Latest Machinery Trade News: 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Hilco Industrial is facilitating an online auction of coating and laminating machines used previously by Tenza Technologies, Saxmundham, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of fabrication equipment and conventional machine tools... [Read More]
1st Machinery is staging an online auction of machines used previously by Ascent Precision Ltd... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of equipment used formerly at Ilford Engineering... [Read More]
CBI is conducting an ongoing private treaty sale... [Read More]

Monday, December 01, 2014

Auction Spotlight

GoIndustry DoveBid is hosting an online auction of machines used formerly by Repco Mould & Engineering Ltd, Bristol, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of various CNC machines used previously by Automated Turned Components... [Read More]
1st Machinery is staging an online auction of machinery used previously by JscottDesign Ltd. Located in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, UK... [Read More]
CBI is conducting an ongoing private treaty sale... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is facilitating a private treaty sale of equipment used previously by Thomas Bolton Ltd, Stoke, UK... [Read More]

USETEC returns to Karlsruhe

The return of USETEC supported by RESALE to its traditional home in Karlsruhe, Germany, has received widespread approval from important players in the market, including associations and commercial exhibitors, says the exhibitionâ€™s organisers. Dr Nils Schmid... [Read More]

Business rolls in at Hone-All

Continuing its growth and investment strategy, Hone-All Precision has acquired the roller manufacturing division of AT Roberts Ltd. With three divisions making up the Watford business, Hone-All will be taking on two divisions that encompass the production of rollers, cylinders, shafts and precision roller tube, as... [Read More]

Lasershape achieves latest quality standard

Nottingham-based CNC profiling specialist, Lasershape, says it has achieved a new quality standard for the laser cutting of CE Marked material required by the construction industry. The CE marking of fabricated structural steelwork became mandatory on 1 July 2014. This represents a major development for engineers and steelwork... [Read More]

RK partners The Leigh UTC

RK International Machine Tools has struck up a collaboration with The Leigh UTC (University Technical College), which was recently opened to provide work related qualifications for students in north Kent. To fulfil the ambition of the college, the workshops had to be equipped to a high standard. As a result, the investment in machine... [Read More]

Monday, November 24, 2014

Auction Spotlight

Hilco Industrial is facilitating an online auction of machines located in Birmingham, UK... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is hosting an online auction of CNC machines used previously by Conoflow Ltd, Poole, UK... [Read More]
Apex is conducting an online auction of machinery used formerly by Tilbury Power Station, Essex and others... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of various CNC machines used previously by Automated Turned Components... [Read More]
1st Machinery is staging an online auction of machinery used previously by JscottDesign Ltd. Located in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, UK... [Read More]

EEF buys NDI

The EEF has acquired the ownership and day-to-day management of NDI from... [Read More]

Fenn Tool partners Seco

Fenn Tool has been appointed as a technical distribution partner for Seco Tools (UK). The company will promote, sell and support the full range of tooling on offer from Seco to component manufacturers throughout the UK and Ireland. ... [Read More]

GFMS joins BCMT

GF Machining Solutions has joined the Blue Competence Machine Tools sustainability initiative after meeting its pre-defined sustainability... [Read More]

Westermans wins international award

Westermans, the Groby-based specialist in pre-owned and refurbished welding and cutting machinery, has won the International Development category at the 2014 Midlands Family Business Awards.
At a prestigious ceremony, Westermans received recognition for its vibrant and innovative approach to international trade... [Read More]

Haco Kingsland appoints RK

Haco Kingsland has appointed RK International Machine Tools as its sales partner in the south of England for its range of press brakes, guillotines, shears and CNC turret punches. RK will promote the Haco machines south of a line between the... [Read More]

TRW adds 130 jobs

TRW, a Sunderland automotive steering systems manufacturer, is creating 130 jobs and doubling its factory floor space to cope with expected demand from international clients for a new technology developed in... [Read More]

Training academy going for growth

The CNC Training Academy (part of Mills CNC) has appointed Andrew Myhill (pictured) as its business development manager. The position, created to spearhead the academy's new business drive and, in doing so, help the organisation... [Read More]

Crowds head for Indonesia show

The 28th edition of Machine Tool Indonesia is set to take place on 3-6 December at the International Exhibition Centre in Jakarta. Last year's event attracted tens of thousands of visitors from a host of different industry sectors. Indonesia's largest machine tool show is expected to perform just as well, if not better, in 2014... [Read More]

Monday, November 17, 2014

Auction Spotlight

1st Machinery is staging an online auction of machinery from various UK sites... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of various CNC machines used in the aerospace industry... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is facilitating an online auction of machines located in Birmingham, UK... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is hosting an online auction of CNC machines used previously by Conoflow Ltd, Poole, UK... [Read More]
Apex is conducting an online auction of machinery used formerly by Tilbury Power Station, Essex and others... [Read More]

Deal struck for Wasino

DMG Mori has announced that the company intends to take over the lathe division (Wasino) of Amada Machine Tools on 1 April 2015. The lathe division of Amada started... [Read More]

