Latest Machinery Trade News: 12/9/12

Saturday, December 15, 2012

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]