected US$482.1 million.

But Jefferies analysts noted that the company said its restructuring programme has cut 75 percent of the targeted workforce so far and met 65 percent of correlating savings identified, leaving room for further cost reductions.

“We are increasing our full year outlook range, but remain generally cautious on

Steel Production Rises 3.3% Worldwide Worldwide: Raw s teel produc tion worldwide rose to 136.5 million tonnes in October 2016. This was 3.3 percent up when compared to the same period last year, according to the World Steel Association.

The association tracks raw steel output and capacity utilisation rates for 66 countries. Word Steel recently forecasted that global steel demand will increase by 0.2 percent to 1.501 billion tonnes this year, having dropped three percent in 2015. The association also expects global steel demand to rise by 0.5 percent to 1.51 billion tonnes.

Additionally, the association said that raw steel capacity utilisation in October fell from 0.6 percent to 69.6 percent this year. Raw steel capacity utilisation was 68.2 percent in October 2015.

China, the world’s largest steel industry, produced 68.5 million tonnes of raw steel in October, 0.5 percent higher than September and four percent more than October 2016’s output. This raised the year-todate (YTD) output to 673 million tonnes, 0.47 percent less than last year’s comparable 10-month period.

Japanese steelmakers produced nine million tonnes last month, 7.21 percent higher than September and 0.58 percent higher than last year’s October output. JanuaryOctober production for Japan totalled 87.45 million tonnes, which was 0.43 percent less than 2015’s 10-month total.

The steel industry in India produced 8.3 million tonnes in October, which was 2.8 percent increase than September, and a 12.3 percent rise over the same period last year.

India’s YTD output is 79.5 million tonnes, 6.8 percent higher than last year’s comparable January-October period.

Asia’s fourth largest steel producer South Korea produced 5.96 million tonnes last month, a rise of 4.27 percent compared to September, but 2.05 percent less than October last year. South Korea has produced 57 million tonnes so far this year, a 1.63 percent fall compared to the same period last year.

Europe’s largest steelmaking nation Germany produced 3.5 million tonnes last month, rising eight percent from September, and 0.33 percent more than during October 2015. Germany’s YTD output was 35.5 million tonnes, a 1.9 percent decline from last year.

Steelmakers in Italy had an output of 2.1 million tonnes of raw steel in October, rising 7.24 percent over September and 11.4 percent more than October 2015. Italy’s production of 19.45 million tonnes was 4.2 percent more than last year’s YTD total.

Of note was Turkey, one of the largest steelmaking nations in the region. October raw-steel production totalled 2.97 million tonnes, 12.0 percent higher than September, and 8.6 percent more than October last year. The January-October 2016 total for steelmaking in Turkey is 27.4 million metric tons, 4.6 percent more than last year’s 10-month result. overall year,” the company said in its earnings release.

The scope for further free cash flow is high as a result, Jefferies said, maintaining a buy rating. “ We cont inue to view upside oppor tunity to earnings for KMT,” Jefferies said. “With the completion of

Phase 1 the new cost savings target for FY2017 is US$101milllion. This includes ~US$35 million in savings from headcount reductions (US$65 million annualised) in addition to existing initiatives. With only 75 percent of the headcount reduction being implemented thus far we believe there is upside to the savings targets.”

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Global Lathe Machine Market To Grow To US$12 Billion By 2020 Worldwide: Global revenues of lathe machines are projected to grow to US$12 billion by 2020, according to a market study by Technavio.

“Growing globalisation and urbanisation has resulted in the overall improvement of living standards of people in different countries, resulting in more buying power. This has fuelled the demand for the automotive industry, general machinery, and transport etc, thus leading to augmented demand for metal machine tools, including lathe machines,” said Gaurav Mohindru, lead analyst of engineering tools.

The automotive industry accounted for a market share of approximately 41 percent in the global lathe machine market. Improving economic confidence along with a rise in consumer conf idence has resulted in an increased demand for fuel-efficient cars that are equipped with safety features and are more technologically advanced. Low automotive loan rates in developed and developing countries also positively influenced automotive sales.

Automotive manufacturers have made substantial investments in production facilities located in developing countries such as India, Thailand and Mexico. The greater demand for automobiles and increased investments in the automotive industry is thus expected to spur demand for lathe machines.

“Initiatives such as Make in India coupled with the rising automotive production in Thailand have made APAC the focal point of global manufacturing.

Hence, in the coming years, this region will lead the global lathe machine market,” added Mr Mohindru.

Additive Manufacturing Industry Grows To US$5 Billion Worldwide: The global additive manufacturing (AM) industry saw a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.9 percent or over US$1 billion to $5.17 billion in 2015. The CAGR for the industry has been at 26.2 percent over the past 27 years, according to a report released by Wohlers.

Growth continued in the diverse segments of the industry, especially in metal AM, where 62 manufacturers sold industrial-grade AM systems in 2015 compared to 49 in 2014, and double the amount in 2011.

Rising demands from the automotive, dental, manufacturing and healthcare sectors will continue to drive the industry into healthy double digit growth until the end of the forecast period of 2025, in another report by Persistence Market Research. In terms of market revenue, the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), Western Europe and North American regions are predicted to register significant growth.

The study added that while AM usage is rising in developed countries, developing countries are slow to adopt the technology. The limited penetration in developing countries will impact growth forecasts.

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Global Metal Fabrication Market Worth US$21.4 Billion By 2024 Worldwide: Valued at US$16.4 billion in 2015, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the global metal fabrication market is forecast to grow at three percent to reach US$21.4 billion by 2024, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.

Asia Pacific is the leading market for metal fabrication and in 2015, contributed to around 43 percent in revenue.

Over the past decade, investments in global infrastructure projects have increased, presenting an opportunity for the prefabricated construction market to grow. This is a key factor driving demand for metal fabricators in developed regions such as North America.

Growing aluminium consumption, continued investment s in elec tric f ur nace and me t al s pro ce s sing , reshoring manufacturing practices in automotive industry as well as growing aerospace demands all fuel growth for the global metal fabrication market.

Metal welding accounted for the largest market share (14 percent) in terms of service. Machine services are forecasted to grow rapidly, with a 4.1 percent CAGR from 2016 to 2024.

Based on end use, the construction sector held the majority of the market, and is anticipated to continue it s lead throughout the forecast period.

However, the manufacturing industry is projected to grow at a faster rate than any other end-use segment.

Increasing demand for iron and s teel by European and American construction and automobile industries has led to growth of metal fabricators across these regions. Interest rate cuts by centralised banking authorities of India have also improved the demand for steel in the construction sector and driving the demand for metal fabrication.

G r o w t h in g lo b al p er man en t modular construction has also been seen over the past few years, and this is anticipated to drive the metal fabrication market in the near future.

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Both CVD and PVD coatings for metal cutting inserts are seeing continuous improvements for adhesion, toughness and wear properties. By Jonathan Chou

Sandvik Coromant’s PVD coating grade GC1130 has a high chromium content substrate in the cemented carbide.

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ndexable inser t s are most of ten used in c u t t in g t o o l s . T h e s e r ep l ace ab le attachments contain the cutting edge, and are commonly coated in two ways: chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and physical vapour deposition (PVD).

With a thicker coating, CVD inserts are generally more wear-resistant, making them useful for high-speed machining and turning.

PVD inserts typically have thinner coatings suited for stainless steels that might chip cutting edges. Both types of coatings are seeing constant optimisations for adhesion, toughness and wear properties.

Roaring New Standard The Tiger tec Gold is the latest in Walter’s line of coated indexable inserts. Preceded by Tiger tec and Tiger tec Silver, the new coating is more resistant to wear and, at the same time, process-reliable. The reason for that is due to a significantly higher aluminium content of 85 percent.

This was achieved by developing a process called ULP-CVD technology. In a combination of ultra-low pressure (ULP) and CVD, the developers in Tübingen separated TiAlN (titanium aluminium nitride), the basis for manufacturing the new grades. In addition to TiAlN as the main coating, the new WKP35G grade also uses TiN. With its golden colour, it also provides the name for the new coating.

Jörg Drobniewski, head of cutting material development at Walter AG, mentioned that they

carried out around 50 extensive test runs with customer applications since spring last year.

The company found that indexable inserts coated with Tiger tec Gold WKP35G had higher wear resistance on flank faces, lower rate of hairline cracks forming and improved resistance to plastic deformation, resulting in increased tool life.

“The golden colour has the added welcome effect that it is now much easier to detect wear than it was in the past,” said Wolfgang Vötsch, senior product manager for milling at Walter.

Currently, the Tiger tec Gold WKP35G grade for milling steel and cast iron materials is available and other grades will soon follow.

Navigating Tricky Paths Complex tool paths or difficult-to-machine materials can cause edge line chipping that leads to poor surface finish and tool failure. Indeed, milling some of the more ‘tacky’ materials in the ISO P classification can cause flaking of the insert coating, which in turn leads to breakage of the edge line.

Thermal fluctuations, especially during machining under wet conditions, can cause crack formation, an undesirable effect that tends to induce unpredictable tool life or even sudden breakage.

Sandvik Coromant has developed a new PVD coating grade called GC1130 using a production technology called Zertivo, and the company states that the whole inser t is taken into consideration, not just the coating.

The addition of high chromium content substrate in the cemented carbide helps withstand edge-line chipping and cracks arising from difficult machining environments, such as temperature and/or load variations, as well as vibrations.

The GC1130 range will be first introduced with inserts in sizes 07 and 11, although further extensions are planned to follow.

Interrupted Cutting The newly launched T7325 grade from Pramet is suitable for machining of stainless steels. It has been developed to complement the existing T7335 grade, which is recommended for use in unstable machining environments.

Also suitable for interrupted cut ting, the latest T7325 grade features a functional g r adient subs t r ate and special modern titanium and CVD coating.

This combination of fers high cut ting strength, reduced built-up edge and resistance to the formation of cracks. As a result, the grade provides higher of operational reliability, performance and tool life.

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New Cutting Tool Materials For Cast Iron Kyocera’s recent CA3 series has longer tool life and consistent processing of cast iron through a newly developed CVD coating with a pink-gold finish over a carbide base metal. The series also has redesigned blade-edge shapes.

There are three types of inserts within the CA3 series: CA310, CA315 and CA320. CA310 is focused on wear resistance for machining grey cast iron through the deposition of a thickened aluminium oxide coat ing . This makes it suitable for high-speed continuous machining.

C A 3 1 5 i s s ui t e d f o r m a c hinin g g r e y and nodular cas t iron by optimising the tot al coating layer thicknes s , making it recommended for general machining. CA320 has improved stability in heavily interrupted machining for nodular cast iron by utilising a thin CVD coating.

Finding The Right Insert Solid cutting tools require manpower hours to be sharpened. For indexable inserts however, you only need to flip or turn the insert to a new edge or replace a worn insert with a brand new one, saving yourself time.

Pramet’s T7325 grade is matched for stainless steel. It was developed to complement their existing T7335 grade.

Walter’s Tiger tec Gold WKP35G is suitable for milling steel and cast iron materials.

A s indexable cut ting tool technolog y continues to improve, better productivity will be seen with longer, more predictable tool life and higher metal removal rates.

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Development of new solutions for Industry 4.0 are picking up pace. Dr Jürgen Hohnhaus, head of development, Bystronic, talks about the potential of such developments. By Oliver Hergt.

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Q: How long has Bystronic been involved in the topic of Industry 4.0?

Jürgen Hohnhaus (JH): Since 2010. At that time, the term “Industr y 4.0” had not yet been coined. Back then, we asked ourselves: Which Internet technologies mus t we integrate into our machines? And what will these technologies enable our customers to achieve in the future?

Q: And what was the conclusion you came to?

JH: The f irst produc t that was developed ba sed on these considerations wa s the Observer. Today, it enables our customers to use their smartphone and tablet to access the s t atus of their cut ting and bending machines at any time and regardless of location.

Q: At that time, where did the impulse to become involved in Internet technologies come from?

JH: It was triggered by the fact that everyone was already using smar tphones and digital applications in their private life. There w a s li t t le doub t abou t t he b ene f i t s o f t he s e s olu t ions . S o i t w a s only lo g ic al to s t ar t thinking about how to trans fer these benef it s to industrial sheet metal processing.

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Q: In the media, Industry 4.0 is currently a much-discussed topic. There are many different interpretations of it. What exactly does Bystronic understand by Industry 4.0?

JH: The goal of Industr y 4.0 is the digital penetration of industrial business fields in order to improve the efficiency of production pr o ce s s e s . In our c a s e , w e ar e t al k ing ab ou t she e t me t al pro ce s sing . Pe ople , machines, and manufac turing par t s that are involved in this process all become interlinked. An additional factor apart from this interconnection is artificial intelligence.

T hi s allo w s in t e ll ig en t n e t w or k s t o b e created within which machines will learn and optimise themselves in the future. Humans participate in these networks. This allows them to acces s information about their machines and parts regardless of time and location, assess situations, and intervene where necessary.

Q: Does this mean that these networks create greater transparency?

