All articles by AMS – Page 36
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ArticleGear skiving machines
Liebherr says its LK 300 and 500 gear skiving machines are supplied on a “turnkey” basis with individual clamping fixtures for each workpiece. These machines are based on tried-and-tested components of corresponding large hobbing machines. In addition the company says that its newly developed LHGe@rTec control system contains the mathematical ...
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ArticleHonda breaks ground at motorbike plant
Bangladesh – The joint venture Bangladesh Honda Private Limited (BHL) is building a factory on 101,171 sq.m of land at Abdul Monem Economic Zone in Munshiganj District, Dhaka Division. The investment for land purchase and construction amounts to 2.3 billion taka ($30m). “We believe the Bangladesh motorcycle market is very ...
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ArticleAutomated stream finishing
The SF1-Automation with chain loader is one example of its new range stream finishing machines, says Otec. This unit offers a combination of smoothing, polishing, edge rounding and deburring functions and is capable of achieving roughness values as small as Ra 0.01µm, claims the company.The SF1-Automation chain loader has 64 ...
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ArticlePolymeric coated engine bearings
IROX 2 is a new range of polymeric coated crankshaft bearings from Federal-Mogul Powertrain. The company says it has developed this technology to reduce friction and improve the wear resistance and fatigue limit of the bearings used in downsized engines.The bearings have an overlay that is a PAI (Polyamide-imide) polymer ...
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ArticleRegulated two-stage turbocharger
The regulated two-stage (R2S) turbocharger features a water-cooled compressor housing and consists of two series-connected turbochargers of different sizes to deliver high boost pressures and smooth power over the entire engine speed range, says BorgWarner.One turbocharger features the company’s variable turbine geometry (VTG) technology for the high-pressure stage combined with ...
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ArticleHigh-speed machine vision camera
The fanless 3-megapixel camera EoSens 3FIBER can transmit data up to a distance of 300 meters through an integrated fiber interface and runs up to 566 frames per second, claims Mikrotron. Based on a full resolution of 1,696 x 1,710 pixels the frame can be reduced continuously and allows frame ...
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ArticleDigital maintenance assistant
Dürr says its newly developed EcoScreen Maintenance Assistant software will determine the maintenance status of a painting or sealing robot based on actual use, using variables such as the number of valve switching cycles or from the servo motor load profiles. The system is part of the digital@Dürr concept for ...
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Article8-spindle multi for turn-milling components
German turning machine builder, Index, says it has launched a second 8-spindle CNC multi-spindle automatic, designated MS40-8, that is capable of turn-milling components from bar up to 40mm diameter. CNC multis normally have six spindles. The two additional stations offer the manufacture of components of higher complexity in the short ...
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ArticlePlug & play process automation
The Simatic PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator is a cross-system engineering tool for planners and automation specialists, says Siemens. The company claims the object-oriented approach of the system enables users to work on a central data platform, delivering integrated planning based on an electronic workflow, starting with plant engineering through ...
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ArticlePower measurement software
Yokogawa says its new WTViewerE software provides PC connectivity for the company’s power analysers – including the WT3000E, WT1800E, WT500 and WT300E models - via Ethernet, USB, GPIB or RS232 interfaces. The company claims this connectivity allows users to control, monitor, collect and analyse measurement data, and save measurements remotely.WTViewerE ...
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ArticleDigital infrastructure
Smart Ecosystem 4.0 offers a cloud-based hardware and software infrastructure that includes components equipped with sensors through to digital services, claims Schaeffler. The company says its aim is to transform conventional mechanical products and integrate them into the digital world and it has recently presented a rolling bearing system that ...
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ArticleMilling machine for Roots-type blowers
Holroyd Precision says its has developed a new CNC profile milling machine that, in addition to producing helical rotors, can be programmed to precision mill straight fluted components as used in Roots-type blower ‘air ends’.The company says the 4EX-R-BL machine has been designed from the ground up and that as ...
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ArticleHandheld laser scanner
The ModelMaker H120 portable laser scanner features blue laser technology, an ultra-fast frame rate, specially developed optics and offers the ability to measure challenging materials, claims Nikon Metrology. It also features thermal stability and temperature compensation.The company says the scanner offers a field-of-view width up to 120mm and a point ...
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ArticleFlexible force measurement
Starrett says there are common misconceptions that handheld force measurement devices provide less accuracy than traditional, static machines. However, the company claims its DFC Digital Force Controller, features measurement accuracy within 0.1% full scale with internal data sampling at 25kHz. Quality control engineers can use the device as a universal ...
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ArticleOne-touch locking connectors
Kyocera says its new 6810 Series flexible printed circuit (FPC) and flat-flex cable (FFC) connectors provide automatic locking upon full insertion, which it claims is a key feature to support automated manufacturing and robotic assembly processes.The 6810 Series connectors utilise a proprietary structure that it’s claimed enables quick, stable connections ...
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Article3D CAD viewer for engineers and designers
Kisters North America has released version 2017 of its 3DViewStation desktop. The company says the new version features several updates, including wall thickness analysis via rolling ball method and sections of selections.It is available as Desktop, ActiveX and HTML5 WebViewer product-versions. All product versions are intended to be used together ...
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ArticleModular thread whirling
Having six or nine inserts, Horn claims its tools for thread whirling provide an efficient, cost-effective way to produce single- and multi-start external threads and profiles. With its base carriers and ring cassettes, the company says this new M271 modular tool system offers a number of combinations tailored to the ...
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ArticleDigital analysis for machining centres
Licon says its i³-technology allows the correction of working spindles independent from each other, also that its customers can use the newly developed LAVA analysis software for machine diagnostics and preventive maintenance.Based on the machine concept LIFLEX II 444 the company says it has developed three platforms with a maximum ...
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ArticleFast calibration for measurement systems
LineCal is new interferometer based measurement system from Etalon. This new system is aimed at manufacturers of compact multi-sensor measurement systems, coordinate measurement machines and machine tools who want to calibrate their machines fast and precisely prior to the delivery to their customers, says Etalon.The company claims that in one ...
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ArticleNew coatings offer high wear resistance and low friction
Working with CCT Plating of Germany, Carbodeon says it has developed a new electroless nickel, PTFE and nanodiamond composite coating. By adding NanoDiamond particles to the EN-PTFE coating, the company claims it has been able to improve the abrasive wear resistance of these coatings without compromising the sliding or release ...