Ground-breaking 3D printing project

Technology developed by a consortium of companies and academic institutions could revolutionise the use of large formant 3D printing in the UK. The Evo One ‘large format additive manufacturing’ (LFAM) project involves 3D printing expert Evo-3D; the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS); Rolls-Royce; materials supplier Filamentive; software developer AI Build; and energy technology company Baker Hughes. Together they are developing a 3D printer that could make UK manufacturers more competitive than their international peers. The initiative has received £1.1m in funding from Innovate UK.
For further information www.nmis.scot

Post-EMO open house at Citizen

Manufacturers wishing to learn more about the latest CNC sliding-head and fixed-head turning canters from Citizen Machinery UK, but who perhaps are unable to attend the EMO 2023 machine tool trade fair in Hannover (18-23 September), may be interested to know that on 3-5 October, the company will hold an open house at its Brierley Hill facility in the West Midlands.

The event will mark the 40th year of selling fixed-head lathe manufacturer Miyano’s products in the UK and Ireland, initially through previous sales agent Macro Machine Tools. Since 2010, the brand has been a wholly-owned part of Citizen Holdings, which also offers Cincom sliding-head lathes and range of turning machines incorporating auto-loading systems for rapid material and parts handling.
For further information www.citizenmachinery.co.uk

Trumpf fires mega laser on centenary

Trumpf marked its 100th anniversary earlier this month by firing one of the world’s most powerful show lasers. The laser light shone for the first time on the evening of 3 August. Under the right weather conditions, the green laser light(produced by a particularly energy-efficient 3 kW laser) was visible up to 80 km away.Show lasers are not part of Trumpf’s core business, so its customers would normally use this kind of system for tasks such as welding electric-vehicle batteries.

In 1923, Christian Trumpf and two partners acquired the mechanical workshops previously occupied by Julius Geiger GmbH in Stuttgart. This laid the foundations for the company, which from 1937 operated under the name Trumpf. From the mid-1930s, the company specialised in the production of manual machinery for simple sheet-metal processing tasks. In the 1950s, the company’s focus shifted to stationary machine tools.As early as 1985, Trumpf launched its first laser, laying the foundation for its rise as a laser expert.
For further information www.trumpf.com

Tyrolit named outstanding supplier by Schaeffler

As one of only 19 recipients out of around 30,000 international suppliers, Tyrolit was presented with the Schaeffler Supplier Award for exceptional performance in the ‘value in indirect materials’ category. CEO Thomas Friess accepted the award personally at the annual supplier day in Germany.

The global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler presented suppliers with the Schaeffler Supplier Award in Herzogenaurach, Germany, in honour of their exceptional performance. Georg Schaeffler, family shareholder and chairman of the supervisory board of Schaeffler AG, and Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG, presented the awards in the five categories of innovation, sustainability, cost efficiency, quality and supply chain before an audience of more than 450 guests.

“A close, trusting relationship with our suppliers is crucial to Schaeffler,” says Andreas Schick, COOat Schaeffler AG.“Given the enormous challenges we are currently facing in global supply chains, close partnerships are now more important than ever and are key to long-term corporate success.”

With the awards in the ‘value’ category, Schaeffler recognises strong partnerships that are particularly important for the company’s global competitiveness.

“We are particularly honoured by the trust that a global player like Schaeffler places in our products and in us as a supplier,” says Friess.“Tyrolit has a long history in the automotive industry – including e-mobility – and has always focused on the highest quality and customised solutions to enable our partners to add value along their entire production chain.”
For further information www.tyrolit.com

Parts 2 clean: new solutions and know-how

Companies from every sphere of industrial manufacturing need to improve their product quality and cost efficiency on a continuous basis, while simultaneously cutting down on the consumption of energy and resources. Here, optimal and bespoke cleaning processes can provide a significant contribution, making a trip to the 20th edition of the Parts2clean exhibition essential. The show will take place on 26-28 September 2023 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre.

Whether it involves degreasing, classic component cleaning or high-purity applications – as varied as those tasks may be – technological and social trends are introducing new requirements to parts cleaning. In order to offer competitive products in the long run, cleaning must also be as economical, energy-efficient and resource-efficient as possible. In a growing number of cases, the stability of the cleaning processes must also be verifiable.

“As the world’s foremost information and procurement platform for industrial cleaning technology, Parts2clean offers ideas, solutions and services for adapting all of the steps involved in parts and surface cleaning to meet this increased set of demands and make them future-proof,” explains Christoph Nowak, project director at the Deutsche Messe group of companies. “In the same vein, effective knowledge transfer for parts cleaning that meets these requirements and is both process-secure and sustainable is the focus of the supporting programme.”

One proof of this is the presence of practically all market and technology-leading companies from the industrial cleaning technology sector at the event.

“Many of these exhibitors will be using the anniversary edition to introduce new and refined products and services to an international trade audience,” reports Nowak. This includes new system concepts for degreasing and classic cleaning tasks, as well as for precision cleaning and high-purity applications.
For further information www.parts2clean.de/en