JH: Precisely. With Industry 4.0, customers receive more transparency regarding their production processes. They see when and

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where their orders are being processed, and how far their produc tion par t s have progressed.

Another benef it of Indus tr y 4.0 is increased f lexibility. In addition to large series of identical parts, Industry 4.0 enables customers to offer and manufacture small batch sizes with individual parts in a very short time.

In the future, in addition to mass products, this will enable individual parts and small series to be produced at competitive prices.

Intelligent system support makes it much simpler to adapt work f lows and thus to respond more rapidly to the cus tomers’ requirements.

Q: How much Industry 4.0 is packed into the recently launched ByStar Fiber laser cutting system?

JH: A great deal. The ByStar Fiber is “Industry 4.0 ready”. Our f ibre laser is based on a completely new control system. This enables t h e c u t t in g p r o ce s s e s o n t h e m ac hin e t o b e m e a s ur e d a n d a n a l y s e d u s in g a hither to unattainable sensor technolog y.

This provides us with data that will help us make laser cutting intelligent.

Q: Industry 4.0 comprises various aspects.

Where is Bystronic setting priorities?

JH: I see four areas of focus. The f irst is automation, which will be augmented with artificial intelligence. The next step is the interconnection of the intelligent machines with the production parts to form a digitally integrated factory, the “smart factory”. The third area is big data. That is, the question as to how we can ensure the secure handling and meaningful analysis of data. The fourth topic are new service solutions, which are made possible through the advanced data analysis possibilities.

Q: Is the aim of Industry 4.0 exclusively about building a smart factory, or are selective individual solutions for users also feasible?

JH: With Industr y 4.0 we are currently in an evolution process. This means that the development of new solutions is taking place gradually. For the user, the first step is to

The goal of Industry 4.0 is the digital penetration of industrial business fields in order to improve the efficiency of production processes.

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install machines that are ready for a digital network. This makes it possible to integrate a variety of software solutions, depending on the customer’s requirements. These can be expanded on a step-by-step basis.

Like pieces of a puzzle, which, when put together, result in the complete picture—the smar t fac tor y. An example of a selec tive individual solution that offers an entry to increased process transparency is the Observer.

In addition to our machine tools, we are increasingly transforming into a service provider.

Q: What solutions does Bystronic already offer in order to support customers with the preparation of offers?

JH: Today we are already able to simulate the process costs and manufacturing time of parts. This enables our customers to define the costs for an order in advance, which they can use to prepare the offer.

In the future, we want to process this simulation data in digital form in order to subsequently automatically generate an offer. This will make our customers’ offer process even faster.

Q: Let us look ahead a little. How will the company’s solutions change over the foreseeable future?

JH: In addition to our machine tools, we are increasingly trans forming into a ser vice provider. This means that we are taking

the path from the machine to an intelligent process. The transformation has already s t ar ted with the ByOptimizer, Obser ver, and other software solutions, for example.

These services complement our customers’ work f lows and expand the per formance spectrum of our machines.

Q: Will there be radically new types of products in the future?

JH: The greatest potential for brand-new pro duc t s l ie s in t he f ield o f s o f t w are .

In the future, laser cut ting s ys tems will autonomously monitor and cont rol themselves. We have already taken the first step in this direc tion. As mentioned, our latest produc t s are “Industr y 4.0 ready”.

In a next step, we will introduce intelligent func tions into the proces s by means of software applications.

Q: On which of the customers’ operations will this have the greatest impact?

JH: Their logistics and order management in the back office will experience the greatest changes. Thanks to digital solutions, the workflows in these areas will become more transparent , more predic table, and thus also leaner. This will enable our customers to avoid unne ce s s ar y pro ce s s s teps in the future.

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How Can Portable CMMs Help

IMPROVE

Machine Shop Workflow?

Innovations in the compact metrology space are changing the way machine shop inspection works for the better. By Bernard Chou, regional product line manager (portable), APAC at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

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ew hardware, advanced 3D mea surement capabilities and integration with CAD and enterprise metrolog y sof t ware packages is opening a range of new opportunities for greater inspection productivity and manufacturing process optimisation.

Today’s portable device alternatives include portable measuring arms, laser trackers and scanning systems, making it convenient to move a level of quality assurance directly onto the shop floor.

Depending on the system, it’s possible to provide accurate measurements within a range of 15-100 microns. While still not yet at the level of the high-precision work done by stationary CMMs in the lab, this degree of accuracy is entirely suitable for many of the measurement tasks typically found on the shop floor.

Speed Of Production On the shop floor, uptime is what matters most,

and any tool that best maximises metal cutting time rules the day. Using portable devices for making in-process checks or first-piece inspections (if accuracy permits) can be the difference when it comes to maximising uptime, as no effort is wasted getting parts to a remote measurement location and then waiting for inspection results to come back.

The key to get ting fas t measurement results from a portable device at or near a machine tool is preparation. For the latest generation of arm-type instrument s, this means simply knowing what features to measure, selecting them using a graphic user interface and following the prompts.

Users can even perform complex evaluations on the shop floor using portable arms equipped with the same software found on stationary CMMs. This type of software uses a CAD model to generate efficient probe paths and allows for the generation of as much as 90 percent of a measurement programme offline before even taking the portable measurement device to the part.

What’s more, if a first-piece CMM inspection programme already exist s for measuring a part, users can import all or part of the programme into the portable software package with minimal changes, eliminating most of the required programming and saving time. All that needs to be done at this point is taking the portable device to the part, orienting the part to the device and performing the required measurements.

In a guided inspection routine, the user interface that uses the CAD model as a reference will show the operator where to probe the part and then immediately display the measurement results. Colour-coding (green/red) on the CAD model view of the part will indicate where it is in or out of tolerance.

This kind of instant feedback is a win-win for the manufacturing and quality departments; por table users on the shop f loor obtain measurement results immediately, and they do so without tying up the CMMs in the quality laboratory, which often have a heavy workload on other tasks.

Fitting Conclusions Even when a part on a machine has a problem, it is not always necessary to scrap it. Those familiar with CMMs already know how to use their software’s best-fit capabilities to answer a wide range of questions about a part: • The casting is malformed, but is there enough material available to make a good part from it anyway?

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• Is there enough material available on this bad part to re-machine it and make a good one? • By reorienting this rejected part in three dimensions within the mea surement programme, can I match up the critical features more closely to the CAD model and avoid rejecting it?

Answering these questions and others like them presents opportunities for salvaging valuable parts with many resources and hours of work already invested in them.

Additionally, moving the answers from the quality lab to the shop floor is a sure-fire route to significant efficiency savings, whether that be from the reduced time spent assessing errant parts, or the increased number of parts repurposed by eliminating the guess work involved in deciding which parts are worth fully assessing.

Process Problem Solving Good manufacturing people are ingenious when it comes to devising on-the-spot solutions to dimensional problems that materialise unexpectedly. These impromptu adaptations may include the use of shims, special fixtures and ad hoc machine tool offsets, allowing the machinist to ship good parts out the door without having to double back and find the root cause of and correct every problem immediately.

Portable measurement systems are an excellent aid in making such improvisations, allowing experienced machinists to work faster and with greater accuracy as they correct mistakes on the fly.

And once the immediate problem is solved, the portable measurement system becomes a vital tool in tracing the out-of-spec condition back through the various manufac turing operations to identify and fix the root cause of the problem. The operator will be able to follow this problem solving process using defined measurement knowledge rather than guess work, ultimately accelerating the entire process of unwinding the problem.

From Basic To Advanced Usability is always important for portable measuring devices, and while easy to understand and use, they actually support a broad range of user capabilities.

For novice operators, a simple, intuitive user inter face is presented for checking basic characteristics of parts or using preprogrammed measurement routines written

by CMM experts to check more complicated

geometry. This makes it a quick and easy process for operators to learn to perform in-process checks or do pass/fail inspections of their own parts.

Users at the more sophisticated end of the scale most likely have working knowledge of CAD and CAM. They will have little trouble using advanced portable devices and software to expedite setups or troubleshoot manufacturing process problems.

And quality assurance staff will be able to deploy portable measurement approaches to get measurement results faster and closer to the process while eliminating bottlenecks at the CMM in the laboratory, allowing product development work to avoid continuous interruptions for the sake of keeping manufacturing on schedule.

This flexibility in allowing users at different levels to handle tasks of varying complexity with the same tools has obvious benefits. In terms of cost effectiveness, purchasing and training on a single tool presents a clear opportunity to avoid unnecessary spending.

The Road To Efficiency Is Portable The field of industrial metrolog y has now reached the point where portable devices with CAD-based measurement software are no longer specialty items, but mainstream tools that can be used to detect the causes of dimensional problems when and where they occur.

By measuring at or near the machine, measurement-related time wasters can be minimised and measurement backlogs at stationary CMM sites can be cut significantly, both of which are key factors in improving new programme delivery cycles.

Portable measurement systems can aid experienced machinists to work faster and with greater accuracy.

On the shop floor, uptime is what matters most, and any tool that best maximises metal cutting time rules the day.

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WHERE WILL

METROLOGY BE In 5 To 10 Years?

We take a look at major developments in the metrology industry that are likely to happen in the future.

By JeromeAlexandre Lavoie, product manager, Creaform

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etrolog y has come a long way s in c e i t s c o n c e p t i o n d u r in g the era of the pharaohs. It has particularly evolved in the last 25 years with the advent of lasers, 3D scanners, and optical technology. Therefore, it is logical to consider that this field will continue to evolve — new specif icities will improve inspection, and new developments will change manufacturing processes.

Inspection will move from the metrology laboratory to the production floor. The keys to this transition will be the equipment portability, simplicity, and flexibility. Moreover, measurements will be performed without the need for human intervention, and manufacturing processes will self-correct based on these automated measurements.

Three Likely Trends In Future: 3D Scanning 3D scanning solutions will gradually be replacing probing solutions for three major reasons: speed of acquisition, density of information analysed, and short time required to characterise a complete part.

Software and Hardware Integration In the future, there will be better synergy between each of the system components.

Indeed, both software and hardware will be jointly developed by the same company to fully interact, operate and give users maximum capabilities.

Therefore, generic software compatibility with each and every piece of hardware will give way to an integration of both. It will allow for more possibilities and provide users with important benefits, especially in terms of simplicity and ease of use.

Automatisation In the future, human intervention during inspection will be replaced by an automated

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Measurements Closer To Manufacturing Now that metrology tools are moving closer to the produc tion f loor, their simplicit y and ease of use will become mandator y to enable those who manufacture the parts to also inspect them.

Inspection will no longer be considered a s a p ar allel pro ce dure , bu t r a t her an

measurement system. Since programming may quickly become a nightmare for quality control teams, they will prefer using flexible and intuitive software integrated with the hardware.

Ultimately, it could be as easy as manually making a motion, so the robot can record and program its trajectory independently.

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integral part of the manufacturing process.

Measurement s will occur on several occasions during the manufacturing, so that the manufac tured par t will have already been mea sured at several times before completing its production process.

Simplicity And Flexibility More operators will be asked to per form inspection directly on the production floor.

Therefore, metrology tools will be intuitive, simple to use, and easy to understand. The level of exper tise required to manipulate and operate these measuring equipment will decrease.

Moreover, there will be a transition period where inspection will still be managed by quality control teams who not necessarily f amiliar wit h automat is at ion and robot programming, and progressively moving to production teams who are not completely used to measuring methods.

Metrolog y will have to rely on flexible solutions during this period to get measurements, which will soon be automated and self-corrected.

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The scanner has glass-protected positioning target s that can withstand environmental conditions on the shop floor such as airborne dust or dirt.

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THE ROLE OF METROLOGY

In Changing Times

Trends of manufacturing precision, miniaturisation and cost reduction are taking place across almost all industries. Asia Pacific Metalworking Equipment News speaks to Optical Gaging (OGP) president Stephen Flynn on the importance of utilising such trends in Asia’s rapidly-developing industries.

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Q: What is the outlook for the multi-sensor measuring system industry in Asia?

Stephen Flynn (SF): The market for multisensor metrology in Asia continues to grow rapidly as produc t s being manufac tured become more sophisticated. The trends of precision, miniaturisation, cost reduction and rapid development continue across almost all industries, and these trends drive the needs for more and better metrology to manage and control manufacturing processes and improve quality.

Q: Can you give us the insight into which sectors of the metalworking industry in Asia that could see the demand for measuring products?

SF: Both subtractive and additive manufacturing

sectors are seeing increased use of high-end metrology. Traditional metal cutting such as grinding, milling and turning continue to rely on in-process metrology to set-up, monitor and control their processes.

Multi-sensor systems are ideal because they can handle more measurements in a single setup, saving time and lowering overall uncertainty. 3D metrology software is ideal for more sophisticated prismatic parts and the use of articulating probes and single or dual rotaries provide 5- and 6- axis capabilities.

Additive manufacturing systems are still in their infancy, but in general have similar needs for first ar ticle inspections and inprocess monitoring of finished products to manage processes.

What is unique about 3D printing is the degree to which processes are material dependent. Multi-sensor measuring systems are particularly well-suited to characterising parts produced using 3D printing because the array of sensors offers choices to handle the demands of the various materials.