Successful open houses

As the season for open house events draws to a close, Floyd Automatic Tooling is delighted with the feedback its new products received at the... [Read More]

Metalex opens this week

Metalex 2014, which takes place later this week on 19-22 November in Bangkok, Thailand, is expecting over 70,000 visitors through its doors over the four days of the show. The exhibition... [Read More]

RK partners Eurospark

RK International Machine Tools and Eurospark have entered into a partnership that will see sales of Eurospark Joemars wire and die sink EDM machines split geographically between the two companies. RK International is concentrating on the southern half of the UK, while Eurospark, the UK importer of Eurospark Joemars EDM machines, will be responsible for the remainder.
The partnership cements a long-standing relationship between the two businesses... [Read More]

Dugard unveils LB machining centres

Dugard first introduced its heavy duty VMCs in 2011, since when the success of the machines has now prompted the company to expand the series to include the LB range of double column machining centres.
Designed by Dugard's own senior design team, all LB models... [Read More]

Hurco set to open doors

"New Opportunities" is the theme for the forthcoming Hurco open house, taking place on 9-11 December at the company's UK headquarters in High Wycombe. Several new machines are being brought in to the demonstration area specifically for the event. The result will be a display of eight machines representing the best-selling models within Hurco's... [Read More]

Many reasons to visit WNT

The recently announced open house at WNT (UK)'s technical centre in Sheffield, being held in conjunction with XYZ Machine Tools, provides several reasons to attend, not least of which is the opportunity to see the latest productivity boosting cutting tools in action.
The event takes place on 3-4 December, with the doors... [Read More]

Machine tool demand up 30%

Orders for machine tools in India are about 30% higher now than during the same period in 2013 â€" that's according to L Krishnan, president of the Indian Machine... [Read More]

Monday, November 10, 2014

Beyond Drive inserts suit SS and CI

New Beyond Drive inserts from Kennametal feature a bronze TiOCN top coating that increases wear resistance and functions as a wear indicator, says the company.
Designed for cast irons, steels and stainless steels that make up many critical components over a variety of industries, Kennametal's Beyond Drive inserts feature a proprietary post-coat surface... [Read More]

NTK introduces DS toolholders and sleeves

To optimise all tooling positions and maximise the potential of sliding head turning centres, NTK Cutting Tools has now developed its new DS line of toolholders and sleeves. The key feature of this new innovation is its ability to enable the end user to use turning tools in the vacant drilling sleeves, thereby increasing the number of turning tool positions... [Read More]

CNF opts for ITC tools

When Clive Fearnley borrowed Â£200 in 1967 from a family member to buy his first lathe, he couldn't have envisaged that his start-up company would be spending over Â£1.5m in equipment some 45 years later. The impressive... [Read More]

Quickgrind halves cost of tooling

Quickgrind, a carbide cutting tool manufacturer, says that many of its customers have slashed their tooling costs by over 50%, without compromising on quality, simply by switching to the company's specialist remanufacturing service.
Quickgrind says it uses a 'total engineering approach' to ensure the company matches its customers' exact requirements... [Read More]

Five-axis cutters

Optimised milling cycles, in particular for five-axis type applications, are able to benefit from the MSX multi-function, high shear milling cutter... [Read More]

Cutwel launches e-shop website

Cutwel, a UK-based, next day supplier of engineering cutting tools, has launched a new e-shop website which is said to be packed with new features and more products than ever before. The site gives customers the ability to view the full product range, download technical information... [Read More]

Drill sharpener unveiled by 1st MTA

A new automatic drill sharpening machine manufactured by US firm, Darex, has been introduced to the UK by sole agent, 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA). Called XT-3000 Auto, it is said to bridge the gap between a manually operated machine and a fully automated... [Read More]

Pedal to the metal

Hope Technology employs over 100 people producing between 80,000 and 100,000 bicycle parts per week using the latest in machine tool technology at its Barnoldswick facility. Here, some 55 CNC machine tools operate 24/7. To back up production, Hope Technology has a long... [Read More]

Innovation takes a new turn

The recently introduced CoroCut QD concept for deep external grooving and parting-off from Sandvik Coromant, now adds internal machining to the application range. The system now includes CoroTurn SL blades for deep grooves in internal machining, the modularity of which enables tool assemblies to be optimised for the specific application.
Internal grooving and partingoff with long overhangs... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Sweeney Kincaid is holding an online auction of equipment used previously by A Watt & Son Steel Fabricators, Dunbar, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is conducting an online auction of machines owned previously by Millbank Tool Co Ltd... [Read More]
Maynards is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by GM Opel, Bochum, Germany... [Read More]
1st Machinery is staging an online auction of machinery from various UK sites... [Read More]
ES Group is hosting an online auction of machines used formerly by Priory Engineering (Christchurch) Ltd... [Read More]

