Japanese Escomatic Machining House Seeks Sales Reps for Marketing in USA and Europe

Shibue Seimitsu has appointed Suwa Precision Engineering in Singapore as its international sales representative and seeks sales reps for USA and Europe.

Suwa, Nagano, Japan 8/Jan/2006 - To extend its marketing into international markets, Shibue Seimitsu Co., Ltd., a specialist in escomatic machining for over 50 years, has appointed Suwa Precision Engineering in Singapore as its sales representative for the overseas markets outside Japan and China.

Established in 1951, Shibue Seimitsu has specialized in escomatic machining of miniature (diameter 0.3 to 6mm) precision complex profile parts with tolerance of +-20 microns parts and burr-free finishes for the electronics and watch industries.

In escomatic machining, as the coil stock is fed through the machine, it is straightened, and then moved into bushings that are the same size as the stock. The bushings support allows the escomatic machine to hold a very tight concentricity for the length of the part. The continuously fed self-straightening coil stock reduces the turning needed to achieve the desired diameter, and also leads to less wasted material, less down-time for reloading and therefore lower cost.

"Escomatic machining has excellent repeatability throughout mass production. Our ISO9001 certified factory operates 24/7 to meet your production requirements with minimal workers. We focus on complex profile escomatic machining of part such as hinge components for cell phones and micro motor shafts, " says Toshiaki Shibue, President of Shibue Seimitsu.

Says Ken Yap, Director of Suwa Precision Engineering "We hope to help Shibue Seimitsu reach out to new customers and even appoint other sales representatives in the States and Europe."

About Shibue Seimitsu Co., Ltd. Shibue Seimitsu is located in Suwa, Japan, home base of major corporations such as Seiko Epson and Nidec Sankyo. The company specialize in escomatic machining of connector pins, micro shaft, micro motor shaft, insert pin for insert molding, and rotary hinge components for mobile phones, printer head parts, terminal pins for automotive connector components, watch parts.

About Suwa Precision Engineering Pte Ltd Suwa Precision Engineering Pte Ltd is the marketing office for a group of precision engineering manufacturers from Japan, China and Singapore. These manufacturers have more than 40 years each in manufacturing precision products and components such as stamping dies, precision metal stamping (deep draw and high speed), precision turned components and miniature balls from diameter 0.1mm, precision gears and pcb in small footprint (1mm by 2.5mm).

About the Author

Author Ken Yap holds directorships in Suwa Precision Engineering Pte Ltd in Singapore which represents precision machining, metal stamping, miniature balls and gears and PCB manufacturers from Suwa, Japan, and Attisse Pte Ltd, a business and market research consultancy firm for Japanese investors.

What Are CNC Programming Services Do?

CNC stands for Computer numerical control. Just about every business that operates a manufacturing machine will usually have a cnc programming service operating it. The basic function of a cnc programming service has a cnc machine running it. The cnc machine is an automatic, precise, and consistent motion control mechanism. In the past, most automated machines needed someone to stand by the machine to make sure it was lined up properly and made sure that it repeated a certain function that is required from the machine. For a better explanation, I'm going to use the example the website I researched for this information used to make things a bit more clear. A drill press is used to machine holes, this is a repetitive motion, however, a person must stand over the machine to line up the drill with the holes and make sure the drill stays lined up. A person is required to do something every step of the way. However, a person can only do so much, and as production grows so will the amount of ?holes? so to speak, and the operator will eventually find it hard to keep up. In order to create more production, a cnc programming service and set up can be added. The cnc machine can do everything that an operator would be required to do. Once the machine is setup and running, it can take the place of the operators, the cnc machine is so easy to run, the operators tend to get bored during lengthy productions.

The cnc machine or course can do much more complicated operations that require much higher skill levels. A cnc programming service can improve automation so much that most of the time operator intervention can be reduced or all together eliminated to do other things. The second benefit is that cnc programming services and technology is consistent and accurate and once the program is verified, the machine will run efficiently and consistent, no matter how many work pieces need to be produced. A third benefit offered by most forms of CNC machine tools is flexibility. Since these machines are run from programs, running a different work piece is almost as easy as loading a different program. Once a program has been verified and executed for one production run, it can be easily recalled the next time the work piece is to be run. This leads to yet another benefit, a fast change over. Since these machines are very easy to setup and run, and since programs can be easily loaded, they allow very short setup time. Rather than applying completely mechanical devices to cause motion as is required on most conventional machine tools, CNC machines allow motion control in a revolutionary manner. All forms of CNC equipment have two or more directions of motion, called axes. These axes can be precisely and automatically positioned along their lengths of travel. If you need more information about cnc programming services there is a lot of information about it online.

About the Author: Leeanna is an expert author who writes for CNC Programming Service

How To Use Diamond Tool To Cut Steel In Micro Machining?

