This has been the driving force behind the efforts of the German fastener producer WSH (Wilhelm Schumacher GmbH) when they opted to begin using a Manufacturing Execution System (MES). The...

Vertical conveyor blast machines for the treatment of plates were one of the main focuses of Wheelabrator Group during EuroBLECH 2006. Designed for the blasting of plates with working widths from 0.5 up to 5m, these offer various advantages: with their space-saving small size, the even treatment of the plates from both sides and a handling which matches the individual storage and production logistics of the customers.

Athens/Greece (AIM Europe) – On September 7th 2006, AIM Europe celebrated their grand opening. Over 150 guests networked in the newly constructed 3,000 square meter building, which will serve...

Peeling of wire gains more and more importance due to the rising demands on the quality of finished products from wire like e. g. highly strained springs being applied in automotive technology with...

With its switch testing device Digiswitch model 5410 Burster offers a high value and comfortable solution especially for testing switches and keypads according to valid DIN regulations 41635 and...

Although PTFE can be processed in a paste extruder, this, discontinuous, process has some distinct disadvantages in short lengths and mechanical properties like limited stress crack resistance and...

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces the appointment of Mark Garrett as CEO Designate. He will assume the role of Chairman of the Executive Board...

Fully-shielded category 7/class F cabling allows multiple applications to run over a single cable, potentially reducing number of copper cabling channels.

A safe cable carrier is more than just a reliable chain in which the cables run. The cables themselves are an important factor in the functionality of the entire cable carrier system. That is why Kabelschlepp GmbH of Siegen, Germany, offers not only cable carriers made of steel and plastic, but also continuous bending hi-flex cables: The Life-Line Safety Cables, optimally adapted for function and application.

In addition to its unique range of high performance cables, Belden now also offers a cable assembly service, where cables and connectors are assembled and tested according to customer specifications.

Vantaa/FI (Nextrom OY) – Nextrom is pleased to announce the installation and startup of its latest fiber drawing tower technology at Jiangsu Alpha Information Technology Co LTD in Wujiang,...

Chemnitz/Germany (Kieselstein) – Since 1st December 2006 Dipl. eng. Jens Kieselstein, aged twenty six, has become the new general manager of Kieselstein GmbH. Already since 1st March 2006 he...

Addison/USA (Aim) – Constantine Grapsas, President of Aim Inc. announced that Zoë Borys will become Aim’s new Director of Marketing. According to Mr. Grapsas, “Zoë has over 14...

Zumbach Electronics introduces the latest version of their well-proven multi-tasking controllers of the USYS family. This new model USYS 200 reflects many new features and improvements for...

In order to provide its customers with highly efficient operating sequences and the fast delivery service they have become accustomed to even for small and very small batches, Schmolz+Bickenbach Stahlcenter AG of Wil, Switzerland, has installed a fully automated Friedrich Remmert GmbH sawing cell. The complete system ensures that all process sequences are intelligently linked from the placing of the raw material into storage and the optimized, fully automated loading of the machine right through to the sorting of sawn blanks in accordance with the requirements of individual orders.

The future of robotics will be 3D machine vision. That is what MVTec Software GmbH, Munich, believes. Thus, MVTec showed at the leading fair for machine, Vision, a robot that can see with two cameras...

The world-wide acting supplier of products and machines for the wire and cable industry, Mobac GmbH Kiel, has developed a new driven tangential payoff with tension and rpm control. The DP630/800AT is...

Just like in many other areas, assembly systems in the automotive and electrical industries are today usually highly automated. And as any supplier of connecting elements and prefabricated assembly kits knows, these C-parts must never be allowed to result in A-problems for customers. If an assembly line refuses to work because incorrect, defective or insufficient parts have been delivered, the costs can soon mount up. And if a safety relevant connecting element (in brakes, steering, ABS etc.) fails, there can also be serious legal implications.

The trend is going towards lager diameters for special fasteners. Sometimes one simply does not know why things are as they are. Why, for example, Plettenberg has become a center of the fastener industry, especially for the automotive area, is hard to explain.