Author: DINESH G
Mr. Nishant Sinha is appointed as the Regional Business Director, India, and SAARC to accelerate the growth of Bosch Power Tools through a greater consumer connect and focused channel expansions Bosch Power Tools India, a market leader in the power tools segment that offers a complete range of power tools for construction, woodworking, and the metalworking industry, has appointed Mr. Nishant Sinha as the Regional Business Director for India & SAARC. Nishant will bring his rich business experience to lead the growth of the power tools products, accessories, measuring tools, lawn & garden tools, and after-service businesses across multiple channels…
Gleason vertical Power Skiving machines for the production of soft and hardened gears up to 600 mm in workpiece diameter can now be equipped with an on-board cutter resharpening unit to greatly reduce cutter changes and help ensure consistently high quality. A fully integrated on-board cutter resharpening unit is now available for Gleason vertical Power Skiving machines, allowing for the completely automated resharpening of cutters used in the production of both soft and hardened gears up to 600 mm in workpiece diameter. By automating cutter resharpening operations, Gleason Power Skiving machines require minimum operator involvement, greatly reducing the time…
As the Reserve Bank of India Governor Shakti Kanta Das tries to assuage the fears of Covid-19’s negative impact on the Indian economy, the Sensex on Thursday lost 1300 points and Rs 5 lakh crore of investor wealth in a matter of hours. Oxford Economics warned that the spread of the virus to regions outside Asia would knock 1.3 per cent off global economic growth this year, the equivalent of $1.1tn in lost income The consultancy firm said its global economic model showed the virus was already having a “chilling effect” as factory closures in China spilled over to neighbouring…
Expansion of filtration systems for coolants BUDGET-FRIENDLY, EFFICIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE LTA coolant filters for oil and emulsion mist are low-maintenance and budget-friendly for industry and trade. These filtration systems efficiently and sustainably provide clean air in production plants. LTA mechanical systems increased its product range with the addition of M 60-CMP, M 150-CMP, M 250-CMP, and M 400-CMP with 230V or 400V options. The new systems with pre- and main filters offer extraction capacity from 600 to 4000 m3/h for both oil and emulsion applications. Using inertial separation, the prefilter removes solid, aerosol, and coarse particles from the air. The…
Electric motor will be the driving force in the near future. Wit fossil fuel drying up as well as becoming a serious threat to the environment and solar power still a long way off it will be electric motors which will rule the roost. Things are rapidly changing in the world of electric motors. What we are seeing today will become obsolete in the next five years as a new generation takes over. Car enthusiasts have long-obsessed about what is under the bonnet of a traditional car, but in the electric world the motor does not get enough attention.However, that…
Amada Miyachi Europe announces the CD-V Series of Capacitive Discharge Power Supplies and TL-V Series of weld heads.Featuring a fully controllable dual pulse output and a full-colour 3.5” user interface, the CD-V Series give consistent welding output for repeatable process results. Typical applications for the CD-V series include battery tab welding, interconnects, honeycomb tacking, fine wire to pad processes, jewellery repair and others. Some key features of the CD-V series include built-in peak current indication for immediate weld fire confirmation, pulse shaping with adjustable upslope to reduce expulsion during welds, an ultra-fast rise time for conductive material welding, and the ability to go rapid fire between pulses…
Bangalore based Intech Additive Solutions announces launch of its new ‘Made in India’ range of Metal 3D Printers The iFusion series of innovative, cutting edge technology Metal 3D Printers is being showcased at the ‘IMTEX FORMING 2020’ exhibition at Bangalore from 23rd to 28th January, 2020 Intech Additive Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as Intech DMLS Pvt. Ltd.), the Pioneers and Industry experts in Metal Additive Manufacturing in India, announced that they have Designed, Developed and Delivered to the Indian Manufacturing Industry a true ‘Made in India’ technological solution, with the launch of their new range of Metal 3D Printers. The…
Zyfra eyes 15 thousand installations of its real-time machine monitoring system by 2021 In 2019, Zyfra has connected 9000 CNC Machines to its MDCplus real-time machine monitoring and manufacturing data collection system. The projects have been implemented in Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, India, Romania, Turkey and Singapore. “By 2021 we are looking at more than 15,000 MDCplus installations across the globe. This year, we have devoted a lot of time to research and development. We have introduced a powerful new solution for predictive analytics which can even predict a machine or tool breakage. This solution, which will work with MDCplus…
