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Hyundai Expands Polymer 3D Printing with Two High-Speed Sintering Systems from ExOne
Exone - ExOne Global Holdings, a leading provider of industrial 3D printing solutions, announced today that Hyundai has installed two of its VX1000 HSS polymer 3D printers at the Hyundai Namyang R&D Center in South Korea.
Renishaw’s first on-machine ultrasonic thickness measurement probe for machine tools
Renishaw - Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, will unveil its new advanced ultrasonic thickness measurement probe, the RUP60, at IMTS 2026, Chicago and AMB 2026, Stuttgart. This new probe simplifies the measurement of large parts where access is limited to a single side, removing the need to move parts to specialist measurement equipment or perform manual inspection on the machine.
Leuze Highlights Seven Steps to Ensure Safe and Seamless Site Inspections in Automation
Leuze - What if your next site inspection were scheduled for tomorrow? Any system operators who feel nervous about this prospect should take a critical look at their internal processes. The good news is that, with the right approach, risks in industrial automation can be reliably identified and eliminated in good time before the next inspection date. Frank Bauder, Head of Safety Services at Leuze, explains how.
TRUMPF laser technology reduces manufacturing costs in hot forming
Trumpf - High-tech company TRUMPF is reducing component costs by up to 20 per cent when cutting hot-formed components for safety-critical body structures, thanks to a new laser technology solution. Energy costs, expensive cutting gas and unplanned downtime are driving up component prices in hot forming. TRUMPF now offers a solution that addresses this very issue.
Intelligent Operator Guidance Platform with Rexroth technology increases productivity
Bosch Rexroth - With its clever combination of augmented reality, sensors, software and production systems based on standardized Rexroth components, ARKITE's Operator Guidance Platform eliminates paper-based instructions and guides operators through complex assembly processes in real time. Deployed across more than a thousand applications worldwide, the platform delivers up to 90% reduction in manual errors as well as up to 80% reduction in rework and scrap.
Cutting-edge 2D laser scanner from Fraunhofer spin-off promises efficiency boost in material processing
Fraunhofer - With its planar, highly integrated XY scanner for industrial use (PIXIE), an upcoming spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen aims to set new performance standards. The 2D laser deflection system is faster and much more compact than today's galvanometer scanners. This makes it ideal for parallelized material processing with multi-scanner systems and high-power lasers, whose beam is divided into many independently scanned beams for this purpose.
Quality Is Essential in the Manufacturing of Detectors for Electron Microscopes
Mitutoyo - The company Crytur deals with the design, production and delivery of integrated optoelectronic and optomechanical assemblies. The basic parts of these products are synthetic crystals that the company produces itself. Because the products supplied by Crytur are very demanding in terms of dimensional and shape accuracy, the company is equipped with top-quality measuring machines and gauges from Mitutoyo.
Fraunhofer ILT and Cailabs join forces in coaxial wire-based laser material deposition
Cailabs - Cailabs and Fraunhofer ILT are entering a development partnership to advance wire-based laser material deposition for demanding industrial applications. Cailabs contributes a new, particularly compact process head based on its MPLC beam-shaping technology. The head weighs less than five kilograms and allows the use of laser powers above twelve kilowatts.
BMW Group continues to invest in Additive Manufacturing and elevates the technology to the next industrial level
BMW - The BMW Group Additive Manufacturing Campus (AMC) is setting the course for the next stage of industrialization. Under the new leadership of Timo Göbel, additive manufacturing will be further integrated across all phases of the vehicle life cycle, with open-material and highly automated systems and a clear focus on quality.
Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions Introduces UltiDry Multi-Stage Roots Vacuum Pumps
Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions - Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions, a member of the global Busch Group, presents the new UltiDry multi-stage roots vacuum pumps. Designed for demanding semiconductor applications, the UltiDry combines robust performance with high energy efficiency and process flexibility.
Precision and automation in micro waterjet cutting
Mitutoyo - WatAJet – an Italian excellence in micro waterjet cutting – has transformed an academia-developed technology into a unique production process. Thanks to Mitutoyo's Quick Vision Apex, the company has revolutionised its quality control, taking precision, automation and reliability to the next level.
Introducing the SLP-2000, SuperLight Photonics’ Full-Spectrum SWIR Laser Light Source
SuperLight Photonics - SuperLight Photonics, a leading innovator in integrated laser photonic technologies, today announced the SLP-2000, a compact full-spectrum SWIR supercontinuum laser that expands the company’s broadband light-source portfolio.
USP laser structures and polishes hard material components in a single clamping operation
Fraunhofer - Tools made of hard materials and ceramics such as tungsten carbide are particularly wear-resistant. However, the tools used to manufacture them wear out all the faster – unless the tool is laser light. Researchers at Fraunhofer ILT have developed a process chain in which hard material components can be shaped and polished using an ultrashort pulse (USP) laser without changing the clamping setup.
Flexible beam-shaping platform optimizes LPBF processes
Fraunhofer - A new approach to beam shaping will soon make additive manufacturing more flexible and efficient: Fraunhofer ILT has developed a new platform that can be used to individually optimize laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processes. Customized beam profiles improve component quality, reduce material losses and enable previously impossible scaling of the build-up rate of the single beam process.
Additive Manufacturing in the throes of technological change
Fraunhofer - Additive Manufacturing, particularly metal 3D printing, has evolved from a promising technology to a serious constituent of industrial production. Industries such as plant engineering, aerospace, automotive and metalworking are facing a technological transformation that could have far-reaching implications for design, production and sustainability.
Endeavor 3D Integrates Materialise CO-AM with HP Technology to Drive Industrial Volume Production
Materialise - Endeavor 3D, a leading contract manufacturer of additive manufacturing, has announced its strategic relationship with Materialise and HP to onboard the Materialise CO-AM Software Platform to bolster its HP 3D printer production capacity. This relationship marks a significant milestone in Endeavor 3D's commitment to meeting the rising demand of industrial volume production with 3D printing, particularly in highly regulated and demanding industries.
Materialise and Renishaw Announce Partnership to Increase Efficiency of Metal 3D Printing
Materialise - Renishaw’s innovative scanning algorithms combined with Materialise’s accelerated build processors shorten production time. Seamless workflow integration and customizable print parameters at the part level enhance control and productivity.
Door opener to hydraulic expansion technology
Schunk - For a long time now, users in metalworking have been won over by the benefits of hydraulic expansion technology in toolholders: Tools are clamped via a hydraulic mechanism where, on inserting a screw, the internal pressure medium is compressed and the expansion sleeve elastically deformed. In this way, the tool shank is tightly enclosed. The high tension ensures absolutely secure holding of the tool and precise run-out accuracy of less than 0.003 mm.
Integrated Sensor Technology: The Next Step in Additive Manufacturing
Fraunhofer - The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT will be presenting the latest research results in additive manufacturing technology at the Fraunhofer joint stand at formnext in Frankfurt am Main from November 7 to 10, 2023. Among other things, the Aachen engineers will be showing additively manufactured sensors that are printed directly onto components and that can provide real-time data for predictive maintenance.
Support-free 3D printing opens up new applications and reduces waste
Trumpf - High-tech company TRUMPF recently made improvements to its 3D printing software TruTops Print. Users can now print parts with extreme overhang angles as low as 15 degrees without requiring support structures. TRUMPF will be showcasing its new technology at EMO, the world’s leading trade fair for production technology, which will be taking place in Hannover, Germany.
