NSK has named its latest Certified AIP Partner, Coroll s.r.o., which becomes the first authorised distributor in the Czech Republic to receive the accolade.

Only those distribution partners able to successfully complete a 10-stage plan can become Certified AIP Partners, a process that includes intensive training and in-field assessments.
For Coroll, the programme involved a number of key stages, including: situation analysis (evaluating and understanding the customer problem); designing solutions (including costings, return on investment analysis and other related information); implementation of the solution; calculating the actual savings; and extending the solution to other operations. Based in Hronov, Coroll becomes the fifth Certified AIP Partner in the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) region, and will be subject to an ongoing annual review.
For further information www.nskeurope.com

In Catalonia, Terrats Medical has gradually grown and developed a workshop that can produce the most surprising workpieces on an automatic lathe.

Today, the company that was founded by the family grandfather, is managed by three brothers: Roger Terrats (sales manager and COO), Jordi Terrats (CEO and production manager) and Ramon Terrats (technical office manager).
Before it advanced to become a key player in the dental sector, the company focused on job order production and the manufacture of connector parts. Since these sectors are extremely cyclical, the company decided to turn to a project that dealt with a new product distributed under the brand DESS, which specialises in the production of medical and dental parts. While searching for a partner for this new adventure, the company soon opted for Tornos. Why? Well, because Tornos and its machines have earned an enviable reputation in the implant market.
“Our business started with Tornos Deco machines,” states Roger Terrats. “They are really excellent machines, quite apart from the fact that, in our sector, machine tools are not subject to excessive wear and we could thus resell them at a high price. Today, only a few machines can be resold as they have been here 20 years or more, which is the best proof – if any such proof were needed – of the quality of Tornos products. So, one by one, we’ve sold our Deco machines in order to invest. Firstly, in Tornos Gamma 20 machines and then in Tornos Swiss GT13
machines. Our current machine inventory consists of 23 Tornos models.”
For further information www.tornos.com

A joint development programme has been entered into by Sunnen and Applied Nano Surfaces (ANS) of Sweden that is focused on the patented ANS ‘Triboconditioning’ process.

Triboconditioning is designed to reduce friction and wear on a variety of honed parts and components by levelling off surface peaks and applying a special compound to the component surface. Unlike spray coatings, the compound becomes an integrated part of the component structure at a nano level. In most cases, the process can be performed using Sunnen honing equipment.
For further information www.sunnen.com

The president and CEO of Okuma Corporation, Yoshimaro Hanaki, has been awarded a Japanese medal of honour entitled: ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon’.

Hanaki’s medal is for those who have made distinguished achievements in international relations, promotion of Japanese culture, advancements in their field, developments in welfare or preservation of the environment. The award ceremony was held by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and culminated with Hanaki meeting His Majesty the Emperor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
For further information www.okuma.co.jp

Creaform has introduced a completely re-engineered and refined update to its HandyScan 3D range – the HandyScan Black – a third-generation version of Creaform’s patented metrology-grade scanner.

The HandyScan Black is made for professionals who need an effective and reliable tool to capture accurate dimensional measurements of physical objects.
The device combines high-performance 3D scanning with improved optics, multiple blue laser technology and a sleek, ergonomic design. As the company’s flagship portable metrology-grade 3D scanner, the HandyScan Black is said to set the standard for measurement, regardless of size, material or complexity, within seconds, anywhere.
In comparison with previous-generation units, the HandyScan Black offers four times higher resolution and three times faster measurements. A larger scanning area featuring 11 blue laser crosses that take up to 1.3 million measurements per second, ultimately cuts down
the time between data acquisition and workable files. Volumetric accuracy is 0.02 mm + 0.04 mm/m based on VDI/VDE 2634 part 3, as well as
ISO 17025.
“Our HandyScan Black packs the benefits of its predecessors and further takes on quality assurance inspection in the shop, at the machine, in process – where the customers need it,” says Simon Côté, product manager at Creaform.
HandyScan Black made its European debut at the Control international trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, which took place on 7-10 May.
For further information www.creaform3d.com