INTERNATIONAL NEWS

New HQ for Bodor

International laser solution provider Bodor is unveiling plans for its new global headquarters. The 300,000 sq m Bodor Dream Park is a state-of-the-art facility that will encompass R&D, production, showrooms, administration and a ‘life zone’, all to support Bodor’s strategic vision of leading the laser industry and co-creating better human life.
The company will extend a warm invitation to its esteemed customers and partners to visit Bodor Dream Park in December 2024 and experience the facility first-hand.The UK representative for Bodor lasers is World Machinery.
For further information www.worldmc.co.uk

SW appoints Pieronczyk

Kai Pieronczyk is the new commercial managing director of Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW), a manufacturer of multi-spindle CNC machining centres. He takes over from Markus Schmolz, who left at the end of 2022 after 21 years with the company. In his role at SW, Pieronczyk will focus on the company’s growing international operations.”Direct contact in the respective country is crucial – from logistics to sales and aftersales service,” he explains. “This requires personal contacts, local networks and a reliable range of services on site.”
For further information www.sw-machines.com

Invitation to compete for research prize

Grinding machine manufacturer Studer is awarding its research prize, the ‘Fritz Studer Award’, for the seventh time, invitingstudents from European universities and technical colleges to participate. The winners will receive a reward of CHF10,000.Participation in the competition provides young researchers with a platform for their creative solutions. The goal of the award is to advance and strengthen innovative developments in the machine tool industry.

For this competition,Studer is looking for work and research results with the following content: innovative machine concepts or components for precision machine tools; alternative materials in machine construction; simulation models for the dynamic and thermal behaviour of machine tools; control and sensor concepts for machine tools; digital solutions to support the grinding process; and new or advanced manufacturing technologies, especially in precision machining processes such as grinding and hard turning.

Anyone who has focused on scientific topics or applied research areas in their student research project, college work or dissertation is invited to enter. The applicant should also be able to produce substantiated results or partial results from their research work. What is crucial for the assessment? Firstly, the feasibility of findings in the machine tool industry. Secondly, the approach must be new. Studer will also assess the scientific content, form and accuracy of the statements.

A prestigious jury will assess the submitted entries and choose the winner or winners, who will receive a reward of CHF 10,000, the Fritz Studer Award and a certificate.The award ceremony will take place in mid-February 2024. Entrants should send their documents to Fritz Studer AG, Dr Frank Fiebelkorn, Head of Research and Technology,PO Box 177, 3602 Thun, Switzerland,no later than 30 September 2023.
For further information www.studer.com/en

Guhring end mills dive into micro-milling

Guhring is extending its Diver end mill series into the micro-machining sector. Claimed as the ‘smallest diver in the world’, the new RF100 Micro Diver end mills provide plunging and milling in a single tool. Available in two variants, the 6808 and 6809, the RF100 Micro Diver features a symmetrical drilling face for stability when ramping and drilling, a new transition geometry to improve rigidity, and a special flute form that further enhances rigidity and eliminates vibration.

The RF100 Micro Diver 6808 series is a three-flute solid-carbide end mill suitable for cutting materials up to 48 HRc at depths up to 2.5xD. With a 40° helix angle to evacuate chips from the work area when conducting high-speed machining, the 6808 series is available with a H5 4 or 6 mm shank diameter and a H8 cutting diameter from 0.79 to 3.175 mm with a multitude of dimensional increments available. This range has an overall length from 38.1 to 50.8 mm and a cutting length from 1.97 to 7.93 mm, with the choice of four or six peripheral through-coolant channels available. To enhance tool life further, the end mills incorporate a 45° corner chamfer to prevent edge chipping when machining challenging materials.

Guhring’s new RF100 Micro Diver 6809 series is for the machining of pockets and slots up to 5xD. Like the shorter length variant, the 6809 series offers the choice of four or six peripheral through-coolant channels, a H5 4 or 6 mm shank diameter and a 45° corner chamfer to prevent edge chipping. In comparison to the shorter 6808 variant, the 6809 offers an overall tool length from 45 to 57.15 mm with a 5.00 to 15.87 mm cutting length.
For further information www.guhring.co.uk

EMO to host ‘India Opportunities conference

India is currently the seventh largest machine tool market in the world. This is why Carl Martin Welcker, general commissioner of EMO Hannover 2023, together with Ravi Raghawan, president of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA), is hosting the EMO ‘India Opportunities – growth and potential of the Indian machine tool market’ conference at the show on 20 September.

Some 45 Indian manufacturers are using EMO to promote themselves and their offerings to the world. India’s total demand for machine tools was €2.75bn in 2022, with about 60% met by imports. The country’s largest suppliers include China, Japan, Germany, Italy and the US.
The conference will take place from 11:00 to 14:00 on 20 September in Room 3B at the Hanover Exhibition Centre. The admission fee is €85, which includes an admission ticket to EMO.
For further information www.bit.ly/3KrX2kU