Latest Machinery Trade News: 5/5/13

Monday, May 06, 2013

Asset Sales is conducting a public auction of equipment used previously by CHK Plc, Crewe, UK... [Read More]
Ferbid is hosting an auction of equipment owned previously by Flextronics, Tczew, Poland... [Read More]
Maynards is conducting an online auction of wire drawing equipment used previously by Hyosung Wire, Luxembourg (formerly Goodyear/Dunlop)... [Read More]
1st Machinery holding an online auction of various machines from Greater Manchester sites... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is facilitating an online auction of equipment used formerly by a Harper & Simmons and others... [Read More]

Elevated service levels

Mills CNC, the distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has launched a new Servicing Division to strengthen the company's customer offer.
The new resource has taken pressure off the Mills' Service Team, removed resource conflicts (i.e. between servicing and installation),... [Read More]

Igus introduce rapid service

Plastic plain bearing specialist, Igus UK, has launched a new manufacturing service â€" speedifit â€" which supplies bespoke complete bearing assemblies, enabling customers to save time and money.
The housing is manufactured... [Read More]

Reece acquire Scotswood site

A former tank factory in Newcastle, which closed last year with the loss of 300 jobs, has been bought by a rival engineering firm.
BAE Systems blamed the closure of the former Vickers plant in Scotswood on fewer Ministry of Defence orders.
Now, neighbouring defence giant Reece Group... [Read More]

11% machinery output growth

According to a new report from IMS Research, machinery production in China is forecast this year to rebound 11% to $426bn.
In 2012 the country... [Read More]

Toolmaker takes latest EDM

Milton Keynes-based Newport Toolmakers Ltd has taken delivery of a Mitsubishi MV2400S CNC wire EDM featuring cylindrical drive technology.
Supplied by UK distributor, HK Technologies, the machine has replaced two older models and been set to work producing... [Read More]

Malthouse to supply Toolox

Steel profiling specialist Malthouse Engineering and SSAB of Sweden will work in partnership to introduce Toolox as a profiled product into the marketplace.
The agreement will see Malthouse become the only profiler of Toolox in the UK.
Toolox is a modern quenched and tempered, pre-hardened engineering and... [Read More]

Sumitomo extend grooving range

Sumitomo Hardmetal has extended the application range of its GND grooving tools to provide high stability turning operations that can be applied across a range of materials including free cutting, alloy and stainless... [Read More]

Coolant change delivers success

At a British manufacturer of aircraft parts, a recent price increase imposed by incumbent fluid suppliers prompted the company to explore the market.
The move resulted in the adoption of Master Chemical Europe... [Read More]

Ficep invest

Ficep says it has invested heavily in its manufacturing facility... [Read More]

Record growth

Third Dimension, a specialist in optical metrology solutions for the... [Read More]

WDS introduce clamping levers

WDS, a manufacturer of standard parts and machine tool accessories has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of a new range of plastic adjustable clamping levers.
For use by OEMs... [Read More]

Output increases

Manufacturing output increased in the three months to April and firms are expecting orders to grow further in the next quarter.
That's according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.
Furthermore, employment in the sector increased... [Read More]

Disabled climber gets new foot

Lower-leg amputee, CJ Howard, a California-based mountaineering enthusiast, has benefited from the latest EOS additive manufacturing technology, also known as 3D printing.
Mr Howard's new 'climbing' foot was made from titanium alloy powder using an EOS direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) machine at Ohio-based Morris Technologies.
Manufacturing started by uploading the digital CAD data of the prosthesis to Morris Technologies, where the model was sliced horizontally and converted to a series of 2D files.
The 20-micron slices... [Read More]

Viessmann specify AP&T

Heating system manufacturer, the Viessmann Group, has invested in a new hydraulic press and a tool changing system from AP&T.
The equipment will be used at the company's facilities in Berlin.
The ODEN press... [Read More]

Grinder makes big impact

Since installing a Jones & Shipman 524 Easy surface grinder, Micrometric â€" a Lincoln-based small laser cut components specialist â€" has been able to broaden its horizons in terms of component manufacturing capability while improving its customer... [Read More]

MTC sign up apprentices

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry has signed a new agreement with Warwickshire College as part of its growing apprentice training programme.
The agreement means the MTC will take on a further 10 engineering... [Read More]

Simon Lee heads Sescoi

Vero Software has appointed Simon Lee as general manager of the recently acquired Sescoi manufacturing software business.
Commenting on the appointment, Richard Smith, CEO of Vero Software, says: "Simon has very relevant and deep experience... [Read More]

1000 new jobs in Midlands

A total of 10 engineering companies in Coventry and Warwickshire are to share a Â£4.8m grant that local business leaders said could create up to 1000 new jobs.
The Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which approved the... [Read More]

Machining with robots

Delcam has launched the PowerMill Robot Interface for the programming of robots for multi-axis machining operations.
The earlier VB application that was developed for robot machining has been completely rewritten and fully embedded inside the company's... [Read More]

WNT expand workholding

WNT UK says it has added to its workholding range with the H5G and the ESG Mini series of vices.
The two systems sit at opposite ends of the scale with the H5G system (pictured) offering clamping forces of up to 40kN and, depending on the configuration, a gripping width... [Read More]

Gewefa toolholders at GKN

Heat shrink clamp and hydraulic toolholders involved in milling and drilling operations on composite wing components at the GKN Aerospace facility in Bristol have been custom manufactured by Gewefa UK.
The facility is responsible for the production of 27m long composite... [Read More]

Huvema UK supply AMRC

Huvema has supplied a series of machine tools to the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
According to Jon Turley, Huvema's UK and export sales manager, the AMRC has acquired two HU410 VAC manual lathes and a HU460 VAC manual lathe, along with three milling machines, drills and saws.
The machines have... [Read More]

BoE extend funding scheme

The Bank of England has announced plans to expand a lending scheme designed to help businesses.
The Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), due to end in January 2014, will be extended for another year to 2015.
Banks will be given greater incentives to lend, and... [Read More]