Q: Can you discuss OGP’s goals in Asia for the next few years?

SF: Our company is well-positioned throughout Asia to welcome new manufacturing growth, particularly in countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia where OGP has had a strong presence for several years.

The influx of manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, medical and electronics sectors are quickly adopting multi-sensor technology throughout their quality metrology operations.

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South Korea, China and the Singapore, Mal ay sia and Oceania reg ions are al s o continuing to grow more manufac turing industries. We are adding staf f, locations and partners to meet the additional needs of customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

In addition, OGP will introduce a raft of new sensor and software technologies worldwide over the coming two years—some in the midmarket and some in the very high end of the precision spectrum—but all with a focus on practical implementation and ease of use in everyday manufacturing.

Q: With accelerating advances in software and component design, how does OGP stay on top of such changes in discussions with customers?

SF: The acceleration of dat a-driven manufacturing models (Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, etc) highlights the need to continually engineer our measurement systems and software so they are practical, useful and easy to use in everyday manufacturing settings.

Obviously more complex measurements require more complex solutions, but in general our range of mea surement s ys tems and software covers a broad spectrum of use cases, so that regardless of a component’s design or manufacturing process, chances are we have a system that is a good fit with the needs of the user.

We use the full range of optical, sensor, sof t ware and mechanical conf igurations av ail able from OGP to help s olve each customer’s process metrology needs.

Q: Is there an identifiable technology uptake pattern in Asia in regard to metalworking and sensor technology?

SF: Historically, the nature of manufacturing process in each country or region has been in proportion to the overall economic activity level of the region.

The more developed economies had the more sophisticated and high value added production, while the less developed regions had more basic industries.

That trend has changed due to many factors, and today we see advanced manufacturing being located closest to where consumer demand is expected to be the highest in the future. In effect, there are very few, if any boundaries, anymore as far as technology adoption is concerned.

Q: How do you go about building a customer base in Asia?

SF: Our view has always been that a quality

product that solves real problems, offered at a fair price with excellent locally-based customer support, will be successful. The key for us has been our local support team who are instrumental in serving our customers throughout Asia.

We located our Southeast Asia regional business centre in Singapore (and branched out from there) because of the ease of conducting trade in the region and its convenient access to major markets in Asia.

Q: Finally, can you discuss industry-wide manufacturing trends — such as factories of the future and how this may work in the global supply chains of areas of focus such as the automotive, aerospace, metalworking and other industries?

SF: The trend across all advanced manufacturing today is to reduce time to market. The vision of Industry 4.0 and other Smart Manufacturing models is to use manufacturing data (CAD, CAM, PMI, Inspection and Evaluation data) efficiently.

For OGP, that means providing ways to quickly integrate production metrology data upstream into the manufacturing and design workflows to enable manufacturers to qualify and stabilise processes more quickly.

We are developing software tools that do exactly that — integrate metrology data with both manufacturing CAM software, and upstream to CAD design workflows so that it is possible to model, simulate and adjust designs and machining programmes quickly on the basis of real data.

Quicker integration of metrology data into manufacturing and design workflows can enable manufacturers to qualify and stabilise processes more quickly.

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quality of granite. It is the ideal material for all components of industrial metrology which demand high precision.

Granite’s Favourable Characteristics The following properties demonstrate the advantages of granite: • High long-term stability: Thanks to the development process which lasts many thousand years, granite is free of internal material tensions and thus ex tremely durable.

• High temperature stability: Granite has a low thermal expansion coefficient. This describes the thermal expansion at the temperature changing and is only half that of steel and only a quarter of aluminium.

• Good damping proper ties: Granite has optimal damping properties and thus can keep vibrations to a minimum.

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GRANITE For High Accuracy Rock Solid Foundations:

Measurement

With its durability and vibration dampening properties, granite is the ideal material for all components of industrial metrology. By CP Chuah, general manager, commercial operations Asia Pacific, Wenzel Asia

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he use of granite in 3D coordinate metrology has already proven itself for many years. No other material fits with its natural properties as well as granite to the requirements of metrology.

The requirements of measuring systems regarding temperature stability and durability are high. They have to be used in a productionrelated environment and be robust. Long-term downtimes caused by maintenance and repair would significantly impair production.

For many years now, manufacturers of coordinate measuring machines trust in the

Wear-free: Granite can be prepared so that a nearly level, pore-free surface arises. This is the perfect base for air bearing guides and a technology which guarantees the wear-free operation of the measuring system.

Manual Labour As Predicate Based on the favourable characteristics above, the base plate, rails, beams and sleeve of Wenzel measuring machines are also made of granite.

And because they are made of the same material, a homogeneous thermal behaviour is provided.

In order for the qualities of granite to apply fully when operating a coordinate measuring machine, precision is imperative when processing of the granite components are carried out.

The final processing step is the hand lapping of the granite. The evenness of the lapped granite is inspected minutely with a digital inclinometer.

The flatness of the surface can be determined sub-µm-precisely and be displayed as a tilt model graphic. Only when the defined limit values are followed and the smooth, wearfree operation can be guaranteed, the granite component can be installed.

Robust Measuring Systems In today’s production processes the measuring objec t s have to be brought a s fa s t and uncomplicated as possible to the measuring systems, irrespective of whether the measuring object is a large and heavy component or a small part.

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It is therefore of great importance that the measuring machine can be installed close to production. The usage of granite components supports this installation site as its uniform thermal behaviour shows clear benefits to the use of moulding, steel and aluminium.

A one metre long aluminium component expands by 23 µm when temperature changes by 1 deg C. A granite component with the same mass however expands itself for only six µm. For additional safety in the operational process, bellow covers protec t machine components from oil and dust.

Precision And Durability Reliabilit y is a decisive criterion for metrological systems. The usage of granite in the machine construction guarantees that the measuring system is stable and precise in the long term.

As granite is a material which has to grow for thousands of years, it does not have any internal tensions and thus the long term stability of the machine base and its geometry can be ensured.

With granite being the foundation for high accuracy measurement, Wenzel purchased a granite processing business in Germany in 2006.

Granite Processing Plant In 1885 in the German village of Groß-Bieberau, a stone cutter began a business making tools, utensils, and decorative pieces from the stone of local quarries. He likely never imagined that 130 years later his family would still be cutting stone on the same spot, though for drastically different purposes.

Run by t he s ame f amily since 18 8 5 , Wenzel Steintechnik stands on the same ground today, making the granite bases and components for CMMs. A division of Wenzel since 2006, Steintechnik evolved over the years from simple hand carved items, to designing and fabricating tombstones, evolving to the production of granite for industrial applications. The division is responsible for bringing the raw material in from the quarry, and processing it to rough size for the factory.

Work begins typically with a 35-ton block of raw material which is sawn into workable sizes for either machine tables, or components such as X-beams. These smaller blocks are then moved to other machines for finishing to their final sizes.

Reducing Processing Time A new 5-axis vertical mill was recently purchased to streamline the manufacturing process, and

reduce the handling of the stone. This gantry mill allows combining cutting, grinding, and milling operations into one, while also improving the cycle time of the processes themselves, which led to a 60 percent reduction in overall processing time.

With a working volume that can handle up to six large machine bases, the facility now has the capability for lights out production of granite 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Improvements like these allow reduced delivery times to the end customer, and also increase the flexibility of their production schedule to react faster to changing demands.

Traceability In Granite Another more subtle change in the manufacturing process happened some years ago, when the Steintechnik team began serialising all the components they manufacture. This allows traceability from the time a block of raw granite leaves the quarry, until the pieces are assembled into a CMM. Should problems arise with a cer tain component, all other components which could be affected can be easily contained and verified for their quality, ensuring that no quality defects escape the facility.

While a commonly seen in high volume produc tion like automotive and aerospace sectors, this traceability is new in granite manufacturing.

above: Granite inspection is carried out with a digital inclinometer. top: Surface flatness can be determined subµm-precisely and be displayed as tilt model graphic.

In order for the qualities of granite to apply fully when operating a coordinate measuring machine, precision is imperative when processing of the granite components are carried out.

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The

DIGITAL FUTURE Of Machine Tools Machine tool builders such as DMG Mori are focusing on machining solutions that combine both the Internet of Things and increased user operability. By Jonathan Chou

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he “smart factory” is envisioned to be a network of cyber-physical systems that communicate over the Internet of Things and assist people and machines in the execution of their tasks, according to the paper “Design Principles for Industry 4.0 Scenarios” by Mario Hermann, Tobias Pentek and Boris Otto.

“Opening” The Machine Tool However, the basic principle of the machine tool is changing very little. Several rotatory and linear axes are combined differently in a closed housing. The control units are also not readily accessible, according to Dr-Ing Christian Brecher, chairman of the Machine Tool Laboratory at RWTH Aachen University.

So how can machine tools embrace the Industrial Internet Of Things? Dr-Ing Brecher states that the machine tool must be “opened up”.

In that respect, “future machine tools must contain semantic interfaces in order to provide, for example, process data in high resolution for more in-depth analyses, if possible in real time, or be functionally integrated in networked systems,” he added.

The Machine Tool 4.0 Collaborations with various companies have resulted in new, more concrete applications of the upcoming Fourth Industrial Revolution.

For example, Schaeffler and DMG Mori’s “Machine Tool 4.0” joint project have resulted in a sensor-equipped machine tool. Two prototypes based on the DMC 80 FD duoBlock universal milling and turning machine centre were displayed in JIMTOF 2016.

According to Schaef f ler, sensor s for measuring vibrations, forces, temperatures and pressures were integrated in nearly all bearing positions relevant for the machining process in order to obtain information about the machines’ conditions.

With the partnership extending through 2017, both companies aim to show how the “Machine Tool 4.0” can be better used for predictive maintenance, increasing efficiency and process optimisation.

These can result in better management of the machining process, as collected data can be used to make qualified predictions, such as potential damage to the spindle.

App-Based Machining While machine tools are becoming increasingly advanced, machine tool builders are constantly finding ways to make operating them more intuitive and streamlined.

Dr-Ing Brecher adds that “The approach of an ac tion-ba sed operating concept— motivated by modern smar tphones—has been successfully validated with multi-modal inter faces, thereby signif icantly reducing the complexity of current human-machine interfaces. Celos, from DMG Mori, is pursuing an entirely similar approach in this respect.”

As an example, DMG Mori’s app-based machine control inter face Celos suppor ts the implement ation of proces s tracking and dat a-driven manufac turing , with applications ranging from simple monitoring to controlled cutting that could integrate grinding processes into a vertical machining centre. The company states that a 30 percent time saving in tooling times can be seen in day-to-day operations.

For monitoring and analysis of dat a, parameters can be visualised with the app “Condition Analyser”, with the data recorded are collated, stored and finally analysed in high level cloud architecture.

Technology Cycles The company is also focusing on simplifying customised processes for machine operators, which combine four elements of the machining

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process: Machine tools, cutting tools and peripherals, embedded software and Humanmachine interfaces such as Celos.

The company has developed 24 technology c ycles , which are designed to optimise workshop-oriented programming. These enable operators in the workshop to programme complex machining tasks themselves directly on the machine via a dialogue using parameterised context menus.

These technology cycles are grouped into four functions: •

Handling to support machine setups.

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Measuring to perform high-accuracy measurement.

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Shaping to support complex machining.

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Monitoring to monitor and detect machining conditions with sensors.

For example, with “Multi-threading 2.0”, operator s can generate dif f icult thread geometries directly on the machine without using a CAD/CAM system.

Other technology cycle highlights include “3D quickSet” for checking and correcting the kinematic accuracy of 4- and 5-axis machines and the “Application Tuning Cycle” for processoriented tuning of feed drives in relation to the table load.

Increased Security As with increasingly connected devices, security plays a large role. To that effect, the company has partnered with Microsoft on the “technological cooperation for security of machine tool control systems and implementation of Smart Factory”, according to a recent press release.

The agreement will see both companies making the most of their built-up industrial know-how on a variety of issues such as: Security • Security of products that use Windows, such as Celos.

• Safe data transfer to aggregate sensor information in the cloud.

Data Handling In The Cloud • Data operation in the cloud and application of data.

• Proactive utilisation of data for preventive maintenance and other purposes, based on analyses of the collected data.

Schaeffler and DMG Mori’s collaborative “Machine Tool 4.0” on the JIMTOF 2016 show floor.

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(L-R) Chairman of Microsoft Japan, Yasuyuki Higuchi and President of DMG Mori, Dr Masahiko Mori.

Technological Examination For New Business Models • Utilisation of advanced IT technologies.

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Utilisation of data for operators’ safety.

• Improvement of machine oper ator s ’ efficiency by use of virtual reality/wearable devices.

For A Digitised Future The premise of an “open” machine tool brings an emphasis on optimal machining driven by data and a focus on user operability.

With such cyber-physical systems becoming increasingly prevalent, it is encouraging to see companies starting to take proactive steps in developing security measures for such systems.

Today’s manufacturing environment relies on providing high-quality service with the lowest cost. But in contrast, the future Industry 4.0 factory will not only have condition monitoring and fault diagnosis; machines will also “talk” to one another, providing a precise health prediction and giving insight on the status of the whole factory.

