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EMO Hannover 2017) CECIMO announces its International Conference on Additive Manufacturing

The additive manufacturing(AM) industry is thriving.The global value of the AM market is expected to triple between 2004 and 2018, and hit 17.9 bn EUR by 2021. Applications in the aerospace and medical sectors have reached already industrial series production, while industries like the automotive are moving beyond prototyping functionalities. Innovation is spanning across the entire value chain, as new developments characterize materials supply, machine manufacturing, software equipment and services provision. The International Conference on Additive Manufacturing organized by CECIMO at EMO Hannover 2017 aims to highlight some of the most relevant innovations. Taking place on 21 September 2017 from 09:45 to 12:30, the event will showcase the ambitious objective of initiatives such as KRAKEN, an EU project aiming to create a multi-material, hybrid and automated machine for a fast and cost-effective production of components up to 20 meters long.The conference will also give insights into new machine manufacturers' initiatives to boost knowledge and confidence in AM technology among end-users,as well as new solutions in the CAM environment for hybrid manufacturing.  Confirmed speakers at the conference are Güngör Kara(Director of Global Application and Consulting at EOS GmbH), Steve Youngs(Development Director at VERO Software Ltd.), Marc Saunders(Director of Global Solutions Centres at Renishaw plc), José Antonio Dieste(Head of the Mechatronic Department at AITIIP and Senior Mechanical Engineer) and Coen DeGraaf(Project Leader Vanguard Initiative, South-Netherlands). More information and the link to registration can be found on the event page:http://www.cecimo.eu/site/additive-manufacturing/international-conference-on-additive-manufacturing-at-emo/About CECIMOCECIMO is the European Association representing the common interests of the Machine Tool Industries globally and at EU level. We bring together 15 National Associations of machine tool builders, which represent approximately 1300 industrial enterprises in Europe (EU + EFTA +Turkey), over 80% of which are SMEs. CECIMO covers 98% of total Machine Tool production in Europe and about 36% worldwide. It accounts for almost 150,000 employees and a turnover of more than €24 billion in 2016. Approximately 75% of CECIMO production is shipped abroad, whereas around half of it is exported outside Europe. CECIMO assumes a key role in determining the strategic direction of the European machine tool industry and promotes the development of the sector in the fields of economy, technology and science. For more information visit www.cecimo.eu For further media enquiries:Contact person: Filip Geerts, Director GeneralTel +32 2 502 70 90 / Fax +32 2 502 60 82 filip.geerts@cecimo.eu  
Ms. Kang 2017-08-24
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EMO Hannover 2017) Process automation: on the way to the clouds

EMO Hannover 2017 will showcase navigational aids for the smart factory of the future Cloud solutions are on everyone’s lips: digitalised data in app-based strongholds in the clouds are being tasked with automating processes and rendering them more efficient. The EMO Hannover 2017 will be showcasing viable approaches and providing fit-for-purpose navigational aids on the data highway to the smart factory of the future. ▲ “Smart System Optimisation” ensures technically detailed and at the same time automated evaluation of standstill causes and error causality relationships in a production line.Photo: Fraunhofer IPA, Rainer Bez A "smart system optimisation" capability that detects errors in concatenated production processes and automatically indicates their causes and their propagation" will be exhibited at the EMO Hannover 2017 by the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA). How does this work in practice? Felix Georg Müller, the institute’s designated specialist on autonomous manufacturing system optimisation, explains: "Smart system optimisation involves a technically detailed and at the same time automated evaluation of standstill causes and error causality relationships in a production line. As soon as the production operation is up and running, data are synchronously communicated from all steps of the process to an analytical tool." This tool can now draw conclusions using the algorithms developed at the Fraunhofer IPA and edit the information concerned in the desired form. ▲ As soon as the production operation is up and running, data are synchronously communicated from all steps of the process to an analytical tool. The data are based on status and process information from all technical sub-steps of the entire process chain.Photo: Fraunhofer IPA, Rainer Bez Data-driven production optimisationThe database comprises status and process information from all technical sub-steps of the entire process chain. The analytical tool can use these to continuously identify in near-real-time where errors or standstills are occurring, or will occur as a result of several nonconforming factors interacting in different steps of the process. In contrast to classical OEE, the user receives a cause assignment immediately. (Editor’s note: OEE – Overall Equipment Effectiveness – is a measure for the added value created by a line, and a ratio that helps to determine, monitor and improve the productivity, the profitability and the overall effectiveness of production lines in the context of the manufacturing process.) For example, the user sees which process is blocking the other one, and can identify where the causal trigger is located. It’s also possible to prioritise trouble-shooting, since the real bottleneck of the production line is being computed at any time. This is based on all currently detected error patterns, brief stops and reject rates, thus reflecting a real-time view of the line concerned. The data sources are either additionally installed sensors, like smart cameras, or (if no process information is available)the machine data logger developed at the IPA. This is already capable of supplying to the analytical tool mass data from the Siemens S7-1500, Beckhoff CX1020 and Mitsubishi Q series of industrial control systems. Since this means that all relevant variables are available at millisecond intervals, the operating behaviour can be learned. "Thus we can give commonly used machine control systems a Big-Data capability, and integrate existing machine data into the analytical model," comments IPA expert Felix Georg Müller. "Our tool has already enabled us toachieve cycle time reductions of between six and ten per cent and monitor continuous compliance with the optimum on highly standardised machines at automotive component suppliers." This data-driven production optimisation is based upon continual, extremely detailed analysis of the line’s behaviour, and of all individual processes involved in a production line. This cannot be done manually; automation is essential, due to the extremely high data processing volume concerned. For instance, the causes of errors are no longer sought solely in the line’s dynamic behaviour, but also, for example, by detecting anomalies in the process data of all individual processes. This means errors can be determined and eliminated even more precisely. With conventional approaches, a process optimiser would be occupied for hours or even