Latest Machinery Trade News: 3/31/13

Monday, April 01, 2013

Dechow is staging an online auction of equipment used previously by Manroland, Offenbach, Germany... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by ACE Engineering, Yorkshire, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is conducting an online auction of equipment used formerly by Apex Engineering, Aylesbury, UK... [Read More]
MNA is facilitating an on-site and online auction of machinery used formerly by Goodrich Landing Gear, Cleveland, USA... [Read More]
Ferbid is holding an auction of machinery used previously by Flextronics, Tczew, Poland... [Read More]

HAL/RR open in Bangalore

A joint venture company of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Rolls-Royce of the UK has opened a production facility in India.
The facility of International Aerospace Manufacturing Ltd in Bangalore will make components for Rolls-Royce's Trent family of civil... [Read More]

ACT extend MicroCut range

The series of MicroCut small turning and parting tools from Advanced Carbide Tooling (ACT) has been extended to incorporate new insert grades.
The new TiAlN coated insert grade has been added to a super fine micro grain carbide composition... [Read More]

Tool up with Latuma coating

Oerlikon Balzers has released Balinit Latuma, an aluminium titanium nitride (AlTiN)-based coating for cutting tools.
Featuring a micro-hardness (HV 0.05) of up to 3000, a co-efficient of friction of 0.35 (against steel) and a maximum service temperature of 1000Â°C, Balinit Latuma is said to generate a significant increase in tool life, in... [Read More]

Electrox unveil laser

Laser expert Electrox hopes to attract a wider range of customers with the latest generation of its Scorpion Rapide laser, and is offering free on-site demonstrations to showcase its enhanced capabilities.
Advances in fibre optic technology... [Read More]

Touch screen interface

LVD now offers its latest 19" touch screen graphical user interface, Touch-L, on its Sirius Series of CO2 laser cutting systems.
Touch-L features intuitive graphical icons and visual indicators to display functions such as... [Read More]

Welding inverter launched

Weldability-Sif has launched SifWeld 200 MTS, a portable multi-process MIG, MMA and TIG welding inverter with a integral wire feed system for D-200 (5kg) wire spools.
Designed for the professional fabrication welder, this new welding inverter provides the user with an economic all-in-one machine: the smooth DC output is suitable for the MIG welding of mild steel, stainless... [Read More]

Tacchi install Faro Ion

Milan-based machine tool builder, Tacchi Giacomo e Figli SpA, is now using a Faro Ion laser tracker to help it produce large machinery, mainly intended for processing exceptionally big components such as crankshafts, turbines, pipes and parts up to 250 tonnes in weight, 5m in diameter and 20m in length.
The Faro laser tracker can be brought directly to the part to be measured.
The advantages in terms of time and working arrangements... [Read More]

Amdale expand 5-axis capability

There were two main reasons why Portsmouth subcontractor, Amdale, recently installed two new five-axis vertical machining centres from DMG/Mori Seiki.
One was to chase elusive microns in the manufacture of Formula One engine parts and the other was to target more business within the aerospace... [Read More]

China picks up

Manufacturing activity in China picked up speed in March, an initial HSBC survey has indicated, adding to hopes of a sustained recovery in its economy.
The... [Read More]

ISTMA GA \'13

ISTMA GA '13

The International Special Tooling & Machining Association (ISTMA) is staging its 2013 general assembly on 3-5 April in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. Gathering worldwide representatives from the mould, special tooling and machining industry, the event will also allow attendees... [Read More]

Order blows in from China

Oxfordshire, UK-based vision system manufacturer, Meta Vision Systems, has received an order from a large Chinese wind tower manufacturer... [Read More]

Kennametal mark 75 years

Tooling specialist Kennametal Inc is marking its 75th anniversary in 2013.
Founded in 1938, Philip McKenna's breakthrough invention of tungsten-titanium carbide alloys saw... [Read More]

Shoulder mills from Sumitomo

The WFX Wavemill cutters from Sumitomo Electric have been developed for optimised milling cycles with high quality squareness up to a 90Â° shoulder.
For use with a depth-of-cut up to 10mm using four corner... [Read More]

Arc quality from Kemppi

Welding equipment manufacturer Kemppi is introducing a new welding quality management system designed to monitor MIG/MAG and TIG welding operations.
Until now many welding projects undertaken in fabrication industries have had minimal qualitative proof... [Read More]

Killala turn to Sigma 32/6

Based in County Mayo, Killala Precision Components has acquired a Tornos Sigma 32/6 CNC sliding head lathe from Premier Machine Tools, the Irish agent for the Swiss machine tool manufacturer.
A 40% productivity improvement has arrived from a cycle time reduction of 90 to 65 seconds on one family of tubes alone.
"We desperately needed a new sliding head... [Read More]

Kaman eye aerospace park

Reports suggest that a major tooling firm has expressed a strong interest in moving on to Burnley's emerging aerospace park.
US-owned Kaman Tooling is said to be in advanced talks for a suppliers' village at the former Michelin site in Heasandford.
The move would make... [Read More]

Press hardening seminar tour

Over the course of 2013, AP&T will organise expert seminars on press hardening at a number of locations around the world.
Participants will hear both about practical experiences and the latest progress in research and development.
The preliminary locations and dates are: Czech Republic (Brno) on 16 April; UK (Birmingham) 18 April; China (Shanghai) 30-31 May; Japan... [Read More]

Output to pick up sharply

Manufacturers expect output to accelerate sharply in the next three months, according to the CBI's latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey.
The survey of 398 firms found that output growth over the past three months remained steady but subdued.
"Manufacturers appear more optimistic about the... [Read More]

Archive films uncovered

A well known Sheffield company's rich heritage has been rediscovered â€" just in time for its centenary celebrations.
Dormer Tools, based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park near Sheffield, has discovered three documentary films from the 1960s and '70s about the company's operations. Found lying dormant in the Yorkshire Film archive, one of the films... [Read More]

Machine tool investment at JCB

A total of Â£8m is being invested in JCB's UK manufacturing plants to support business growth.
One of the biggest single investments is Â£4m in machine tools, for the Hydraulic Business Unit at JCB's world headquarters in Rocester.
The new equipment... [Read More]

Mazak make strong start to 2013

Yamazaki Mazak has hit the ground running in 2013 with two successful exhibits at Autosport Engineering and Southern Manufacturing 2013.
Mazak, one of the world's largest producers of metal cutting machine tools, picked up the 'Best Stand' award for the second year in a row at Autosport Engineering, held at the NEC, Birmingham.
Its 2013 stand featured an Integrex i-400S performing live cutting in front of the show's 28,000 visitors.
"Mazak has always invested... [Read More]

Vice with a difference

An alternative to the traditional machine vice for component clamping during CNC metalworking is being marketed in the UK by NCMT under a new agency agreement with the US manufacturer, Techni-Grip.
The patented, highly repeatable workholding system is based on a pin-and-hole design for consistent, positive location... [Read More]

An ace in the hole

GF AgieCharmilles has launched a new EDM hole-drilling machine.
The new Drill 300, designed and built in Switzerland, can accommodate workpieces up to 1000 x 700 x 500mm in size, and up to 1000kg in weight on its fixed table.
The Drill 300â€™s six-axis machining capability means it... [Read More]

Extra export help available

The Engineering Industries Association (EIA) reports that more Government grants and relaxed rules mean more SME manufacturers can now receive funding to exhibit overseas.
UKTI has advised the EIA that, in order to encourage more UK manufacturers to export, additional funding has been made available and changes have... [Read More]