The starting whistle has been sounded for EMO 2019 (16-21 September 2019) with invitation and registration documents currently being sent out to companies in around 60 countries.

“We contact almost every company in the world that does international business and has some connection with the manufacture of machine tools, tooling, components, software or automation for industrial production,” says Carl Martin Welcker, general commissioner of EMO 2019. According to the organiser, EMO exhibitors have responded well to the early bird discount, which runs until 15 October this year. .
For further information www.emo-hannover.de

Tool and cutter grinder specialist Anca is launching a competition to find the ‘Tool of the Year’, with the winners being judged and announced live at Chicago’s IMTS exhibition in September.

The prize is a trip for two to Anca’s headquarters in Melbourne, Australia to see first-hand how the technology is created. To enter, share a photo or video of the tool being ground on an Anca machine on LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook using #ANCATooloftheyear18 before 20 August. Then visit the web address below to complete an entry form.
For further information www.anca.com/Tool-Of-The-Year-2018

A new assembly line with streamlined work flows that result in shorter machine build times – and therefore reduced delivery times – has been created by Walter at its Kuřim site in the Czech Republic.

Walter Helitronic Power and Helitronic Mini Power tool grinders are currently being produced on the line, and it is planned that the Helitronic Vision 400L will be added later this year. Construction of the multi-million euro project took just 14 weeks, involving the installation of a 90 m long continuously moving conveyor belt that spans the complete assembly facility and travels directly into the shipping department.
For further information www.walter-machines.com

Roemheld’s modular systems for facilitating the repositioning or exchange of a die in a power press using mechanically or hydraulically actuated roller or ball bars may now be ordered more quickly and efficiently.

A new online configurator on the company’s website simplifies the process and ensures short delivery times. The configurator is optimised for use on smartphones and tablets, and an app is being developed for Android and Apple devices.
Maximum carrying capacity is 160 kN per metre for the hydraulically-lifted roller bar range, which allows linear movement only. Pistons fitted to the underside raise individual rollers or the entire element by 2 mm, depending on the model, and lower it after successful die positioning. Especially high carrying capacities are provided when the entire bar is lifted.
If a lighter load is being moved, mechanical bars featuring spring preload are available with the rollers or balls slightly protruding. They are pressed into the bars to be flush with the bed when the die is clamped. Ball elements enable the displacement of loads in any direction. Maximum capacity is 66 kN per metre for roller-type bars.
Standard bars are suitable for installation in T-shaped and rectangular slots in the bed, and are available in a variety of lengths, widths, slot depths and centre distances between the rollers or balls. The casing is made of either aluminium or steel; the maximum operating temperature being 250°C.
If there are no slots in a press bed, spring-loaded roller or ball inserts may be used. The inserts are individually placed into drilled holes and provide carrying capacities of up to 2.4 kN per module, with a stroke of up to 3 mm.
For further information www.roemheld-gruppe.de/productconfigurator