days simply by reviewing and analysing a data record, and nonetheless could always only examine one time section – namely the one represented by the data record concerned. At the EMO Hannover 2017, says Felix Georg Müller in conclusion, "visitors will be able to experience live how data-driven production optimisation actually works. The guests we welcome to our stand will be able to see for themselves at our mini-factory how dynamic bottlenecks, dependences in production lines, and anomalies are detected and evaluated. This means complete real-time transparency for complex production lines is possible at an time." ▲ To quote Patrick Kuhlemann, research assistant at the Institute of Production Engineering and Machine (IFW) of Leibniz University in Hanover: “At the EMO Hannover 2017, we’re anticipating a definite trend towards optimising production processes by means of integrated, innovative process control.”Photo: IFW Process chains in automakers’ plantsProcess automation was also a keynote of the "Process Chain in Automakers’ Plants" (PiA) conference held in Bielefeld on 3 and 4 July 2017, where one of the projects presented was HL-Pro-Ket. What precisely is new about the "integrated approach"? Patrick Kuhlemann, a research assistant at the Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools (IFW) at Leibniz University in Hanover, explains: "First of all I should mention the innovative turning/rolling process: for this purpose, a hybrid turning/rolling tool has been developed which unites conventional turning and deep-rolling in a single tool. Another important result is the milling tools, which combine the process operations of smoothing, roughening, and chamfering, thus making for enhanced efficiency. The above processes replace the conventional forming processes, and render superfluous the hard fine machining hitherto required." Turning/rolling enables hardening distortion to be precompensated, which well-nigh halves the process chain involved. Moreover, flexibility is massively increased since in the event of a variant change only the NC code has to be altered, and no forming machines need to be retooled.The "holistic process chain control," says the IFW scientist, "is a cross-machine concept: this means that the turning/milling centre and the inductive hardening machine are interlinked, and coordinate with each other using process-integrated geometry measurements." If a component after the hardening process is approaching a tolerance limit, then for the next component precompensation will be directly adjusted during soft machining. This means that the manufacturing quality is autonomously assured on a cross-machinery basis. Driven by the rising number of individualised products, says Patrick Kuhlemann, "we are expecting a definite trend at the EMO Hannover 2017 towards optimising manufacturing processes by means of integrated, innovative process control. This is designed to bring the optimisation costs per component variant into line with the costs of efficient mass production." The IFW will be presenting a "feeling" machine tool. Thanks to skilful integration of process control and rigorous utilisation of the multiplicity of sensor signals available, the machine is able to detect and anticipate deviations in geometry or shape, and thus to compensate for them automatically: "In the shape of our demonstrator, we are thus presenting an innovative procedure that efficiently meets and masters the challenge of rising variant diversity." ▲ Single- and two-spindle machines can additionally be used as fully functional honing machines by means of their own adjuster spindle in conjunction with linear drives.Photo: FFG-Werke Interaction of processes is crucial for productivityFor Gerald Mies, President Milling & Factory Automation at FFG-Werke GmbH, Eislingen, "line productivity has always been crucial to a properly functioning manufacturing process". It is here, he says, that in future many decisions will be taken on the ideal interaction between machining, automation and assembly processes. For this purpose, vendors are needed who comprehend the planning and design work involved throughout the entire line, and can supply it from a single source. This, he continues, offers options for flexible modification of components and sequences while the development process is still ongoing, which in its turn assures perfectly harmonised machining and automation cycles, and thus maximised productivity.In future, data interchange between automation, machining equipment and peripherals will be playing an increasingly significant role. "We optimise this," says Gerald Mies, "by having specialists in-house for CNC machining and automation, and can thus synergise the interfaces and match them precisely to the specific requirements involved. Besides optimisation of line effectiveness and the operating costs, a significant role is also played by new automation concepts, which have to be conceived in a symbiosis of machinery and automation. For the EMO Hannover 2017 "we shall be showcasing new ideas and visions." For example, there will be an "unparalleled, wide-ranging exhibition of modern-day production technology with path-breaking digital solutions". What precisely can visitors expect? Gerald Mies explains: "We offer practically everyone involved with mechanical manufacturing and automation ideas for their own manufacturing operations." The bandwidth ranges from standard machines to highly productive series manufacturing in turnkey systems and on rotary transfer machines. Other exhibits will feature large-component machining with integrated additive technologies and non-cutting processes. "On our stand, we’ll be aiming to show visitors that we can provide them with an added value that they haven’t yet been able to expect from any other vendor."▲ A high-performance work spindle and the twelvefold tool revolver ensure fast metal-cutting processes when machining the blank.Photo: Emag Massively progressing digitalisationHow does the Emag Group in Salach intend to massively progress the digitalisation of its production technology for establishing intelligent factories? Oliver Hagenlocher, Head of Marketing, explains: "Digitalisation is already a reality for us. Today’s world is now digital, so we need solutions immediately." Firstly, he says, the task is to identify how existing applications can be optimised and rendered accessible to the digital world. Secondly, it needs to be clarified what requirements this will entail for the production operation of tomorrow. Besides developing software solutions, Emag also intends to render the relevant hardware (in the shape of machine tools and automation solutions) fit for purpose in the smart factory. This thrust is exemplified by the modularised machines and the matching modularised Trackmotion automation concept. This combination enables production lines to be constructed on a modular principle. Machining processes are broken down into easy-to-handle sub-processes, and set up on the appropriate modularised machines – which is already being practised in sprocket manufacture, for example. The Trackmotion automation system here enables the modularised machines to be very simply and efficiently concatenated.With harmonised usability of the software, Emag aims to "simplify control, monitoring and analysis of the production operation". In practice, says Oliver Hagenlocher, it works like this: "The usability or user experience (UX) constitutes