Latest Machinery Trade News: 1/26/14

Monday, January 27, 2014

Peaker Pattinson is staging a collective online auction of various machines... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online collective auction from various UK sites... [Read More]
BVA is conducting an online auction of equipment owned previously by SMB Apeldoorn BV, Apeldoorn, Netherlands... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by NOV Anson and others... [Read More]
CJM Asset Management is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Tata Steel... [Read More]

Slim space zero point

RÃ¶mheld has added the 19mm high, 85mm diameter Stark Easy Click to its range of zero point workholding modules.
Designed for used in narrow spaces, the RÃ¶mheld Stark Easy Click mechanical, fast-clamping system has retractable nipples only 12mm in length, providing short extraction distances. It needs no energy supply to engage... [Read More]

Forkardt sell-off

Having acquired workholding specialist Forkardt from US firm Illinois Tool in May 2013 for $34m, Hardinge has now sold the Swiss element of the business for $5.9m to a private group led by the management of Forkardt in Switzerland.
The agreement includes a mutual, two-year, non-compete clause and the requirement... [Read More]

Rhinobar adds charge to bar work

Lexair's Mini Rhinobar barfeed automatically centres and feeds small diameter bar stock to maximise the productivity of Swiss-style CNC screw machines and small fixed or sliding head lathes.
The new single-tube barfeed uses the hydrodynamic principle to quickly centre 1.8 or 3.6m bars as small as 1mm diameter.
The bar stock is supported in an oil bath in the feed... [Read More]

Orange Line introduced

RÃ¶hm has unveiled its new Orange Line which includes lathe chucks and machine vices. For instance, in the area of manual lathe chucks, the Orange Line offers the geared scroll chuck ZG as a favourable alternative to the proven steel version ZS.
The ZG is available with high value cast iron body and one-piece jaws in five sizes as a threejaw version, and in five... [Read More]

Rhinobar adds charge to bar work

Heavy or light loading made easy with robot

In order to bring big and heavy workpieces, precisely and automatically, to a machine tool it makes considerable demands on the specified handling device.
But when the same robot must be used in mixed mode, for light and small parts, then this becomes an even bigger challenge.
The Erowa Robot Dynamic is said to make the job simple thanks to its fully automatic... [Read More]

Taking a firm grip

SMW Autoblok says that its recently introduced SinterGrip will now be used directly on its OML Genius vice.
SinterGrip is designed to satisfy the current need to clamp a workpiece using only a few millimetres of stock... [Read More]

HTC chucks keep cool

Mapal has upgraded its HTC range of universal, high torque chucks by adding temperature compensation that guards against the generation of excessive clamping forces during demanding machining operations.
This makes them suitable for virtually all applications, from roughing to high precision finishing.
All HTC chucks feature a clamping system based on hydraulic expansion.
In high volume milling and similarly demanding applications, the tool shank can reach temperatures of at least 170ÂºC.
This heat is transmitted to the chuck... [Read More]

Ovality issues solved

For any manufacturers experiencing ovality issues with turned parts that incur extra costs, Thame Engineering has introduced a number of new products that can help.
For example, InoFlex is a compensating four-jaw manual chuck that allows the ability to securely clamp round, cubic and geometrically irregular workpieces when milling or turning.
Conventional chucks operate with all jaws moving in the... [Read More]

Pallet systems aid EDM effort

Le Mans, France-based Deutsch, a producer of offshore connectivity solutions, has invested in an automated production cell to better meet demanding component tolerances.
The cell comprises a Sodick AG55L die-sink EDM machine with linear motors served by System 3Râ€™s WorkPartner 2 robot with Dynafix and Macro... [Read More]

Massive order for new buses

Wrightbus, the County Antrim bus building firm, has won the lion's share of a Â£70m contract to provide vehicles to UK firm FirstGroup.
Wrightbus will provide 301 buses. Most will be of a new design, using hybrid... [Read More]

Game changing open house

Trumpf UK has set the stage to explode a common laser cutting myth.
At its open house in March, the company will be demonstrating high edge quality, thick sheet cutting and productive, thin sheet cutting on one, universal machine... [Read More]

Acquisition imminent

Shareholders in Delcam, a supplier of advanced software for manufacturers, voted last week to accept the offer made by Autodesk to acquire the company.
The acquisition... [Read More]

Another record year for Mills

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, reports that sales for 2013 were up 9% on 2012 and exceeded Â£57m for the first time in the companyâ€™s 41 year history.
Further analysis into Mills' 2013 sales performance reveals that the company sold eight large Doosan boring machines and 20 Doosan horizontal machining centres to customers... [Read More]

RK introduce fine grinding

Following the recent agreement between RK International Machine Tools and Italian grinding machine manufacturer Melchiorre, the UK-based machine tool specialist is now able to offer its customers a fine grinding solution.
RK is focusing initially on the Melchiorre ELC series, which comprises double-sided machines... [Read More]

Renishaw and Mazak hit mark

Renishaw and Yamazaki Mazak are collaborating to hold a joint UK seminar on precision machining and probing technologies on 5-6 February 2014 (delegates can attend either day).
The 'Hitting the Mark' seminars will take place in he European Technology Centre at Mazak's UK headquarters in Worcester, and will feature a series of practical presentations and demonstrations focused on the potential advantages of probing and automation... [Read More]

Haco Kingsland launch entry level machines

Haco Kingsland has launched a budget series of sheet metal working machines for the European market under the brand name Atlantic Blue Line.
These machines are produced in the Haco Kingsland factory in China and are said to be just as advantageous as any competing... [Read More]

Finance workshop dates

The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) is running a series of 'Financial Expert' interactive workshops that will look to provide firms with access to support on critical financial issues that could hold back their growth... [Read More]

Northern Gulf\'s premier B2B show

Northern Gulf's premier B2B show

The Gulf Industry Fair 2014 is set to get underway in Manama, Bahrain on 4-6 February.
The exhibition has established itself as a muchanticipated landmark in the northern Gulf trade calendar, serving Bahrain, the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.
Widely regarded as the premier industrial B2B gathering for the region, the fair has gone... [Read More]