INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Seven AGS principals at AMB

Seven of Advanced Grinding Solutions’ principals are exhibiting at the forthcoming AMB show in Stuttgart (18-22 September): Bahmuller, Tschudin, Rollomatic, Magnetfinish, Gerber, Platit and HandlingTech.

Bahmuller produces internal and external cylindrical grinding machines for manufacturing precision components used in the fuel-injection and turbocharger industries. One of Bahmuller’s largest end users is Delphi Technologies, which produces diesel injector systems for heavy-duty truck applications at its manufacturing centre in Gloucestershire.
Tschudin has chosen the AMB show as the worldwide premier appearance of its 350 Cube centerless grinding machine. The Tschudin Cube is thought to be the world’s smallest centerless grinding machine with a footprint of just 1500 x 1500 x 1500 mm, and is designed to grind small components from 1 to 20 mm in diameter for the automotive and medical industries.
Since starting working with Rollomatic last summer, AGS has reported major sales to cutting tool and medical component manufacturers in the UK and Ireland. In fact, Rollomatic continues to enjoy record machine sales of its range of blank preparation and five- and six-axis tool-grinding machines.
AGS currently has several Magnetfinish machines under order for the UK and recently gave the company its biggest ever single order (in excess of £1.2m) following sales made to a UK-based automotive parts manufacturer that will take delivery of large robot-based deburring machines early next year.
Platit machines are used for the coating of cutting tools, and the company will be demonstrating its latest cost-effective machines to show how small-to-medium tool manufacturers can profit by bringing the coating of their cutters in-house.
Completing the AGS line-up at AMB will be HandlingTech, which makes loading solutions that are custom-designed for any machine tool.
For further information www.advancedgrindingsolutions.co.uk

Coolant partners

Yushiro Manufacturing America Inc and QualiChem Inc have announced a global strategic partnership in metalworking fluids.

QualiChem will continue to be led by its current leadership team of Glenn Frank as president and Dennis Butts as executive vice president.
The partnership will allow Yushiro and QualiChem to leverage their respective portfolios, R&D efforts, supply chains and manufacturing capabilities to expand each company’s technologies, products and services to the global metal working and water-treatment markets.
For further information www.qualichem.com

Storage system has space for 686 pallets

To create space and capacity for growth, a new 4000 sq m plant has been built on a 25,000 sq m site in the German town of Hettenleidelheim by Blum GmbH, a company that specialises in sheet metal working and switch cabinet manufacture.

Blum now holds its raw sheet material and finished parts in a high-density Uniline sheet storage system supplied by Kasto. The system, which has space for up to 686 pallets, ensures safe and reliable material handling and efficient supply to connected flat-bed sheet metal working machinery. Bending and folding, as well as manual and robotic welding, are also carried out on site.
For further information www.kasto.com

Asia’s largest used machinery expo

After the grand success of the UMEX 2017 used machinery expo in Mumbai, India, the show’s organiser ITEI is pleased to announce that the 12th edition of UMEX will this year take place in New Delhi on 29-31 August.

Asia’s largest exhibition for pre-owned machines will be hosted at the Pragati Maidan venue, where over 300 exhibitors and around 8500 visitors are expected to fill more than 7000 sq m of space.
Organised in co-operation with MTI magazine, exhibitors will be present from countries that include China, Germany, France, India, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, UK and USA, presenting used metal-cutting and metal-forming solutions to the marketplace in India and beyond. To extend the platform further, UMEX 2018 will be staged in conjunction with five other leading industry events: IMEX (new machine tools); CWE (cutting and welding equipment); TechIndia (engineering); MMMM (minerals, metals, metallurgy and materials); and the Hand Tools and Fasteners Expo.
For further information www.umexonline.com

Insert app boosts productivity

In a move designed to help machine shops increase productivity, tool life and process reliability, Walter is now offering an app that enables users to quickly and easily replace existing cutting tools – including those currently applying competitor tooling – with the latest Walter indexable inserts.

Rather than endless menu options, a simplified search function within the Insert Converter app allows users to make selections based on insert grades and geometries – inputting the current geometry before the alternatives available from Walter are displayed.
Recommended grades or geometries may vary considerably depending on the workpiece material type, in which case the user will receive additional details such as the coating process or ISO classification and, in the case of ISO geometries, the indexable-insert type. Applications include ISO turning, grooving and parting off, while in addition to carbide cutting tool materials, CBN, PCD, ceramic and cermet are also covered.
Walter’s Insert Converter app is compatible with Android and iOS (Apple) devices, and is available as a web version via a browser – and offline, if required. The app can be downloaded from the App Store, Google Play or via Walter’s website.
For further information www.walter-tools.com