developments within the context of digitalisation, and describes the experiences that an end-user has gained with a particular software package. In the category of mobile apps, particularly, a positive UX is crucial to the success of a software package." Nowadays, users expect not only a substantively fit-for-purpose software package, but also an intuitive operator control concept, one that facilitates a fast start-up without any elaborate training being required. "We’re looking forward," says Oliver, "to presenting our new solutions to existing and prospective customers at the EMO Hannover 2017, and in a direct dialogue collecting further ideas and opinions, enabling us to tailor our products even more responsively to the requirements obtaining in the industrial sector." ▲ To quote Peter Schneck, Managing Director of TDM Systems GmbH, Tübingen: “The present day spectrum of technical feasibility creates far more options for tool life cycle management – the future lies in the cloud.”Photo: TDM Systems Solutions in the cloud and at the machineAnother instrument for process optimisation is the Tool Lifecycle Management Strategy (TLM) from TDM Systems GmbH in Tübingen. Managing Director Peter Schneck explains how important this strategy is for the factory of the future: "Two years ago, when we introduced this strategy, we raised classical tool data management to a whole new level. Thus it’s the unique selling point of our software that the system not only manages and makes available any information once inputted, but above all that during production of a workpiece it collects the relevant data at the machine. This data feedback creates a continuous improvement process quasi in the loop." From the EMO Hannover 2017, Peter Schneckis primarily expecting a focus on the issues of digitalisation and networking: "This has always been our core competence, long before the times of Industry 4.0. With this new era, the options available for tool life cycle management are multiplied." Networking – and thus TLM – no longer stops at the doors of the factory hall. Modern-day TLM, he says, means transparency and cooperation that transcend the boundaries of individual plants, locations and nations, with short response times and mobile utilisation. To quote Peter Schneck: "We are, of course, embracing the dominant trend of being able to manage data and make them available through and in the cloud. Thus the future of TLM lies in the cloud as well." Author: Walter Frick, specialist journalist from Weikersheim Contact personsVDW German Machine Tool Builders’AssociationSylke BeckerPress and Public RelationsCorneliusstrasse 460325 Frankfurt am MainGermanyTel. +49 69 756081-33s.becker@vdw.dewww.vdw.de Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPARamona HönlMarketing and CommunicationNobelstrasse 1270569 StuttgartGermanyTel. +49 711 970-1638ramona.hoenl@ipa.fraunhofer.dewww.ipa.fraunhofer.de Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools (IFW) at the Leibniz University in HanoverPatrick KuhlemannResearch AssistantAn der Universität 230823 GarbsenGermanyTel. +49 511 762-18258kuhlemann@ifw.uni-hannover.dewww.ifw.uni-hannover.de FFG-Werke GmbH – FFG Europe & AmericasJoachim JäcklSalacher Strasse 9373054 EislingenGermanyTel. + 49 7161 805-2513joachim.jaeckl@ffg-werke.comwww.ffg-werke.com Emag GmbH & Co. KGOliver HagenlocherHead of MarketingAustrasse 2473084 SalachGermanyTel. +49 7162 17-4267ohagenlocher@emag.comwww.emag.com TDM Systems GmbHSandra SchneckLeiterin Marketing & PR / Manager of Marketing & PRDerendinger Str. 5372072 TübingenGermanyTel. +49 7071 9492-1173sandra.schneck@tdmsystems.comwww.tdmsystems.com Weikersheimer Redaktionsbüro FrickWalter FrickP.O. Box 118797984 WeikersheimGermanyTel. +49 7934 990021redaktionsbuero@walter-frick.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- InterviewEMO Hannover 2017: "a turning point on the way to a digital factory" Dr. Holger Rudzio, Managing Director of DMG Mori Software Solutions GmbH, Pfronten At the EMO Hannover 2017, you intend to smooth the way into the future of the digital factory with a "Path of Digitization" – how is this going to work in practice?Dr. Rudzio: In line with our Path of Digitizationfrom the Celos machine towards Celos manufacturing, we shall at the EMO Hannover 2017 be showcasing harmonised software solutions for digitalising workflows in the manufacturing environment – in the context of production planning, for example, or for harmonised tool management in work scheduling and on the shop floor.(Editor’s note: The app-based control and operating software "Celos"(Control Efficiency Lead Operation System) is the harmonised user interface from DMG Mori for network-integrated preparation, management and processing of production orders directly at the machine.)Another major keynote at the EMO will be connectivity. Our aim is to make "Celos" available to the entire production operation, enabling us to offer our customers in the medium term a complete solution portfolio for the digital factory and consistently harmonised transparency from the ERP system right down to the sensor level. What do you understand by the terms "customised software solutions" and "comprehensive digitalised process chains" – shared process development with the customer?Dr. Rudzio: Our software and app solutions are consistently compatible, and with a view to individual business processes can be combined to suit the individual requirements of the customer concerned. When it comes to selection and implementation, we support our customers – no least with individualised software modifications if necessary. Against this background, what are you expecting from the EMO Hannover 2017 – what will you be exhibiting there?Dr. Rudzio: The EMO Hannover 2017 marks a turning point for us on the way to the digital factory. We shall be focusing firstly on harmonised integration of our customers’ production world into digital delivery chains. A second focus is the connectivity of our app-based Celos control and operating system. One highlight is the new Celos Tab, a customised tablet as a mobile operator interface for Celos. The second major innovation is the intelligent Celos Netbox as an open gateway for machine tool construction. It can be docked with all leading CNC control systems, and firstly opens up the "Celos world" for the first time to third-party machines as well. Secondly, it functions as an IoT interface for adaptation to any desired cloud infrastructures and for interaction in cross-company production networks of the future. The interview was conducted by Walter Frick, specialist journalist from Weikersheim Contact person   DMG Mori Global Marketing GmbHStine MeyerLeader Technical CommunicationWalter-Gropius-Strasse 780807 MunichGermanyTel. +49 89 248835960Mobil +49 151 40245972stine.meyer@dmgmori.comwww.dmgmori.com    
Ms. Kang 2017-08-23
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From flawless to high-gloss: KraussMaffei at Fakuma 2017