Mecmesin buys FMS

Mecmesin, a British designer of force and torque testing equipment, has acquired Horsham-based Flexible Machining Systems Ltd (FMS), an aerospace... [Read More]

Get fit for nuclear

The Nuclear AMRC has joined forces with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) to help more than 300 small manufacturers prepare to seize the opportunities of the UK's rapidly developing Â£60bn civil nuclear new build sector... [Read More]

60,000 at EuroBlech

EuroBlech 2014, the 23rd edition of the international sheet metal working technology exhibition attracted 59,600 visitors to its venue in Hanover, some 38% of whom came from outside Germany. The quota of visitors from top management... [Read More]

Â£1m JLR contract tooling loan

Magal Engineering has secured a Â£1m national tooling loan after winning a contract to supply parts for Jaguar Land Rover's new Â£500m i54 engine plant in Wolverhampton.
Magal designs and manufactures automotive components for global names including JLR, Ford... [Read More]

Â£500m engine plant opens

HM The Queen opened the Â£500m Jaguar Land Rover engine manufacturing centre near Wolverhampton at the end of October. Located on the i54 business park, the site is to start full... [Read More]

Success at Vietnam shows

The recent Metalex Vietnam exhibition and its co-located shows proved a roaring success in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting 14,879 visitors from 29 different countries across the three days of the event. All visitors enjoyed discovering new technologies... [Read More]

Boost for the Baltic states

Haas Automation Europe has opened a new Haas Factory Outlet (HFO) for the Baltic region based in Riga, Latvia. The facility is owned and operated by Haas distributor, Abplanalp Consulting, which has more than 10 years' experience selling and supporting Haas CNC... [Read More]

AMRC training centre opens

HRH The Duke of York has opened the Â£20.5m AMRC Training Centre in Rotherham. Part of the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), the focus is on delivering the skills that manufacturing companies need to compete... [Read More]

Gearing up for MTEX 2014

The third edition of the MTEX show for machinery, tooling and equipment is set to take place on 8-10 December at the International Exhibition Centre in Muscat, Oman. Building on momentum from the successful 2013 edition, MTEX will once again provide... [Read More]

Monday, November 03, 2014

Shark bites into cycles

The construction of the Gruppo Parpas Shark machining centre from Leader CNC is the result of finite element analysis (FEA) to optimise the frequency and rigidity calculations of the machine base. With a cage-shaped column and central sliding saddle, the Italian-built Shark has a thermo-symmetric structure that supports linear... [Read More]

Vamec\'s fast future

Vamec's fast future

Italian firm Vamec, a manufacturer of carburettors for racing kart teams, is based near Bologna in a region famed for its motorsport heritage. The city of Modena, the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari and home to Maserati and Lamborghini, is just up the road, while the legendary Imola F1 circuit and the Torro Rosso F1 team are both neighbours.
Racing is in the blood at Vamec. In his day, founder Vincenzo Vannini was... [Read More]

Exeron HSC MP7 launched into UK

CNC International has introduced the Germanbuilt Exeron HSC MP7 machining centre to the UK marketplace.
Said to be sitting in the upper echelons of high end machining centres, the new Exeron MP7 incorporates a gantry structure, integrated temperature control and linear drives throughout.
According to CNC International, the MP7 is pitched at... [Read More]

YMT offers Hedelius

The Hedelius range of machining centres is now available from exclusive UK and Ireland agent, YMT Technologies. Each Hedelius CNC machine tool is produced in-house at the company's facility in Meppen, Germany.
The machines are pitched particularly at the customers in the aerospace, mould and die, and motorsport industries.
The vertical spindle, moving column product range covers three-, four- and five-axis machining, in pendulum and... [Read More]

Aerospace research benefits from Huron

The Bedford-based Aircraft Research Association (ARA) provides specialist services to the aerospace industry, including high speed wind tunnel testing, computational fluid dynamics and high precision wind tunnel model design and manufacture. With recent government emphasis on the aerodynamic and aerospace industries, ARA has been... [Read More]

Five-axis Ajax VMC for less than Â£80,000

Targeting the single operational trend by users in vertical machining centre technology, now available from Ajax Machine Tools International for under Â£80,000 is a fiveaxis, Heidenhain-controlled machine with 17 kW, 10,000 rpm spindle and chiller, a 200 mm diameter rotary/tilt table and 24 tool magazine. Significant in the installation support of the accuracy and repeatability... [Read More]

Start-up opts for Hartford machine

A multi-axis Hartford vertical machining centre will be used by a startup company as the springboard for the provision of machined components for oil and gas customers. Supplied by T W Ward CNC Machinery (Ward CNC), the four-axis, open-fronted HCMC 2082AG machine is now at the heart of future success at Central Machining Services (CMS).
Established by directors Billy Dale, Colin Kirkwood and David McElhinney â€" all ex-shift leaders who between them have some 50 yearsâ€™ experience in the manufacture of components for the oil and gas sector â€" CMS has been set up in a newly-acquired... [Read More]