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The September issue of International Metalworking News-Middle East & Africa is filled with recent developments from industry bigwigs, which will definitely make your metalworking manufacturing easier.
INSPECTION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT featured a new processing technique that is set to remove clamping inaccuracies and boosts machining exactness up to fourfold. Based upon Smart Manufacturing”, Alicona is setting the trend of integrated production by offering a novel fabrication system where components are measured directly inside the machine.
Find out how welding trials using a range of laser parameters and shield gases were performed in the LASER/WELDING section. This article showed the relationship between laser and processing parameters on weld shape and profile. Metallography (cross-sections) and X-ray radiography were used to document the relationship between laser (spot size, laser power) and processing (shield gas type, gas flow rates, method of gas delivery, welding speed, focus position) parameters and the resulting weld geometry and structure.
It is apparent that automation technology is gaining rapidly in importance where tailor-made, competitive solutions are called for. The METAL CUTTING EQUIPMENT portion presents possibilities that can be created with intelligently interlinked manufacturing systems that show a complete system for chucked components. The objective of the development can be summarised with simplification. This is made possible by a modular concept wherein a number of machines are installed side by side, they can be easily interlinked with the help of automation components.
On top of all the major highlights are the usual combination of columns, product highlights, tradeshow updates, and much more including news from the Middle East and Africa.

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.