Concentric 4-jaw chuck

TECO_Taipei_c_Koran_c_2_Taiwan.qxd 18.4.2018 17:12 Page 7 T A I W A N b u s i n e s s l services l production support vourable investment conditions and an educated and skilled work force. However, Taiwan is also an important economic partner for the Czech Republic, mainly in view of its significant investments in the Czech Republic and the growing interest of Czech companies in that territory. Compared to the conditions in PRC, Taiwan has a significantly better position due to its democratic framework, including a functioning legal system and respect for intellectual property. Czech Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (ČEKK) There are no export, investment or travel promotion agencies directly operating in Taiwan, and the Czech Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan (ČEKK) represents, to a certain degree, also the interests of these missions. Its economic and business department therefore has a wide scope to promote economic interests of Czech companies in Taiwan, especially in the area of production, sale of goods and services, investment and scientific and technological cooperation. In short, ČEKK supports and contributes to the development of economic relations and business opportunities for Czech companies in Taiwan, while also promoting investments from / into the Czech Republic that contribute to the economic growth of the country. ČEKK is also the first contact point for Czech companies interested in the Taiwanese market, potential business and investment opportunities while establishing and developing Czech companies' relations with Taiwanese partners. Each year, it organises seminars, conferences and business missions focusing not only on traditional trading areas such as engineering or automotive, but also other interesting sectors, including aerospace, nano / bio-technology, energy, green technology, ICT or infrastructure. ČEKK also issues recommendations to Czech companies to participate in trade fairs in Taiwan and helps to negotiate more favourable conditions for the Czech participation in the fairs, where companies have the opportunity to establish personal contact with potential partners and also to present their business. For 2017, ČEKK has prepared, in cooperation with other Czech ministries, export activities within various projects for the promotion of economic diplomacy (PROPED): 1) 5th Meeting of the Czech-Taiwanese Technological Days focused on science, research and innovation (this year's topic: Green Energy and Biomedicine); 2) Sectorial incoming missions of Taiwanese companies to the Czech Republic; 3) Participation of Czech companies at the Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show. Other important events planned in 2017: • Participation in EUROPE Fair 2017 in Taiwan, with promotion of Czech products; • 2nd meeting of the Bilateral Economic Consultations organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Economy of TW; • and other sectorial missions to the Czech Republic/Taiwan Further information on the events may be found on the website of the Czech Economic and Cultural Office. Alternatively, please contact the ČEKK business section directly by email at: commerce_taipei@mzv.cz. The bilateral activities open access to foreign markets, thus enabling Czech companies to expand their operation in far away countries. At the multilateral level, ČEKK is dedicated to removing any trade and investment barriers that exist between the EU and Taiwan. p Author: Eva Pigová, MSc., Head of the Economic Section of the Czech Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei Czech Economic and Cultural Office of Taipei Concentric 4-jaw chuck Highly flexible HWR, the German producer of clamping chucks, has responded to the development of machine tools and designed InoFlex, a concentric 4-jaw chuck. With the new mechanism for the movement of the clamping jaws, it is possible to clamp the round, rectangular and geometrically round parts so that the centre of the workpiece is always aligned with the machining axis. Function principle If the shape of the part is geometrically irregular, its clamping in the machining axis is difficult. In a conventional chuck, the clamping mechanism is set up to allow all drive parts move in the same direction around the centre either towards or away from the centre. The new 4-jaw chuck allows alignment of the member in the axis by moving the two pairs of jaws independently of each other so that the part is centred, followed by symmetrical clamping. The chucks are manufactured in a range of 160–1200 mmm diameters in closed centre manual version or through hole power or closed centre power versions for CNC machines. These chucks are ideally suited for clamping various types of parts such as burrs, castings, or generally shaped parts. HWR is represented in the Czech and Slovak Republics by KORAN, spol. s r.o. p www.koran-rankov.cz www.technikaatrh.cz 7