Siemens recently announced a limited-time offer, effective until May 31, 2017. Under this program, users of any machine tool with SINUMERIK CNC onboard will receive a variety of additional services, plus training and a 10% discount on spare parts orders. 

A tool handling device for machine tools, comprising a tool magazine having a transfer position for the transfer of the tools, including a tool changer movable between the transfer position and an exchange position, which has a rotatable double gripper, and a supporting structure movable on a foundation, on which the tool changer is mounted. In order to achieve fast tool changes in tight spaces on the machine, the supporting structure has an upper slide and a lower slide which can both be displaced by means of spindle drives in the same direction on a foundation, wherein a single drive motor is provided for driving the two spindle drives.

Device for managing the electrodes for electrical discharge machining EDM machine tools comprises at least one magazine (1) that has a series of individual housings (33) designed to accept and hold exchangeable elements (5) consisting of electrodes (6, 22) mounted on an electrode holder (11a, 11b), and a changer device (2) equipped with a gripper (2) intended to move the exchangeable elements (5) from the individual housings (33) towards the machine and vice versa. A first adapter piece (21) is associated with each of the exchangeable elements (5). This adapter piece (21) surrounds the electrode holder (11a, 11b) and is gripped around its periphery by the gripper (9) of the changer (2) so as to guarantee that the exchangeable element (5) is held precisely. The device further comprises a second adapter piece (32) associated with each of the individual housings (33) of the magazine (1) that are likely to be used.

Milling cutter and method of operating same, and other machine tools, and an adjustment mechanism therefor. A cutting insert is adjusted by moving a resilient web with an adjusting screw.

A drilling tool for machine tools has a drill body and a cutting head arranged on the front face of the drill body. The drill body has at least two chip flutes, which are delimited at their flanks by ribs and at least one of which is spirally curved. Arranged in the ribs of the drill body are coolant channels, which have an outlet opening at the end of the drill body on the cutting head side. A special feature is that the outlet openings are arranged within each one of the chip flutes and communicate with one of the coolant channels arranged in the ribs by way of a straight channel endpiece.

A drilling tool for machine tools has a drill body, a cutting head arranged on the front face of the drill body and a shaft arranged at the end thereof, wherein the drill body has two chip flutes, which are delimited at their flanks by ribs and a first chip flute of which is spirally curved. A second chip flute is not spiraled or is spirally curved with a pitch differing from the first chip flute, preferably running in the same direction of rotation.

Exports of Handicraft Machine Tools in Switzerland increased to 15.48 CHF Million in March from 14.24 CHF Million in February of 2020. Exports of Handicraft Machine Tools in Switzerland averaged 61.60 CHF Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 117.51 CHF Million in September of 1999 and a record low of 13.58 CHF Million in August of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Switzerland Exports of Handicraft Machine Tools.

Imports of Handicraft Machine Tools in Switzerland increased to 107.56 CHF Million in March from 98.37 CHF Million in February of 2020. Imports of Handicraft Machine Tools in Switzerland averaged 108.37 CHF Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 127.04 CHF Million in October of 2018 and a record low of 86.10 CHF Million in December of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Switzerland Imports of Handicraft Machine Tools.

Imports of Machine Tools in China increased to 565900 USD THO in April from 565100 USD THO in March of 2020. Imports of Machine Tools in China averaged 549529.55 USD THO from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1455927 USD THO in September of 2012 and a record low of 74730 USD THO in March of 1998. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Imports of Machine Tools.