Latest Machinery Trade News: 7/28/13

Monday, July 29, 2013

Edward Symmons is facilitating an online auction of equipment used formerly by Thales Avionics, Leicester, UK... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is holding an online auction of machines used by Bosch, Cotarko, Ford and TE Connectivity... [Read More]
RNA is staging an online auction of equipment used previously at Harding Tube Co, Novi, Michigan, USA... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is conducting an online auction of equipment used formerly by Campos 1925, Barcelona, Spain... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by Sogefi Filtration, Llantrisant, UK... [Read More]

Largest tap range

Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has launched a new series of tapping products that claims to be Europe's largest.
Proving an immediate success in the marketplace is the ITC range of general purpose threading products that include the TSP1001 spiral point, TSF1001... [Read More]

NCG to Vericut

NCG CAM is now an official software partner with Vericut from CGTech.
The NCG CAM-to-Vericut interface integrates the two programs to help users create accurate and... [Read More]

Dormer invest in marketing

Cutting tool specialist, Dormer Tools, has welcomed a new team member to its corporate marketing team.
Amy Crofts, aged 27, has swapped her publishing background to become the marketing co-ordinator of Dormer Tools' group marketing function, based at the company's UK headquarters in Sheffield.
Amy's... [Read More]

Drills for composites

Seco's new CX1 and CX2 solid PCD-tipped drills are said to bring increased tool life, productivity and quality to manufacturers machining holes in composite materials.
Unlike traditional PCD, vein or dual brazed tip designs, the CX1 and CX2 further... [Read More]

Six months of growth

The CNC Training Academy is reporting an unparalleled six months of growth and success.
The latest figures announced by the CNC training provider show that 27% more people signed up for courses in the first half of 2013 than in the equivalent period... [Read More]

Toyoda to provide VMCs to CCA

Toyoda Machinery says it will install a vertical machining centre at the Connecticut Centre for Advanced Technology's (CCAT's) Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC) in East Hartford, Connecticut.
According to CCAT, the Toyoda FV1680 VMC will provide more capability for machining hard... [Read More]

Record sales for DTS

The year-to-date for machine tool supplier DTS has proved to be a record breaker â€" the company says it exceeded sales of Â£7m between January and April.
"This year has been even better than 2012, which in itself was a record year for us," says managing director, Gary Sanderson. "Our principal product is the Correa Anayak machine tool range and sales so far in 2013... [Read More]

XYZ prove the safe option for security firm

Alton-based specialist security equipment firm, I Design CCTV, has acquired two machines from XYZ Machine Tools, a 710 VMC with fourthaxis and a CT 52 Compact Turn lathe fitted with Renishaw tool setting arm.
Both machines are fitted with Siemens 828D controls having Sinumeric ShopMill and ShopTurn programming software.
Company owner... [Read More]

CNC for heavy machining

Heidenhain has introduced its 'Dynamic Efficiency' concept as the first of two new TNC control system developments that offers substantial improvements in heavy machining metal removal rates as well as higher levels of surface finish and accuracy.
According to Heidenhain... [Read More]

SSAB strengthens its presence

SSAB is acquiring JL Steel Services Ltd in Stirling, UK.
The company specialises in the manufacture and installation of wear parts, and repair services for customers within the mining, quarrying and recycling sectors in Scotland and northern England.
JL Steel has equipment for the... [Read More]

Tods acquired

Acorn Growth Companies and The Edgewater Funds have partnered to acquire UK-based Tods Aerospace & Defence Ltd.
The move is intended to further expand the design, engineering and manufacturing... [Read More]

WNT support heart charity

Riders from across Europe came together recently to form the 42-strong WNT team that took part in the British Heart Foundation's London to Paris off-road cycle ride.
The team's efforts so far have raised an amazing... [Read More]

Trumpf finance new laser

Using Trumpf Financial Services to help fund the purchase of a TruLaser 3030 flatbed CNC laser with 5kW CO2 laser, a one-yearold subcontract laser cutting service in Yorkshire already has seven employees and an impressive 80-90 customers on its books.
"We are so pleased with our new TruLaser... [Read More]

Mitsubishi cut the ice at Cryogenic

Cryogenic Ltd, a supplier of high field superconducting magnets and low temperature measurement systems, has installed a Mitsubishi MV1200R wire cut EDM.
Supplied to the company's Acton, West London facility by UK agent HK Technologies, the machine has eliminated the need outsource wire EDM operations and helped expedite the progress... [Read More]

ATI Stellram acquire threading lines

Cutting tool specialist ATI Stellram has completed its acquisition of Greenfield Industries' threading tools product lines, including the Geometric, Supermetric, H&G, Vers-O-Tool and Acme-Fette brands.
According to ATI Stellram, the Greenfield products will complement its own line of Landis... [Read More]

Berck land JLR contract

West Bromwichbased Berck, a manufacturer of metal pressings, has won an impressive Â£1m contract with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
Under the contract, Berck will produce parts that include battery terminal contacts.
Having previously worked as a second tier supplier for JLR, the new order marks a continuation... [Read More]

GKN Driveline continue expansion

GKN Driveline continues to expand rapidly in China with the extension of a key manufacturing facility by Shanghai GKN Driveshaft Co Ltd.
With an investment of approximately... [Read More]

Automatic piston ring inspection

PSA Peugeot CitroÃ«n has revealed that it carries out automatic piston ring inspections at its TrÃ©mery diesel engine factory near Metz, France using Keyence laser displacement sensors.
The piston rings are fitted by a robot and the correct fitting of these moving sealing parts is essential to... [Read More]

Dugard to open doors in October

Machine tool supplier Dugard has confirmed the dates for its bi-annual open house at Hove: the company has decided on 15-17 October.
And yes, for those who've been to the event in the past... [Read More]

Optimising spindle performance

SKF has launched its Spindle Assessment Kit, a new solution for condition monitoring and quality control that claims to improve machine tool output and reduce downtime.
The kit is easy to configure and operate, enabling engineers to identify problems early by swiftly measuring and interpreting key spindle operating data.
The kit also allows users to recalibrate a spindle.
The SKF Spindle Assessment Kit comprises an SKF Microlog Advisor Pro unit, an... [Read More]

Sunday, July 28, 2013

30 million bends and still going

A tube bending cell based on a Unison all-electric machine has just fabricated its five millionth part at Olicana Products.
As each component has six bends, the
Unison machine has made over 30 million bends since installation in 2004.
The cell makes one tubular frame complete with fixing holes every 11 seconds.
Based near Leeds, Olicana Products specialises... [Read More]

KMF go live with Epicor

In addition to major investment in manufacturing technology, KMF Precision Sheet Metal has just completed the implementation of a new ERP system following an in-depth process of selection and justification.
The new Epicor 9 system has recently gone live following a structured evaluation process to select the best fit solution... [Read More]

Fixtures from Renishaw

Following its acquisition of R&R Sales LLC in 2012, Renishaw has developed an extensive new range of modular fixturing designed specifically for co-ordinate measuring machines, vision systems and its Equator gauging system.
The new range offers a wide choice... [Read More]

MKW renovate Bluebird K7

MKW Engineering, a Gateshead-based manufacturing company, is producing a number of critical parts for the prestigious Bluebird Project.
The venture aims to rebuild the original Bluebird K7 craft that crashed while trying to break the water speed record on Coniston Water, Cumbria, on 4 January 1967.
The Bluebird Project was set up by local diver, wreck locator and engineer, Bill Smith, in 2005.
He recovered the remnants of the craft from Coniston Water in 2001, 34 years after the original crash.
Through the Bluebird... [Read More]