The 5th edition of DeburringEXPO will present innovations and trends for deburring and surface finishing at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre on 10-12 October 2023. With its bilingual expert forum, this leading trade fair also hosts one of Europe’s most coveted sources of knowledge.

Outlining the potential of the event, Iris Münz, commercial director of Ultratec Anlagentechnik Münz GmbH, an exhibitor at the last event in 2021, says: “We were pleasantly surprised, not only by the number of leads, but by their quality as well. Visitors came to us with very precise requirements for specific components.”

Hartmut Herdin, managing director of promoter fairXperts GmbH & Co KG, adds: “Companies are being confronted with ever-stricter or modified and new requirements, where previously used processes and technologies are reaching their limits. For example, these include more demanding specifications for surface quality, more complex component geometries and a changing component spectrum, as well as new and modified materials and manufacturing processes.”

Based on existing bookings and enquiries, fairXperts is expecting around 150-180 exhibitors, which is a significant increase compared with the last event in 2021 and almost matches pre-Covid levels.

DeburringEXPO will also feature theme parks covering topics such ascomponent cleaning, quality control and automation, while an integrated three-day expert forum will see presentations delivered in both German and English. The forum is one of the most sought-after sources of knowledge anywhere in Europe. It enables visitors to enhance their know-how in the fields of deburring, rounding and component cleaning, as well as in the production of precision surface finishes, by presenting new solutions, research results and benchmark applications.
Further for information www.deburring-expo.de

At the Apex Tool Group GmbH (ATG) in Westhausen, a new S31 cylindrical grinding machine from Studer is proving truly universal. From individual components to medium series, the machinecost-effectively and flexiblygrinds gear and control shafts for the company’sCleco brand ofelectric and pneumatic assembly tools.

ATG produces almost all the essential screwdriver components in-house, which applies in particular to motor and gear shafts, levers, valves, cams and housings.

“We need to grind our motor and gear shafts to an accuracy of just a few microns,” revealsNiko Schindelarz, supervisor -machining. “This is essential to ensure the extremely quiet running and long service life of our screwdrivers.”

But this was still a very complex process until just a few months ago. Only one proven grinding machine, purchased in the early 1980s, was available for cylindrical grinding. In order to grind the large number of 30 to 650 mm long shafts with diameters between 3 and 65 mm, it was necessary to reset the machine manually, over and over again. The search therefore began for a new cylindrical grinder.

Schindelarz explains it was firstly necessary to prepare the requirement analysis, in order to obtain approval for the necessary budget from the commercial manager in the US group.

“However, we were able to demonstrate on the basis of operational benefits that the higher initial investment – in comparison with competitor products – would quickly prove profitable,”he says.

Production engineers atATG are now able to grind the entire range of shafts on just one machine. Furthermore, the S31 cylindrical grinding machine is easily accessible for workpiece and grinding wheel set-up, despite the complete enclosure.
For further information www.studer.com