Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

1st Machinery Auctions is staging an online auction of machines sited at various UK locations... [Read More]
Edward Symmons is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by Brice-Baker, Yate, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machines used formerly by Tecnopali UK Ltd... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is staging an online auction of equipment used previously by BAE Systems, Agusta Westland and others... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is holding an online auction of brake pad manufacturing machines used previously at the aftermarket plant of Honeywell Friction Materials, Madrid, Spain... [Read More]

1000 new jobs at JLR

1000 new jobs at JLR

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced last week that it will be creating 1000 new jobs at its Solihull manufacturing plant.
It is the most ambitious growth plan in the company's history and will increase the workforce by 25%.
The company states that the new positions are being created as part of... [Read More]

RBM from FMS

RBM from FMS

Fluid Maintenance Solutions has been appointed by RBM di Battistutta of Italy as the sole UK agent for its IFDR range of metalworking fluid filtration solutions for machine tools and grinding systems.
The systems have been proven in many... [Read More]

CAE deal

CAE deal

Germany's Siemens has acquired CAE software specialist Vistagy Inc of the USA. Siemens says it will integrate the software supplier and its products, services and support into its PLM Software Business Unit, part... [Read More]

Linear display

Linear display

Machine tool supplier, Mid Bucks Machine Tools, has opened a new display area dedicated to its Linear range of toolroom lathes.
Located in Wendover, the facility enables the lathes... [Read More]

Changes at Electrox

Changes at Electrox

Laser marking specialist, Electrox, has opened a new applications and demonstration centre in Burlington, Massachusetts.
The facility comprises offices, conferencing facilities and the essence of Electrox's... [Read More]

First TubeHone delivery

First TubeHone delivery

The first of two new 10m-stroke, 30kW horizontal honing machines has been delivered and installed by Apperley Honing of the UK to a client in Singapore.
Called TubeHone, the 24m long, all-electric machines have two 15kW... [Read More]

Volvo Eicher plan engine plant

Volvo Eicher plan engine plant

Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) has firmed up a two-year plan to invest Rs1000 crore to establish an engine manufacturing facility and expand its capacity of commercial vehicle production.
Once the expansion programme is complete by the end of next year, the company... [Read More]

TW Ward oversee relocation project

TW Ward oversee relocation project

The ability to re-locate a critical manufacturing plant without severely affecting production output is no mean feat.
But when you add to the equation that a total of 67 machines had to be de-commissioned, transported 100 miles... [Read More]

Eight Star machines sold

Eight Star machines sold

The in-house exhibition held by Star GB at its Melbourne, UK technical centre earlier this month generated eight orders for the company's Japanbuilt lathes valued at almost £1.3m, the majority for delivery before the end of the year... [Read More]

Efficient cleaning

Efficient cleaning

At the Poole factory of Thompson Valves, an ageing, in-line washing system has been replaced by a batch cleaning machine that is proving much more versatile in operation.
Called Elba, the aqueous machine is supplied in the UK by Turbex.
The superseded washing, rinsing and drying line, which was also waterbased, processed components on a continuous belt and did not have the ability to rotate parts.
As a result, there was a risk of water being retained within the valve bodies and other components,... [Read More]

Orders climb 66% compared with 2010

Orders climb 66% compared with 2010

Despite the recent weakening performance of the UK economy as a whole, 2011 has been an excellent year for engineering-based manufacturing with orders across the sector running around 66% higher than during 2010 for the first nine months of the year, according to survey data... [Read More]