Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Koster Industries is holding a live and webcast auction of CNC machines used previously by ER Smith Assoc, Rhode Island, US... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Bodycote, Neath, UK... [Read More]
BVA is conducting an online bankruptcy auction of equipment owned previously by GW Klumpert BV, Hengelo, Netherlands... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by an aerospace manufacturer... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is staging a collective online auction of various machines... [Read More]

CAM for SolidWorks

CAM for SolidWorks

Autodesk has announced the availability of HSMWorks 2014, the integrated CAM solution for SolidWorks users.
The new release reinforces the company's commitment to delivering solutions that appeal to a broad range of users â€" from designers and engineers to veteran CNC programmers â€" regardless of their CAD tool of choice.
HSMWorks 2014 is said to offer better control over existing... [Read More]

Software Integration

Software Integration

Vero Software, developer of SurfCAM software for programming CNC machine tools, and CGTech, developer of Vericut software for simulating CNC machine tools, have announced that the two companies now provide seamless integration between... [Read More]

Right strategy for student

Right strategy for student

A university student has used Machining Strategist from Vero Software to undertake new research into combining tool sequences with the use of multi-objective optimisation of cutting parameters.
His research created a system that can provide manufacturers with greater information and a more flexible machining environment, depending on the individual needs of a particular job.
The main focus of Alexander... [Read More]

Jetcam and Bricsys team up

Jetcam and Bricsys team up

Jetcam International and Bricsys have announced a technical and commercial partnership that will mutually benefit their respective customer bases.
Bricsys V14 now supports sheet metal unfolding in the BricsCAD Platinum edition, and development has commenced on oneclick 'Export to Jetcam' that will provide the Jetcam... [Read More]

DROs in class of their own

DROs in class of their own

"Operating our two-axis lathes without using Acu-Rite VUE digital readouts systems would be like sitting in a house in the depths of winter without the central heating on â€" it would makes no sense at all," says Roger Tingle, senior technician at Sheffield Hallam University's Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences.
"Importantly, without the DROs our students would not only take twice as long to complete every task, they wouldn't gain the all-important experience needed for their progression into multi-axis... [Read More]

Delcam show of strength

Delcam show of strength

Delcam reports it added more than 50 employees to its international workforce during 2013 to give a total of more than 700 employees within the organisation by the end of the year.
In addition, well over 100 more people are employed in Delcam's joint venture companies in Europe and Asia.
The largest of these companies... [Read More]

LaserMaster upgrade

LaserMaster upgrade

Redruth-based sheet metal and fabrication subcontractor LaserMaster has been using Lantek Expert CADCAM software for six years and has just upgraded to the latest version.
Last year, the company invested in a new Bystronic BySprint 4kw fibre optic laser with ByTrans automated sheet load/unload and, at the same time, upgraded its Lantek Expert software and installed Lantek Integra ERP.
Tim Hicks, CADCAM engineer at LaserMaster says: "We upgraded the software to... [Read More]

Latest SmartCAM introduced

Latest SmartCAM introduced

SmartCAMcnc has announced the release of SmartCAM v2014.
This new version delivers a redesigned and improved user interface that assists in usability, ease of learning and user efficiency, plus a variety of milling process modelling, toolpath verification and geometry modelling improvements.
New panel task menus and customisable toolbars make it more convenient to access frequently used commands, and new configuration... [Read More]

Software tools from the cloud

Software tools from the cloud

CAM software specialist, Missler Software, is participating in the EU CloudFlow project, which promotes increasing accessibility of high-tech software for SMEs.
Advanced software will in many cases no longer be installed on the engineer's computer, but will function via the internet... [Read More]

Skeleton team measure up

Skeleton team measure up

Hexagon Metrology has started a co-operation with the UK-based skeleton racing team Bromley Technologies. Bromley Technologies use a Romer Absolute Arm with integrated laser scanner to optimise... [Read More]

New name for Ceram

New name for Ceram

Materials technology group, Ceram, is set for a new identity to reflect an expanding portfolio.
The international company is changing its name to Lucideon from 1 February.
The firm, based in Staffordshire, has acquired new businesses over the years and the move is designed to bring them together... [Read More]

Altec invest £600,000

Altec invest £600,000

Altec Engineering, based near Durham, says it has invested in excess of £600,000 in new machine tools, which include two Sodick AQ400L wire EDM machines, a Mazak Quickturn Nexus 450-II turning centre with... [Read More]

MSubs cut manufacturing costs

MSubs cut manufacturing costs

Plymouth-based MSubs, a manufacturer of manned and unmanned sub-sea and surface vehicles, has installed two new machines from XYZ Machine Tools to help it meet demand for larger components.
The machines purchased were a ProTurn SLX 555 lathe and a SMX 5000 bed mill, both of which are currently the largest machines of their type in the XYZ portfolio, although larger machines are due to be added to the range... [Read More]

Favourite for fabrications

Favourite for fabrications

Customers at a leading high street bookmaker can now enjoy coffee and tea on demand thanks to fabricated units designed and manufactured by Beakbane.
A long-standing customer approached Kidderminster-based Beakbane when it needed to source cup storage and dispensing units as part of a contract to provide... [Read More]

Success at IMTEX Oman

Success at IMTEX Oman

The IMTEX Oman exhibition held in Muscat last month has been declared a roaring success by exhibitors and visitors alike.
Just shy of 120 exhibitors showcased their products and services across 910 sq m of floor space.
An impressive 97% of exhibitors reported they had met their objectives at IMTEX, while 94% said they were pleased... [Read More]

Strong order intake

Strong order intake

Ficep UK is reporting orders for CNC machinery worth over £2m in the past three months.
The customers have ranged from steel stockholders to structural steel companies, buying automatic drilling and sawing lines, shearing and punching machines, CNC machines for processing angles and flats, and magnetic lifting... [Read More]

RK extend grinding range

RK extend grinding range

UK-based RK International Machine Tools has announced an agency agreement with Delta, an Italian manufacturer of rotary and fixed table grinding precision grinding machines.
The announcement aligns itself with the addition to the range of the Delta Mini Line series.
This three-machine series of travelling... [Read More]

Renishaw co-chair India-UK event

Renishaw co-chair India-UK event

Rhydian Pountney, Renishaw's general manager (ROW sales division), co-chaired the Advanced Manufacturing Group of the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) which took place in New Delhi last month.
The meeting was part of a wider JETCO programme that involved Vince Cable MP, UK Secretary of State for Business... [Read More]