Latest Machinery Trade News: 10/20/13

Monday, October 21, 2013

IAG is staging an online auction of more than 100 woodworking equipment items located in CÃ³rdoba, Spain... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is holding an online auction of equipment used previously at a brake pad production plant in Chapel-en-le-Frith,
UK... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by Sogefi Filtration, Llantrisant, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating an online auction of machine tools located at its Coventry, UK site... [Read More]
Troostwijk is hosting an online auction due to bankruptcy at Metal Parts Belgium Nv. Lots, located at Roeselare, Belgium... [Read More]

Five-axis VMC from Okuma

A new, five-axis, vertical machining centre with a working volume of 925 x 1050 x 600mm, designated MU-6300V, has been introduced by Okuma of Japan. Availability in the UK is through sole agent, NCMT.
The machine is designed to accept large workpieces up to 830mm in... [Read More]

3D simulator aids bending

Unison has launched a 3D simulator to help metal fabricators accelerate the development of control programs for allelectric tube bending machines.
Using artificial intelligence techniques, the simulator provides program analysis and optimisation facilities, together with real-time visualisation of the tube bending... [Read More]

Entry level tool grinder

Walter Ewag UK, part of the United Grinding Group, has announced the Helitronic Essential as its new entry-level machine for the fiveaxis production and regrinding of tools from 1... [Read More]

Hanita end mills from ITC

Now available in the new Widia Slimline catalogue from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) is the general purpose Hanita 6606 series of end mills for roughing operations.
This new all-rounder... [Read More]

XYZ make SE appointment

Bringing 25 years of experience in high end machine tools, cells and system engineering, Keith Ellis has joined XYZ Machine Tools to cover the southeast territory from the River Thames to Southampton.
Mr Ellis, who... [Read More]

L12-VII for long and short parts

Turn-milling cycles can now be optimised for both long and very short components (up to 12mm bar diameter) on the same machine following the launch by Citizen Machinery UK of the Citizen L12-VII CNC sliding head turn-milling machine.
The Japanese-manufactured L12 provides for the first time the capability to reset and fit or remove the guide bush assembly mechanism to more effectively produce... [Read More]

GeoK man-up in Scotland

Chris Roulston has been appointed area sales manager for Scotland by Geo Kingsbury Machine Tools.
The company is sole sales and service agent in the UK and Ireland for Index and Traub CNC lathes and for machining centres from Hermle, SHW and Zimmermann. All of the company's principals are located in the Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg area of southern... [Read More]

Multi-clamping vice

The new Kontec KSM2 multi-clamping vice from Schunk is said to be a reliable and precise allrounder for stationary workpiece clamping.
For use on 3-, 4-, or 5-axis machines, the Germanmanufactured vice can clamp several parts at the same time.
With slim jaws that do not protrude, the KSM2 minimises interfering contours to allow a particularly... [Read More]

Cosworth make plans

Cosworth Engineering is planning to build a new factory in Northampton, creating about 70 direct jobs and up to 200 for suppliers, reported the BBC last week.
The move is said to... [Read More]

â‚¬1 turbine deal struck

Danish wind turbine producer Vestas will sell its machining and casting factories to the German industrial group, VTC Partners GmbH (VTC), for just â‚¬1, Vestas said in a press release last week.
The price... [Read More]

Hydrafeed raise the bar

Hydrafeed has launched its new MSV80 short magazine barfeed; a full servo-driven system that eliminates the need for compressed air.
The MSV80 guarantees a bar positional accuracy of 0.1mm, far beyond anything else available on the market, says Hydrafeed.
The standard bar diameter... [Read More]

Hexagon in pole position

Hexagon Metrology UK, which has a long association with motor racing, says it has signed an agreement to become an official supplier to the Marussia F1 team based in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
The team is using a Hexagon DEA Global CMM equipped with Leitz LSP-X1 analogue probe and PC-DMIS software for a range of... [Read More]

Hydram report growth

County Durham-based Hydram Sheet Metalwork says it has created 60 jobs in the past 18 months.
The company, which supplies parts to blue chip customers including Alexander Dennis, Caterpillar, JCB and Thorn Lighting, also increased turnover by 60% to Â£7m during the same period.
Hydram now employs 180 people at its 100,000 sq ft site in Ferryhill... [Read More]

Wele identify UK agent

Increasing its presence in the UK market with a completely new range of machine tools, 2D CNC has been appointed to represent Wele Mechatronic, a strategic alliance company within the JTEKT Group that owns Mitsui Seiki and Toyoda Machine Tool, and is a sub-group of Toyoda car maker Toyoda Koki.
"Wele brings a high quality, JTEKT-inspired machine range to the UK for the first time having developed... [Read More]

Terex create 260 NI jobs

Around 260 jobs are being created by a US global engineering firm in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Terex manufactures equipment used in the construction, quarrying and mining industries and has factories in Dungannon... [Read More]

Yamazen host TechExpo

Yamazen of Schaumburg, Illinois opened the doors of its newly renovated Chicago Technical Centre last week for its TechExpo '14 event.
Several machines were debuted at the expo: the Brother M140X1 multitasking machine; the Takisawa TS-4000YS horizontal turning centre; and the Mitsubishi... [Read More]

Leaders plot sustainable future

This year's Sustainable Manufacturing Symposium is set to take place on 23 October 2013 in Coventry.
The event aims to bring together leaders from the manufacturing community to uncover the strategic... [Read More]

Dugard off to a flyer

Reports emerging after the first day of the open house at the Hove headquarters of machine tool supplier, Dugard, suggest a buoyant few days lay in store.
"We've had an extremely positive response from everyone who came to the first day... [Read More]

Fine finish to hard turning

Targeting hardened steel machining where a top class surface finish similar to grinding is required, Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal is releasing a new range of wiper edged cubic boron nitride (CBN) inserts developed to also extend tool life when compared with non-wiper geometry inserts.
The new Japanese-manufactured Sumiboron inserts are available in WG for low feed cutting at less than 0.20mm/rev and WH for higher feed applications, with both insert types developed... [Read More]

Doosan name top dealer

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has had its achievements recognised by Doosan Infracore at the recently-held EMO exhibition in Hanover, Germany.
Mills, which in 2012 sold well over 450 Doosan machines into the UK and Irish markets, was awarded 'Top Performing Dealer 2012/2013'.
It is the third time in Mills' history that the company has secured the award.
"Mills is our longest established... [Read More]

Dormer re-launch product selector

Cutting tool specialist, Dormer, has re-launched its 'product selector' programme â€" a web-based application that provides guidance on the most effective machining solutions from the company's 'live' database of more than 12,500 products.
The software provides users with personalised advice on the best tool for a range of machining areas... [Read More]

3D printing exhibition

Replacement body organs, aeroplane parts and a music box are among 600 printed objects on display at a new exhibition in London called '3D: Printing the Future'.
The free exhibition opened at the Science Museum on 9 October and will run in the Antenna gallery for nine months.
"Our exhibition aims to shine a light on the latest developments and discuss where this technology... [Read More]

Five-axis milling and turning

The five-axis, vertical spindle machining centre with turning capability, employing a rotary table on an integrated, swivelling trunnion, is a proven configuration offered by many machine tool manufacturers, mainly in BT40 and BT50 variants or their HSK equivalents.
Now the Japanese firm, Brother, has entered the arena with a similarly designed BT30 version that adds the advantage of very... [Read More]

First Airbus deal with Japan

Aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus has announced its first deal with Japanese carrier Japan Airlines (JAL).
It has won an order from JAL for 31 of its A350 planes, in a deal worth nearly $9.5bn at list prices.
The A350 is designed... [Read More]