Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of equipment no longer required by Fife Fabrications, UK... [Read More]
Maynards is conducting an online auction of machinery located across Germany... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is staging an online auction of equipment used previously by Lahoma Engineers, Bourne, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online auction of machines used formerly by Kirker & Co, Seaham, UK... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is facilitating a public and webcast auction of equipment used previously by Harvey Industries, Aiken, South Carolina, US... [Read More]

Tung-Tri milling series

Tung-Tri milling series

To improve the performance of shoulder milling and positive milling processes, Tungaloy has introduced its Tung-Tri Series of 90° indexable insert end mills.
Developed to give end users an economic solution when shoulder milling, results have shown that new Tung-Tri can improve tool life by 60% and increase productivity, says Tungaloy.
The Tung-Tri is available... [Read More]

Easy guide pad set-up

Easy guide pad set-up

EasyAdjust is said to reduce the setting time for guide pad tools with indexable inserts while maintaining a high level of machining accuracy, says Germany-based precision tool solutions company, Mapal.
The system's novel cassette holds inserts with four or six cutting edges securely and without play.
The back taper of the minor cutting edge is set automatically by the cassette... [Read More]

Walter release Cut SX

Walter release Cut SX

The Walter Cut SX tool system is said to provide optimised grooving on turning centres and parting-off and slot milling on machining centres to depths of 33mm.
The system uses a self-clamping, single-edge insert to overcome the cutting depth limitations faced when two back-to-back cutting edges are used.
The Walter Cut SX inserts feature... [Read More]

NTK introduce rigid boring bar series

NTK introduce rigid boring bar series

NTK now offers an extensive line of precision boring tools designed for Swiss type sliding head turning centres.
One of the new product lines is called the Mogul Bar, which claims to provide end users with outstanding chip control and higher rigidity than conventional boring tools.
The most notable characteristic of the Mogul Bar is its chip evacuation and chip control.
When it works with NTK's F or FG chipbreaker inserts... [Read More]

Schwanog hit top form

Schwanog hit top form

According to Floyd Automatic Tooling, form drilling and form turning operations can now provide significant productivity benefits of up to 80% courtesy of the new PWP range from Schwanog.
The German specialist tooling manufacturer has now developed its series of form drilling and external turning inserts to improve cycle times for users of sliding and fixed head turning centres, and multi-spindle turning centres.
The Schwanog PWP-D form drilling range consists of a shank and an inversely ground and... [Read More]

In the zone

In the zone

Cutting tool and tooling systems specialist Sandvik Coromant has announced it will be the principal sponsor of the Education and Training Zone at the forthcoming MACH 2014 exhibition.
"The continued advancement of industry knowledge and education has always been part of the Sandvik Coromant mission," says Kim Olander, senior manager - marketing at Sandvik Coromant.
"Sponsorship... [Read More]

£1 million investment at ITC

£1 million investment at ITC

As part of a continual investment programme which has seen cutting tool manufacturer Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) invest over £1m in new machine tools in the past 12 months, the company has now taken delivery of its latest acquisition, a Rollomatic NP5.
Adding to the Anca GX7 and four Walter Helitronic grinding centres delivered through 2013, the new Rollomatic NP5 is a direct replacement... [Read More]

Refined TwinKom cutter released

Refined TwinKom cutter released

Komet has further refined the design of its adjustable TwinKom lightweight double cutters.
These modular tools are suitable for the 365 to 2000mm diameter range and can be adjusted up to 40mm depending on the component.
The size of the replaceable bridge for the TwinKom â€" made to customer requirement â€" is application-oriented and... [Read More]

One grade, one insert for hole production

One grade, one insert for hole production

WNT's indexable insert drilling system, the C900 high feed drill has been enhanced with the option of new standard drill lengths of 3xD, 4xD and 5xD.
Drill diameters start at 14mm for all lengths and up to 63mm diameter in the case of 3xD drills, with the longer diameter-to-length ratios going up to 54mm and 41mm respectively.
The C900 high feed drill is said to deliver exceptional performance, even... [Read More]

Auto giants eye Nigeria

Auto giants eye Nigeria

Two Indian automaking firms, TATA Motors and TVS Motor have expressed interest in establishing automotive plants in West Africa's largest economy, Nigeria, following separate visits to the director general of the country's automotive council, Aminu Jalal.
While TATA Motors is credited with being the world's fifth biggest truck manufacturer and India's largest automobile maker, TVS Motor is one of the top 10 two-wheeler producers... [Read More]

10,000th mould in Europe

10,000th mould in Europe

Proto Labs says that its 10,000th mould in Europe has been produced for the French company PETZL as part of its 'Protomold' injection moulding service.
The mould was created to carry out tests to measure the effect of chemical products on the materials of which the company's protective sporting helmets are made.
Test pieces needed to be produced... [Read More]

WMT join MIM

WMT join MIM

Warwick Machine Tools has joined the Made in the Midlands cluster which supports and promotes the interests of the manufacturing and engineering community in the Midlands.
The organisation was set up to promote privately-owned... [Read More]

Ernst appoint Ficep UK

Ernst appoint Ficep UK

Ficep UK has been appointed as the sole UK agent for Ernst, a Germanheadquartered deburring machine manufacturer.
Ernst says its machines have been proved to be up to seven times more efficient than traditional grinding methods (including wide belt sanders) for... [Read More]

RK machines boost UK training

RK machines boost UK training

Sales by RK International Machine Tools to educational establishments have increased significantly with investment being driven by a desire to boost the number of apprentices and also the need for machine tools within college workshops to better reflect the needs of industry.
A case in point is a recent £7m investment at Chelmsford College, which has been equipped with £500,000 worth of machine... [Read More]

Mollart increase workforce 20% in 12 months

Mollart increase workforce 20% in 12 months

Such is the level of business increase through its three divisions of machine tool build, subcontract machining and tooling supply that Mollart Engineering has entered 2014 with a 20% increase in its headcount from a year ago.
In addition to investment in people, the Chessington, Surrey headquarters and Resolven, south Wales operations are investing... [Read More]

MecWash salute 20 years

MecWash salute 20 years

Aqueous component cleaning specialist, MecWash Systems, is celebrating its 20th anniversary by revisiting its first ever installation project at Pegler Yorkshire Group, a manufacturer of plumbing and heating products.
In November 1994, Pegler Yorkshire chose to install the first MecWash system to replace its existing, inefficient dunk wash machine and rotational... [Read More]

Caterpillar invest £5.4m

Caterpillar invest £5.4m

US engineering firm Caterpillar is to invest £5.4m to expand its Northern Ireland truck axle manufacturing operation.
It will maintain up to 100 jobs and enhance skills at the plant in Larne, County Antrim.
The decision to permanently source... [Read More]

Haco-Kingsland target mass transport market

Haco-Kingsland target mass transport market

Delegates from Machinery Trade International were fortunate enough to be invited to a recent private exposition of new technologies developed by Haco-Kingsland.
Taking centre stage at the company's European headquarters in Mouscron, Belgium, was the giant Mubea Mega-Flex machining centre.
Featuring a patented double X-axis, high dynamics and... [Read More]