TPT January 2016

Industry News

Record-breaking figures for EMO Milano 2015 EMO MILANO 2015, the exhibition dedicated to the industry of

of the total foreign visitors) and Asian visitors (32 per cent) was significant this year and even wider than at the previous edition of EMO Milano. Around 4,000 students, accompanied by teachers and tutors, also took part in EMO Milano 2015, a traditional meeting opportunity between schools and the industry world. The next edition of EMO Milano will take place in six years time, from 4 to 9 October 2021.

solving tough technical challenges. Along with the new laboratory, Metalube has invested more than £100,000 in new equipment to further enhance development capability. This equipment includes a Seta 4-ball tester, Mettler differential scanning calorimeter and Liebisch Kesternich cabinet, and covers the key functional properties of friction and wear, thermal stability and corrosion protection. Technical director Chris Nettleship commented, “As award-winning innova- tors we needed to update our laboratory facilities accordingly. We have in recent been for the global manufacturing industry, which met in Milan to discover and learn about the technological innovations that will determine the future of manufacturing production and of work procedures inside factories.” EMO Milano also confirmed once again that it is an event capable of anticipating new trends by proposing a focus upon additive manufacturing, and held an international conference dedicated to this issue, which was attended by around 180 people including researchers, technical specialists, entrepreneurs and experts. The presence of European (62 per cent

manufacturing machine tools, robots and automation systems, enjoyed a record-breaking event. The show registered 155,362 visits over the six exhibition days from visitors representing 120 countries. The international character that is traditionally a strong feature of EMO Milano was again in evidence with the attendance of foreign visitors amounting to 51 per cent of the total. Commissioner general Pier Luigi Streparava said: “These figures confirm how appealing the Italian venue has

EMO – Italy Email: info@emo-milan.com Website: www.emo-milan.com

Metalube opens new laboratory METALUBE’S new Manchester

years increased our number of chemists by 25 per cent and the new lab provides them with a fabulous contemporary 21 st century environment to work from.” Metalube manufactures a range of non-ferrous drawing oils and maintenance lubricants as well as a variety of corrosion protection and forming oils. The company has offices in China, India and Brazil.

laboratory is now fully operational, having doubled its capacity to 126m². The purpose-built space is fitted with specialist furniture and equipment for

Metalube Ltd – UK Fax: +44 161 775 7511

Email: post@metalube.co.uk Website: www.metalube.co.uk

Rafter completes RT-2000S tube mill RAFTER Equipment Corporation has completed a new RT-2000S HFI tube mill, ready for shipment to a major North American aluminised carbon/ stainless steel tube producer. The mill is designed to produce tubing from 0.5" OD x 0.038" wall minimum, to 2" OD x 0.12" wall maximum. customise the new mill for its particular application. The mill includes an improved three- roll weld box design, a new tandem OD bead trimmer design, and an improved turkshead straightener design. The weld box for this mill was on display at the company’s stand at the FABTECH show in Chicago, USA. Other integrated components in- cluded the ID scarfing system, weld seam remetalliser, eddy current NDT equipment, and rust preventative spray applicator. Rafter Equipment Corporation manu- factures tubemills, pipemills, roll forming machines, cut-off machines and other related tube and pipe mill machinery. Additional services include rebuilding and upgrading mill equipment.

The company was awarded the contract because of the familiarity and success with the existing Rafter tube mill. The customer also appreciated the company’s willingness to listen to feedback necessary to improve and

Although only contracted to supply the tube mill, the company worked closely with the customer to integrate the directly purchased entry/exit equipment, HFI welder, mill coolant system, and high-speed shear cut-off.

Rafter Equipment Corp – USA Fax: +1 440 572 3703 Website: www.rafterequipment.com

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