Latest Machinery Trade News: 9/29/13

Monday, September 30, 2013

GoIndustry DoveBid is conducting an online auction of a rolling stock maintenance facility located in Hammersmith, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is staging an online auction of machinery used previously by Wulfrun and others... [Read More]
Sanderson Weatherall is holding an online auction of equipment used previously by Parmeko... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating an online auction of equipment used formerly at various UK sites... [Read More]
CRG is hosting an online auction of a CNC machining facility in Tel-Aviv, Israel... [Read More]

Threading explained

A wealth of thread generation expertise will be available free-of-charge in October for companies keen to learn about the latest developments in Vargus thread milling and turning.
Equally, the presentations will be of use to potential users of these innovative... [Read More]

Timely delivery

The latest in a line of new initiatives designed to benefit customers of leading UK subcontract sheet and plate processing specialist, Lasershape, is a change of delivery partner.
The new arrangement sees global logistics expert, UPS, take charge of all customer... [Read More]

Seco join AMRC

Seco Tools (UK) has joined the AMRC as a Tier One member.
The company, which already works in partnership with a number of aerospace OEMs that include Rolls-Royce, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty and BAE Systems, says the move will help it... [Read More]

B-Tek acquire Excel

Leeds-based B-Tek, a specialist in the provision of subcontract EDM services, has completed the acquisition of Gloucesterbased Excel Precision (Wire and Spark Erosion) Ltd.
The announcement comes... [Read More]

Floyd take to the road

Floyd Automatic Tooling has confirmed it will be exhibiting at a number of forthcoming UK open house events at suppliers of sliding head turning technology.
The roadshow kicks off at the Citizen Machinery event (Bushey, Hertfordshire) on 8-10 October and continues at the Tornos Technologies... [Read More]

Senior exec vacancies rise

New figures compiled by InterExec, who act as confidential agents for senior executives earning between Â£150,000 and Â£1m+, reveal a 13% increase in the number of unadvertised manufacturing executive vacancies reported in July/August.
According to InterExec, the recruitment of senior executives usually... [Read More]

Caterham make expansion plans

Automotive group Caterham has entered the fast growth lane after unveiling a two-year plan to expand its Norfolk hub and create 130 jobs.
The iconic car manufacturer is making an undisclosed multi-million-pound investment to construct a new production plant at its Hingham-based technology and innovation... [Read More]

Recognition for Dugard stalwart

It's "watch" time for Nigel Garner who has clocked up an impressive 25 years working for machine tool supplier, Dugard, where he's been one of the company's most prominent service engineers since 1988.
Mr Garner has performed admirably at Dugard from day one, commissioning new... [Read More]

New facilities for Okuma

Okuma has opened the first building of its new manufacturing facilities in Oguchi, Japan, which will replace the facility demolished in 2012.
The new campus will produce a range of CNC machine products in... [Read More]

Sunday, September 29, 2013

LMT open in Pune

Cutting tool manufacturer, LMT, has opened its second production plant in India, at Pune.
With 3 acres of land and a 30,000 sq ft plant, the... [Read More]

Stable growth in eurozone

At the EMO exhibition in Hanover earlier this month, CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, said that European machine tool production grew 8% in 2012, reaching â‚¬22.6bn.
This was supported... [Read More]

Oil parts rely on metrology

Dunfermline-based oil and gas sector specialist, FMC Technologies, has revealed that it is using several recently installed metrology devices supplied by Renishaw to check and verify the dimensional accuracy of its CNC machine tools.
Furthermore, the resulting... [Read More]

Big plans ahead at Mills

Mills CNC, the distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has announced plans to double the company's floor space through the acquisition of a 25,000 sq ft building adjacent to its existing facilities, and the re-branding of its entire site which... [Read More]

Technicut opt for Walter

Sheffield-based cutting tool manufacturer, Technicut, has revealed it has invested upwards of Â£3m with Walter Ewag UK over the past three years.
The most recent additions are a pair of Helitronic Power Diamond models (twoin-one CNC tool grinder/erosion machines for the production of both carbide and PCD tools) and a Helitronic Micro tool grinder which is capable of producing... [Read More]

BorgWarner build new plant

Automotive component manufacturer, BorgWarner, is building a new manufacturing facility in the industrial zone of Lanheses, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, about 50km from its current rented site in Valenca.
Construction began last... [Read More]

Open minded about CAM

According to CIMdata, an independent market research company, Open Mind now ranks among the top five global providers of CAM solutions according to 2012 market figures.
The Germany-headquartered company moves up two positions in the ranking based on market share compared with the results from 2011.
Turnover also increased by... [Read More]

Recovery continues

Growth in the UK's manufacturing sector is continuing to pick up, with orders now at their highest level since the start of the financial crisis.
That's according to the latest CBI monthly Industrial Trends Survey.
The survey... [Read More]

RR approve cutting fluid

Rolls-Royce has given its full CSS 127 supply specification approval to Master Chemical's Trim MicroSol 585XT semi-synthetic micro emulsion.
Developed in partnership with major aerospace companies, this cutting and grinding fluid is formaldehyde donor free and contains no chlorinated or... [Read More]

Secondary spindle sets turning point at RPE

The installation of the latest Miyano BNJ-51SY3 fixed head turning centre from Citizen Machinery has proven to be another turning point for Riverside Precision Engineering (RPE) at its new 11,000 sq ft premises... [Read More]

Two-in-one milling solution

The installation of a large capacity Soraluce FL16000 travelling column floor-type CNC milling machine with 16m bed has enabled MacTaggart Scott to bring in-house the machining of extra-long workpieces â€" a move alone that justified the machine purchase.
Furthermore, after expert engineering from... [Read More]

Blaze Neon invest

Strong business growth at Blaze Neon, one of the UK's largest manufacturers of signs for shops, banks and offices, has prompted the installation of a second flatbed laser cutter (Bysprint 3015) and... [Read More]

WNT get technical

WNT (UK) has announced that it is now a full technical member of the BTMA, the trade association that represents the activities of UK-based subcontract manufacturers of precision turned parts.
In addition to providing technical advice on cutting tools to the BTMA's membership, WNT (UK) will also be working... [Read More]

Time for UMEX

This year's edition of UMEX 2013, a premier showcase of used machinery and associated products, will open its doors at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India on 10-12 October.
Last year, UMEX attracted 4500 visitors from 55 cities across India, as well as 200 visitors from overseas.
In a pre-event survey, over 55% of visitors stated that their aim for attending the exhibition was to prepare for... [Read More]