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| Affolter Group Expands Capacity, Positions for Growth in Robotics and High-Precision Markets |
Affolter Group is investing in a major expansion and renovation of its headquarters in Valbirse (Grand Chasseral, canton of Bern, Switzerland). Construction has been under way since 2024 at the company’s site on Grand-Rue 74 and will continue through 2027. The project will add 2,750 m² of new space, increasing the company’s total footprint to 10,500 m², while also fully modernizing existing production and office facilities originally built between 1993 and 1999.
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| Kuka Robotics Highlights Advanced Robotics at IMTS 2026 |
Kuka Robotics will showcase its advanced robotic automation solutions for machine tool tending, material handling and robotic milling with the company’s OEM and integration partners at IMTS 2026. Visitors to Booth #236807 in the North Building will experience live demonstrations that showcase how Kuka is making automation easier and how its industrial robots, autonomous mobile platforms and partner technologies work together in real-world production environments.
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| Custom Tools for Power Skiving |
Star SU specializes in custom skiving tools engineered for your specific application. Optimize cycle times, improve accuracy, and extend tool life in demanding production environments. Choose from multiple tool types and materials to match your gear cutting requirements.
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| Experience What’s New from NIDEC at IMTS |
See NIDEC MACHINE TOOL AMERICA’s latest gear manufacturing innovations at IMTS 2026, September 14-19. Visit Booth 237054 to experience the MSS300 skiving machine, the ZFA260 grinding system, and the debut of our new inspection solution for monitoring hob and shaper cutter wear.
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| Predict fatigue with realistic load sequences |
Realistic load histories can change gear life predictions. With rotating rainflow analysis, the FVA-Workbench transforms complex operating sequences into reliable design information for better fatigue assessment and smarter gear optimization.
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| Your Motion Challenge. Solved. |
Don't start with a product. Start with your challenge. We'll help identify the right precision motion solution for your application, backed by engineering expertise and proven technologies.
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| Precision Grinding Built for Gear Production |
One setup. Internal, external, and out-of-round grinding on a single platform. The EMAG UG Series delivers 0.5µm roundness accuracy and grinding lengths up to 1,500 mm – built for gear shafts, planetary gears and precision components where tolerance and throughput can’t be traded.
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| Join us for How to Read and Interpret a Gear Inspection Report |
MPMA is hosting our How to Read and Interpret a Gear Inspection Report course on September 1-2, online! Gain a comprehensive understanding of gear measurement and inspection, including gear quality attributes, GMM and CMM technologies, inspection report interpretation, and corrective actions to evaluate and improve gear performance.
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