Tool-grinding machine specialist Anca is one of the first businesses to team up with Australia’s fastest growing business-power retailer, Flow Power, to buy energy generated by renewable sources.
This renewable power, sourced from Ararat Wind Farm, can be used in real time to offset grid electricity consumption, potentially saving thousands of dollars in energy costs. Anca Group CEO Grant Anderson says: “We are always looking for opportunities to reduce our impact on the environment and, as a manufacturing plant, the partnership with Flow to access renewable power will bring us tremendous benefits.”
For further information www.anca.com
The seminar programme at this year’s MetalTech is said to stand apart from other manufacturing-related exhibitions by tackling the challenges and opportunities of Industry 4.0 head-on.
This new paradigm in industrial production integrates computers and automation in revolutionary ways, making use of the Internet of Things (IoT) to enable manufacturing processes that are immediately more efficient, accurate and adaptable to changing requirements.
The show will also stage its regular business matchmaking programme, which has already helped countless buyers and sellers meet suitable business partners from Southeast Asia and beyond. This service is available exclusively to those who pre-register their attendance, and will ensure that visitors arrive with a schedule of appointments already in hand, ready to make the most of their time at the show.
For further information www.metaltech.com.my
Machine tools and metalworking buyers will have even more opportunities to expand their international offerings with the introduction of a new UK pavilion hosted by Engineering Industries Association (EIA) at this year’s MetalTech.
In fact, the show will feature a total of five international pavilions, including South Korea, China, Singapore and Taiwan, set to showcase their manufacturing technology and innovations. Interested UK-based companies that would like to exhibit at the show can contact Karen Finegold from the EIA on
+44 (0)7815 867390, or karen.finegold@eia.co.uk for more details.
For further information www.metaltech.com.my
The 24th edition of MetalTech, a leading machine tools and metalworking technologies exhibition in Southeast Asia, will return to the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 23-26 May 2018.
More than 2000 companies from 33 countries will participate, showcasing hundreds of machine-tool systems and products revolving around this year’s theme of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.
Like many other advanced countries, Malaysia’s manufacturing industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, implementing robotic assembly lines and computer controlled processes. As a result, several exhibitors will also be showcasing complete assembly line systems, rather than individual machine tools. Furthermore, visitors will be treated to an opportunity to learn from industry heavyweights through the new live demonstration arena on the show floor, where ‘smartphone manufacturing processes’ will be the theme.
For further information www.metaltech.com.my
Amada has unveiled its new compact press brake. The HFE-5012M2 is designed with user ergonomics and high productivity in mind when bending small parts of medium complexity. The machine provides 50 tonnes of bending force and a working width of 1270 mm. HFE M2 5012, presse plieuse, prise de vues le 15 novembre 2017, usine de Chateau du Loir. (photo by Patrick Berger)
Due to the performance of the upper beam, combined with the velocity and flexibility of the new back gauge, efficiency is said to be a primary attribute of the HFE-5012M2. The open height of the frame has been increased, resulting in an optimised solution for all tooling types, and allowing for deeper box bending. Furthermore, the new, narrower lower beam increases process flexibility and combines ergonomics with crowning precision, while the back gauge with active security provides both better productivity and safety with its high-speed motion yet low-impact force.
Amada’s HFE-5012M2 has been equipped with several features designed specifically to support the comfort of the operator, including: a reclining and adjustable table; an ergonomic chair with adjustable height and back-rest inclination; a retractable foot rest; six drawers (located at a convenient height) equipped with tooling and inserts; and a workplace lighting kit.
The HFE-5012M2 is the first in a series of bending machines developed to more carefully consider actual working environments, aiding the operator’s daily activity with the benefits of comfort and enhanced productivity.
For further information www.amada.co.uk
