International Metalworking News for Asia

Manufacturing, says market research firm McKinsey, is essential to a nation or region and its presence or absence can have some significant impact on an economic area. There are so many things going on in the metalworking industry; so many new products and techniques to help increase manufacturing productivity.
For this issue of International Metalworking News for Asia you will find a vertical turning center that opens up new opportunities for the machining of a wide range of small chucked components, as well as the benefits of using a directed high-pressure coolant that puts precisely where it is required for efficient and increased production.
Everywhere you turn in an industrial production environment you encounter the word “downsizing.” The trend towards downsizing increases demands for greater precision and that makes the manufacture of small components a real challenge. Shrinking components and new smaller components present a particularly complex task for the mechanical engineering companies that manufacture them. What kind of machine used to master the task is shown at the Metal Cutting Equipment section.
There are high expectations for today’s coolant delivery tooling systems to do more than just cool metal cutting processes. When you choose or are even forced to use coolant, functional efficiency should be at as high a level as possible and be able to present significant opportunities to release hidden productivity. Equally importantly, especially in turning operations, the modern coolant fluid delivery tooling systems must provide effective chip control. Find out more when you read Tooling & Workholding section of this month’s issue.