USA – Boride Engineered Abrasives has added the Ultrasonic ECO Polisher to its offering of mould polishing equipment and supplies.

For the third time, Mack Brooks Exhibitions, organiser of Euroblech, has awarded companies for outstanding achievements.

Germany –Skantek is the main supplier for coolant nozzles for CNC machines to large tooling distribution groups and CNC machines manufacturers in Germany.

At the Automatica show in Munich, the software and equipment manufacturers worked together to show the feasibility of robot machining with the production of a wooden miniature Kuka-robot model at the Fraunhofer IPA booth and a bicycle component at the Robotmaster booth.

A Brother Feedio robotic component handling system will be shown linked to the Japanese manufacturer's Speedio M140X1 5-axis, 30-taper mill-turn centre on the stand of sole UK and Ireland agent, Whitehouse Machine Tools at Southern Manufacturing 2019 .

Cooling lubricants are often used to prevent stubborn graphite dust when milling electrodes. This means that it is not necessary to acquire an additional milling machine for graphite machining. Cooling lubricants help to extend tool life and to improve dimensional accuracy.

A flexible machining cell that can be adapted to a number of different tasks relies on robot technology to ensure high precision. For mould shops, the unit suits a number of finishing applications, according to its supplier.

Tool manufacturer Lach diamand presents a wide product range at EMO 2017. The company informs about the advantages of electro-plated grinding and deburring tools at the trade fair.

Surface finishing specialist Joke Technology has announced that its new catalogue is now also available in Dutch. It also has a three-man team to take care of the Dutch market.

USA - Precision Electrochemical Machining (PECM) is a non-conventional machining process that can help deliver high-quality components productively. We have asked Kennametal Precision Surface Solutions product manager Patrick Matt to explain more about the process.