- Numerous live applications demonstrate maximum productivity and flexibility of an all-electric and hydraulic injection molding machine- The new all-electric PX series impresses with the processing of silicone and flip-top screw-cap closures- Demanding high-gloss surface thanks to inductive mold heat-balancing on a CX- Market premiere for new LRX small robot  ▲ Thin-walled parts need power during injection: Flip top snap-on enclosures of the Fontane type for the packaging industry(Photos: KraussMaffei) Plastics processing features incredible diversity. From packaging products, for which speed and precision are paramount, to special processes such as silicone processing or creating high-end surfaces. With its exhibits in the clamping force sizes from 500 to 2,000 kN at Fakuma (October 17-21, 2017, Hall 7, Booth 7308), KraussMaffei is demonstrating how flexibly the all-electric PX series as well as the hydraulic CX series can adapt to respective requirements. The new linear LRX small robot will celebrate its premiere at Fakuma. All machines are equipped with the new enhanced APC plus function (Adaptive Process Control), which ensures maximum process reliability and with it a uniformly high component quality. The all-electric, made-to-measure machineThrough its new PX series, KraussMaffei sets new standards in all-electric injection molding machines. The new PX series combines the advantages of an all-electric injection molding machine with maximum modularity in an unprecedented way. "The success of the PX series introduced at K 2016 proves us right. Our customers appreciate the great variety and flexibility, not only in the configuration of the right machine—for example through a wide selection of clamping unit and injection unit combinations—but also in production or retrofitting," says Dr. Hans Ulrich Golz, President of the Injection Molding Machinery segment of the KraussMaffei Group and member of the KraussMaffei Managing Board. "The demand is enormous, especially from customers located in Germany, but also from those in the USA and China," adds Golz. In order to meet the high demand, KraussMaffei wants to double the production capacity of the PX series in the coming year.   Selected exhibits at Fakuma will demonstrate the unparalleled combination of the highest precision and maximum flexibility with an all-electric injection molding machine.  ▲ High precision and no leakage: The PX 150-180 SilcoSet scores points with the processing of challenging LSR material(Photos: KraussMaffei)   PX 50-180 SilcoSet: Flawless Fresnel lenses made from siliconeThe manufacturing of transparent diffusion lenses, called Fresnel lenses and made from silicone material, is extremely challenging. Since silicone or LSR (liquid silicone rubber) is of extremely low viscosity, particularly highly transparent silicone, it requires an especially high precision during injection. Thanks to the superfine molding accuracy, the facet profile is of such high resolution that no structures are visible on the lens. The lenses are virtually flawless. "In the case of this application, the modular concept of the new PX series from KraussMaffei particularly distinguishes itself. At Fakuma, the PX 50-180 SilcoSet will combine hydraulic nozzle contact force with an electric injection unit in an unparalleled way. The result is extremely high precision. The machine-to-mold connection is tight, the production is leakage-free," explains Jochen Mitzler, Head of Strategic Product Management at KraussMaffei. Special screw seals on the shaft support this argument. Additionally, the spring-loaded return-flow lock of the screw guarantees secure closing behavior during processing of low-viscosity material.   The APC plus function from KraussMaffei assumes a special task with this application. It compensates for the batch fluctuations commonly encountered in LSR processing. As the process progresses, APC plus monitors the viscosity of the material and corrects the filling volume even in the shot. "The process as a whole is made even more precise, while the part weight remains constant. The APC plus is even able to reliably compensate for any potential preliminary cross-linking of the silicone," says Mitzler.   The compact design of the PX 50 provides lots of space for demolding and peripherals, as well as excellent accessibility. For example, an integrated industrial robot demolds the lenses. In the next step, visual quality control is performed with regard to quality of magnification and flashing before the finished lenses are stored in magazines.  ▲ Unmatched cycle times for the packaging industry: Flip top snap-on closures are produced on a PX 160-540 with LRX linear robot(Photos: KraussMaffei)   PX 160-540: Faster tempo with thin-walled snap-on enclosuresThin-walled parts need power during injection. The PX 160-540, the machine on which flip-tops of the Fontane type are being manufactured during Fakuma, thus has a boosted injection speed of 270 mm/s. The sealing caps, made of polypropylene, have a diameter of 28 mm and are designed with the short thread 1881—making this a classic packaging application. "The high output quantities in this area require especially short cycle times. Therefore, the PX 160 is equipped with speed options: faster injection, faster ejection, increased torque and faster nozzle movement," Mitzler continues. The compact automation system with LRX 100 linear robot removes the covers from the mold and places them into an integrated automation unit in which they are closed. The bottom line is that this saves time and space compared to familiar solutions on the market such as in-mold closing and separate covering process.   The LRX 100 is part of the new generation of small linear robots from KraussMaffei, which feature a new, progressive design with decentralized control cabinet concept and freestanding X-axis. They offer high flexibility in processes such as simple retrofitting of sensors or expansion of media circuits. Rack-and-pinion drives used in place of toothed belts offer fast, high-precision movements in all axes. A revised thermal and protection concept for electronic components with a Class IP54 rounds out the new concept and offers high uptime and safety. The removal gripper is 3D-printed and thus lightweight and design-optimized.   CX 200-750: More freedom in design thanks to inductive mold heat-balancingFor its demonstration at Fakuma, KraussMaffei will collaborate with partner Roctool (HD plastics). The demonstration will show how impressive surface effects can be achieved without additional post-mold finishing. For example, this is how 16 various surfaces and thus 16 design variants of a plastic game console housing are created on a CX 200 in a 16-cavity mold. "The design options of the technology are immense—no matter whether color shading, hologram effects, high gloss effects or matte effects—everything can be completed in the one-shot process without additional post-mold processing such as film decoration or (secondary) painting," explains Mitzler.   The CX 200 from KraussMaffei scores points in this application with its outstanding performance as an extremely cost-effective and precise two-platen machine. This includes, for example, the drive concept according to state-of-the-art technology (IE3 types) as well as the energy-efficient BluePower servo drive. An active accumulator management system completes the overall concept. As a two-platen machine, the CX series requires less installation area than longer three-platen models. Under the clamping unit, it provides space for peripheral devices and all kinds of demolding systems. During Fakuma, an LRX 150 of the new generation of linear robots will demold the components. In the next step, the component and the sprue are separated. Finally, the bagging and packaging are carried out. Thanks to the space-saving design, this can be completed within the protective enclosure and saves on the footprint required for infeed.    
