Preliminary exhibitor list for EMO released

With the deadline just a few days away (1 December), more than 1000 exhibitors have already registered for the EMO Hannover 2023 exhibition (18-23 September), including a plethora of big-name companies from 36 countries. Some 64% of registered companies come from abroad. After Germany, other major exhibiting nations include Italy, Taiwan and Switzerland. The last show in 2019 attracted more than 2200 exhibitors and nearly 120,000 trade visitors from around 150 countries. A preliminary exhibitor list for the 2023 event is now available at the link below.
For further information www.emo-hannover.de/ausstellerverzeichnis

Seco Tools appoints new vice president

Mia Bökmark is the new vice president of product management and R&D at Seco Tools. She reports to Stefan Steenstrup, the company’s president, and is now a member of the Seco Management Group. Together with the organisation, Bökmark will create a stronger connection to customer needs and accelerate the development and deployment of new products, services and solutions. She holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and, prior to her most recent job as executive management advisor in her own company, she held managing positions within SKF for almost 30 years.
For further information www.secotools.com

Empower manufacturing and deliver capabilities

The 34th edition of Machine Tool Indonesia, an international machine tool, metalworking and allied industries event, will take place this week (30 November to 3 December) at the Jakarta International Expo centre. Billed as the only place for exhibitors to meet key trade buyers and decision makers from the Indonesian manufacturing industry, the show expects to attract more than 37,000 visitors.

These visitors will have the chance to see the latest market trends, keep up to date with specialist sectors, increase their industry knowledge and stay ahead of competitors. The show incorporates a number of other concurrent exhibitions, including Manufacturing Indonesia, Industrial Automation & Logistics Indonesia, and Tools & Hardware Indonesia.
For further information www.machinetoolindonesia.com

First update to the SI prefixes since 1991

Measurement scientists and government representatives from around the world at the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in Versailles, France earlier this month voted to expand the range of prefixes within the International System of Units (SI).

Dr Richard Brown, head of metrology at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s national metrology institute, led the proposal recommending the new names – ronna and quetta – as SI prefixes for 1027 and 1030, respectively. They are joined by their microscopic counterparts, ronto for 10−27 and quecto for 10−30. The proposal was approved by the CGPM and these new prefixes have been incorporated into the SI with immediate effect, becoming the first expansion to the range of SI prefixes since 1991.

The expansion has been driven by the requirements of data science, digital storage and the exponentially growing size of the global datasphere, which is already using prefixes at the top of the existing scale. Additionally, the prefixes for very small numbers are useful for quantum science and particle physics.

“Our system of SI prefixes has expanded over the years in response to advances in science and technology requiring access to an increased range of orders of magnitude relating to measurement,” explains Brown. “This most recent change is essential to meet the requirements of data science and the ever-growing global datasphere – growth that we expect to accelerate with more widespread digitalisation and the advent of new technologies, such as quantum computing. These new SI prefixes will allow clear and unambiguous communication of these measurements for many years to come.”
For further information www.npl.co.uk

Air gauging system streamlines measurement

Addmore Engineering has found the optimal way to measure safety- and performance-critical components with an air gauging system from Bowers Group. As part of its inspection process, Addmore needs to measure bolts that are critical components on braking systems. It is, therefore, imperative that 100% of the parts produced are within tolerance. The air gauging system from Bowers Group ensures that the performance critical parts manufactured by Addmore Engineering satisfy customer requirements to 100% inspect safety-critical characteristics and meet tight tolerances.

Ben Vasquez, managing director at Addmore, says: “The Bowers air gauging system is the perfect solution because it standardises the measurement process and eliminates the potential for human error. The system allows multiple operators to check the diameter of the components accurately in minimal time, while the modern control panel gives a quick yes/no output that allows each bolt to be checked with guaranteed high-precision results.”

Addmore Engineering manufactures in excess of 10,000 bolts every month. The business had previously experienced some difficulties whereby operators were achieving different readings with micrometers; a significant problem when trying to measure 7 µm tolerances. Bowers’ air gauging system allows team members to check component diameters in a short space of time. Using air flow volumes and pressures to measure parts, air gauging is a reliable, repeatable technology suited to applications that demand sub-micron precision.

As a further benefit, air gauging technology is also flexible, enabling measurement of not only dimensions, but geometric and relational characteristics, such as squareness, parallelism, ovality, taper and straightness. Inspectors and machine operators at Addmore Engineering use the Bowers air gauging system on a daily basis.
For further information www.bowersgroup.co.uk