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Volume: XXVI / No. 12

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August- 2018

In Focus

Industry 4.0 : Manufacturing�s Next Move

According to recent reports, there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2020. The Internet of Things (IoT) is spreading its divisions across diligences, organisations, utilities, homes, and almost everywhere. IoT is set to play an important role in the next Industrial Revolution. It will enable a new form of analytics to analyse a massive cloud of dynamic, ever changing information and offer information that can be used for operative and analytical purposes. Its very first and greatest impact is expected to be in the industrial sector, where organised change is more feasible compared to sectors where the consumer is directly involved� Read More

In Conversation With

�We need to create indigenous IoT devices that are cost effective and reliable�

During an interaction with Nishant Kashyap, Asim Tewari, Professor (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and Professor-in-charge, NCAIR talks about IoT in manufacturing, creating awareness and the need to look at indigenous solutions which can serve the purpose and are cost effective at the same time...
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Leaders Speak

"Better hand-holding from the OEMs might help the Indian tool rooms"

OEMs and Indian tool rooms should come under a platform to discuss the need gap. While OEMs can highlight the challenges, they face while sourcing from the Indian tool rooms, the tool rooms can put across their expectations from OEMs and understand their requirement better,� says Chandramohan Natarajan, Wholetime Director, Craftsman Automation Ltd, India....
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Tips & Tricks

8 Common Insert Failures and How to Address Them

If you don�t know much about insert failure and its negative impact on your manufacturing equipment, it�s similar to an athlete exhausting a good pair of running shoes. Much like a shoe under the weight of the runner wearing it, an insert endures tremendous stress over and over again; creating wear and tear. If not addressed, wear can cause pain for an athlete and inaccurate processes or poor productivity for a manufacturer...Read More

Event report

TAGMA and MAZAK organises seminar on �Latest Trends in manufacturing

Leading CNC manufacturer Yamazaki MAZAK and Tool and Gauge Manufacturers� Association (TAGMA) jointly organised a seminar, �Latest trends in manufacturing�. Held on August 23, 2018 at Vasai in Mumbai, the event aimed to bring together the tool and die makers in the nearby areas. The event highlighted the latest technologies available for die mould manufacturing. Technologies like complex surface fi nish machining solutions, Industry 4.0 and additive manufacturing solutions formed a major part of the seminar.
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Case Study

KOMET� GROUP innovates cutting tools using metal 3D printing technology

KOMET� GROUP is using Renishaw metal additive manufacturing technology to produce new ranges of innovative cutting tools. As well as allowing special cutters to be produced more quickly, the use of additive manufacturing enables more complex shapes to be generated, both for the external shape of the tooling and for the internal cooling channels Read More

Editorial

Beyond Assembly Line
Manufacturing is getting a facelift, thanks to Industry 4.0, designed to make the process more efficient, flexible and connected. A confl uence of disruptive digital technologies, Industry 4.0 promises growth, and a fi ghting chance in the international arena.
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Industry Update

Introducing Makino�s New UP6 HEAT Wire EDM Designed for Ultra Precision Machining
Seco Partners with MachineMetrics to Off er Manufacturing Analytics
Meusburger Presents the smallest ready-to-use slide
Milacron�s success continuous in Low Pressure Injection Moulding (LPIM) Structural Foam machine