Such self-aware and self-predicting machines equipment can be managed “cost effectively with just-in-time maintenance”, and perhaps even gain near zero downtime, according to Dr Jay Lee, professor at the University of Cincinnati and director of the Centre For Intelligent Maintenance Systems.

W i t h t hat in mind , machining in an increasingly digitised age seems to be quite exciting indeed.

The premise of an “open” machine tool brings an emphasis on optimal machining driven by data and a focus on user operability.

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MARKET OUTLOOK

2017 Industry players give their expert opinions as we look forward to the new year.

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xciting times ahead as technological innovations are looking to shake up the metalworking front.

Asia Pacific Metalworking Equipment News offers an insight into what to expect in 2017.

Questions posed to industry leaders (see below) reflect market concerns, while their respective answers provide solutions on how best to manoeuvre and stay ahead of the game in the uncharted waters of 2017.

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Can you name the top commercial insights gathered on Asia in your company’s focus areas in 2016?

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What business trends in Asia capture your interest for growth in 2017?

Q3

What do you see as the next big operational disruption in either metalworking equipment manufacture, or sales, to watch out for?

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What new or upgraded products will be released by your company in 2017?

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Julian Seume

President DMG Mori Indonesia

A1

In 2016, the market grow th rate has s tabled, with automotive getting seeing more production growth. On the other hand, Indonesia is also starting to focus on the aerospace sector. We see big automotive companies buying more spare parts for stock; that’s an indicator that the automotive industry is picking up again. They are prepping for less downtime in light of more consumer demand.

There are also many job shops and companies in the oil and gas and aerospace sectors that are the backbone of the country which we aim to provide value for.

A2

Low cost green car (LCGC) sales growth is expected to continue in Indonesia. Majority of the LCGC components are required to be sourced domestically, and it remains popular for first-time car owners. For the Indonesian market, we aim to upgrade our customers on software as well as equipment.

At t he momen t , shops are wor k ing wi t h 3-a x is machines, but we are seeing more customer interest in 5-axis machines. The advantage of 5-axis is flexibility. Due to market demand, you might need to provide another completely different product from today in future, and 5-axis machines can provide that.

A3

Additive manufacturing is a trend that is gaining traction fast in developed markets like Singapore, where difficult-to-manufacture products can be produced, such as prototyping and R&D. Automation will be increasingly integrated into our machining options. We don’t just sell a robot; we sell the solution including the complete setup of the robot.

To DMG Mori, Celos is the beginning of Industry 4.0, and the easiest way to explain to my customers in Indonesia who have no experience with ERP systems is that Celos is the way to start paperless. Data collected can be used to prevent machine downtime by performing preventative servicing, for example.

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For the Indonesian market, we have launched the CMX and CLX series to replace our Ecoline series. But they are actually completely different in terms of solutions for the customers. Ecoline was more limited in its options, but our C series is more competitive, customisable, and compact. This gives Indonesian customers a chance to have full options for CNC machines, and the addition of Technology Cycles. This adds options to the machine that help make processes easier.

This will also be a big year where DMG Mori will announce new products at EMO Hannover.

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Quah Beng Chieh

Pinaki Banerjee

A1

A1

Head of Marketing Asia Pacific Faro Technologies

In the la s t decade, we have observed a shift in demand among our customers—from contact to non-contact measurement methods. Fac tors such as the popularity of additive manufacturing, the rise of automated in-line inspections, and the general change in preference for more ergonomic designs (as opposed to ‘boxy’ designs primarily formed with straight lines) have played a part in this change. We expect to see more advanced scanning solutions that cater to new measurement demands.

A2

A s t he economy cont inue s to g row in A sia , manufac turers are expec ted to expand their operations, optimise their businesses to reduce cost, and develop their capabilities to capture new markets.

These business activities translate to a rise in demand for measurement and imaging solutions, and we expect a corresponding increase in manufacturers’ interest for our products.

For these reasons, we have been actively developing and launching solutions to the Asia market, and we have also been educating the users on how our 3D measurement solutions can benefit their businesses.

A3

Managing Director Hoffmann Asia Pacific

India and the whole of A sia Paci f ic are v e r y p r o m i s in g m a r ke t s for Hof fmann Group. This year we have successfully at tained a three-digit grow th and increa se our headcount significantly since our start in 2012. This is the biggest growth region outside Europe.

The company’s product portfolio includes tools for cutting, machining, clamping measuring, grinding, as well as hand tools, occupational safety, workstations and storage, and workshop accessories. Besides cutting edge and innovative solutions, we provide premium service to our customers. Another recipe for our growth is that we work with supportive partners in this region.

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Our business will be focusing on expanding our legacy markets and increasing our presence in our main markets such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia , Vietnam and India. The bullish plan is to attain 60 percent CAGR growth in sales in these focus areas.

W i t h t he manu f ac tur ing t rend mov ing tow ards digitisation and Industry 4.0, it is not difficult to envision that these manufacturers are gearing for a technological transformation in the near future. These will be interesting business trends for us to capture.

Over the years, products have become more complex in design, both in form and functionality, resulting in a greater demand for advanced measurement solutions that can handle such requirements. Manufacturers’ growing reliance for data in the digitised form also stands Faro in good stead, as non-contact measurement devices such as the Edge ScanArm are becoming standard equipment for manufacturers.

We also expect to see more automation in various phases of manufacturing facilities, which is why we introduced the Cobalt Robo-Imager recently. It allows manufacturers to automate quality control processes that used to require an operator.

Global uncertainties and impact of the current USA election and Brexit will have an impact on manufacturing globally as we become cautious. Finding the right talent continues to be one of the biggest challenges for our industry.

There are also price pressures in the market as the market continues to grow in Asia; one has to be smart in getting the right products at the right price. Consultative selling is going to be very important as it will be a key differentiator in the industry.

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In 2016, Faro launched a record number of new solutions for users across industr y segments, covering verticals of factory metrology, product design, construction BIM-CIM, and 3D solutions and ser vices applications. The company is attuned to the manufacturing industry’s demands, and we make continued investment to develop new 3D measurement technology to cater to our customers’ needs.

By applying the latest advances in technology, we improve and augment our portfolio of solutions. In 2017, Faro expects to keep with the momentum that we started last year.

A3

In the recently launched Hoffmann Catalogue 48, all the new products are covered. Customers can look forward to tools such as the Garant MasterSteel Pickpocket has improved performance in all milling disciplines. The new Garant turning grades HB7010-1 and HB7020 are inspired by nature’s perfect example of a shark’s tooth.

The multilayer coating system of the Garant insert makes it reliabe due to a tailor-made, innovative gradient carbide substrate. Just like the shark’s tooth, its exterior is wear and thermally resistance and with maximum toughness of the inner carbide substrate, it prevents chipping and brittle fracture.

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Nobuaki Osawa

Kim Seidelman

Managing Director Asia Pacific OSG Corporation

A1

Despite the fac t that there are differences among products from each cutting t o o l m a n u f a c t u r e r, t h e line-up and specifications offered are becoming similar in recent years, making the market environment more competitive than ever before. Fur thermore, abundant product options have fostered a new obstacle for end users in the selection of tooling.

Under t he s e circums t ance s , i t is prominen t to properly def ine market needs to simplif y end users’ decision-making process, and to provide solutions that exceed expectations. This is the key to competitiveness today and applies not only to the Southeast Asia region and Japan, but also worldwide.

A2

In the Japanese market , we will continue to increase market share in the automotive sector.

Fur thermore, we have identif ied the aerospace market as a second major source of growth after the automotive sector and will aggressively promote sales expansion in the coming year.

The automotive industr y, however, will continue to be our major focus especially in emerging countries, such as Southeast Asia, India, Mexico, Eastern Europe and Turkey.

A3

Indus tr y 4.0 with concept s such a s cloud computing, the Internet of Things and more, for the computerisation of manufacturing is a rising trend in our industr y. Although the required infrastructure has yet to set into place, this trend of automation is the next industrial revolution. To remain competitive, cut ting tool manufac turers and logistics companies alike must prepare and adapt quickly.

A4

At JIMTOF 2016, OSG announced a revamp and expansion of the A Brand lineup. The A Brand is OSG’s premium tooling brand composed of the latest threading, drilling and milling tool innovations. The AE-VMS anti-vibration carbide end mill, is the latest addition to the A Brand lineup.

The AD/ADO carbide drills have been upgraded with a new coating called EgiAs for improved tool life and per formance; the ADF carbide flat drill, which is one of OSG’s latest innovations, has also gained popularity since release. OSG will continue to expand its A Brand product lineup in 2017.

Regional President Asia Pacific Walter AG

A1

The world economy is in a fragile state.

It is difficult to identify one trend, because the economic indicators differ from country to country. While we see little or no growth in one country, the neighbouring economies show moderate growth rates. The fragmented picture is especially true for Asia’s manufacturing industry. While some industries like commercial aerospace are growing very rapidly, other industries are shrinking. As a result the competition for the business is fierce.

As an international cutting tool supplier, Walter has customers in all markets in every stage of development and business situations.

A2

It is likely that the current economic situation will continue in 2017. Despite some political and economic risks, Asia will remain the leading region in growth worldwide.

Especially as most indicators are showing that China has regained momentum for sustainable growth.

Competition in the manufacturing industry will increase in 2017. Traditional industries will remain under competitive pressure and likely will show little growth, while other new industries will have opportunities for rapid growth. Walter supports them in taking these opportunities. We bring customised solutions and services to meet the needs of our customers in Asia.

A3

We are living in a world which is rapidly changing with the Internet of Things. We see it as a great opportunity for our customers. With the digitalisation of the entire process chain, from planning to the output of the final work piece, there is great opportunity to increase productivity, reduce costs and assure quality improvement at the same time.

Digital manufacturing is not something for the future; it is reality. Together with partners, we have developed iCut. This tool helps our customers improve productivity by automated real-time adaption of cutting parameters to actual working conditions.

A4

In 2017, our customers can benefit from the new Tiger tec Gold Technology. This new innovation for cutting inserts allows better wear resistance and higher.

Our customers will benefit from tool life increases up to 200 percent, increased cutting speed and reduced machine downtime, while increased surface quality.

We also have completed its M4000 family with the M4003 face milling cutter. The square indexable inserts can be used in all types of milling cutters and master many common milling operations for all kinds of materials.

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Voice Of The Industry:

QUALITY & INNOVATION For Taiwanese Machine Tools

Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry Chairman Ko Pa-His gives an overview of Taiwan’s machine tools industry in 2016, and the unique strengths that the country will leverage in 2017.

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ith Taiwan’s traditional, automotive and 3C high-tech manufacturing sectors maturing, the machine tool sector is broadening its scope into other areas for growth.

How has Taiwan’s metal cutting machine tools export market grown in 2016?

Ko Pa-His (KPH): Taiwan’s import market has begun to recover from negative to positive growth, showing the domestic demand within Taiwan is getting back on positive track, indicating a stronger demand for machine tools to be expected.

For Taiwan machine tool imports from January to November 2016, Japan ranked the top with US$7.78 billion. This accounted for a 30.2 percent market share with 17.3 percent growth compared to same period in 2015.

Taiwan machine tool industry has gone through a 10 percent decrease on exports in 2016.

For next year in 2017, however, there is expectation for more visible export growth to markets like the USA and Vietnam.

Going into 2017, what is Taiwan’s growth potential and agenda for the metal cutting machine tools market?

KPH: China has been the largest consumer market and the top for global import on machine tools among all nations. At this moment, the world is all

perceiving and waiting on China’s economy status.

According to analysis from CTMBA president Chen Huiren, he believes the market has now bottomed out and should expect to gradually recover in 2017. The recovery is mainly expected from high-end machines. Therefore, Taiwanese machine tools have to maintain and improve further on quality in order to generate more valueadd on the products for stable and even better market sales.

Demand for machine tools are seeing slow but steady growth worldwide. What will be Taiwan’s strategy and positioning to take advantage?

KPH: In the past, Taiwan had been very successful in building clusters and good businesses among traditional manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, and 3C high-tech manufacturing industries. However, they have all come to a limit in their recent developments.

On the other hand, aerospace industry still possesses US$5 trillion worth in its next 20 years of potential development. Machine tools, woodworking machines, plastic-making machines, and other equipment in different criteria are all players in part of this potential development. We are now actively working closely with the aerospace industry and boosting a tighter cooperation between the two industries. The goal being set here is to achieve a self-production of “Taiwan Supply Chain” and to replace imported materials and products with “Self-Manufacture”.

The priority standing in this cooperation also involves the integration of resources from the cooperation of industry, academic, and research fields. Together, we aim to facilitate a stronger R&D force for several smart developments on software, human interface, smart controllers, smart robots, sensors, communication standards build-up, big data, and IoT. In the meantime for developing smar t applications, machine tools manufacturers should also emphasise on the quality of machine building and pursue for stable performance on machines.

A good quality machine is necessary to allow for adopting smart software within and for the result of constructing competitive products.

