Takamatsu Machinery (Thailand) held a private show on July 20-21, 2023. After the COVID pandemic, this marks the first time for a complete revival of the event with no restrictions. The number of visitors exceeded 300, surpassing the previous show. It was a significant milestone event for the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Thai company.
A total of seven machine tool and tool manufacturers participated. As a major highlight that differs from last year, a lecturer from the Thai Automobile Industry Promotion Organization was invited to give a knowledge seminar on the current trends and tendencies of the electric vehicle market.
<Main Cooperating Manufacturers>
* Listed manufacturers in no particular order
■ Neos Chemical
Exhibited product: Coolant that contributes to machine maintenance and efficiency improvement
■ Kitagawa (Thailand)
Exhibited products: Standard chucks, quick-change jaws, robot hands, etc.
■ Hakusan (Thailand)
Exhibited products: Floor conveyors, drum filter scrapers, etc.
■ Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
Exhibited products: Cutter heads, CBN tools for metal parts lathes, drills, sensors for measuring workpiece lathes, etc.
■ Tosei (Thailand)
Exhibited products: Workpiece measurement instruments for in-line production, automatic processing software, etc.
■ FANUC Thai
Exhibited product: TAKAMAZ "GSL-10" × collaborative robot
■ Dynamic Tools Corporation
Exhibited products: Air chucks, diaphragms (palm chucks), etc.
A total of six types of machines were displayed at this exhibition. The new XTs-6 (6-inch class smallest precision lathe) was introduced for the first time at the exhibition in Thailand.
<Main features of the "XTS-6">
✔ Compact structure with a width of 1,105 mm
✔ Equipped with an "idle stop function" that automatically deactivates operation when the machine is stopped
✔ Equipped with the thermal displacement compensation system "Thermony®" enables stable operation even under conditions with large temperature changes.