In this issue

The safety of machine tool equipment is always an issue. Besides the ethical and moral aspects involved, machine tools, in particular, pose stringent requirements for safety features and reliability. Risk assessment is one of the crucial elements in evaluating conformity when it comes to CE-labelling of machines. METAL CUTTING EQUIPMENT section presents technical safety measures that act independently of the machine operator’s behaviour over safety instructions.
Sometimes lasers get very hot under the collar, especially when processing thick steel. To ensure that everything stays cool in the kerf, check out Trumpf’s solution for localised workpiece cooling at the issue’s LASER section. Here you will learn the centerpiece of the CoolLine option which is a separate cutting head with special nozzles that spray a fine fog of water. The cold fog is sprayed onto the material through holes in the nozzle, coaxial to the laser beam. It then settles on the workpiece and evaporates.
Against a background of increasing automation, process and machine monitoring is becoming more important. The INSPECTION/MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT segment discusses areas in which modern monitoring systems are used, including current and future challenges. Stable machining processes offer more benefits than just longer tool life and a production area which allows low manning levels. When the process is ideally under control, even limits in terms of product design can be extended.

International Metalworking News - Middle East & Af Magazine Description:

International Metalworking News – Middle East & Africa is published 6x a year in English with highlights in Arabic. The magazine is uniquely positioned to serve the needs of the metal forming and metal cutting industry across 20 countries in the Middle East and Africa. It offers practical solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and turn innovations into real competitive advantages as well as the latest market information, trade show reviews and videos, and people and company profiles, written by industry experts and correspondents across the Middle East and Africa. Also included are exclusive content and articles from Ringier's family of metalworking industry magazines covering Greater China and South East Asia, such as International Metalworking News for China, International Mold & Die Making News for China, Modern Machine Tools and International Metalworking News for Asia. The interactive content allows readers to make direct and immediate contact with advertisers/suppliers and featured companies in the editorial by clicking on the web site and email addresses in each issue, access online content in Ringier’s metalworking website (metalworking.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.