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Steed Webzell rounds up the technologies likely to catch the eye
at this year’s Advanced Engineering exhibition (30-31 October,
Birmingham NEC)
Described as the UK’s largest annual
exhibition and conference for
advanced manufacturers and supply
chain professionals, Advanced Engineering
provides the opportunity to see, touch and
discover the latest technologies. Over 500
exhibitors will be in attendance, delivering a
feast for all those interested in R&D, design,
test, measurement and inspection, raw
materials, manufacturing and automation.
From a machine tools perspective, Italian
rm Breton (Lead Precison Machine Tools,
https://is.gd/lugeho) will focus on its Matrix
1000 Dynamic, which the company describes
as a 5-axis “no-compromise” machining
centre. Boosting productivity is a common
goal for companies in many sectors but,
according to Breton, which will exhibit from
Stand L84, the production of high quality,
precision components is something that only
certain 5-axis machining centres can deliver.
The Breton Matrix 1000 Dynamic, the latest
arrival in the Matrix family, is said to be one
such machine. Travels extend up to 3,000 by
6,000 by 1,300 mm in X, Y and Z.
Over on the stand (L50) of Group Rhodes
(https://is.gd/omalof), group company
Rhodes Interform, a specialist in bespoke
composite and metalforming machinery, will
be showcasing its expertise in superplastic
forming and diffusion bonding (full details:
https://is.gd/imebuj). The company designs,
manufactures and installs titanium and
aluminium forming cells for aerospace and
automotive manufacturers worldwide. This
capability recently included designing and
manufacturing a composite forming facility at
the University of Shef eld’s Advanced
Manufacturing Research Centre (ARMC).
Trumpf (https://is.gd/uviboq) will shine the
spotlight on its e-mobility solutions from
Stand E22 (full details: https://is.gd/kekoxi).
press produced by Rhodes
For instance, battery manufacturing alone
accounts for 10% of the company’s turnover
in the automotive sector, and more than 500
Trumpf lasers have already been installed
worldwide for this purpose. Indeed, the
company’s lasers are proving suitable for the
mass production of batteries, high power
electronic systems and electric drives.
Visitors to the exhibition will learn about the
latest Trumpf developments for e-mobility,
which range from lasers that can weld all the
seams on an electric motor in just one
minute, to its TruConnect solutions, which
allow the entire production process to be
digitised.
A number of tooling companies will be
present at the show, including Ceratizit Group
(https://is.gd/tovaso) and its Team Cutting
Tools partnership of tooling specialists. The
focus on Stand N112 is likely to be recent
introductions such as the MonsterMill TCR
milling cutter for titanium workpieces required
by the aerospace and medical device
industries (full details: https://is.gd/uroxig).
To provide an example of the gains available,
when machining 3.7164 TiA6V4 material with
a 12 mm diameter, ve- ute MonsterMill TCR
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