On Stand D01 in Hall 4, Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW) is presenting solutions designed for highly productive medical component manufacturing. Many standard medical procedures were postponed during the pandemic and they must now be made up. This situation has given rise to an enormous need for implants made of titanium alloys and other alloys.

Medical part manufacturers can quickly increase their quantities with SW’s BA W02-22i twin-spindle machining centre featuring linear and torque motors, as well as integrated automation. On just 4 sq m of installation area, the BA W02-22i can machine complex workpieces with high precision. Direct drives in the feed axes ensure positioning accuracy, even at the highest possible machining speeds, with a guaranteed deviation of less than 0.006 mm.

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www.sw-machines.com

Hardinge has purchased Ohio Tool Works, enhancing the former’s machine-tool and work-holding portfolio with an attractive platform of precision honing machines, tooling and abrasives. OTW designs and builds both standard and custom honing technology for a diverse and growing base of global customers across the industrial, aerospace, defence and metalworking industries. Notably, OTW’s engineered honing solutions ensure that its customers’ own mission-critical products – such as aerospace components and high-pressure cylinders – are precisely finished for performance and reliability.

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www.hardinge.com

In addition to Walter and Ewag exhibiting a series of their tool and insert grinding and erosion machines, as well as a tool measurement machine on the EMO stand of parent company United Grinding Group (Stand E31, Hall 3), the group also reveals that a new customer-focused initiative is being launched which will “pave the way for a new generation of machine tools that fully embrace the digital age”. While details of C.O.R.E. (Customer Oriented REvolution) will remain under wraps until noon on the opening day of the exhibition (4 October), it is said to “put the focus back on people”.

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www.walter-machines.com

Exclusively represented in the UK and Ireland by Leader Chuck International, Fabbrica Italiana Autocentranti Lombardia (FIAL) is an Italian ancillary equipment specialist with its core business focused on clamping equipment for lathes, both traditional and CNC. At this year’s EMO, FIAL (Stand F18, Hall 3) will launch a number of new steady rest ranges, including the Self-Centring series, the Coolant series with feed for the steady rest’s rollers, the Mini series for multi-axis lathes and turn-mill centres, and a range of high-accuracy steady rests for grinding applications.

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www.leaderchuck.com

Horn (Stand D15, Hall 4) will use the exhibition to launch its expanded DS range of solid-carbide end mills with new, high-performance geometry. The system is for the HPC (high-performance cutting) of high-strength steels at high metal removal rates. Notably, the DS end mill excels in both dynamic and standard roughing applications. Different helix angles create an irregular tooth pitch, making for smooth operation. The tool’s optimised face geometry reduces cutting pressure during linear or circular ramping, while improved chip spaces ensure optimal process reliability during chip formation and removal.

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www.phorn.co.uk