The government has created a new model for Taiwan’s future economic growth, including plans to transform Taoyuan City into an IoT-focussed Asian Silicon Valley, as well as promoting smart machinery. In what ways will the Taiwan machine tools sector benefit?

KPH: In 2016, a facility called Taiwan Tech Industry 4.0 Centre has been launched at the National Taiwan University of Science & Technology (NTUST), where it stands as the world’s first Industry 4.0 sample production line in combining

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smart hardware and software prepared by the local and foreign manufacturers.

The resources and the maintenance provided to the Centre are all cost-free in order to provide a full support from the industry for cultivating skilled technicians. Given that smart technology will be leading the trend for future machine industry and making a smarter, more automatic, and customised machine, the role of the skilled technician becomes more important than ever.

In the future, the on-site operators are likely to be replaced by operation managers, and these managers will be required to know the complex system functioning within smart factory. The NTUST’s Industry 4.0 Centre is counted as the start of a new race for smart manufacturing, and we all hope to sprint for good progress and an exceptional result by bringing more future stars to the machine industry.

What improvements and expansions have been made for the upcoming TIMTOS 2017?

KPH: In response to the world’s industr y and technology transformation, the TIMTOS 2017 theme will focus on “Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing”.

T he main s ho w c a s e d pr o duc t s w ill be collaborating with Taiwan’s strength in telecommunications technology. And to further distinguish Taiwan’s path on Industr y 4.0 development, there are three new categories: “Visualisation Of The Cloud Service Application”, “ C o nn e c t i o n -Sy s t e m In t e g r a t i o n ”, an d “Intelligence/Smart Production”.

During TIMTOS 2017, there are various events to enrich participants on the Taiwan machine tool industry, which will include seminars, procurement meetings, and a new international summit.

Unlike the seminars before, the TIMTOS 2017 has pushed even forward and added an international summit. The summit will be presented by both local and foreign experts, to discuss and share the global knowledge on smar t manufac turing , smar t fac tor y, aerospace high-end manufacturing, and other related hot topics.

The procurement meeting is always also another highlight from TIMTOS. It has been provided for many years as an effective platform to connect between manufacturers and global buyers, and this also helps buyers narrow down their time for procurement search.

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Intuitive Design And Using The Cloud:

A focus on start-ups, more intuitive design and simulation, and making greater use the cloud are only some of the highlights from 2016’s Solid Edge University. By Mark Johnston

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olid Edge University 2016 (SEU16) took place from October 25-27, 2016, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana, US. The event had more than 90 workshops and presentations for the 500 people who attended. The theme of this year’s show was to ‘expand your horizons’, which is what Siemens PLM Software hopes to do with the release of their new Solid Edge package, ST9.

ST9 has been officially available since July 2016, but this event marks the first opportunity the users have had to come together with the company’s engineers to learn what is ahead for the platform.

“My hope today is to give you a roadmap that allows you to learn more about the new features of ST9,” said Dan Staples, vice president of mainstream engineering, product development at Siemens PLM Software.

For Start-Ups “One new program that wa s announced was Solid Edge for start-ups. This program prov ide s f ree acce s s to t he S olid Edge Premium sof t ware por t folio for produc t de v e lopm en t , in c ludin g 3D d e s ig n and rendering, simulation, manufacturing, data management, and more.” ”Qualifying businesses will get one year of free access to the engineering software

and learning resources, after which they can choose to purchase a permanent license or a newly introduced subscription based license.

While available in the UK and USA for now, plans are made to expand to other countries over time.”

Leveraging The Cloud Flexibility was a key component across many of the new features announced. It is now no longer the norm for an engineer to spend their time in an office. With the increasing proliferation of new mobile devices on the market it is now possible to take the CAD files along the way.

By extension, it is now possible to share CAD files across teams without creating duplicates.

In a distributed team with members located across different regions and countries it is now possible to work together on the same file, by leveraging the cloud.

Reliability is also a key feature, which is why editing is done locally before being synchronised to the cloud. This is to ensure a poor connection to the internet does not disrupt the user’s workflow.

“We also automatically write lock the files across the internet, so if you open a file here in Indianapolis and they want to try and open that same file for write in China they will be given a message that says ‘No, this is already in write by your colleague’,” said Staples.

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3D Modelling And Simulation T he year ’s edi t ion s aw update s to t he user inter face in light of new trends and developments, such as tabbed documents for quicker access to documents, increased consistency with Microsoft Office, and support for high-resolution monitors, such as 4k, which is becoming more common, especially in the design space.

Other improvements include enhanced multibody, in context, 3D sketch, mirror, and design intent modelling functionality; threaded hole feature creation from threaded-shaft Booleans; multiface replace lets you replace multiple assembly occurrences with a single surface; sheet metal contour flange creation from edges of multiple parts; enhanced materials library management; and Solid Sweep, which lets the user sweep a solid body along a 2D or 3D path, simulate machine tool operations like milling, and create complex protrusions.

There were also enhancement s to the simulation tools, which included suppression of boundary conditions for easier what-if scenarios; maximised quad elements for more accurate surface meshing; and meshing performance that is as much as four times faster than the previous version for a variety of models.

Breaking Down Barriers One avenue to increase adoption of any sof t ware plat form is to decrease the learning cur ve and design that plat form to b e in t ui t i ve . W hile t here have b e en improvements to the overall UI and tools to increa se produc tivit y, the C atchbook sketching app, of f icially released in May 2016, should prove attractive to new and experienced users alike.

Catchbook is a sketching app that converts freehand drawings into 2D designs for direct expor t to vir tually any graphic design or commercial CAD system. The app is available for the Android, iOS, and Windows platforms for both tablets and smartphones. Just like using pencil on paper, the app allows users to freely sketch their design which Catchbook then automatically converts to a precise, to-scale, editable drawing.

ST9 now of fers Solidworks fully associative drawings. This tool makes moving to Solid Edge a lot easier from the Solidworks platform. “We figured out how to bring your model and your drawings over at the same time and have it be fully associative in Solid Edge,” said Staples.

There were al so improvement s made to Teamcenter with the addition of Active Workspace into the Solid Edge platform.

A Look At The Future During t he closing keynote Jef f Walker, director of Solid Edge Product s, Siemens PLM Software, gave a snippet of what is to come in Synchronous Technology 10 (ST10), the next release of Solid Edge.

In S T 10, t his te chnolo g y w ill ge t an update to include sheet metal design. Now engineers working with sheet metal will get the benefits of this technology such as being able to edit models directly without having to unt angle hierarchical and dependent feature trees.

Other highlight s of ST10 include an automatic routing path feature, improvements in patterning, enhanced data management tools, and deeper integration with Microsoft’s Surface Pro.

Dan Staples, vice president of mainstream engineering, product development at Siemens PLM Software.

Partnering Siemens: Collaborative Manufacturing Local Motors, a USA-based manufacturer, runs challenges where designers compete with ideas.

With community involvement, a design is chosen and eventually built at one of the company’s micro factories, located in the US and Europe, with more planned for Asia.

Local Motors formed a formal partnership with the Solid Edge platform in 2012. “Very early on, Siemens realised there might be something to crowdsourcing/co-creation,” said Justin Fishkin, chief strategy officer, Local Motors..

“They were testing the concept with Local Motors and since then others have shifted their entire strategy in that direction. Siemens was one of the first,” he added.

“We are deepening our relationship with Solid Edge and more broadly with Siemens PLM for a number of reasons. The first reason is Synchronous Technology. Our community was using all kinds of different file types. It was important to us that we could submit different file types. This was a big part of our decision to go with Solid Edge.”

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Bystronic:

GOING WITH THE FLOW

When made possible by automation and digital connectivity, everything flows automatically.

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t the EuroBLECH 2016, Bys tronic demonstrated such a sheet metal f low where it s f ully-au tomated Production Cell cut s, transpor t s, bends, and sor ts sheet metal par ts in an effortless manner.

W i t h t he Produc t ion Cell , B y s t ronic e f f e c t i v e l y d e m o n s t r a t e d s h e e t m e t al processing work in the age of Industry 4.0.

Bascially, a networked manufacturing solution for the cutting and bending of sheet metal products, it goes one step further towards automation and cross-process solutions, and the interlinked system becomes a fully automatic production cycle.

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It’s All About Networking The heart of the Production Cell is a laser cut ting sys tem called ByStar Fiber 3015.

The system cuts various metals of various sizes before it subsequently goes through to bending and delivery of the finished sheet metal products. Inside the ByStar Fiber is a newly developed and fully automated cutting head with a Spot Control function.

The ByStar Fiber is directly linked to the ByTrans Cross loading and unloading system.

The system supplies the necessary raw metal sheets and removes the cut parts and residual sheets from the fibre laser system’s shuttle table at an incredible speed. The modulardesigned ByTrans Cross system allows it to be integrated in a variety of production environments. The use within the Production Cell is only one of many possibilities. Here, the ByTrans Cross is connected to a warehouse, effectively creating a bridge between the fibre laser and the warehouse.

Full Integration After cutting and unloading, the parts can be sent to a bending station. This process is now integrated into the Production Cell. An Xpert 150 press brake in the form of a fully automatic bending station, cut parts via the storage facility, and then on to a material deposit for the bending machine.

The bending station has a tool magazine, where the robot can fetch the required tools and install them in the Xpert. Everything is kept simple: Add new tools to the magazine, a sensor on the robot automatically detects t hem, t ransmit s t he informat ion to t he bending sof tware, and the new tools are stored in the system.

After the bending process, the robot sorts the finished parts and places them in separate storage areas. All that the user has to do now is to pack, label, and ship.

Finally, when all the par t s have been cut and bent, and are ready for deliver y, the Plant Manager sends a message to the ByCockpit or to the user’s ERP system. Then the shipping department knows that the job has been completed and the parts are ready for shipping.

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FMG For Automatic Manufacturing Concepts With the t akeover of the Swiss FMG

Innovation Partners With Lantek

c o m p a n y, B y s t r o n i c w i l l p r o v i d e i t s

The demand by many

customers with greater support in the field

users for automation and

of automatic manufacturing concepts.

digital process solutions

FMG is a specialis t company for

is increasing. This trend is

warehouses, material handling , and

being intensified by impulses

sor ting s ys tems ba sed in the Swiss

from the field of Industry 4.0,

municipality of Sulgen. Since 1989, it has

which are changing the world

supported its customers with end-to-end

of sheet metal processing.

solutions in the f ields of process and

Software plays a key role in

production engineering.

this transformation. Software

The FMG brand will continue to exist

solutions support users in

af ter the takeover, and as a member of

the planning, interlinking,

B y s t ronic , t he company will con t inue

monitoring, and optimising

to work with it s produc tion, sales, and

of all their processes.

Innovation partners: (L-R) Alberto Martinez, Lantek’s CEO and Bystronic CEO Alex Waser.

ser vice s truc tures . René Kus ter and

Recognising this, Bystronic and Lantek have inked a partnership

Thomas Messerli are responsible for the

agreement to support their customers with process solutions. A first

management of the company.

goal of this partnership is the development of an MES solution. This will

Bystronic CEO Alex Waser says: “With

enable Bystronic to expand its existing range of software solutions with

t hi s s t e p , w e ar e m e r g in g k n o w - h o w

an integrated Manufacturing Execution System. This MES solution will help

from the f ields of machine engineering,

customers to integrate automation solutions and digital processes into

automation, process engineering, and IT.

their production landscape.

In future, this will enable us to offer our

“The Lantek technology portfolio is wide and deep, and Bystronic’s

customers unique end-to-end solutions

excellence in machine construction is world renowned. With innovation a

with integrated automation and handling

part of the DNA of both companies, this partnership will help Bystronic’s

systems from a single source.”

customers transform how they manage Bystronic machines and transcend the established boundaries in the sheet metal industry”, comments Alberto Martinez, CEO of Lantek.

ByStar Fiber: Laser Cutting At Warp Speed Armed with a 10 kW laser source, the ByStar

Bystronic CEO, Alex Waser, says: “With Lantek, we have gained a strong partner who will help us expand our existing software portfolio with new solutions. This partnership will provide our customers with twofold know-how.”

The alliance marks this milestone for the two companies as they celebrate their respective 30th anniversary in 2016.

Fiber Laser is capable of accelerating the cutting process immensely. It allows users to process material from 0.8 mm to 12 mm thickness approximately four times faster.

Even in higher sheet thickness of up to 30 mm, it rises to the occasion commendably.

The ByStar Fiber offers the highest level of laser power in Bystronic’s portfolio and when compared with the industry standard 4 kW fibre lasers, the 10 kW aggregate will enable users to cut four times the number of sheet metal parts in the same amount of time.

Designed in-house, the cutting head

characteristics. It is able to do this automatically,

plays a key part ensuring high-quality fibre

without operator interventions via a Spot Control

laser cutting and a broader spectrum of

function on the cutting head.

available applications. As it cuts through

The ByStar Fiber is also available in the 4020 large

a wide range of materials and thicknesses,

format. This will enable users to cut metal sheets of

the cutting head must adapt the cutting

4 by 2 meters, allowing more parts to be cut from a

process to changing materials and their

single metal sheet.