The Saronda plant will process over 300,000-kilolitres of lubricants This will be GPPL’s second blending plant in the country GP Petroleums Ltd (GPPL), an automotive and industrial lubricant player in India, and part of UAE-based GP Global Group, plans to invest ₹100 crore in a new state-of-the-art plant in Saronda, Gujarat to process over 300,000-kilolitres of lubricants. This will be GPPL’s second blending plant in the country and will manufacture specialty value-added products, in addition to the automotive and industrial lubricants catering to the entire value chain. Apart from the homegrown IPOL brand, the plant may blend REPSOL branded automotive…
Seco Tools announced today that Seco India earned AS9100D certification on January 13. This is an important milestone because it enables Seco Tools to better support the aerospace sector across India and provide customers with solutions boosting productivity profitability. The certification is the result of a collaboration between Seco Global Quality department and Seco India—the first facility within the company to receive the certification—to develop aerospace-specific quality control standards. Following customer inquiries in 2016, Seco Tools established a project for meeting the aerospace certification standards in order to better serve large aircraft and defense part manufacturers. These industries typically require manufacturers to meet strict quality guidelines…
Pneumatic toggle clamps fix workpieces in place, position mechanisms and hold molds together. In this way, they not only simplify handling, they also enable fully automated processes. Elesa+Ganter offers a number of flexible solutions for this purpose Toggle clamps of the series GN 860 and GN 862 feature an important unique property: After passing through a dead point during closing, the retaining force is maintained even after loss of pressure at the cylinder. The low-wear design as well as the option to detect the position of the clamping element by means of magnetic sensors offer additional dependability. The retaining force…
CNC Software, Inc., the developer of the world’s leading CAD/CAM software, has announced that Owner and Executive Vice President Brian Summers is transitioning to a new role. Summers will retain ownership responsibilities but is stepping away from executive duties to em- bark on a new journey as an ambassador for the manufacturing community. Working with his brothers, Summers was pivotal in start- ing CNC Software in the early 1980s, from a home office, and growing the business to what it is today. Over the decades, they evolved Mastercam from a few toolpaths, CNC Software, Inc., the developer of the world’s…
IMTEX FORMING 2020 & ToolTech 2020, organized by Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA), held between 23 – 28 January 2020 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) received an overwhelming response. Spanning over an exhibition space of 33,000 square meters with 602 exhibitors from 26 countries, IMTEX FORMING 2020 & ToolTech 2020, brought stakeholders from the entire global manufacturing fraternity on a common platform for knowledge sharing and business transactions. Technologies in metal forming such as high-speed laser cutting machines, sheet metalworking, welding and joining, presses, metrology, and CAD / CAM were exhibited live by machine tool manufacturers to…
Pro-government economists have been making a lot of optimistic noise regarding the revival of the flagging economy. They are expecting that economy will start recovering from the first quarter of the next financial year. However, they have not yet come up with any solid reason why any sort of recovery will begin any time soon. Despite the slight easing of the trade conflict between the US and China and the decisive British election, the Indian economy has not benefited much. Neither have the government initiatives to revive the economy have had any impact so far. As the economy spirals further…
The Sino-US trade war, an indecisive Brexit and abject mismanagement have spelt doom for the Indian economy in the ongoing year. Despite fudging data, suppressing reports and wholesale denial things continue to spiral downwards. The government has, so far, come up with knee-jerk reactions and ad hoc measures which have made matters worse. In this two-part article we look at the first two quarters of FY2019-20 This year has not been a favourable one for the Indian economy. It has still not recovered either from the rude jolt of demonetisation unleashed in November 2016 or the chaotic implementation of the…