Latest Machinery Trade News: 12/8/13

Monday, December 09, 2013

Peaker Pattinson is conducting an online auction of equipment used formerly by Robert Pringle Engineers, Harlow, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online auction of machinery from various sites in the Midlands... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machine tools used previously by Gramton Engineering and others... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by BAE, Eaton, Danfoss and others... [Read More]
Fairfield Industries is staging an online auction of vertical machining centres no longer required by a Newcastle-based manufacturer... [Read More]

Q8 launch heavy duty coolant

Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants (Q8 Oils) has extended its range with the introduction of Q8 Bach AHM, a medium viscosity, heavy duty machining fluid that is said to feature a powerful active EP package and heavy lubricity agent.
The EP additive package is active at all temperatures, which means that a high quality finish can be achieved through a full range of speeds and feeds... [Read More]

Latest KM4X taker announced

Kennametal and Sumitomo Electric have signed a licensing agreement under which Sumitomo Electric will provide and support Kennametal's new KM4X spindle connection solution to Sumitomo Electric customers globally.
By combining high clamping force and optimised... [Read More]

Disk lasers save on energy

Trumpf has added new technology to its TruDisk disk laser range at 6kW and 2kW power levels.
The energy management... [Read More]

Lloyds back next generation

Lloyds Banking Group continues its commitment to support the UK manufacturing sector by launching a Â£1m-a-year sponsorship of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry.
This centre will help address the sector's skills gap in the UK and will develop more than 1000... [Read More]

More investment at Kepston

Having invested Â£2.5m in the past two years in machine tools, infrastructure and additional personnel, the latest purchase of a Â£600,000 Hauser H35-400 jig grinder by Aldridgebased subcontractor Kepston Ltd will substantially increase its top end grinding capability.
The machine will be delivered in late... [Read More]

Sumitomo extend SDP drill range

Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal has extended the development and size range of its SumiDrill SDP drills.
Important in the continued development of the drills is new flute geometry that creates an elliptical form to further improve chip evacuation from the cutting zone.
The maximum drill diameter available is also increased to 16mm from the original 3 to 12mm size range with the depthto-diameter ratio improved from 5xD to 7xD.
The drills are suitable for materials that include hardened... [Read More]

WNT training helps university

Following recent investment in new CNC equipment from XYZ Machine Tools, machinists and apprentices at the machine shop of the Physics and Astronomy Department at Manchester University sought the advice of WNT (UK) to maximise the metalcutting potential of the machines.
As a result, recent... [Read More]

Takeover at Tornos?

Turning machine specialist, Tornos, says that Walter Fust has made a public takeover offer for all publicly held registered shares of Tornos Holding Ltd at a price of CHF4.70 per share. However... [Read More]

Welding award

Based on a recent analysis of the welding automation market, Pemamek Oy has won the 2013 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Company of the Year.
Pemamek's success has been underscored... [Read More]

Delcam hit 2500 mark in China

Delcam says it recently added the company's 2500th customer in China; Star Prototype Manufacturing Co Ltd, based in Zhongshan Torch Development Zone in Guangdong Province.
The company ordered multiple seats of Delcam's PowerShape CAD software and PowerMill CAM system.
The programs are already being used for quick die and electrode design, and... [Read More]

Holme Tunnel taking shape

Starting in November 2013 and finishing in March 2014, Network Rail will be carrying out major engineering work to strengthen and repair the Holme Tunnel between Hebden Bridge and Burnley.
A key part of this work has been the bending and fabrication of all the structural steel for the project:
nearly 100 elegant but extremely strong arches... [Read More]

Vapormatt target north Asia

Vapormatt is taking wet blasting into the north Asian market with the help of Japanese distributor AK Techno.
The partnership will enable local businesses to discover equipment that will clean, degrease, de-scale, etch or satin polish all wire, cable and strip products.
The move is part of Vapormatt's aim to increase its presence... [Read More]

Lasershape supply Warrior parts

The latest Ministry of Defence Warrior armoured vehicle is making use of parts produced by Nottinghambased Lasershape.
After a successful prototyping phase, a total of 80 kits of ballistic protection plate assemblies worth Â£500,000 have been supplied as part of an extensive... [Read More]

CAD downloads for WDS parts

When working on a new design project, one of the greatest hurdles to building a successful prototype and getting the product to market can be finding components which fit with the overall design.
Manufacturing bespoke parts is often far... [Read More]

Stratasys act to protect IP

Stratasys Inc says it is preparing to act for patent infringement against Afinia, a division of Microboards Technology LLC, in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Stratasys is seeking injunctive relief and damages for infringement of four of its 3D printing patents.
The complaint... [Read More]

Significant aerospace orders placed

Airbus and Boeing signed deals at the recent Dubai Air Show to buy some US$5bn of parts and materials from Abu Dhabi.
Also at the show, Gulf airlines, led by Dubai's Emirates and Abu Dhabi's Etihad, struck plane deals worth almost $150bn, while GE Aviation says it... [Read More]

Haas host education event

Haas Automation has hosted the inaugural European CNC Educators' Conference at Metal College Aalborg in Denmark.
The event brought together 100 CNC educators from 15 different countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Germany, France, Estonia, Russia, USA, UK, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Greece.
A series of demonstrations were given on one of the school's nine Haas machines.
With... [Read More]

Southeast\'s unsung sporting hero

Southeast's unsung sporting hero

Nigel Bongers of Steven Mooney Machinery has won the BBC South East Unsung Sports Hero award for his 27 years' work as
a volunteer at a sports club in Surrey.
The 62-yearold Mr Bongers volunteers at Holland Sports Club in Oxted, where he is adored by the young people he coaches.
He usually puts in more than 18... [Read More]

Floyd centre on accuracy

When Kettering-based A-BAX Precision Engineering was having difficulties in achieving hole concentricity and accuracy on a new order, scrap rates and reworking escalated rapidly.
Looking for a solution, A-BAX turned to Floyd Automatic Tooling and its Mowidec-TT Spindle centring system for the answer after facing some difficulties using conventional methods.
As a result of adopting Mowidec, the time spent setting and re-setting drills has been reduced by 75%.
â€œWe produce 12 different families of brass pilot jets for a motorcycle manufacturer with between 20-30 sizes per family, all with a through-hole of between 0.3 and 0.7mm diameter,â€ explains managing director... [Read More]

CI initiatives at Hone-All

Leighton Buzzardbased subcontractor, Hone-All Precision, says its customers are seeing quantifiable benefits thanks to its policy of continuous improvement.
Recent enhancements at the company include changes to procedures that maintain material stock levels, so the right material is available when the order is ready to be processed.
Furthermore, new efficiency... [Read More]

Open house success for Huvema

Machine tool manufacturer, Huvema, says an impressive 180 people from approximately 90 different companies attended its open house in late November.
Visitors to Huvema's Veghel headquarters near Eindhoven were treated to metal cutting demonstrations from across the companyâ€™s range... [Read More]

Mubadala expand UAE machining for Boeing

Boeing and Mubadala Development Co have announced a new strategic agreement that will increase the long-term role of Mubadala as a Tier One supplier to Boeing.
Mubadala now has the opportunity... [Read More]