Latest Machinery Trade News: 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Hilco is staging a private treaty sale of equipment used previously by Kaydon.... [Read More]
Ramco is conducting a tender sale of machinery at its Skegness and Burgh Road, UK sites... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is holding an online tender of equipment used previously by Whirlpool, Schorndorf, Germany... [Read More]
Hilco and Perfection are co-hosting a series of auctions and sales of large capacity gear manufacturing machinery... [Read More]
Maynards is facilitating a sale by tender on behalf of Opel, Germany, of a large MÃ¼ller Weingarten VK3000-40/26-45 progressive press with link drive... [Read More]

PM hails Airbus order

Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed a major deal safeguarding 9000 jobs announced at the Flintshire plant of plane-maker Airbus.
On a visit to Broughton, Mr Cameron said the deal was "excellent news... [Read More]

Cutting fluids blend into one

Stoke-based Fuchs Lubricants UK has bought the business and assets of CNC Fluids, a supplier of metalworking fluids headquartered in Bristol.
Fuchs is the UK subsidiary of German company Fuchs Petrolub AG, the world's largest independent lubricant company.
Richard Halhead, managing... [Read More]

Winbro acquire Hardinge FGC

Coalville, UK-based Winbro Group Technologies has acquired Bridgeport's FGC product from US-based Hardinge Inc.
The move will allow Winbro to offer high precision, multiaxis grinding... [Read More]

Surprise output leap

Just-released figures from the Central Statistics Office show that India's industrial output rose more than expected in October.
Factory output rose 8.2% from a year earlier: most... [Read More]

EFG to represent Stama

Stama Maschinenfabrik has appointed the Engineering Technology Group as its exclusive representative for the UK and Ireland.
The German machine tool manufacturer specialises in four and five-axis process solutions and innovative design concepts based on its... [Read More]

JLR plant in Saudi?

The Saudi Commerce and Industry Ministry says it will ink a Letter of Intent (LOI) with India's Tata Group to set up a plant in the country to manufacture Land Rovers, reports Arabian Business.
The ministry says that the planned Â£1.2bn investment would comprise... [Read More]

Renishaw at the palace

Renishaw, the global metrology specialist, was honoured earlier this year with its 15th Queen's Award for Enterprise, bestowed for the company's SP80 analogue scanning probe in the Innovation category.
Last month, employees Pete Hajdukiewicz and Andy... [Read More]

Â£0.5m upgrade at Cobra

A total of Â£500,000 has been spent by Cobra Seats on upgrading the frame shop and replacing manual machines at its Telford, UK factory.
In their place are to be found four new CNC machine tools that include a US-built... [Read More]

Sixth division for SSC Laser

One of the UK's largest laser cutting companies, SSC Laser, has continued its national expansion by opening a new division in Bristol.
Situated in Aztec West, the Bristol site takes the number of UK divisions... [Read More]

NPL reach out to arm users

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is now offering the UK's first ISO 17025 (UKAS) accredited articulated arm (portable CMM) verification service to comply with the widely... [Read More]

UAE gets set for SteelFab 2013

Taking place at the Expo Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 14-17 January, the ninth edition of SteelFab is set to be the best yet.
According to the organisers, SteelFab is the mostattended and highly anticipated metalworking, metal-manufacturing and steel fabrication trade fair in the region.
Every January, global attention shifts to Expo Centre in Sharjah, with the convergence... [Read More]

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Auction Spotlight

Hilco is staging a private treaty sale of equipment used previously by Kaydon.
Assets for sales are located in the USA and Mexico... [Read More]
Maynards is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by cosmetics manufacturer, Produits de BeautÃ© Produktions, Germany... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is holding an online tender of equipment used previously by Whirlpool, Schorndorf, Germany... [Read More]
Hilco and Perfection are co-hosting a series of auctions and sales of large capacity gear manufacturing machinery... [Read More]
Maynards is facilitating a sale by tender on behalf of Opel, Germany, of a large MÃ¼ller Weingarten VK3000-40/26-45 progressive press with link drive... [Read More]

Reece buy Responsive

Engineering company, Reece Group, has brought Tynesidebased Responsive Engineering â€" which provides manufacturing services including machining, laser and waterjet cutting mainly to the oil and gas industry â€" for an undisclosed sum.
Responsiveâ€™s current turnover is around Â£15m and... [Read More]

FMA elect chairman

The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA), based in Rockford, Illinois, has elected Burke Doar as chairman of its 18-member board... [Read More]

