Latest Machinery Trade News: 12/29/13

Monday, December 30, 2013

Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of equipment owned previously by a Nottinghamshire, UK-based injection mould toolmaker... [Read More]
Heritage Global Partners is hosting an online auction of equipment used formerly at a power plant in Stade, Germany... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Bodycote, Neath, UK... [Read More]
Troostwijk is staging an online auction of assets owned previously by steel plate processor, Oxybel, LiÃ¨ge, Belgium... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is conducting a private treaty sale of a hydraulic blanking press line used by Renault Trucks, VÃ©nissieux, France... [Read More]

Nikon CT drives R&D

The University of Leuven is applying computed tomography (CT) to research the geometrical accuracy of industrial components, both internally and externally.
Many parts have internal features that are difficult to inspect non-destructively.
Examples are hollow hydroformed camshafts, 3D... [Read More]

Omax name distributor

Abrasive waterjet machine manufacturer, Omax, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Aqua Machinery to market, sell and support Omax JetMachining and Maxiem JetCutting centres in Mexico.
Aqua Machinery's main office, workshop and showroom in Mexico City will offer a range... [Read More]

Press shop consolidation

DRB Holdings Ltd, and its subsidiary DRB Engineering Ltd, have been acquired by Walsall Pressings Company Ltd. Birminghambased DRB is a Â£6m turnover provider of metal pressing, manufacturing and toolmaking services. Operating through two divisions, DRB Engineering and Holloway Tool, the company is a tier one supplier to consumer electronics and industrial... [Read More]

EOS introduce M400

A new additive manufacturing (AM) machine for producing parts from metal powder, layer by layer, has been launched by EOS.
Called EOS M400, the system is the first of a new generation, building on established metal AM machines in the company's... [Read More]

Brandauer install wire EDM

Contract presswork and stampings specialist, Brandauer, has commissioned two new wire EDM machines from GF AgieCharmilles.
The machines, both CUT 3000 models, were installed at the company's Birmingham facility in a speciallyconstructed, thermally-controlled EDM manufacturing cell.
The CUT 3000 machines are among the most advanced... [Read More]

Mapal boost service standards

In line with its commitment to providing the best levels of customer service and support, precision machining expert Mapal has added a new member to its UK customer external support team.
This means the team now... [Read More]

Show on course for record

Southern Manufacturing returns on 12-13 February and early indications are that the event will once again see a record number of firms participating.
The 2013 event witnessed over 700 exhibitors from every branch of manufacturing and industrial technology gathered at the FIVE international exhibition venue alongside Farnborough Airport.
The 2014 event is likely to see numbers swell to around... [Read More]

Record open house season

XYZ Machine Tools is reporting that the company's recent series of open houses held at its showrooms in Blackburn, Nuneaton, Tiverton, Sheffield and Livingston, resulted in the sales of 66 machines.
This record breaking run was led by the open house at Blackburn, which saw orders for 23 machines taken over two days at a value of close to Â£1m.
XYZ will commence its 2014 open houses with events... [Read More]

Hexagon launch CoreView 7.0

Hexagon Metrology has announced CoreView 7.0, the new version of the company's 'White Light' suite.
The latest software version provides an option of 'on the fly' capability to generate high quality data in STL format fast and seamlessly (STL models are created in parallel to... [Read More]

Revamp for Almac

Recently acquired Tornos Group company, Almac, says it has been undergoing a transformation.
A new identity has been developed to be consistent with the image of the Tornos Group, hence the inclusion of the colour blue... [Read More]

Defence contract underway

An initial batch of 15 kits comprising seven machined components for the marine defence industry in France has been completed by the Resolven, UK facility of Mollart Engineering following extensive development trials with the customer.
So complex were two key parts in the contract, a thin wall housing and a mounting plate, both were machined... [Read More]

Exol make trip to JLR

Exol Lubricants, the UK's largest independent oil blender, has bolstered its lean production expertise with a visit to the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) production facility at Castle Bromwich.
Exol's operations team visited the JLR site, which employs more than 3000 people to... [Read More]

Aqueous is the clear winner

Electron beam welding requires components to be scrupulously clean to ensure integrity of the welds, or so says Woking-based Electron Beam Processes (EBP).
Historically, cleaning with solvent and detergent removed oil from the surfaces, butcoolant residue left after CNC machining... [Read More]

Mubea aim at transport market

Haco Group member, Mubea Systems, a manufacturer of four- and fiveaxis CNC machining centres for exceptionally long aluminium and steel profiles, is targeting the mass transportation market as an area for future growth.
Trains are getting faster and are covering ever greater distances.
With countries like China nearly doubling its high... [Read More]

Three-in-one jaw module

Now available in the UK from workholding specialist, Leader Chuck Systems is a new Hainbuch jaw module which is small, flexible, can be quickly changed, and covers a large clamping range.
Available in two sizes, JM144 clamps from 25 to 115mm, while JM215 clamps from 25 to 200mm diameter.
The system is suitable for... [Read More]

Rotary tables unveiled

At just 99mm deep, the body of the new Kitagawa CK160 rotary table is said to have a smaller footprint than any other model on the market.
This ultra-compact fourth axis is suited to mounting on the table of BT30-taper machining centres and provides manufacturers with a larger working envelope... [Read More]

Wilco take Miyano

The installation of fixed head Miyano BNJ51-SY3 turning centre by Citizen Machinery at subcontract machinist Wilco Manufacturing of Birmingham has provided a solution to bridge the company's volume production turning business and its smaller batch... [Read More]

Training school refurbished

Earlier in the year Rotherham College of Art and Technology (RCAT) approached Phil Geesin Machinery with a view to refurbishing its training school machine shop.
The company was asked to quote for the overhaul, strip-down and re-spray of 22 machine tools.
The machines were collected from Rotherham on 1 July and after working on the equipment... [Read More]

Walltopia climb with PowerMill

Although the manufacture of climbing walls may be one of the most unusual applications for Delcamâ€™s PowerMill CAM system, the reason for the choice of software by Walltopia was one of the most common: a desire to maximise the productivity of a new five-axis machine tool.
Sofia-based Walltopia purchased... [Read More]

KMF expand in Europe

KMF (Precision Sheet Metal) is continuing to expand in central Europe with the strengthening of the company's business development team working from its Slovakian manufacturing facility.
The Newcastle-under-Lyme based manufacturer of sheet metal components and assemblies opened its European manufacturing centre in 2011 to support a growing list of customers in the region.
To further build on the facility... [Read More]

Strong secondhand market

Kerf Developments is reporting significant growth in both its new plasma cutting machines and its range of second-hand machines.
In terms of the latter, all ageing machines are returned to the engineering team at Kerf, where they are completely stripped down and inspected.
The machines are then rebuilt and repainted back to their original specification and performance levels.
Kerf then supply and support these... [Read More]

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Xtrac welcome Duke of Kent

His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, has visited the Berkshire headquarters of motorsport transmissions manufacturer Xtrac.
The company's first royal visitor was introduced to managing director Peter Digby... [Read More]

Russian visit measures up

To help ensure high levels of sales in Russia, UK CMM manufacturer Aberlink recently hosted a delegation from the Russian Institute for Metrology (VNIIM).
As CMMs can only be sold in Russia if they are tested and found to be within their declared accuracy statement (then listed on the state register), Aberlink welcomed Andrey Moskalev and Zoia Fomkina from the VNIIM.
Following two days of rigorous testing, Aberlink's Zenith... [Read More]