Ms. Kang 2017-08-17
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VDW’s Malaysia symposium opens up market opportunities

Contact platform for machine tool manufacturers and Malaysia’s industrial sector   ▲ The business talks in the context of the VDW Symposium in Kuala Lumpur (Ma-laysia) enabled German machine tools manufacturers to establish contacts in the Malaysian industry.(Source: VDW)   Despite the currently weakened vigour of its economy, Malaysia remains an attractive export market for German machine tool manufacturers. Admittedly, the forecasts for machine tool consumption in 2017 are only very cautiously optimistic, but as from 2018 annual growth rates of around 3 per cent are again being predicted. In the long term, too, Malaysia offers attractive scenarios for machinery vendors, since the country is in this category largely dependent on imports.  Malaysia’s import market is currently dominated by Asian vendors, chief among them the Japanese. But at least Germany ranks fourth, behind China and Tai-wan, with scope for improvement – after all, manufacturers from Germany have hitherto operated rather cautiously in Malaysia. The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) accordingly arranged a symposium for the ASEAN nation. “Its primary purpose is to give member companies a feeling for the Ma-laysian market,” is how Klaus-Peter Kuhnmünch describes the motivation for this multi-day event. As the organiser of the VDW’s symposia abroad, he has for years now been accompanying representatives of German machine tool manu-facturers to attractive markets all round the world. This time, the companies availing themselves of the opportunity were Alzmetall, Chiron-Werke, DMG Asia, FFG Europe & Americas, Hermle, Index-Werke, Liebherr-Verzahntechnik, Mauser-Werke and Open Mind. The majority wanted to become better ac-quainted with the market and make new contacts. Others made the journey al-ready resolved to gain partners or representatives in the region. And several of them came along because in the past they had already learned to appreciate the VDW’s symposium format.  Keen interest from Malaysia’s industrial sectorThe main event, entitled “Innovations in Production Technology – Machine Tools from Germany in Kuala Lumpur” on 11 July was supported by the German-Malaysian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Malaysia). There, the German participants had an opportunity to spotlight their corporate profiles among users and potential partners with their presentations. Daniel Bernbeck, Executive Director of the AHK Malaysia, rates the symposium as a great suc-cess. “The high number of business meetings held under the aegis of this event underlines the keen interest displayed by Malaysian entrepreneurs in German technology. The symposium is a consummate example of cooperation between the VDW and the AHK in market entry consultancy, from which small and mid-tier German companies can derive especial benefit.”  Modernisation remains dependent on machinery importsInsights into the status of production technology were provided by visits to inter-national branch operation under the aegis of the symposium. In and around Pe-nang, the Bosch, Osram and Infineon companies invited participants to inspect their production facilities. “These visits made it clear that high-tech is also repre-sented in Malaysia,” is how the symposium’s host Klaus-Peter Kuhnmünch de-scribes his impressions. However, Malaysia’s production technology across the nation as a whole is very far from equalling the level attained by highly devel-oped industrialised nations. “The expectations and results in regard to Malaysia are mixed” is how Roland Merz, Asia Sales Manager at Chiron, for example, as-sesses his experiences in business meetings there as follows: “Manifestly, the main business here still involves triaxial machines. But high-end solutions sometimes seem quite a long way off.”  That, however, also opens up long-term opportunities, because in order to catch up technologically, Malaysia needs imports. The country will not be able to postpone the industrial sector’s renewal for much longer, since their sophisticat-ed sectors (like aircraft manufacturing) are increasingly dependent on techno-logically advanced machinery. These developments, for example, are a major focus for symposium participant Martin Winterstein, Business Development Di-rector at the gear system manufacturer Liebherr Verzahntechnik: “For us, Ma-laysia has definite potential, thanks to its growing aerospace industry, but also its automotive, oil and gas sectors. This is why we’re looking for a representa-tive there. I am very satisfied with the VDW’s symposium, and will already be taking specific customer inquiries back home with me. And we at Liebherr are already planning another visit to Malaysia in the autumn”.   It’s not only the German participants who benefited from the event, but also rep-resentatives of Malaysia’s business community. “An excellent initiative”, com-ments an enthusiastic Helmi Sheikh Mahmood, for example. He is the CEO of Sapura Industrial, part of a group of companies active in all of the region’s key industries. The symposium, he says, offers Malaysia’s business community a unique opportunity at a single location to establish personal contacts with quite a few representatives of Germany’s technologically sophisticated machine tool industry.    
Ms. Kang 2017-08-03
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EMO Hannover 2017) The days of the traditional machine tool are not numbered

Additive technologies as the icing on the cake at the EMO Hannover 2017▲ There will be presentation on "Opportunities and perspectives for additive manufacturing" and "International Conference on Additive Manufacturing" in EMO Hannover 2017  The whole world is talking about 3D printing, additive manufacturing and generative multi-layer construction technologies. Nevertheless, this is a long way from meaning that the classical machine tool is going to be pensioned off. The EMO Hannover 2017 will be showcasing an international banquet of production technology – with alternative processes as the highly auspicious icing on the cake. Carl Fruth has meanwhile long since achieved his goal of "transferring competences in the field of multi-layer technologies into product manufacturing": moreover, within the framework of a Technology Day featuring an in-house exhibition held in April 2017, FIT AG (Fruth Innovative Technologies) in the Upper Palatinate village of Lupburg, in addition to inaugurating a new office building also opened the "first additive factory". The "FIT factory is even on an international comparison unique in terms of manufacturing capacity and automation technology, and is intended to serve as a template for further additive manufacturing facilities of the FIT Group," to quote the firm’s founding father and Managing Board Chairman Carl Fruth. He is a pioneer of additive manufacturing – and a visionary for whom ten years ago it was already a certainty that multi-layer construction technology would in future be the norm in everyday production operations and the sales of milling machines or injection moulding machines would inexorably decline. But that is still a long way from meaning that the days of the "mother of all machines (i.e. the traditional machine tool) are numbered. This is impressively confirmed by the innovations that will be showcased by the exhibitors at the EMO Hannover 2017. One of the impediments to the widespread adoption of additive technology in individualised mass production was described several years go by Carl Fruth himself as the "lack of production-suited manufacturing lines". This has changed in the meantime. Carl Fruth