|
|
|
In today’s factories, components such as engine blocks or blanks for a turbine blade are processed in linked processes by multiple machines. The systems turn and mill each component and repeatedly measure it automatically as they do so. Fraunhofer developers present a new software that allows each individual component to tell the machine what has to be done. read more
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metal Cutting
Heavy-duty sawing machines for large dimensions
Large metal pre-turned, rolled or forged rings, some of them in high-strength materials, are in demand across numerous branches of industry. During classical turning operations, a large volume of material is lost through the tool due to the wide gap. A special-purpose machine innovated by saw manufacturer Behringer opens up enormous potential for savings for customers wishing to divide rings from pipe sections. read more
|
Welding
Clean air in metal processing
From a one-man operation, the manufacture of extraction systems and filter systems has now become world technology leader in welding fume extraction. Founder Gerd Kemper established spot extraction systems in Germany against considerable resistance, and later on beyond the German borders. read more
|
Industrial Manufacturing
Big data in manufacturing
Big Data poses huge benefits in terms of increased operational efficiency, lesser costs and diminished risk to the industrial world. Many manufacturers are opting to store their voluminous data in parent form, creating data lakes rather than storing them in data warehouses. read more
|
|
|
|
Africa to place itself on the automotive roadmap
Although the African new vehicle sector is facing a number of challenges, various developments will facilitate the wider recovery toward 2020. The recovery is expected to show slow growth initially. However, the recovery is expected to benefit the wider supply side of the economy which will enable sustainable growth in the coming decades.
read more >>
|
