The new BMW Z4 has been officially teased for the first time, with a single, shadowy image of the new sports car, plus a promised unveiling next month. The new Audi TT and Mercedes SLC rival will make its debut on 17 August. While that rules out a Frankfurt Motor Show reveal, it matches up nicely with the 2017 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Monterey Car Week. Best convertible cars to buy now With BMW choosing Pebble Beach to debut the Z4, it’s likely that we’ll see the car in concept form rather than the finished product – full debuts are few and far between at the Monterey Car Week, though concept vehicles, one-offs and special edition cars often break cover. Therefore, we could see BMW unfurl the new Z4 in a similar manner to the all-new 8 Series, with a revealing concept vehicle to whet the appetite for the production model.Our exclusive images show how the new two-seat roadster could look when it arrives. It has already been spotted testing on multiple occasions, with the most recent spyshots showing it winter testing with a slightly more revealing disguise compared to earlier mules lapping the Nurburgring. The...
Sarasota, Fla. — There's an energy and enthusiasm at Octex LLC that's palpable and seemingly infectious. Maybe it's the sunshine of Sarasota. More likely, it's the vision of President John Hoskins and his team that's sprinkled with youthful leaders. Either way, this contract manufacturer/injection molder is expanding physically and on its balance sheet. Examples abound. This month, Octex moved equipment into its newly constructed 4,000-square-foot white room. This room for medical molding has a reflective deep blue floor and wall of windows that give office staff a needed view into the work room, connecting shop to office. In the fourth quarter @Industry In the fourth quarter, Hoskins said the company will expand its clean room to 6,000 square feet. These moves are all part of the company's master plan, which by the end of 2020 will see the complete reconfiguration of the building, moving the entrance to the current rear of the complex. The company's in-house lab — currently at 3,000 square feet — will expand to 10,000 in the next two to three years. That lab, formerly Octex Labs, now goes by the name Omnia Scientific. All of this is on the heels of the 2015 purchase of Choice...
Design complexity simplifiedwith CNC machining technology How complex gears are engraved with extreme precision! Complex wooden designs, which are too intricate to understand! How man to achieve that was, was it mere manual work or advanced knowledge; was it a supernatural occurrence? An ordinary individual may ask these usual questions on coming across complex engineering designs. What is your thought? In the late 1970s, man invented a machine technology, which would allow complex designs to be made by machines automatically, with minimal manpower, and proper timing. This technology has indeed advanced significantly in the 21st century, thus making it possible to design and develop complex components, which would have proved a nightmare without current technology. Let us look with the intent on the actual Robotic machine technology. 1. Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining CNC machining is the use of a computer with a unique Computer software program composed of a numerical machine language, designed to control the movement of the machine components with extreme precision while performing a task. Especially applied on lathes, routers, mills and grinders. 2. How it works A CAD drawing of either two dimensions or three dimensions is created and a programming code that the CNC...