ByStar Fiber – Cutting made faster with a 10 kW fibre laser.

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Exhibition Review:

EUROBLECH 2016 The 24th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, EuroBLECH 2016, lived up to its billing as “The New Generation of Sheet Metal Working”.

Software expert Lantek launched a modular software solution that links the individual aspects of production to the overall needs of the company.

LVD’s Synchro-Form automatically maintains angular consistency and the required geometric profile when handling,positioning and bending large parts with multiple bends.

Mazak’s Optiplex DDLL is a Direct Diode Laser, the first ever DDL to be developed for flat sheet.

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ccupying some 88,000 sq m of floor space, EuroBLECH 2016 was an event that drew some 60,636 visitors to Hannover Messe from October 25 – 29, 2016. The development of Industry 4.0, new production processes, the automation and digitalisation of solutions and the face of new market trends, left many inspired by the unveiling of technical developments, live demonstrations and talks at show.

the overall needs of the company. In addition, companies can choose the level of digitalisation that is best suited to their needs.

Said Jesus Martinez, marketing director for the company: “We have a first mover advantage as Lantek has been providing software solutions for CAD/CAM/MES/ERP systems for a long time already. Software systems and solutions has been in our DNA since the company started back in 1986.”

Lantek: Driving Intelligent Manufacturing Delivering high quality parts cost-effectively and at short notice, while still working profitably, is the challenge facing sheet metal companies, from medium-sized subcontractors to the largest manufacturers.

Towards this end, software expert, Lantek, introduced its modular software solutions that will enable sheet metal companies of all sizes can make their processes significantly more efficient. Called the Lantek Factory Concept, it links the individual aspects of production, technical planning, purchasing, distribution and administration to

LVD: Next Generation Of Adaptive Bending System Billed as “the next leap in adaptive bending technolog y”, Synchro-Form automatically maintains angular consistency and the required geometric profile when handling, positioning and bending large parts with multiple bends.

Launched by LVD Company nv, the system overcomes the problems of accumulative error and trial-and-error bending when forming large profiles. The system uses a laser scanner and synchro modules (X, R, A-axes magnets) to manipulate position and measure each bend.

Variations are not accumulated but, instead, compensated with each bend step. Even after multiple, consecutive bends, the profile will be perfectly formed.

Mazak: Direct Diode Laser For Flat Sheet Besides the launch of the Super Turbo-X 3015, the latest generation of the Super Turbo-X series of CO2 laser machines, Mazak exhibited its first direct diode laser developed for flat sheets, the Optiplex 3015.

Considered as the next generation of Solid State Laser, the machine has been positioned to offer cutting performance, specifically those requiring ultra-fast cutting and high quality cutting edge. The Optiplex DDL series can cut thin material 20 percent faster than fibre lasers and thick materials.

Gaetano Lo Guzzo, director of Laser Business Europe at Yamazaki Mazak, said: “The Optiplex DDL series offers a real step-change in laser cutting performance.”

Mitsuibishi Electric: 2D Fiber Laser System Mitsubishi Electric unveiled its latest 2D fibre laser processing system — the ex-F Series with proprietary fibre optic technology.

The laser cutting Mitsubishi eX-F40 Plus is based on fibre optic technology that is suited for

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fast and precise machining of thin carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium. Its proprietary fibre optic technology enables it to offer better performance whilst still retaining its low operating costs. Productivity of thin sheet processing has been improved owing to the high beam convergence of fibre laser and in-house control technologies.

The machines in this series are able to perform simple 2Ds actions to advanced application, making them versatile for use in job shop operations. Production and final assembly take place in Japan.

Using fibre-optic technology, the laser cutting Mitsubishi eXF40 Plus is suited for fast and precise machining.

Rofin: Spectrum Of Solutions The Rofin FL Fiber Laser Series are multi-faceted tools characterised by a beam quality that can be adapted to the specific processing task. Rofin also showcased its FL 050 C, a 5 kW modular compact unit with a new diode laser – suited for an extended range of applications.

Thorsten Frauenpreiß, Rofin’s MD said: “Through the development of more powerful pumping modules, we have increased the input of power from 2 kW about one and a half years ago — now it offers 2.5 kW (a 25 percent increase) in power from one fibre laser unit, making it one of most powerful fibre laser units on the market.”

Rofin’s fibre-coupled multi-kilowatt diode laser, the Diode DF 640 now comes in the new HQ version (High Beam Quality).

Added Mr Frauenpreiß: “It’s an ideal tool for brazing applications especially suited for the automobile industry (eg: in the hardening of crankshafts, etc), for agricultural equipment, keyhole welding and surface treatments that require higher beam quality.”

Schuler: Smart Press Shop Schuler AG Smart Press Shop concept was on show to demonstrate how networking solutions in forming technology can increase not only process reliability, but also cost-effectiveness in production.

In a modern servo press line from Schuler, around 30 industrial PCs are networked with one another to ensure a high level of productivity and safe part transport. Single presses, laser blanking lines, and various automation components come with the necessary interfaces for networking.

The system also provides data measured by sensors. If the press force progression deviates from a set pattern, this indicates irregularities in the process. The system then gathers information that can be used to maintain the line, preventing damage to machine and tool.

Trumpf: Trulaser Center 7030 Billed as a revolution in 2D laser cutting, the

The Rofin FL Fiber Laser Series are multi-faceted tools characterised by a beam quality that can be adapted to specific processing task.

Schuler’s Smart Press Shop concept comes with servo press lines already networked and equipped with interfaces for future systems.

Trump launched its TruLaser Center 7030, a fully automatic machine that takes care of production largely autonomously.

brand new, freshly developed, fully automated and compact TruLaser Center 7030 was unveiled

by Trumpf to a press gathering.

The fully automated machine takes care of production autonomously, from its programming all the way to sorted and stacked workpieces.

It works with a hybrid drive system to eliminate obstacles for smoother processing in laser cutting.

The TruLaser Center 7030 moves the sheet and the cutting head even while the machine ejects small parts and sorts them into containers. Largely automatic, the TruLaser Center then disposes of residue, sorts and stacks parts, loads itself with blank sheets.

The TruLaser Center 7030 works with a TruDisk solid-state laser, with 6 kW of laser power. With this machine, the company is addressing sheet metal fabricators from all sectors who cut sheets from one to 12 mm thick at high capacity.

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Event Review:

MANUFACTURING INDONESIA & MACHINE TOOL INDONESIA 2016

Machine tool, precision engineering and manufacturing suppliers saw intense engagement from manufacturers looking for practical and viable solutions for their manufacturing needs.

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he Manufac turing Indonesia and Machine Tool Indonesia attracted 31, 580 trade at tendees over a four-day period. Organised by PT Palmerindo Indonesia, a member of Allworld Exhibitions, both events spanned a total of 36,444 sq m of event space.

Indonesia’s appetite for innovations in machine tools, manufacturing and precision engineering was evident, as a diverse range of manufacturers and distributors attended the event to gain the latest information abou t te chnolo g ic al s olu t ions t hat are practical, efficient and productive, while at the same time reducing operational costs.

The organisers said that for them, the results garnered during the events’ 27th and 30th editions have reaffirmed both as international events, with 2,073 exhibiting companies from 31 different countries such as China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Spain.

Indonesia aims to integrate its economy more deeply into the world trade system by making its manufacturing industry a key part of the global supply chain. This is to meet demand for manufactured goods in the future, said National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro in a recent press conference.

According to Indonesia’s Minis ter of Industry Airlangga Hartarto, the country’s machinery and equipment sector contributed a signif icant 10.7 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product in 2016.

The event was suppor ted by the Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry and various trade associations such as the Indonesian

Automotive Parts and Components Industries A s s o c i a t i o n , I n d o n e s i a n M a c h i n e To o l Industries Association, Indonesian Mould and Die Industry Association and Federation of Indonesian Metalworks and Machiner y Industries Association.

Manufac turing Indonesia and Machine Tool Indonesia will return for their 28th and 31st editions respectively on December 6 to 9, 2017.

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METALEX THAILAND 2016 With event space increased by 45 percent at the Bangkok International Trade And Exhibition Centre, Metalax Thailand 2016 saw industrialists gathering from across ASEAN to catch up with the latest metalworking solutions.

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t the 2016 edition of Metalex, over 3, 300 brands from 50 countries showcased their latest offerings in Asia to enhance their brand profiles and increase awareness among metalworking and indus trial communit y in A SE AN, the rapidly emerging metalworking and industrial manufacturing market.

Across the four-day event which lasted from 23 to 26 November 2016, trade attendees were seen being busy sourcing and networking with major brands while catching up with new industrial and market trends in preparation for the year’s upcoming challenges. Many international exhibitors also launched their latest offerings for the first time in Asia at the event.

Innovative sheet metal designs were also on display at the Metal Design Zone. This zone presented creative designs of sheet metalworking to offer trade attendees new ideas made possible by metalworking solutions.

On a lighter note, this year’s Metalex saw a unique event where 10 global brands participated in a precisely choreographed synchronisation of robotic arms to a musical performance. The “Metalex Robot Orchestra” saw participation from ABB, Comau, Denso, Kawa s aki, Kuka , Nachi, Mit subishi, OTC , Universal Robot and Yaskawa.

The 2017 edition of Metalex Thailand will return from November 22 to 25, 2017 at BITEC Bangkok.

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el come to T I MTOS, the show that of fe r s the mos t comprehensive and cutting - edge solutions for industr y.

The 26 th edition of Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) will be held from March 7 th to 12 th , 2017. It is one of the most anticipated international trade shows, where more than 1,090 exhibitors from 21 countries and areas that will use 5,450 booths to showcase their newest machine tools and metal processing technologies.

TIMTOS 2017 will take place in four venues, TWTC Halls 1 and 3, the EXPO Dome at Taipei EXPO Park and Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, concurrently to offer a full array of product d i s p l a y s , G e r m a ny a n d Sw i t z e r l a n d p a v i l i o n s , s e m i n a r s , procurement meetings and events.

As the 4th Industrial Revolution has taken the manufacturing industr y by storm, the show not only features CNC machine tools, metal cutting and forming machine tools, foundry, forging, we l d i ng a nd cut ti ng eq u i pm ent, mach i ne too l pa r t s a nd accessories, inspection and measurement equipment, and tube and wire processing machines, but also automated equipment, industrial robots and turn-key solutions.

What is new this time around is the International Summit which w i l l be held at the Ta i pei I nte r national Convention Center (TICC) on March 8 th and 9 th , 2017. Overseas and local experts will be invited to share the latest trends and valuable information in Smart Machines, Future Factories, the Automotive Manufacturing Revolution and the Aerospace Supply Chain. It sure will be an event that’s worthwhile participating in.

All the rich displays and events will surely pack your visit with business prospect and pleasure. Come join us at the show to meet the people, technologies and products that are shaping the future of manufacturing.

Wishing you a fruitful and prosperous year ahead!

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INNOVATIONS

AT THE FOREFRONT OF TIMTOS 2017

Machine tool producer Yeong Chin Machinery (YCM) has been in the business for over six decades. President Richard Chen introduces the company’s new IoT platform, intelligent spindles and drive systems, and what to expect for TIMTOS 2017.

Q: Any new innovations that YCM will reveal at TIMTOS 2017?

Richard Chen (RC): At TIMTOS 2017, YCM will debut an intelligent 5-axis mill/turn machining centre with automated pallet changer.

The new 5-axis machining centre is designed to meet the high accuracy requirement of aerospace application.

With improved r igidit y and torque, the new machine is capable to machine heat resistant metal such as titanium and Inconel while increasing tool life.

This machine will also feature our latest iPros MX intelligent CNC Controller. The new controller includes smart functions that will automatically optimise machining efficiency, maximise your tool life and instantly monitor the health of your machine.

We will also present our latest IoT solution called i-Direct. With the new i-Direct IoT platform, shop managers and owners can easily track production status, manage factory utilisation and monitor you overall equipment effectiveness.

It allows you identify the bottlenecks of your production process and allows you to continuously improve your productivity.

The i-Direct platform also allows you to link all your equipment with var ious CNC controller and machine t ypes, including manually operated equipment. The i-Direct IoT platform will give you the visibility you need to be profitable.

Q: What are some of the other machines will be on display at the show?

RC: We will also display a flexible machining system that offers customers lights out machining. The automated cell features highly flexible and robust robot arm that efficiently load and unload pallets from your pallet stacker to your machine.

After the machining process is completed, the robot arm automatically transfers the pallet to online CMM to perform dimensional measurements. Any errors detected will be sent to machine controller for automatic compensation to assure quality control.

Q: What are the key strengths of YCM that will be leveraged for in 2017?

R C : T h e f o c u s f o r YC M i n 2 017 i s t o become a “Total Solution Provider” for our customers. YCM will offer automated solutions as well as jig and fixture design.

With the continuing development of our i-Direct IoT platform, we will continue to pursue intelligent production systems and software for customer to manage their shop with ease.

YCM w i l l also continue to develop multi-axis and multi-functional machining ce nt re s t h a t w i l l d ra s t i ca l l y i m p rove customer productivity with smaller floor space that allows customer to make more with less.