The diamond tool is commonly used in micro-machining as it can withstand the micro hardening of the workpiece surface during micro-machining. This micro-hardening creates enough resistance to break the tool bit easily in micro milling, but not a diamond tool. Micro-machining using diamond tool could be performed at high speeds and generally fine speeds to produce good surface finish such as mirror surfaces and high dimensional accuracy in non-ferrous alloys and abrasive non-metallic materials.

However, if a diamond tool were to be used to cut steel, one of the most common engineering materials used in industries, the diamond tool will face severe tool wear. While diamond only softens at 1350 degree Celsius and melts at 3027 degree Celsius, and is also the hardest material in the world, it has a weakness. Diamond succumbs to graphitization, which means that it will change its crystal structure to graphite crystal structure at 200 degree Celsius in the presence of a catalyst metal such as carbon steel and alloys with titanium, nickel and cobalt.

There have been various attempts to improve the tool life of the diamond tool while cutting steel so as to improve the efficiency and profitability of this operation. Such processes include micro-cutting the steel workpiece in a carbon-rich gas chamber as well as a cryongenically cooled chamber. However, these methods require costly equipment modification and restrict direct supervision of the micro-cutting process.

The latest breakthrough came when the diamond tool was subject to ultrasonic vibration during micro-cutting. It has been shown that a diamond tool subject to ultrasonic vibration can cut the steel well enough to produce a mirror surface finish with acceptable tool life. The ultrasonic vibration at the diamond tool tip allows the tool face to cool down considerably during the cutting process and delays the chemical reaction between the diamond tool and the steel workpiece. As a result, the diamond tool life is increased by a few hundred times.

For example, a single crystal diamond tool with feedrate 5 micron/revolution, cutting speed zero to 5m/min and depth of cut 10 micron was attached to a ultrasonic vibration generator so that the diamond tool tip vibrated about 4 microns while it was used to cut stainless steel. The mirror surface finish of the cut steel surface was measured at 8 nm Ra!

With more and more machining companies moving into the niche micro machining field, such ultrasonic vibration assisted cutting can only help the progressive company to achieve process leadership and innovative differentiation.

Author Ken Yap is a director of Suwa Precision Engineering Pte Ltd in Singapore and represents metal stamping, precision machining, miniature precision balls and PCB manufacturers from Suwa, also called "The Oriental Switzerland" in Japan due to its Swiss resemblance for rich watch-making industry, its mountainous terrain and its precision component making industry.

About the Author

Ken Yap is a director of Suwa Precision Engineering in Singapore, and represents precision component manufacturers from Suwa, Japan. He is also a partner in Attisse Pte Ltd providing business consultancy and research services to Japanese investors.

The Mini CNC Machine

The mini CNC machine gives the manufacturer a way to reduce cycle time. The mini CNC machine helps the manufacturer to avoid a long void between the end of one operation and the start of the next operation. The manufacturer who decides to purchase a mini CNC machine has chosen to apply the principles of cycle time to the area of production machinery.

The nature of the mini CNC machine creates three ways by which miniaturization can pave the way for cycle time reduction. This article will list three ways by which a manufacturer can reduce cycle time. It will also provide details concerning how the mini CNC machine permits the manufacturer to apply the principles of cycle time reduction to the operation of the mini CNC machine, and ultimately to the process of machine production.

The effort to reduce the manufacturers cycle time begins with an attempt to minimize the amount of time that operators spend loading and unloading various materials. The operator of a CNC machine will work more efficiently if he or she is able to minimize the workplace loading and unloading. This minimization is achieved through use of the mini CNC machine.

The operator of the mini CNC machine can save time by using large bed sizes and a small footprint. The operator of a mini CNC machine will save money by loading into the machine a wide piece of material and then limiting each process (cutting, engraving, routing, and drilling) to a small footprint.

The operator of a CNC-based piece of equipment can reduce cycle time by reducing the tool maintenance time. Such a reduction is made possible by the mini CNC machine. The small size of the miniaturized machines facilitates the creation of multiple design options. The large number of options leads to creation of a generous number of spare parts. Meanwhile the surplus of spare parts guarantees the ready replacement of any malfunctioning parts.

The operator of a mini CNC machine also reduces cycle time by decreasing the program execution time. The clamping of small elements to the mini CNC machine and the automation of the tiny machine parts leads to a lowering of operator intervention. Whenever operators can afford to devote less time to matching the quality of a previous result, then the manufacturer saves money.

It thus becomes obvious that the characteristics of the mini CNC machine guarantee the application by the operator of the principles of cycle time. Three aspects of any CNC program fall under the control of the product manufacturer.

1) The time required for workplace equipment to accomplish the loading and unloading of the material that requires a transformation (a cutting, drilling, routing or engraving),
2) The length of the program execution time,
3) The length of the tool maintenance time.

The ability of a mini CNC machine to substantially alter any of the above three aspects could lead to a reduction in cycle time. A reduction in cycle time could improve performance of the process machinery.

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