The Sugino Superoll Mac is a roller burnishing tool with an automatic tool diameter adjustment function of 0.2mm. When burnishing, the tool diameter adjusts automatically, realizing stable finishing and a longer tool life. “Conventional roller burnishing tools, which have a…

Bull Precision does all kinds of glass processing using a precision grinding method. This method involves grinding and polishing in line with forms specified by CAD data. A feature of precision grinding is that it’s faster and less expensive than…

ABEL, which provides surface processing for stainless steel, has developed a unique technology called ABEL Black, which combines stylishness with functionality. “For coloring stainless steel, the first methods that come to mind are plating and coating, but with stainless steel,…

Star Seiki, in Soma, Fukushima, manufactures aerospace components. The company possesses machining centers, general-purpose milling machines and lathes, wire electric discharge machines, grinders, and NC lathes, so it can consistently handle all stages, from design to component processing and assembly….

Panasonic is selling a 9-megapixel omnidirectional camera that triples the resolution compared to conventional 3-megapixel cameras. Unlike cameras to date, this new camera also offers three Intelligence features. “One is a people counting feature that counts the number of people,…

At the EV & HEV Drive System Technology Expo held at the Tokyo Big Sight, Gunma Gohkin exhibited a thin-walled, lightweight heat sink now under development. Using its own proprietary technology, the company successfully reduced the weight of the heat…

At Jisso Protec 2015, Panasonic Factory Solutions proposed a smart factory solution called Integrated Factory Management. The solutions connect not only electronic component mounting lines, but also other equipment and information throughout the manufacturing floor, to help ensure high-quality, low-cost,…

Blue Star R&D manufactures unique machines that use powerful ultrasonic waves to remove the fine burrs left after press-forming, and clean the products at the same time. Generating powerful ultrasonic waves in a liquid creates small bubbles called cavities. When…

STRAWB has developed a DLC coating system, for forming films of diamond-like carbon on dentures. This system produces a plasma in a vacuum chamber, and introduces a source gas that includes carbon and hydrogen as methane, from which the carbon…

Coo Space has developed revolutionary bearings that eliminate sliding friction. Bearings are components used to reduce friction so objects can rotate more smoothly. Bearings have a long history; their principle is even illustrated in ancient Egyptian paintings. As bearings are…