Pendant stations

THE New Elfin hand-held medium-to-heavy-duty pendant stations from Treotham Automation are designed to meet stringent ergonomic and safety requirements.

Metalworking & Machine Tools – Sheetmetal Working feature

AS one of the oldest industries, sheetmetal working has long been the backbone of Australian manufacturing but it has also been one of the leading adopters of breakthrough technologies.

A host of sheetmetal solutions at Austech 08

This year's Austech was one of the largest Sydney shows ever, with over 80 exhibitors displaying the latest in metalworking technologies. Katherine Crichton looks at two machines demonstrated in Australia for the first time.

Sustainable cutting fluids

Recently biodegradable lubricants have been pushed as the clean alternative to traditional products, but this 'green' solution may have problems of its own. Katherine Crichton reports.

Sustainable cutting fluids

Recently biodegradable lubricants have been pushed as the clean alternative to traditional products, but this 'green' solution may have problems of its own. Katherine Crichton reports.

Multi-tasking - is one tool really enough?

Multi-tasking has revolutionised metalworking but has also put extra demands on machine tools, though as Katherine Crichton found out, new developments in design are bringing cutting tools up to speed.

EMO 2007 “the best ever”

MACHINE tool manufacturers and machine tool users from around the world came together in Hannover in September to attend the world famous EMO, with all agreeing it was the best show ever.

Three keys to efficient machining

SUBSTRATE, coating and edge preparation are the three crucial elements for efficient machining. Each one is responsible for the success or failure of the metal cutting operation.

First college opens