Q: Trends such as Industry 4.0 will impact the metalworking sector globally. How will YCM prepare for this?

RC: To provide customer the necessar y too l to j u m p to th e n ex t i n d us t r y 4 . 0 level, we focus on two areas. First, our i-Direct IoT platform allows customer to monitor and manage their shop in real time. Secondly, we continue to develop intelligent function in our machines to optimise the performance and life of the equipment.

Intelligent spindles and drive systems automatically enhance machining time, while minimising machining vibration to achieve best surface finish and tool life.

The intelligent functions will also monitor the health of your equipment and predict future failure of spindle and drive system that allows scheduled maintenance to prevent sudden failure of your equipment that disrupts you production.

Q: Any final thoughts that you want to share with readers?

RC: In today’s manufacturing world, there i s an obvious sh if t f rom g l oba l i sation to localisation. Advanced and developed countries are looking for new tech no l og y a nd so l ut i on s to i m p rove o w n c o m p et i t i ve n e s s to b r i n g b a c k manufacturing from developing countries.

Custome r s a re look i ng fo r ways to make th i ng s fas te r, bet te r w ith l owe r c o s t. YC M i s d e d i c a t e d t o d eve l o p te c h n o l o g y a n d e q u i p m e n t to h e l p customers continuously improve th e i r co m pet it i ven es s a nd ach i eve sustainable growth.

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AVANTE SEIKI

Booth Exhibition Hall 3 G0566 www.avante-seiki.com.tw

Avante Seiki has developed the newest CNC EDM T90. This machine is equipped with a working table and combined with swivel spindle for 6 axes processing. Thus, this will increase the accuracy for micro processing, and the swivel spindle provides working experience with higher flexibility.

The rotary table that is installed vertically on the machine helps the tire mold to be easily installed and calibrated with ease. The vertical design allows the mold to be fully sunk, which delivers more stable performance and higher accuracy during the whole processing. Also, the tire mold laid on the rotary table vertically prevents the turning gravity error that normally happens at horizontal position.

The T90 also works for special tire mold and all the 6 axes (X, Y, Z, U, A, B) are under digital numerical control. Among all axes, A axis controls mold indexing angle, while B axis controls taper angle sparking.

BENIGN Introducing the BMT-3520, which Benign has been making this type of universal milling machine with over two years of studying/learning from European experiences and improving on machine’s design. The gears used by BENIGN are the best quality in Taiwan, allowing spindle runs smoothly without any unpleasant noise or vibration. Not only we have ballscrews on all three axes, but the automatic feeding travels on all three axes are controlled with clutch system, driven by inverter and allowing future design with servo motors.

In preparing for TIMTOS 2017, Benign is very excited to announce they will showcase the new fully upgraded design (servo model) at the show.

Booth: No. I0416, Nangang 1F www.e-bemato.com

CAMPRO

Booth: No. I1116, Nangang 1F www.campro.com.tw

Campro’s U-500 five axes machining centre has an A / C-axis design with heavy duty roller type linear guide ways that makes table maximum workpiece weight to reach 200 kg (vertical).

Rapid traverse up to 36 m/min and 12,000 rpm built-in spindle with 28kW big spindle motor offers powerful milling capacity that give U series enhanced dynamics.

The U series standard accessories Heidenhain iTNC530 provides powerful function and support and can also adopt Robotics to perform multi-program machining in one machine or even to procure fully automated production.

CHIA LERN CH-CM0406, the smart rod cutting & chamfering machine. This machine combines cutting and chamfering process in one machine, and it is featured with an automatic loading and unloading system, the 6 axes servo control, and double spindle with simultaneous rotation. The CH-CM0406 can execute double-end chamfer to save working time. The special twice clamp design for unloading ensures the finished tool with achieving stable and precision quality.

Booth: No. I0001, Nangang 1F. www.chialun.com.tw/en

CHIAH-CHYUN

Booth: No. I0616, Nangang 1F www.chiah-chyun.com

This new machine WTS-52Y2M with streamlined shape designed to enhance operational performances. This machine comes with a BMT55 16-Station power turret and is available to be equipped with different types of BMT55 systems as well.

The upper and lower turrets can work independently with the spindles 1 and 2. This allows the machine to exhibit maximum versatility. An E-axis allows the second spindle and tailstock to move up and down. This provides an independent working environment for machining.

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CHIN HUNG Chin Hung’s CL-430 is built with FANUC’s controls with coupling the so-called dialog programming software, which enables the operator with little knowledge requirement on programming to easily handle automatic production. On the CL-430 machine, by simply inputting the parameters related to the geometry of the product, the machine is fully capable to be complete the operation without any need for assistance.

To ensure more accurate processing, CL-430 is developed with an upgraded directdrive ballscrew and curvic coupling to enhance the tool holder’s positioning accuracy, Booth: No. N0616, Nangang 4F broaden the bed width, and achieve machining stability during operation. www.kinwa-lathe.com

CHMER

Booth: No. M0810, Nangang 4F www.chmer.com

The intelligent linear motor driven wire cut EDM RV853L has a 19-inch touchscreen LED display, and a remote monitoring system for machining information.

An automatic wire threading system of AWT allows for drone operation day and night, while the One Touch system senses the water level to fill in and drain out water to improve workpiece cooling and deslagging.

The in-house high performce linear motor has features for quick response and zero backlash. The new discharging circuit of E8 speeds up by 20 percent for high thickness workpiece of 150mm and above.

EARTH CHAIN Earth-Chain’s new series of 35*35mm Square Electro Permanent Magnetic Chuck (EEPM-A Series) is suitable for thin & small workpiece (Can do 5 sides machining).

This model’s pole is 35X35 mm, flux line 15 mm, and provides magnetic force of 580 kgf/ 4 poles.

Other features include a touchscreen system where the device can be driven with pre-set program and parameter settings. No electric power supply is required to keep the magnetic chuck on, ensuring total safety in case of power failure.

Booth: No. D0716, TWTC Hall 1-1F www.earth-chain.com

EVERISING

Booth: No. I0406, Nangang 1F www.everising.com

The Everising new EP-330S has a robust double column saw guide and driving units provide greater cutting rate with low vibration even for hard material cutting (Also suitable for carbide tip saw blade). The guide arm and material feeding move on linear guideways for extremely precise operations. Controlled by PC-based with Everising material database system, this machine is easy to use with friendly operating experience.

Besides the advantages of fast cutting and convenient operations, the new generation of band saw machine EP-330S creates less material waste while saving energy with low power consumption.

FORCEONE Force One is a professional manufacturer for Multi-tasking CNC Lathes (Turning Centers) in Taiwan with focusing on designing high-performance, automatic, high-efficiency and high- quality CNC lathes.

At the 2017 TIMTOS show, Force One displays one spindle / one turret with big Y axis horizontal turning center. The series of turning center has a 45 degree slant bed construction combined with heavy duty box guide way type on X, Z axis and roller guide way on Y-axis (Y axis travel is 220mm). In addition, they also have twin spindletwin turret with Y axis, and single spindle-single turret with Y axis horizontal turning center, a wide range of products that meet flexible machining requirements.

Booth: No. J0230, Nangang 1F www.forceone.com.tw

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GANRO-CNC GANRO-CNC Horizontal Rotary Table, HP series, is GANRO’s brand new model with pinion gear and two bearing. Its high load bearing design with high loading capacity increases rotary table’s service life. GANRO’s rotary table not only provides a more effective transmission, but it can achieve to nearly zero blacklash. Also, the compact design makes it suitable for limited room space use. It has gone through over thousand & million times on testing, ensuring there’s no oil leak problems.

In addition, the low electric current value being tested on the machine also ensures machining route not changed during the operation, while still available to use high load workface.

Booth: No. A0503, TWTC Hall 1-1F Other features include the interface to be made to match with customer’s design; www.ganro.com braking system moves up to above and allows for easy maintance. Comparing the current bearing and Takaido’s, the former rises up slowly, while the latter one rises up easily and obviously.

GSA

Booth: No. D0201 TWTC Hall 1-1F www.gsaplus.com.tw

GSA’s roller gear cam-rotary table is featured with zero-backlash roller drive technology, and provides high-speed operation & lowest indexing cycle time. It is the best-in-class for positioning accuracy, even for long period machining time it still maintains with high accuracy and doesn’t necessarily require backlash adjustments.

Our rotary table is suitable for both vertical and horizontal machining applications, and available with clamp for heavy machining applications, or without clamp for minimum cycle time.

HOSEA HOSEA has developed an outstanding “TRNC-255-2W” multi-spindle rotary table, which combines complex 5 axis machining function. The rotary table allows for simultaneous machining of left & right components, making it especially suitable for machining automotive industry components. The workpiece applications include for wheels, automotive light molds, aerospace components, and synthetic bones.

Booth: No. G0418, TWTC Hall 3 www.tanshing.net

JOEMARS We are a professional EDM manufacturer with exporting our products to more than 60 countries in the past 27 years. JOEMARS is an “ISO9001” certificated company and our products include:

Booth: No. N1016, Nangang 4F www.joemars.com.tw

• EDM (manual/ conventional, ZNC programmable, and CNC EDM).

• Small hole drill EDM (manual, “Fuzzy” control types).

• Wire cut EDM (full 5 axes control CNC wire cutting EDM, auto wire feeding system or semi-auto models).

• Broken tap remover.

KAO MING These features enable the machine to attain to five-face/ multi-face machining.

Under crossbeam-fixed structure and z-axis stroke of 1100 or 1400mm planning satisfies machining needs for high rigidity, high accuracy, and high efficiency performance for 3+2 axis or 5-axis machining.

Travels on all 3-axes are fully supported by boxway, especially the machine base has four-boxway to support with sliding and rolling combined design. This allows table Booth: No. M0620, Nangang 4F for more stable machining accuracy under heavy loading. www.kaoming.com

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LIEN CHIEH

Booth: No. P0156, TAIPEI EXPO DOME www.lienchieh.com

The engineers from Lien Chieh design office and their support staffs are committed to supplying many domestic and international customers with hydraulic metal forming presses, which are also representing the newest model for technological advancement.

Lien Chieh after-market services support is critically important and they maintain high input of resources for this sole purpose. At Lien Chieh, every press is a custom-tailored product that suits to your requirements.

MATECH MVP-150/2S CNC Vertical Elliptical Turning Center is specially designed for fully automated production lines.

This special machine features linear motor as the non-circular profile generator. The noncontact position feedback system with 0.0001mm resolution ensures quick response, high positioning accuracy, and high rigidity.

The close loop feedback system of MATECH MVP-150/2S is digital linear scale with 0.001mm resolution. The direct feedback system provides best positioning accuracy and eliminates thermo interference. Since there is no more data transmission required, the new integrated oval generating system guarantees no data loss or noise interference.

Booth: No. I0102, Nangang 1F www.matech-tw.com

MAXMILL

Booth: No. I0332, Nangang 1F. www.maxmill-cnc.com.tw

Maxmill presents HQM-1060, featuring high rigidity roller type linear guideways, with X-axis 1060mm and Y-axis 650mm travel. The HQM-1060 is specifically developed for the mold making industry and for precision parts making in aerospace industry.

It offers longer distance from spindle to solid column surface to lessen machining interference. And the 6 extra-long blocks on Z axis roller type linear guideway can effectively prevent the spindle head stock from tilting. With a wide 1320mm span on column base, the machine also offers the optional 50mm-850mm for distance from spindle to solid column surface, and the 4th/5th axis can be installed on HQM-1060 for broader machining application scope.

PALMARY The Palmary internal grinder special model for Bearing Inner Dia. & Inner Groove is equipped with our conversational control panel (Mitsubishi PLC) for easy operation, and the CNC controller is also available as optional. The bearing’s loading, unloading, and the work-head movement is capable to operate at the same time, which shortens the time for setting & adjustment.

The PALMARY internal grinder with magnetic workhead centerless support device allows the loading and unloading bearing process to move quickly and helps increase work efficiency.

Moreover, customers can choose to use the optional CBN grinding wheel for performing better grinding results. And the digital linear scale or in-process ID measuring device is also available for automatic size control.

Booth: No. J0410, Nangang 1F www.grinding.com.tw

PERFECT

Booth: No. I0302, Nangang 1F www.perfectmachine.com.tw

The X series surface grinders is PERFECT’s all new X series ultra precision surface grinders.

It applies new touch screen and graphical HMI interface for easy operation, which provides user-friendly function and helps reduce human power, while still increasing on productivity. A fully-supported rail design reinforces further for precision machining and ensures stable operation. A special control stick is designed to control the axial movement to facilitate smooth operation. In addition, the X series is also featured with auto wheel dressing and compensation function for increased processing efficiency.

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PINNACLE

Booth: No. K0828, Nangang 1F www.pinnacle-mc.com

MV40BX is specially designed for complex and high machining accuracy of long parts.

The traveling column and fixed working table delivers strong machine structure for high stability for operation. Other features include roller guideway 45mm on 3 axes, and ballscrew diameter 50mm with hollow cooling system. These special features enable the MV40BX to provide high production efficiency and ensure precision machining results.

