Latest Machinery Trade News: 12/1/13

Monday, December 02, 2013

New England is holding an online auction of machinery used formerly by Knorr Bremse and others... [Read More]
1st Machinery is hosting an online auction of equipment used at various UK sites... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is conducting an online auction of equipment used formerly by Robert Pringle Engineers, Harlow, UK... [Read More]
IAG is staging a two-day online auction of equipment used previously by Crady ElÃ©ctrica SA, GijÃ³n, Spain... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by TE Connectivity, Bideford, UK... [Read More]

Hard cutting tool coating

HiPulse Hard is the very latest cutting tool coating technology offered by Hardcoating Technologies.
This second generation nanostructured 'power nitride' coating is said to offer significant performance benefits when machining extremely hard materials of 50HRc and above, and difficult-to-cut materials.... [Read More]

Bison holds hard and fast

Leader Chuck Systems now offers a new high gripping force four-jaw chuck manufactured by its Polish workholding partner, Bison-Bial.
It adds to the company's existing range of four-jaw independent chucks, made with steel bodies and designed for machining operations requiring high gripping... [Read More]

Car output rises again

UK car production in October rose at the fastest pace so far this year, reports the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The number of UK cars built in October (160,854) was up 17% compared with the same period in 2012... [Read More]

GC appointed at CECIMO

CECIMO, the European association for the machine tool industries, has chosen a new general commissioner for EMO 2015, as well as a vice president and technical committee co-ordinator.
Pier Luigi Streparava has been appointed general commissioner of EMO Milano 2015. Mr Streparava... [Read More]

Tech campus shaping up

Mills CNC reports that phase 1 of its Â£750,000 Technology Campus is nearing completion.
A little over three months ago Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, announced plans to double its floor space with the acquisition of a 25,000 sq ft facility adjacent to its existing operations in... [Read More]

Site expansion for Sertec

Automotive component manufacturer, Sertec Group, has announced final agreement of terms for its expansion into the site once occupied by the failed telecoms business, Greenwoods Communications.
The 120,000 sq ft facility in Coleshill became available when Greenwoods collapsed in July... [Read More]

AP&T upgrade press controls

A new control system from AP&T has increased press line capacity at the Raufoss, Norway facility of Steertec, a producer of coldformed aluminium steering parts for automotive OEMs such as BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Audi.
Upgrading old presses and production lines with new electrics and electronics is a growing business segment for AP&T.
"With the new control... [Read More]

New machines drive ambitions

Solihull-based subcontract specialist, Laranca Engineering, has recently invested in two new machining centres from GF AgieCharmilles to help spearhead a new business venture.
The machines, a Mikron VCE 600 Pro equipped with an... [Read More]

Workholding booklet

REM Systems says the latest workholding booklet from TRIAG provides machine shops with the best possible way of making the most from CNC machining centres.
This simple, graphical guide features 44 pages of hints and... [Read More]

Strongest growth since 1995

Growth in the UK's manufacturing sector is at its strongest for 18 years according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey of nearly 350 manufacturers.
Both the size of total order books and the pace of output growth over the past three months were... [Read More]

Survey calls for scheme awareness

GAMBICA, the organisation representing the interests of companies in the instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology industries, has released the results of a recent survey into manufacturing support... [Read More]

High efficiency machining seminar

CAM software developer Delcam, cutting tool manufacturer Seco and workholding specialist Roemheld will present a joint seminar on high efficiency machining at Seco's recently opened premises in Alcester, Warwickshire on Thursday 5 December.
The seminar will include presentations from... [Read More]

Couplings suit laser specialist

CadCam Technology, a manufacturer of industrial grade flatbed laser cutters and engravers, is using Huco-Flex M (membrane type) precision couplings from Huco Dynatork to help tolerate and compensate for any slight misalignment in its X-axis half-drive shafts.
"The Huco coupling enables the accuracy of the... [Read More]

Kasto unveil large bandsaw

German sawing machine manufacturer, Kasto, having installed more than 1000 horizontal bandsaws worldwide in its KASTOtec series, has added a new model at the top end of the size range.
Called KASTOtec A 8 x 10, the automatic, metal cutting bandsaw is aimed at multi-shift operations in factories and distribution centres.
The hydraulically actuated machine has a cutting range of 830 by 1100mm and can process... [Read More]

Amada predict 2014 growth

Japanese sheet metal processing machinery manufacturer, Amada, says it is expecting a rise in both revenue and profit in 2014, based on the devaluing yen trend, and the addition of Miyachi Corp, a specialist in laser marking and laser welding.
The forecasted figures are Â¥230bn in... [Read More]

KMF duo take gold and silver

KMF Precision Sheet Metal apprentices Harley Brian and Ryan Murphy took a step closer to being part of Team UK at the next World Skills competition after taking gold and silver medals respectively in the 'Advanced Sheet Metal' category during the Skills Show at Birmingham's NEC.
The recent Skills... [Read More]

Next-generation M-Series

The latest (fourth) generation of Citizen's top-of-the-range M-Series CNC sliding head turn-mill centres is not only faster, aided by the latest version of Citizen's Cincom control incorporating... [Read More]

College open day success

Representatives from 21 companies attended a Hurco open day at Kirklees College last month.
It was the first event of its kind to be held within the new CNC machining department that forms part of the Kirklees College Engineering Centre on Turnbridge Road, Huddersfield.
"There is clearly a very active manufacturing base around... [Read More]

Mazak to offer Siemens control

Yamazaki Mazak is now offering Siemens Sinumerik control as an alternative CNC option for machine tool users who are established Siemens control users.
The Siemens Sinumerik 840D sl is being made available across a select number of Mazak machines in the Variaxis, VTC 800... [Read More]

Productivity boosted at subcontractor

Malvern-based subcontractor, Insight Precision, has cut floor-to-floor times and increased production output using two clamping systems from 1st Machine Tool Accessories, a One-Lok and a Qwik-Lok, both manufactured by Chick Workholding in the USA.
"The One-Lok is a fast-acting alternative to a conventional vice and saves a lot of time,"
says founder and owner Chris Poole.
"Instead of having to wind the handle sometimes... [Read More]

Reliance rely on Hermle

Huddersfield-based engineering firm, Reliance Precision, has installed a Hermle four-axis machining centre to improve the production of a tight-tolerance defence industry component.
The part was originally required in small batches but the customer raised the quantity to 1000-off per year, potentially... [Read More]

German orders begin to rise

According to VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) order bookings for Germany's machine tool industry rose by 9% in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the third quarter of 2012.
Domestic orders were up by 12%, while orders from abroad were up by 6% on the preceding year's figure.
"Demand for machine tools has achieved the... [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz open Beijing engine plant

Mercedes-Benz marked another milestone in its China strategy with the official opening ceremony of its engine plant last week, the first for passenger car engines outside of Germany.
The â‚¬400m plant, which will produce around 250,000 six-cylinder engines every year, was built in two years after the cornerstone was laid in 2011.
An audience of around 400 guests and partners witnessed the ceremony.
According to Mercedes-Benz, three-pointed star quality standards have been built into... [Read More]