Auction Spotlight

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 £4.2m have been confirmed. The company also says it is now on target to reach... [Read More]

Heller stand out at Nemak awards

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 £1bn joint venture

JLR-Chery commit to £1bn joint venture

Jaguar Land Rover will make vehicles in China for the first time after agreeing a £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]