MSC reveals new cutting tool partnership

A new partnership is aiming to help engineering companies gain access to high-performance tooling while keeping tighter control over costs. MSC Industrial Supply, a supplier of metalworking, maintenance, repair and operational supplies, has signed a supply agreement with tooling specialist ZCC Cutting Tools. The partnership will offer UK-based engineering firms high-quality solid-carbide cutting tools from the ZCC range at an affordable price. MSC believes there are great synergies between the two businesses and cites ZCC’s reliability, expertise and affordability as key to the partnership.
For further information www.mscdirect.co.uk

Metalex Vietnam: shaping the new normal

The 15th edition of Metalex Vietnam will take place later this week (6-8 October) in Ho Chi Minh City. On show will be more than 250 brands from 20 countries, including Accretech, Epson, Mitutoyo, Takamaz, Yamaha, Hiwin, LKM, New Century, Delta and Showadenki. In addition, the exhibition will see a number of international pavilions take their positions in the venue halls, including those from India, Taiwan, Germany, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Thailand. There will also be technology showcases, including metal 3D printing by the Vietnam Welding Society (VWS), and a business matchmaking event.
For further information www.metalexvietnam.com

Trumpf offers pay-per-part business model

The EuroBLECH 2022 exhibition (Hanover, 25-28 October) will see Trumpf unveil a new digital pay-per-part business model for its full-service TruLaser Center 7030 laser cutter. Using an equipment-as-a-service (EAAS) model, the company will supply customers with this high-output machine along with a material storage system. These customers will be able to use the TruLaser Center 7030 for their own manufacturing requirements.

Trumpf will have access to the machine from its remote control centre in Neukirch without the customer having to be present all the time. For this purpose, the full-service laser machine is fitted with cameras, sensors and remote-control systems. Trumpf will be able to schedule and oversee manufacturing processes remotely, and provide machine programming and maintenance.
For further information www.trumpf.com

14th edition of Toolex set to open

The Toolex 2022 exhibition will open its doors this week (4-6 October) at the Katowice International Congress Centre in Poland. This international trade fair for machine tools, tooling and processing technology is now in its 14th edition. At the last Toolex around 10,000 visitors attended to 500 exhibitors from 13 countries.

Katowice in southern Poland is where many factories in the automotive, mining, metallurgical, energy and chemical industries have their machine shops. Each has the ambitious goal of increasing the availability of their machines, improving safety standards and cutting the overall cost of production. Toolex provides the answer to the needs of companies that want to pursue these goals by means of optimising their machining resources.

For further information www.toolex.pl

Faro releases all-new Vantage Max laser tracker

Faro has released its new VantageS6 Max and VantageE6 Max laser tracker series. The new laser trackers offer comprehensive, large-volume 3D measurement up to 80 m, streamlining processes and reducing inspection cycle times while ensuring confidence in the results.

The new Vantage Max enables organisations to increase their throughput while maintaining high inspection accuracy with an attractive 3D metrology option that expands upon the proven track record of the Faro Vantage series. These new trackers maximise 6DoF measurement capabilities via the optional 6Probe, enabling precise measurement of hidden areas and small features.

Faro’s 6Probe meets the dynamic measurement, speed and accuracy requirements of the most challenging industrial applications. With kinematic self-identifying styli, users can change probing tips quickly and measure without any recalibration, and measure hidden areas outside of the tracker’s line of sight with wide acceptance angles.

Moreover, the new Vantage Max provides more accurate 6DoF probing that helps speed up inspections and reduce the number of tooling changes and device moves. Previously, users relied on a spherically mounted retroreflector (SMR) to measure high accuracy points. In order to take these measurements, the user had to select an appropriate target nest and have line of sight. Typical users of the new trackers can now save up to 60 minutes each workday, says Faro.

“With the higher accuracy of the Vantage Max, users can probe more points beyond the line of sight, using an SMR only for alignment points and ultra-precision measurements,” says Leo Martinez, Faro product marketing manager. “This results in a significant productivity improvement of 20% compared to lower accuracy probes.”
For further information www.faro.com