puts it like this: "There are a large number of delicate seedlings: many of our customers would like to use additive technologies to manufacture replacements for existing components. But this is possible only in a very few cases. Usually, a new component has to be developed and very often the adjoining components of the system as well. Firstly, many companies are deterred by the outlay involved, and secondly, of course, you need specialised development competence for this new production technology." The country needs new designer engineersWhen traditional design guidelines no longer apply, a new generation of design engineers is needed, keen to embrace function-driven thinking. According to Carl Fruth, additive manufacturing means "that in the design phase not only the geometry, but also the material properties and the component costs are essentially specified in full. This complexity necessitates specialised training and experience. Moreover, up to now there is no software tool in existence that provides all the requisite functions. So firms have to work with different, complex software tools. Very often, information is lost in transitioning from one tool to another. When you need up to eight iterations for developing a component, the substantial outlay involved is obvious." ½The competences required, moreover, are possessed not by a single design engineer, but only by a team. In traditional companies, furthermore, the competences concerned are divided up among different departments - a situation exacerbated by squabbles about prerogatives and uncertainty. Innovative companies, however, also see this as an opportunity: "We support our customers in this process, and train them component by component to achieve maximised performance in AM design. That’s why we also call these products ADM – Additive Design and Manufacturing". When the talk turns to "additive manufacturing in an automated process chain" (something he used to refer to as the "Achilles’ heel!), Carl Fruth becomes veritably effusive: "This is my own particular hobbyhorse. We don’t have a digital specification of our products. This is why Industry 4.0 hasn’t taken off, and also why automation isn’t working properly either. When everything has to be automated and optimised by hand, then the traditional forms of mass production are – old hat!" Whether there’s a robot standing at the production line or a human employee turning the product, there are no fundamentally new approaches involved: "For as long as a drawing and thick ring binders of text are required for specifying a product, Industry 4.0is never going to get off the ground. In this context, it’s immaterial whether there’s a PDF file for the specification involved – we’re talking here about machine-readable specifications and their fully automated implementation." Some former weak points, by contrast, he adds, like the reproducibility of the processes, quality assurance in mass production, or dependable simulation methods, have been almost eliminated: "Everyone involved has understood the problem, and is working purposefully to solve it." More technologies are sharing the marketThe inevitable question of whether the conventional machine tool will soon be out of a job receives a differentiated answer from the AM expert: "Components are manufactured in a process chain. That’s true today and will still be true tomorrow. Additively manufactured components, as is the case with other production technologies, too, require quality-testing: it’s immaterial in this context whether this means each individual component or every 50th one of identical components. So I don’t think existing technologies are going to be replaced." CNC-driven processes, he adds, are all very flexible in use, and all have a market of their own. The question is rather: "What share can each technology have of the cake as a whole?" The slice for the various additiveproduction technologies is currently so small that it can only increase. Carl Fruth, however, also believes "that the cake as a whole for CNC processes is becoming larger, at the expense of tool-linked production technologies and other highly personnel-intensive processes. We’re looking here at a combination of different CNC technologies." At the upcoming EMO Hannover 2017, Carl Fruth expects "to find the very latest CNC-based production technologies, plus innovative potential products in this category. A large number of equipment manufacturers for additive processes and material producers will be exhibiting at the EMO Hannover. For us as users of this equipment, this adds a special interest to the fair." Harmonised software solutions for additive manufacturingA "new solution for additive manufacturing" has recently been premiered by Siemens PLM Software, the Business Unit for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Cologne, an. It consists of an integrated software package for design, simulation, digital manufacturing, plus data and process management. This enables a "generative design to be created automatically, on the basis of new functions for optimised topologies". This frequently results in organic shapes that a design engineer would be highly unlikely to think of himself, and that would be very complicated or even impossible to manufactureusing conventional production methods. Possible user target groups include the automotive industry, the aviation sector or medical technology. The "revolutionary solution" and its possible applications are explained by Peter Scheller, Marketing Director at Siemens PLM Software: "What’s special about it is that this is a consistently harmonised platform. On the basis of our Convergent Modelling technology, we incorporate within our NXsoftware for integrated CAD all the relevant product development steps for 3D printing, from scanning to the actual printing. In the field of 3D printing, there are already a whole lot of individual solutions in various niches, either from printer manufacturers or other vendors. The important step we’re now taking is the integration of all process steps into a platform with a central user interface, on which both the geometry and the print path generation are stored in a secure data format." In addition, within the framework of this strategy, Siemens PLM Software has unveiled plans for a new online collaboration platform providing an option for worldwide cooperation in the manufacturing sector. The declared aim is to render "on-demand product designs"and 3D printing production operations more easily accessible to a global manufacturing industry. In mass production environments," says Peter Scheller, "3D printing has not yet arrived completely: it originated in prototyping, and so far has been predominantly used for this purpose. But we’re approaching a threshold here: the process is emerging from this niche; many companies are currently thinking about using it for mass production or have already introduced it for this purpose." When you think about an additive production process on an industrial scale, "from our point of view a process-reliable data format is extremely important, as a basis for enabling components to be dependably manufactured again and again in the same quality. So far there hadn’t been a platform of this kind, which is why we’re now providing one for our customers." For industrial production operations, in particular, it is very important to have an exhaustive description of your components on file in digital form. This is essential for accessing this digital twin in the event of queries or cases of damage and investigating the relevant causes. Peter Scheller sums up his expectations for the EMO Hannover 2017 as follows: "Siemens will continue to invest in innovations, and to work together with technology partners in order to develop new solutions designed to progress the efficacy of additive manufacturing and drive 3D printing forward still further. That’s why we’re looking forward to fruitful meetings at the EMO Hannover 2017 and plenty of mutual feedback with customers and associates. The fair is a superlative platform for learning more about current challenges and customers’ wishes."    20 September 2017               Opportunities and perspectives for additive manufacturing - 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. - Hannover Convention Center, Hall 3A - Host: Additive Manufacturing Working Group in         the VDMA      21 September  2017               International Conference on Additive Manufacturing - 9.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. - Hannover Convention Center, Munich Hall - Host: Cecimo(European Association of Machine Tool            Industries)   Further information and registrations: www.emo-hannover.de/Konferenzen  
