Archive for the ‘Machining’ Category
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Dixons Surgical Instruments (Wickford, United Kingdom), has invested in a vertical machining centre from System 3R (Vällingby, Sweden) to keep up with the increased demand for an orthopaedic ring fixator system for the repair of limb bones.
The external Ilizarov stainless steel system is used to lengthen and reshape limb bones, ...
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Mikron Tool SA Agno will introduce a microdrill in September that, it believes, will turn a few heads. Combining the flexibility of a high-speed steel drill with the long life and precision of a solid carbide tool, the CrazyDrill Flex tool drills in the 0.1 to 1.2 mm range and ...
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
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The US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed one of Resonetics' patent applications directed to laser micromachining of a conical surface.
This patent enables the laser-based microdrilling of holes as small as 1 µm in diameter and ...
Posted in Laser technology, Machining, catheters, qmed daily europe | 2 Comments »
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
The use of femtosecond laser technology in medtech manufacturing applications may be headed for a Gladwellian tipping point thanks to a collaboration between Rofin, which manufactures laser-based systems for industrial materials processing, and Raydiance, a specialist in the development of ultrafast laser technology. Rofin has incorporated a femtosecond laser source ...
Posted in Laser technology, Machining | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Less is, literally, more when it comes to a new vertical machining centre (VMC) from machine tool builder Mag (Stuttgart, Germany). All hydraulics have been eliminated from the compact and modular NBV system, which features configurations for 3-, 4-, and 5-axis contouring or 5-axis mill/turn work, integrated CAM support, program ...
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
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Microdrilling techniques developed by Hitachi Via Mechanics may represent a cost-effective alternative to laser-based drilling of catheters. The technology allows the high-volume production ...
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Makino, a provider of advanced machining technology, broadcast its 100th webinar on 4 June 2009. The company’s free online library of webinars broadcast over the past three years covers a wide variety of machining solutions, including production machining, micromachining, EDM, die mould and automation.
"It's really exciting to have shared so ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
3D-Micromac AG, a supplier of customised laser micro machining systems, has opened a new research and production facility on the Smart Systems Campus in Chemnitz, Germany. The site is a technology and business park, which offers location synergies through close integration between science, research and industry. Here, the company will ...
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
An electrochemical machine, developed by Electrosion, overcomes the limitations of the electrochemical machining (ECM) technique, says the company. Until now, ECM has required a large gap between the electrode and the work piece. This gap is needed for electrolyte flushing and makes it virtually impossible to produce fine detail with ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
A versatile new small-footprint CNC machining centre from Haas Automation (Zaventem, Belgium) has all the features of the manufacturer’s original Mini Mill with extended travel of 510 X 405 X 355 mm, a 100 mm increase per axis. The Mini Mill 2 vertical machining centre features a standard 40-taper spindle ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
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CAD/CAM specialist Planit has introduced a new version of its computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. Known as Edgecam 2009 R1, the software is capable of programming milling, turning, and mill-turn machines.
A number ...
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