AFM - Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Máquinas-herramienta, Accesorios, Componentes y Herramientas

Machine Tool, Accessories, Component Parts and Tools Manufacturers' Association of Spain

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Fagor Arrasate achieves a great success during its open doors week

31-01-2012

During the week from 23rd to 27th of January, Fagor Arrasate organized an open doors week that was really successful because more than one hundred experts and top directors visited us. Visitors from the main car makers and stampers, the Minister of Industry of the Basque Government, managers of Professional Associations, members of the main suppliers of FAGOR as well as specialists of several European Research and Development Centers. [ Read More ]

Lantek contributes to the rail industry’s progress in China

30-01-2012

The company’s cutting and punching solution, Lantek Expert, is used by the Chinese firm Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock to produce a train that can travel at up to 500 kilometres an hour. [ Read More ]

Fagor Automation will face 2012 with a growth of 10%

30-01-2012

Fagor Automation will face 2012 with the intention to increase its share of global share, for which it has set a target to grow 10%. Their new CNC families and developments of CNC and absolute encoders (field in which it holds the world leader in long encoders) will play an important role in this plan. [ Read More ]

TMI manufacturers for ALESTIS an automatic riveting machine

30-01-2012

TMI, former Talleres Muñoz and a company which provides customers global solutions, has designed and manufactured for the aeronautical supplier ALESTIS, for its plant in Brasil, an automatic riveting machine with fixed gantry which provides 7 motion controlled axes with a various diameter rivets dispenser for riveting on curved surfaces and edges and in difficult access areas. [ Read More ]

SHUTON wins a runner-up prize in the "European Environment Awards" in the Basque Country

27-01-2012

20 December was the date of the prize-giving ceremony in Bilbao for the 2011-2012 European Environment Awards in the Basque Country, and the company SHUTON won a runner-up prize. [ Read More ]

IZAR confirms its growth in 2011, focusing on export

27-01-2012

The company, based in Vizcaya province, is set to invest 1.5 million euros and will continue creating jobs, strengthening the “Made in Spain” concept in 2012 [ Read More ]

Ideko-IK4 celebrated its 25th anniversary

23-12-2011

The Prime Minister of the Basque Government Patxi López presided over the ceremony attended by a significant representation of the current political, economic and business world of the Basque Country. [ Read More ]

AFM and AMT join forces to strengthen their association

16-12-2011

JOSÉ IGNACIO TORRECILLA is the new president of the Machine Tool, Accessory, Component and Tool Manufacturers’ Association. [ Read More ]

Fagor Automation and the electric car of TECNUN university

15-12-2011

Fagor Automation has collaborated with students from the School of Engineering of San Sebastian TECNUN to develop an electric car. [ Read More ]

Lantek closes its 2011 international trade fair calendar attending to 4 new events

15-12-2011

Lantek, is a worldwide leading company in the development and commercialisation of comprehensive CAD/CAM/MES/ERP software solutions for the metal industry. It continues to bank on trade fairs and events relating to the metal transformation and machine-tools industry, as a part of its strategy for consolidating and strengthening its global market leadership. [ Read More ]