Seco shift UK HQ

After over 50 years at its current UK site, Seco Tools is moving to pastures new... a few hundred metres away.
Alcester-based Seco Tools UK, has relocated to a modern, 30,000 sq ft facility on Springfield Business Park.
A contemporary design brief meant enclosed workspaces have been kept to a minimum in favour of open spaces and break-out areas.
Thereâ€™'s also a 120-seat auditorium... [Read More]

First Feeler lathes in UK

Feeler UK, part of the Engineering Technology Group, is launching its first lathes into the UK market: the FT and FTC range of two-axis lathes, which are aimed at the 'premium economy' sector of the market.
Options on... [Read More]

Bombardier win 40-jet order

The Belfast plant of Bombardier stands to gain from another major order for aircraft.
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order worth more than Â£1bn for 40 CRJ900 NextGen... [Read More]

Delcam extend AutoVAZ tie-up

CAM software specialist, Delcam, has extended its 20-year partnership with Russian automotive manufacturer, AutoVAZ, with an agreement covering support and maintenance for the coming year.
AutoVAZ, which is generally known by its Lada trade name, produces 700,000 cars... [Read More]

MTA appoint new president

Mark Ridgway OBE, managing director of Group Rhodes, has been appointed president of the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA).
Mr Ridgway received his badge... [Read More]

Toolmaker turns to Sescoi

Based near Mumbai, Sridevi Tool Engineers says Sescoiâ€™s WorkNC CAM software has helped it in the introduction of 5-axis machining.
The company has 12 CNC machines, including... [Read More]

Excellent open house response

XYZ Machine Tools says the response to its two-day open house events taking place at the Waltham Abbey, Blackburn and Nuneaton showrooms surpassed even its most optimistic expectations, with sales in total exceeding... [Read More]

Gear specialist to expand

UK precision gear specialist, Microprecision, has opened its first satellite manufacturing plant in Bangalore, India.
Initially the... [Read More]

Fagor factory set for Pune

Fagor Arrasate, a manufacturer of presses and stamping machines, is setting up a manufacturing plant in Pune.
Initially the company will be investing around Rs 40 crore in the new facility.
The company builds both mechanical... [Read More]

Monday, December 10, 2012

Auction Spotlight

Fairfield Industries is conducting an online auction of equipment used formerly by Aerospace Machine Tech Ltd, Edinburgh, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is staging an online auction of equipment used previously by Component Supplies, West Midlands, UK... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is holding an online tender of equipment used previously by Whirlpool, Schorndorf, Germany... [Read More]
Hilco and Perfection are co-hosting a series of auctions and sales of large capacity gear manufacturing machinery... [Read More]
Maynards is facilitating a sale by tender on behalf of Opel, Germany... [Read More]

Â£80m boost will create 2000+ jobs in the UK

More than 2160 jobs will be created or protected through the Government's Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI).
It has been announced that around Â£30m will be pledged for AMSCI from the public purse... [Read More]

Exports drive Euro growth

During CECIMO's recent general assembly, which took place in Izmir, Turkey, the organisation's economic committee confirmed that the production of European machine tools is expected to reach â‚¬22bn in 2012, increasing... [Read More]

First Dalian at Mercedes

A CNC machining centre produced by GROB Machine Tools (Dalian) Co Ltd is the first by the manufacturer delivered to Mercederz Benz Auto Co.
It will be used on the engine cylinder head production line within... [Read More]

China tops robot league

China's demand for industrial robots is predicted to reach 32,000 units per annum by 2014, making the country the world's largest robotics consumer, says the International Federation of Robotics.
In addition, China will overtake the USA in the next four years to... [Read More]

Excetek available in UK

The UK EDM market has a new wire cut machine tool provider, Excetek Technologies.
Sole UK and Ireland agent, Warwick Machine Tools, will provide pre- and post-sales technical support, training and installation, servicing and spares.
Established in Taiwan in 2006, Excetek Technologies focuses solely on wire cut EDM systems.
Employing 75 staff, the company builds around 200 EDM machines... [Read More]

Hankook at X-Cel Superturn

Sheffield-based X-Cel Superturn has invested in a new Korean-built Hankook Protec 9NC flat bed lathe and a Hankook VTC140/E vertical turning and boring centre â€" both supplied by TW Ward CNC Machinery.
According to X-Cel Superturn managing director Andrew Taylor: â€œAs well as being fit-for-purpose â€" and rigidity is key in... [Read More]