Ms. Kang 2017-08-03
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EMO Hannover 2017) Upbeat mindset in the Indian economy

India Day at the EMO Hannover2017 will be showcasing potentials for production technology and capital investment ▲ High-ranking experts from India inform about the growing market at EMO Hannover 2017 on 20 September. India sends the second biggest visitor group from outside Europe to EMO Hannover. (Picture source: Deutsche Messe AG). Are Modinomics fuelling an industrial renaissancein India? This question will be addressed during the India Day hosted by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’Association) at the EMO Hannover 2017 on 20 September. Investors and rating agencies on the Indian stock exchange, at least, are anticipating good business opportunities in the medium term. Jeremy Leonard, Director of Global Industry Services at the British research institute Oxford Economics notes that “More scope for proactive economic stimuli when it comes to the refinancing costs of the commercial banks, plus the planned tax reform for goods and services, could unleash some accelerated dynamics.”  A view that’s confirmed by V. Anbu, Director General & CEO of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association. “Game-changing initiatives such as ‘Make in India’, opening up of strategic sectors to foreign direct investments, and the implementation of ‘One nation, one tax’ for goods and services have spurred manufacturing growth”, is his firm conviction. India’s economy is growing India’s economy is indeed expanding, as is its industrial production output. In the machine tool industry, the nation ranks 8th among the world’s largest markets, with a volume of most recently 1.7 bn euros in 2016. This corresponds to growth of eleven per cent in euros. For 2017/2018, too, a continuingly moderate increase in consumption is predicted. India imports around 70 per cent of the machine tools it needs. In 2016, these were worth approximately 1.2 bn euros.  The EMO’s India Day aims in particular to elucidate the perspectives for the mechanical engineering, automaking and aviation user sectors. Dr. Andreas Wolf from Bosch Ltd., for example, sees potential in the automotive industry. “Triggered by the new legislation in regard to vehicle safety and emissions, we’re going to be seeing rapid implementation of modern-day technologies,” he says. Milind Madhav Shahane, Member of the Board of Directors at Tata Advanced Materials Ltd., sees major opportunities in the growing importance of privately owned companies: “Since the turn of the century, India’s aviation industry has been experiencing dynamic growth at privately managed companies, supported by large conglomerates and their engineering expertise.” This is one of the main reasons why United Grinding has opened a subsidiary in Bangalore and set up a technology centre. “This enables us to perform meaningful tests on customers’ components and to offer realistic training for machine operators,” says C.R. Sudheendra, President India Operations of United Grinding. India’s government keen to attract investorsThe EMO’s India Day will also be supported by the Indian government. We shall be honoured to host Shri N. Sivanand, Joint Secretary of the Department of Heavy Industry in the Ministry of Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises. He will be spotlighting the government’s initiative for boosting the manufacturing sector. We shall also be welcoming six delegations of high-ranking Indian entrepreneurs, which will be organised and accompanied by various Indian customer associations and the staff of the VDMA’s liaison office in Kolkata. “We are particularly gratified to note that it will be almost exclusively Indian speakers or pundits who are thoroughly familiar with the country from their own career experience there who will be presenting their expertise on the India Day,” says Gerhard Hein,who is the co-organiser of the India Dayat the VDW, who are hosting the EMO. “So we’re expecting an exciting event,offering exceptional added value to everyone involved.”  More information: Gerhard Hein, VDW, Tel. +49 69 756081-43, g.hein@vdw.de, Klaus-PeterKuhnmünch, VDW, Tel. +49 69 756081-37, kp.kuhnmuench@vdw.de At a glanceWhat: EMO India Day  When: Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 10.00 a.m.to 1.00 p.m.Where: Hanover Exhibition Grounds, Convention Centre, Hall 3 B Programme:                      Shri N. Sivanand,Ministry of Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises        Government Initiative for promotingmanufacturing industry in India   Jeremy Leonard, Oxford Economics     Current Situation of the Indian Economy, Outlook on Industrial Production and Investment Activities in Key User-Segments     V. Anbu, Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association     Overview of Machine Tool Industry in India including technical requirements   Dr. Andreas Wolf, Bosch Ltd.     Challenges, Threats and Opportunities from the perspective of an Automotive Supplier in India     Milind MadhavShahane, Tata Advance Materials Ltd.     Potential of Aerospace Industry inIndia   C.R. Sudheendra, United Grinding     Best Practice: Market Activities and Strategical Positioning of United Grinding    Seminar language: German/EnglishAttendance fee: 185 Euros plus VAT (Early booking: 155 Eurosplus VAT)Registration: www.emo-hannover.de/conferencesContact: Bianca Huber, b.huber@vdw.de 
Ms. Kang 2017-08-03
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Mexico: Full House at the Open House

- Around 200 guests came to the Open House at KraussMaffei Group Mexico and experienced plastics processing from A to Z - Mix of industries regarding presentations and visitors: Beverages, automotive, packaging, technical applications and construction - Premiere for all-electric PX series and LRX linear small robots - Very good mood in the market and strong demand     The all-electric PX series, surface decoration with dynamic mold heating (DMH), pipe extrusion, pultrusion of profiles, and dosing of polyurethane. No other company can present such a wide range of plastics processing as the companies of the KraussMaffei Group. The visitors at the Open House at the location in Querétaro / Mexico in July appreciated the diversity: 200 guests attended the presentations and live demonstrations.         Strong demand in Mexico  Klaus Jell, General Manager KraussMaffei Group Mexico, welcomed the guests at the Open House in Queretaro   That's efficiency: People visiting the Open House at the KraussMaffei Group Mexico could get to know the whole repertoire of plastics processing in just one day: From injection molding to reaction process machinery and extrusion. 