The details features of MV40BX: X/ Y/ Z travel: 1000 x 400 x 400 mm, B-axis swing: ±120° with DD motor, built-in spindle 15,000rpm, 19kW(cont.), A-axis Ø320mm DD motor with 400rpm, between A-axis surface 400~1100mm, and 40T ATC magazine or more.

REN AN Ren An’s CNC training machine uses Siemens 840D 5 axis CNC controller simulation, and based on SINUMERIK 840D sl controller panel to design the overall simulation interface. Function keys include: Machine, Program, Offset, Program Manager, and Alarm.

Program cutting simulation includes 3+2 axis, 4 axis simultaneous, and 5 axis simultaneous machining.

Simulate overall CNC machine with real operation panel in dynamic interaction. CNC Machine Operation Panel, industrial level function button, includes five function switches: Auto, Mda, Jog, Rapid, and Handwheel.

The emulated design includes coolant fluid & chips spurting while cutting the workpiece, the sound from tool movement/ cutting/ spindle rotation/ alarm, collision detection, and workpiece dimension measurement.

Booth: No. B0234, TWTC Hall 1-1F The RJ45 network program allows export and import of CNC program. www.renan.com.tw

SHUN CHUAN In order to expand the working range, from the second half year of 2016, SHUN CHUAN has introduced to the market with its brand new all gear type high speed lathe, the FC series. It is used for replacing the previous SR series, including still having all features from SR series, and providing an even wider bed for more rigidity and stabilization. In order to ensure the best performance, it is equipped with a Y-Δ type spindle motor to ensure a smooth start and operation.

Booth: No. L0110, Nangang 4F www.sunmaster-cnc.com

TAIWAN TAKISAWA Taiwan Takisawa’s twin spindle twin turret turning centre FX-800 has high rigidity and tightly controlled thermal characteristics which are further reinforced by the rigidity of the linear guideway on the Z-axis and the box guide ways on the X- and Y-axes to give shock absorbing capacity during the turning process. <new para>Both upper and lower turrets have 16 stations designed to widen the space between tools to minimise tool interference.

A bigger coupling on the turret is designed to enhance rigidity. Built in spindle motors increase power performance on each servo axis.

Booth: No. K0108, Nangang 1F www.takisawa.com.tw

YIDA

Booth: No. J1130, Nangang 1F www.yidacnc.com

Yida introduces the HML-600 with cylindrical type hydrostatic journal bearing on the slide way.

The new model HML-600 is equipped with cylindrical type hydrostatic journal bearing, which is cooperated with National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), for machining the super hardbrittle materials and improving the accuracy to satisfy the “done-in-one” process demanded by customers. This product is also designed to provide automatic intelligent monitoring on bearing’s pressure and temperature to prolong machine’s service life and maintain its machining capability.

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Ewag: Laser Line Precision Processing Machine

Behringer: PSU 450A Automatic Circular Saw

Behringer’s PSU 450A upstroking automatic circular saw cuts raw bar stock to size with a sawblade diameter of up to 450 mm and a cutting range of 150 mm.

An optimisation algorithm allows bundles of pipes to be sawn without the need for major setting work at the machine. The system is able to calculate a large number of different cut sections in variable piece numbers. The sections to be sawn are then turned, rotated or mirrored if required The chips and gussets created by the sawing process are automatically disposed of, even in complex cuts.

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1601

Dormer Pramet: Chip Breakers

The NF1 is a universal chip breaker for finishing to medium machining, peripherally ground to provide surface finish.

The versatile NF2 chip breaker incorporates a small stabilising T-land and covers applications from semifinishing to light roughing.

The FF2, FM2 and RM3 inserts for steel and cast iron provide chip control at low feed and depth of cut with a machined surface finish.

The FF2 chip breaker has a positive rake angle and depth of cut from 0.15 mm for fine finishing applications in low carbon steels. The FM2 chip breaker is for finishing to medium machining with depths of cut from 0.2 mm.

Featuring a protective land, it is suitable for continuous and interrupted operations. The resistant RM3 chip breaker is for roughing applications in steels and suitable for unfavourable machining conditions.

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Ewag’s Laser Line Pr e c i s ion u s e s shor t-pulse f ibrelaser technology in the green-wavelength range (532 nm) for machining of the commercially available diamond cutting materials such as CBN, PKD and CVC-D. Rotationally symmetrical tools of up to 200 mm diameter and up to 250 mm length as well as indexable inserts from 3 mm inscribed diameter and up to 50 mm circumscribed diameter can be machined.

The laser touch machining machining process allows for cutting contours, clearances and 3D machining of chip breaker geometries to be performed in one clamping operation. The resulting flue gas and the vaporised material are suctioned away and carried to a corresponding suction/ filter system.

The machine has a 5 sq m footprint, and an optional 6-axis robot can be utilised during minimally manned multishift operation.

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1603

Faro: PointSense 17.5

PointSense 17.5 for AutoCAD provides more tools for the extraction of building components, such as walls, windows and doors. After extracting the building components, new alignment tools speed up the process of delivering 2D plans from 3D point clouds.

Additionally, new functions are added for creating 3D plant models. One of the several new features is an automated cylinder extraction tool, which reduces time and simplifies 3D modeling of piping from point clouds.

PointSense 17.5 for Revit contains a toolset for pipe modeling and a visualisation tool that shows the user only the relevant parts of the scan project that they are interested in.

MEP eng ine er s c an w or k dire c t ly in side Rev i t , without having to use third party software tools for pipe documentation.

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1604

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PRODUCT EXPANSION PARTING AND GROOVING ARNO® SA – GROOVING SYSTEM

Hoffman & CHS Container Group: Customisable Workshop And Accommodation Container

Hoffmann Group and the CHS Container Group has a fully equipped workshop container and accommodation container for mobile use in both on-shore and off-shore wind parks. The containers are designed for maintenance and assembly work in remote areas, as well as at sea.

The 6.1 m container includes lighting and storage space. The small grinding cabin is housed in a removable module, which also provides additional space.

To prepare the container for use in tough environmental conditions, as well as at sea, it comes with a C5M protective coating and a reinforced floor, wall and ceiling construction.

The container’s different areas are planned, equipped and divided differently for each individual customer.

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The monoblock holder SA is being used with the double sided inserts SA16, SA17, SA24, SA35 and SA40 in 1.5 mm to 10 mm widths.

For more information on our new promotions and highlights about the SA-Grooving & Parting System, Please contact us via info@arno.com.sg

ARNO Werkzeuge S.E.A. PTE. LTD. 25 International Business Park #04-70A German Centre Singapore 609916 Tel.: +65 65130779 Fax: +65 68970042 E-mail: info@arno.com.sg

www.arno.com.sg

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OSG: Anti-Vibration Carbide End Mill AE-VMS Series

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: MVR-Fx

The MVR-Fx is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ latest in its series of double-column 5-face milling machines.

The main spindle has an internal cooling mechanism that performs direct cooling by passing the oil coolant inside the spindle, suppressing temperature changes and unstable rotation during high-speed operation of 20,000 rpm.

The machine can be equipped with an “optical type automatic tool measurement system” in die mold machining processes. It can also accommodate Atos, an optical 3D measurement system for automatic measurement of machined workpieces.

Additionally, it has a full enclosure for worker safety, with energy-saving LED lighting and an overall reduction in oil and air consumption.

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The cost effective solution for radial grooving as well as parting off up to 140 mm in diameter.

1606

OSG’s AE-VMS series is suitable for milling operations including slotting, side milling, helical milling, contour milling and ramping in stainless steel, cast iron, carbon steel, alloy steel and hardened steel (up to 40 HRC).

Sharp positive rake angle geometry is designed to minimise tool wear and potential damage to the workpiece.

Cutting vibration is minimised with unequal spacing of teeth and variable-lead geometry. Its flute form helps facilitate chip evacuation to enable stable and consistent performance, while the high tool rigidity reduces occurrence of burrs.

The end mills are also coated with Duarise, for lubricity, friction-resistance and high oxidation temperature qualities.

The coating’s multi-layer construction also minimises thermal cracks, allowing for use in water-soluble oil.

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1607

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Wenzel: Shapetracer 2

Trumpf: TruBend Center 5030

Trumpf’s TruBend Center 5030 is a semi-automatic thinsheet processing centre with a bending length of 300 mm material is inserted against the backgauge and the 2-axis part manipulator performs all additional material handling required for bending steps along that edge. The machine operator then turns the sheet and the process begins again.

The additional vertical axis for the part manipulator allows for manufacture of new parts, as well as easier removal of parts with downward edges.

The machine allows for aluminium and mild steel sheets up to 0.3 cm thick and stainless steel sheets up to 0.23 cm thick. Possibilities include short side lengths, deep boxes and small profiles, as well as parts with formed sections, recesses, and diverse radii. The machine can also process galvanised and painted sheet metal.

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1608

UCM AG: Indexable Inserts Cleaning System

UCM’s cleaning system for Komet’s indexable inser ts comprise of seven immersion tanks. Two are used for cleaning with an alkaline and acidic fluid, one is for preservation of the high-speed steel parts and the remaining four are dedicated to rinsing operations. In the last rinse, de-mineralised water is used to obtain stainless part surfaces.

A four-sided overflow system is used at all stations. In every tank, the cleaning or rinsing fluid is introduced from below, moves upwards, and then flows out over the rim on all sides, removing foreign matter and particles.

This avoids recontamination when the parts are lifted out of the bath and prevents the formation of dirt pockets in the tanks. The parts are dried with hot air. The system is also equipped with two transfer units for higher throughput.

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1609

The Shapetracer 2 is a 3D line scanner for capturing and processing of point clouds in a multisensor y CMM. The optical sensor is integrated into the Wenzel Point Mas ter sof t ware package, and the 3D laser scanner has a stripe length of up to 120 mm.

It has a stand-of f distance of 90 mm and a working range of 120 mm suitable for testing small parts and measuring largevolume components.

A lens and ambient light f ilter enables it to work independently from external light and flexibility in scanning differing colours. The calibration data of the 3D line scanner is stored on a smart camera system, allowing both optical and tactile measurement in applications such as tool and die making and design model construction.

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1610

Wiha: Torque Fastening Tools

Wiha’s range of torque fastening systems includes T-handles from the company’s TorqueVario-STplus range to pistol handles in the TorqueVario-STR range. Depending on the application field, different torque hand tools with various features are available.

The TorqueVario STplus adjustable T-handle is adjustable from five to 14 Newton metres, with a window scale that displays torque value numerically. The loosening torque is approximately 30 percent greater than tightening torque, and will automatically resets for next torque cycle.

The iTorque mechatronic torque screwdriver’s torque value can be set via a digital scale. It allows for automatic release with calibration alert, and is compatible with the 28369 series.

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1611

Asia Pacific Metalworking Equipment News • January - February 2017

EXHIBITION PROGRAMMES

JANUARY 18 – 20

MAY 11 – 14

19 – 22

Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight)

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre

Grand City Convention & Exhibition Centre

NEPCON Japan 2017 3-21-1 Ariake, Koto-ku Tokyo 135-0063, Japan Reed Exhibitions Japan

JANUARY 26 – FEBRUARY 1

IMTEX 2017

Bangalore International Exhibition Centre 10th Mile, Tumkur Road Madavara Post Dasanapura Hobli Bangalore 562 123 India IMTMA (Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association)

MARCH 7 – 12

TIMTOS 2017

Taipei World Trade Center 5, Hsin-yi Rd. Section 5 Taipei, Taiwan TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council)

APRIL 4-7

MTA 2017

Singapore Expo

1 Expo Drive,Singapore 486150 Singapore Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd

26 – 28

Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2017

I.C.E. Hanoi (Cung Van Hoa) 91 Tran Hung Dao Str. Hanoi,Vietnam Reed Tradex Company

Machine Tools Thailand 2017

8 Bangna-Trad Road (Km.1), Bangna Bangkok 10260, Thailand UBM ASIA (Thailand) Co Ltd.

17 – 20

INTERMACH 2017 SUBCON Thailand 2017 Sheet Metal Asia 2017

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre

8 Bangna-Trad Road (Km.1), Bangna Bangkok 10260 Thailand UBM ASIA (Thailand) Co Ltd.

JUNE 21 – 24

Manufacturing Expo 2017 INTERMOLD Thailand 2017 NEPCON Thailand 2017

Manufacturing Surabaya 2016

JL. Walikota Mustajab Kusuma Banja Surabaya 60272 PT Pamerindo Indonesia

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1st floor Pusat Niaga Building Arena PRJ Kemayoran, Jakarta Indonesia PT. ITE Exhibitions Indonesia

SEPTEMBER 19 – 21

Wire Southeast Asia 2017 Tube Southeast Asia 2017

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) 8 Bangna-Trad Road (Km.1), Bangna Bangkok 10260 Thailand Messe Düsseldorf Asia

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC)

8 Bangna-Trad Road (Km.1), Bangna Bangkok 10260 Thailand Reed Tradex Company

JULY 4–7

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Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center - SECC 799 Nguyen Van Linh Parkway Tan Phu Ward, District 7 Ho Chi Minh City Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd

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