Some 14 German machine-tool vendors recently showcased their production technology in the metropolis of Busan, South Korea.
The trip, organised by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), allowed machine-tool suppliers to meet with 170 potential customers from South Korea, principally from the automotive industry and its component supply chain. Among the machine-tool vendors delivering presentations were Alzmetall, Chiron, Emag, FFG Europe, Pfauter, Heller and Kapp Niles. The presentations focused mainly on specialised capabilities for the Korean industrial sector, such as networking solutions in the Industry 4.0 environment.
For further information www.vdw.de
The MACH 2018 exhibition, which was held at the Birmingham NEC in April, has won Exhibition of the Year at Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards.
Now in its 16th year, the TAF Best Practice Awards recognise, reward and promote best practice among UK trade associations. The annual event is formally supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and took place on 10 July at Draper’s Hall in London, with hundreds of guests from the UK’s premier trade associations.
For further information www.machexhibition.com
Midland Metrology says it is marking the company’s 30th anniversary this year with continued growth and expansion.
Trading locally, nationally and internationally, the company is a supplier of both new and used precision measuring equipment. A Midlands-based showroom hosts a wide variety of machines, including profile projectors, video machines, hardness testers and granite products, all available to view and demonstrate.
Having recently taken on three new members of staff, Midland Metrology is announcing the launch of its new, purpose-built inspection room, which is in addition to the company’s existing inspection and calibration facility. The latest addition to the team, Andy Holt, formerly of AC Inspection, will be heading up the new inspection department. He has a total of 25 years’ experience in quality and inspection, and with his knowledge and expertise in this field, is well equipped to run the new department.
All types of subcontract inspection and measurement work is undertaken by Midland Metrology, including machined parts, pressings and fabrications. The service includes fully detailed spreadsheet reporting. The company says it happy to discuss any specific requests and solve any measurement issues.
Midland Metrology’s showroom in Coventry is within easy reach of the M6, M1 and M40 motorways. Visitors can come along and meet team members, who will be pleased to demonstrate the company’s capabilities and discuss any inspection and measurement requirements. All quotations are provided without obligation.
For further information www.midland-metrology.co.uk
The University of Huddersfield’s £40m EPSRC Future Metrology Hub has joined Shanghai University to build a new Sino-UK smart metrology centre in China
Senior delegates from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), including its vice president professor Xi LiFeng, recently paid a fact-finding visit to the EPSRC Future Metrology Hub, located in the University of Huddersfield’s Centre for Precision Technologies, and met its director and professor of precision metrology, Dame Xiangqian (Jane) Jiang (pictured). University of Huddersfied, Director of the Future Metrology Hub, Professor Jane Jiang. 11.09.17
During the visit, the University of Huddersfield’s vice chancellor, professor Bob Cryan, signed a memorandum of understanding with professor Xi. The memorandum laid a grounding for future international co-operation in scientific research and exchange programmes for students and teachers to take place between the two institutions in the field of metrology. Also planned in the near future is a visit to SJTU by professor Cryan and the university’s pro-vice chancellor, international, professor Dave Taylor.
Professor Xi expressed his university’s keen interest in building a collaborative centre in Shanghai with the EPSRC Future Metrology Hub.
“The Future Metrology Hub is a leading research centre in metrology whose expertise is well recognised in academia and industry,” he said. “SJTU, with its strengths in engineering, is looking forward to complementing research interests and strengths with the University of Huddersfield’s Future Metrology Hub to build a world-class metrology centre in Shanghai that can serve the manufacturing industry in China and the UK.”
According to the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities, SJTU is 29th in the world for engineering, while also being one of China’s top research-oriented institutions, and the University of Huddersfield said it was honoured to welcome its visitors to the campus.
For further information https://research.hud.ac.uk
Alicona has unveiled its latest optical 3D focus-variation measuring instrument, the µCMM.
The µCMM has been designed to be the most accurate, purely optical micro-coordinate measuring system in its class. Users combine advantages from tactile co-ordinate measuring technology and optical surface measurement to measure the dimensions, position, shape and roughness of components with just one sensor. The µCMM is said to offer high geometric accuracy of several optical 3D measurements in relation to each other, enabling the measurement of small surface details, including precise determination of position, in a short time.
Users measure both surface roughness and GD&T features with tolerances in the single-digit µm range. The spectrum of measurable surfaces includes all common industrial materials and composites, including matt and polished reflective components. Simple operation is implemented by single-button functionality, automated measuring sequences and ergonomic operating panels. Air-bearing axles with linear drives enable wear-free use and high-precision, fast measurement.
The Alicona µCMM is designed for easy, flexible and expandable use by multiple operators.
This ambition is implemented by a series of options that extend the application range of the optical CMM and maximise fields of use in production measurement technology.
The motorised ‘Real3D Rotation Unit’, for example, turns the three-axis system into a five-axis system and enables
users to measure components from several, arbitrary perspectives. This capability allows contactless measurement of surface features such as flank angle, chamfer angle, thread pitch or undercuts.
For further information www.alicona.com
