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Manufacturing & Production

asphericon at Optatec 2010 0

New products and technologies for high-precision processing and finishing of aspherical surfaces

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Pumacy at HUMAV 2010 in Berlin 0

Pumacy Technologies AG at HUMAV conference with presentation on knowledge transfer and the advantages of learning and innovation networks.

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The trends in the automation – start of the serial „automation, supplier structure, economic crisis“ 0

The Quest Trend Magazine has recently published the first article of the serial about the current connection between the trends in automatiuon technology, the structure of its suppliers and the economic crisis.

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Laser coding for premium German beers 0

Since 1842, the Ernst Barre private brewery based in Lübbecke, Germany has been brewing fine beers and refreshing beer-based mixed drinks. And because Barre pays more than mere lip service to innovation and environmental consciousness, the company chose KBA-Metronic to provide laser marking and coding services.

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Special stainless steel belt conveyors from GEPPERT-Band – fast and economical through extensive standardisation 0

All stainless steel GEPPERT-Band belt conveyors can be equipped with versatile special components so that they conform to individual problem solutions. Only 7 to 14 days are estimated for completion of special belt conveyors.

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Further product development of worm geared motors as a result of specific customer requests 0

In one case, the long-standing customer Rhein-Nadel Automation provided the impetus for a meaningful further product development.

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Integrated Air Purification and Heat Recovery of Tempering Ovens 0

The subsequent application treats silicone gaskets in tempering ovens through vulcanization. In this process, silicone vapors are produced which must be separated. Filtering the harmful substance while simultaneously recovering the heat contained in the air flow proved to be another challenge to the LTA team.
The oven temperature amounts to 210° C, the treatment of one charge takes around 4 hours.

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Chip & Aerosol separation in MQL and Dry Machining Processes 0

The problem at hand was the compound machining of fiber-glass reinforced plastic (FGRP) in dry machining (chip formation). Alternately, aluminium is machined on the same Haas machine VF-6/40 TR using minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) which produces sticky chips. The collection of the chips proved to be quite difficult.

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