DeburringEXPO meets expectations

Right from the very beginning, a positive mood prevailed at DeburringEXPO, which was held as an on-site trade fair during October. Most of the circa 1100 expert visitors came to the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre in Germany with concrete tasks and a great need for information. This resulted in excellent contacts, valuable RFQs and interesting projects for almost all of the 105 exhibiting companies.

Around 50% of the visitors took advantage of the opportunity to gather information about current trends, the latest developments and best-practice solutions in the fields of deburring and the production of precision finishes. Some 94% of the exhibitors expect very good to satisfactory post-fair business.

Almost 80% of the exhibiting companies presented new and recent developments at DeburringEXPO. The results of the post-event survey substantiate the fact that this trade fair for deburring technologies and precision surface finishing also satisfied the expectations of visitors: more than 82% said they were very satisfied to satisfied with the offerings. In addition, more than 75% of visitors would recommend the exhibition and its associated programme of technology forums to colleagues and business partners.

The simultaneously interpreted (German <> English) presentations held at the expert forum on various topics related to deburring and surface finishing met with great interest. In total, 504 participants took advantage of the opportunity to enhance their knowledge. For roughly 25% of participants, the forum programme was the determining factor in deciding on which of the three days they visited the trade fair.

The next DeburringEXPO will take place at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre on 10-12 October 2023. More than 50% of the exhibiting companies confirmed spontaneously that they would participate.

For further information
www.deburring-expo.com

Stober wins Trumpf best supplier award

Motion control and power transmission manufacturer, Stober, has been named as the best supplier from more than 800 strategic vendors of the Trumpf Group. Alongside its product quality and all-round ability to meet delivery needs, Trumpf commended Stober’s highly professional and reliable consultancy service, as well as its round-the-clock employee flexibility. Stober, which specialises in gears and geared motors, motors and electronics, has a UK division that sends congratulations to everyone involved in achieving this highly prestigious award.

For further information
www.stober.co.uk

IMR invests in automation from Mills CNC

Mills CNC Automation has supplied Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), an independent and not-for-profit research and training organisation, with a SYNERGi automation system. The new, large-capacity SYNERGi Premier is now in situ at IMR’s Technology Centre in Mullinger, Country Westmeath, where it partners with a Doosan Puma 2600 II multi-tasking lathe, acquired by IMR from Mills in August 2020, to create a flexible automated manufacturing cell.

IMR’s new SYNERGi will help the organisation de-mystify, de-risk and deliver new and emerging technologies that enable industry (across Ireland) to compete and succeed at the cutting edge of advanced manufacturing. The SYNERGi Premier system is a rigid, robust and large-capacity automation system comprising a Fanuc six-axis Industrial robot (25 kg payload) with Schunk three-jaw grippers, a five-drawer part-loading and unloading station, and laser floor scanner technology.

For further information www.millscnc.co.uk

Mazak opens laser centre for Nordics

A new specialist technology centre for laser machine users based in Sweden is due to open this month. The new Nordic Laser Technology Centre (NLTC) has been developed in partnership with Yamazaki Mazak’s two official distributors in the Nordic region, Ravema AB in Sweden and Norway, and the Wihuri Group, which operates in Finland.

Mazak’s new collaboration will allow each partner and its customers to benefit from shared resources and expertise, along with a state-of-the-art facility for demonstrations, virtual demonstrations, test cutting and training. In addition, a range of product solutions will be on display, including laser machines, sheet metal software, measuring systems, and automation systems.

For further information www.mazakeu.co.uk

Promotion at Walter Ewag

Walter Ewag UK, the Warwick-based source of Walter and Ewag tool and insert grinding/erosion/laser processing machines, as well as Walter tool measuring machines, has promoted Matthew Redfern to customer care co-ordinator. Redfern has been with Walter Ewag UK for almost 10 years as a service technician, after an apprenticeship with a specialist tooling supplier that led to various roles, including machinery maintenance. He says his new position interacting with an extensive UK-wide customer base “will complement my enthusiasm for getting hands on and solving customer problems”.

For further information
www.walter-machines.com