A trio of Bumotec multi-axis, multi-tasking machining centres are not only helping Shanghai Medical Instruments (Group) to maintain its 50 % market share in China for medical instruments.
With the ongoing demands to the business to reduce lead times and costs from initial design concept to final production components coming off tooling, a toolmaker needed to look at new opportunities.
In tool and mould construction, highly abrasive graphite materials and extremely hard materials such as alloy steels of up to 65 HRC or more are dominating the scene.
While the pandemic year of 2020 has been tough for many businesses, Excel Precision is bucking the trend, recording several consecutive months of record sales figures.
Extending the capabilities of its milling portfolio, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has now expanded the VSM890-12 face and shoulder milling series from Widia.