200 guests took up the invitation, and Klaus Jell, General Manager of the KraussMaffei Group Mexico, summarizes the event with great enthusiasm: "The day was a resounding success. Our customers found the mix of live demonstrations and specialist presentations to be very valuable, and we could sense their positive and motivating mood."   At present there is great demand for machines on the Mexican market, in particular in the areas of packaging, agriculture, automotive and construction. The three segments of Injection Molding, Reaction Process Machinery and Extrusion Technology in the KraussMaffei Group therefore showcased technologies and developments that provide the customer with solutions precisely in these areas – of course, with a little local color. Reaction Process Machinery thus demonstrated its RimStar Compact metering machine using the manufacture of small tequila barrels, and presented the new training program in Querétaro and Monterey. Extrusion used presentations to showcase pipe and profile manufacture from various materials, as well as compounding.   First appearance for the PX  Fulvio Menconi, Sales Manager Netstal Mexico, and the ELION 2200   In the Injection Molding area, the visitors experienced lots of technology for precision and manufacturing efficiency. The all-electric PX series from KraussMaffei celebrated its premiere in Mexico and immediately met with great interest on account of its flexibility and modular design. For projects with complex surface design, the dynamic mold heating of the cooperation partner Roctool offered interesting perspectives, because this process can achieve exciting effects and seamless surface aesthetics. On an ELION 2200-1000, a classical Netstal application was demonstrated with cycle times of 4.5 seconds: Circular lids with a weight of 6.6 g of the material PRO-FAX SL872NW.The four-cavity mold was provided by the partner Stackteck. The demand for such projects with extremely short cycle times is currently growing strongly in Mexico, so the In Mold Compression-Technologie pursued by Netstal is also attractive. The new LRX small linear robot took over the time-saving handling.   Beside the many impressions for the mind, food and refreshments were not in short supply. While the guests enjoyed the Mexican/Bavarian catering, many interesting discussions took place, and Klaus Jell looks to the future with optimism: "I am very confident. The feedback we are getting from our customers is extremely positive, and we will further expand this strong customer orientation."  Pleased with the resounding success of the Open House: Enrique Ponton (Automation Mexico), Carlos Schimpf (Training Cordinator), Ana Claudia Menconi (Training & Marketing Manager), Jose Luis Garcia (Senior Instructor) and Felipe Reyes / Marketing (from left)
Ms. Kang 2017-07-28
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An excellent mood prevailed at CHINAPLAS 2017, with its record number of 155,258 professionals

A highly successful CHINAPLAS 2017 concluded its four-day run on 19 May in Guangzhou. Buoyed by very good weather and the plastics and rubber industries’ positive economic outlook, attendees generally projected an extremely upbeat attitude throughout the show.  ▲ A total of 155,258 trade visitors from 154 countries and regions attended CHINAPLAS 2017. A record-breaking show CHINAPLAS 2017 broke three different records ­– for total number of visitors, the single-day number of visitors, and total exhibition area – eclipsing the performance of all previous 30 editions of the show. A total of 155,258 trade visitors from 154 countries and regions attended the show held on May 16-19. Compared with the previous Guangzhou edition, held in 2015, this year’s event posted a remarkable jump of more than 21% in the number of total visitors.CHINAPLAS 2017 also set a new record on Day 2, with 56,347 investment-oriented visitors, marking the highest number of visitors on any single day in the show’s history. Ms. Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., CHINAPLAS organizer, was delighted by the results. “I have never seen such a vast number of visitors before,” she said, noting that all 26 exhibition halls were packed with participants. “Most of our exhibitors were satisfied with the result,” added Leung, further suggesting that, “To some extent, this implies China’s economy has bounced back.”    ▲ CHINAPLAS 2017 attracted more than 3,400 exhibitorsfrom 38 countries.The exhibition area of 250,000 square meters, meanwhile, represented the largest amount of exhibit space in CHINAPLAS’ history. The show attracted more than 3,400 exhibitors from 38 countries.“I have to thank my team for their dedicated devotion to CHINAPLAS,” Leung said. “They are so passionate in promoting the show!” Special thanks, she continued, goes to Adsale’s cooperation partners, for their prolonged and sincere assistance in making the event a success. Moreover, the “new normal” of the Chinese economy – marked by accelerated efforts to upgrade and transform entire industries – also was a factor, she said, noting that “CHINAPLAS provides a platform for technology innovation and helps industries to move further up the value chain.” ▲ CHINAPLAS continues to become more international,as indicated by the 2017 fair’s number of overseas visitors, which soared to 40,048 visitors, accounting for 25.8% of the total.Visitorprofile and commentsCHINAPLAS continues to become more international, as indicated by the 2017 fair’s number of overseas visitors, which soared to 40,048 visitors, accounting for 25.8% of the total. They came from 153 countries and regions such as Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia, and more.  Mr. Patrick Schmutz, Director Asia-PacificProcurement for Quadrant Plastic Composites AG, said: “The quality of CHINAPLAS continues to rise quickly. Many years ago, low-end machines dominated the show, but now, high-end and advanced machinery is the norm. The high-quality, cost-effective machinery is very attractive to Europeans!” Lic. Nicolas A. Finkielsztein and Lic. AstridGrotewold, Commercial Manager and Sales Manager, respectively, from Laquimar, camefrom Argentina to look for raw materials. They used the terms “professional” and “well-organized” to describe the show. “CHINAPLAS is very well-known in Argentina, even though it’s far away from us. CHINAPLAS is truly an excellent platform connecting suppliers and buyers, and for sure we will come next year!”  Mr. Nohcheol Park, Principal Engineer for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., commented: “I come to CHINAPLAS to learn about new plastics technology and to find new injection molding for manufacturing home appliances. I found the most impressive exhibit to be the transparent silicone from Sumitomo Chemical. It’s good to have both Chinese and overseas exhibitors in the show.” ▲ New Shanghai venue in 2018, NECC(National Exhibition and Convention Center)New Shanghai venue in 2018When the show shifts back north next year, CHINAPLAS 2018 will move from its long-time Shanghai venue in Pudong to the new National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Hongqiao (http://en.cecsh.com ) – the largest single block building and exhibition complex in the world. The show’s next edition is scheduled for April 24-27, 2018. This change of venue will represent a completely new challenge for the CHINAPLAS team, but all are eager to take it on with a view to delivering an even bigger and better show for the global plastics and rubber industries.   Please visit official website at www.ChinaplasOnline.com for onsite video and photos from CHINAPLAS 2017. We hope to see you at the NECC next April!
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