Extra large lathe adds muscle

Valve and actuator manufacturer, Quickits Ltd, has acquired a 50 hp/threespeed XL 1100 'extra large' capacity CNC lathe (1100mm swing over bed, 2m between centres) from XYZ Machine Tools.
Equipped with the Siemens 840D converational control, it has a 533mm wide bed forming part of a one-piece Meehanite base that provides rigidity... [Read More]

Cash for scrap metal now illegal

The metal recycling industry is now cashless following the implementation of The Scrap Metal Dealers Bill (2012) on 3 December 2012.
The bill replaces the outdated Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 and is part of the Government's initiative to stamp out metal theft.
As well as cash, the law also prohibits payments by postal order, gift voucher, mobile phone credit and foreign currency.
Stuart Elliot, operations director at Grantham-based 2 Recycling, says: "The new law is... [Read More]

Middle East orders booming

According to Ahmedabad, India-based Bhavya Machine Tools, exports to the Middle East are proving extremely buoyant following a speight of recent orders that have been successfully fulfilled by the company.
Among the most notable are: the delivery of a drilling... [Read More]

Progress on all fronts at IKCO

Iranian vehicle producer, Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), has made several announcements in recent months that point to impressive business and manufacturing progress.
Not least, the company states that co-operation with European automotive giant... [Read More]

Monday, December 03, 2012

Auction Spotlight

CJM Asset Management is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by Howarth Timber, Bury St Edmunds, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating an online auction of machinery from various UK sites... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is hosting its next 'Machinery Exchange' (MMX #135) online auction of equipment located across Western Europe... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of equipment no longer required by Sapphire Engineering and others... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is staging an online auction of machinery used formerly by Goodrich, AgustaWestland and others... [Read More]

US sales spike

New US orders for machine tools and related technology rose 40.7% to $667.47m in the latest monthly figures (September), from $474.31m in August.
The data is included in the monthly US Manufacturing... [Read More]

Omax splash out in Kent

Omax Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of abrasive waterjet machines and accessories, has expanded its Kent, Washington facility with a 22,000-sq ft building, bringing the site total to 130,000 sq ft spread across three... [Read More]

Positive signs

China's manufacturing activity expanded in November, according to a report by HSBC, the latest sign that the country's growth may be rebounding.
The bank's purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 50.4 (a reading above 50 indicates expansion).
This is the first time in 13 months the HSBC... [Read More]

HCEC breaks ground

Hyundai Cummins Engine Co (HCEC), a joint venture set up between Hyundai Heavy Industries and Cummins, broke ground last week in Daegu, South Korea.
In September this... [Read More]

Success in store for Kasto

Sawing machine and storage system supplier, Kasto, reports that UK turnover in 2012 will be 12-15% higher than in the previous year.
The increase in the level of business is commendable, bearing... [Read More]

Revenue up at 600 Group

The 600 Group PLC, the machine tool and laser marking equipment manufacturer, last week announced its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 29 September 2012.
Highlights showed that revenues increased by... [Read More]

AP&T press ahead in Asia

Although press specialist AP&T set up its own sales and service organisation in China in 2009, the company is now moving to new and more spacious premises following impressive growth.
It is primarily press hardening lines for the automotive industry that have... [Read More]

Rowecord build on investment

Steelwork contractor, Rowecord, based in South Wales, has purchased the UK's first Ficep Gemini HD36 machine with plasma bevelling capability, to increase output following a significant increase in orders.
It was the ability of the Italian-built Gemini to cut, drill, mill, tap... [Read More]

Gold medallist at Trumpf

A record number of visitors attended the recent Trumpf UK In-Tech 2012 open house.
The event showcased several fabrication systems new to the UK.
As a result, machine orders totalling Â£4.2m have been confirmed. The company also says it is now on target to reach... [Read More]

Heller stand out at Nemak awards

Nemak, a global manufacturer of engine blocks and cylinder heads for the automotive industry, has again named its suppliers of the year.
For the first time, the awards were not presented at the company's headquarters... [Read More]

JLR-Chery commit to Â£1bn joint venture

Jaguar Land Rover will make vehicles in China for the first time after agreeing a Â£1bn joint venture with the Chery Automobile Company.
The West Midlands-based carmaker, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, began talks with... [Read More]

Monday, November 26, 2012

Auction Spotlight

Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of equipment no longer required by Olympus Engineering Ltd... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by UM-Koneistus, Finland... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating an online auction of machinery from various UK sites... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is staging an online auction of machinery used formerly by Goodrich, AgustaWestland and others... [Read More]
Jean-Claude Anaf is conducting a public auction of equipment used previously by Gautier Maitre Robinetterie, Lyon, France... [Read More]