International Metalworking News for Asia

In this issue of International Metalworking News for Asia (IMNA) is a story about KUKA Robot’s business success in China.
Being a German based company entering the Asian market can be at times stressful and all-consuming but KUKA Robot has mastered the field of robotics technology and now Kong Bing, CEO of KUKA Robot (Shanghai) Co. Ltd has lived to tell the inspiring story of the company’s Shanghai operations. Safety awareness in the workplace is the first step to ensuring an injury free zone.
In an interview, Managing Director Björn Kemper explains why KEMPER has created a new website that will help generate awareness about robust work safety among welders and employers. This involves subjects focusing on the hazards that exist in welding and the ways to prevent these. Manufacturers worldwide are always looking for the most reliable workholding devices on the market to accommodate their indexing and rotating needs. Founded in Taiwan, GANRO Sales Representative talks about the company’s detailed way of creating their rotary tables. To ensure that all products are of highest quality, GANRO’s R&D team works sideby- side with onsite operators to ensure the manufacture of every single part including the table assembly of the rotary tables. In addition to the regularly scheduled August issue is an article about optimising deburring processes with innovative solutions. Burrs and chips are unavoidable in virtually all manufacturing processes used for series production.
Today, the removal of these remnants from the production process is an absolute must for high quality, precision parts. On the one hand, ever stricter requirements for deburring quality and process reliability have to be fulfilled and, on the other hand, the deburring process has to be made increasingly efficient.
Also, this month we published a supplementary issue of IMNA Indonesia for our readers in the region. The IMNA June Vietnam Supplement Magazine shines a light on the dynamic and fast-growing Indonesian market. It offers a useful article suitable for the automotive industry in the region. Finally, your comments or suggestions are welcomed. Feel free to offer any general comments you may have about material or articles on this magazine or offer a suggestion on how we can improve. We also welcome article contributions that you feel would be a good reference for others to read.