International Metalworking News for Asia

The April issue of International Metalworking News for Asia magazine is themed around advanced manufacturing and reflects the rapid pace of development we’ve seen in recent months. A number of technical articles explore how manufacturers can leverage, create and deliver powerful products quickly and efficiently. Leading off is how to choose the right aluminum saw. When cutting aluminium, cutting speeds must be higher and cutting forces lower. To ensure clean, exact cuts, it is especially important to have an optimum cutting geometry along with good lubrication and cooling. Chips can readily cause problems owing to the high speeds and must be removed in an effective manner. Users who saw aluminium on a regular basis are therefore advised to purchase a machine that is specially designed for this purpose. Up next is lasers. Whether tailored 3D print of lightweight construction components or precise bores using an ultra-short pulse laser, the range of applications stretches across all sectors of manufacturing. Bundled light is a core element of Industry 4.0, in which the virtual, digital world is connected to real manufacturing. The flexibility, strength and light weight are some of the qualities that make aluminium attractive in so many different applications. When it comes to machining of aluminium, metal cutting saw technology specialist Maschinenbau offers a comprehensive range of machinery specially designed for aluminium and other light metals. The final article in the set is about testing workpiece surfaces in machine tools. Given the harsh conditions prevailing within machine tools, the automated, machine-internal measurement of surface quality was considered to be technically impossible for the longest time. Moreover, customers in the high-production serial manufacturing sector expect extremely short measurement times but also maximum reliability and precision. Lastly, we take your comments seriously. If you have something other topics in mind, we want