Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

1st Machinery is holding an online auction of new machines from Lloyds Precision Engineering available due to a cancelled contract... [Read More]
BVA is hosting an online auction of machinery used previously by Geert Mattijssen, Maarssen, Netherlands... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is staging an online auction of machinery used previously by Springfield Engineering and others... [Read More]
Maynards is conducting an online auction of machines used formerly by Opel GM, Bochum, Germany... [Read More]
ES Group is facilitating an online auction of machines used formerly by Linde, Merthyr Tydfil, UK... [Read More]

Brown & Holmes expand

Brown & Holmes expand

Brown & Holmes has recently become the sole UK and Ireland supplier for Fresmak Arnold high pressure vices and TFA Alfa universal segment clamping systems, both of which sit alongside the company's existing Forkardt rotary workholding products.
The latest innovations... [Read More]

Kurt release HD690

Kurt release HD690

The new Kurt HD690 pull-type vice incorporates Kurt Workholding's AngLock design and features 9" opening jaws for large part clamping.
The HD690 is designed with a rigid stationary jaw and has top-down bolting for reduced deflection while lying flatter when assembled.
It also eliminates the need to remove the vice body from the machine table for cleaning, says Kurt.
Available in the UK from Carillon Industrial Services, the... [Read More]

Cutwel offer Gerardi vices

Cutwel offer Gerardi vices

Cutwel Tools says Gerardi five-axis vices featuring zero point are now available in the UK fully automated for machining oneoff parts or production runs.
Manufactured from high grade steel, the vices have minimal overall height dimensions allowing for low profile clamping.
Each hardened and ground (60 HRc) jaw has adjustment steps of 2 mm (multi-axis selfcentring) and gripping... [Read More]

Synchro and hydraulic chucks in one system

Synchro and hydraulic chucks in one system

According to tooling specialist, Gühring, spindle dynamics and the axis drive of machines create synchronisation errors during the tapping process.
Such synchronisation errors result in high forces acting on the tool, which in turn reduces tool life and leads to defective threads.
Gühring says that the... [Read More]

Gripfast power chuck makes entrance

Gripfast power chuck makes entrance

Pratt Burnerd International, a division of 600 UK, has launched the new Gripfast combination power chuck.
The system is said to provide CNC lathe customers with a chuck, a collet chuck and a mandrel chuck, all combined in one unit.
Gripfast claims to come into its own on production CNC turning centres for medium to small batch production, enabling CNC lathe operators to increase productivity with minimal nonmachining time.
It is used... [Read More]

Röhm unveil Orange line

Röhm unveil Orange line

Röhm's new Orange line includes new drill chucks, revolving tailstock centres, geared scroll chucks and vices.
Two drill chucks are in the range â€" a keyless Extra RV-E and a key-type Prima-L, while the revolving tailstock centres come in sizes MT3, MT4 and MT5.
Geared scroll chucks in the orange... [Read More]

Top marks for System 3R

Top marks for System 3R

System 3R's MacroNano workholding system has received top marks from Nottingham University's £3.5m Institute of Advanced Manufacturing (IAM) after it was adopted on the facility's EDM machines.
Increased demand for micro and nano precision manufacturing processes led IAM to fit MacroNano tooling on its latest EDM machine, a Sodick AQ750 wire erosion machine.
3R tooling is also fitted on its Sodick AP1L die sink EDM, complete with an eight-position toolchanger... [Read More]

Five-sided machining solution

Five-sided machining solution

Micron Workholding has recently unveiled the Centron 125 clamping vice from Swiss workholding specialist Hemo.
The modular clamping system offers clamping forces of up to 80 kN with a clamping width up to 1000 mm.
The Centron 125 incorporates a modular clamping jaw system and base plate, system supports and T-slots that are easy to clean with slot nuts that can run across the entire length of the system supports.
This ensures that complete removal of... [Read More]

Chuck jaw changeovers in seconds

Chuck jaw changeovers in seconds

With a changeover time of 5 seconds per jaw, the new Schunk Pronto quick jaw change system offers fast set-up times for all standard lathe chucks with fine serrations of 1/16’’ x 90° and 1.5 mm x 60°.
The quickchange retrofit set consists of supporting and changing jaws.
The new innovation is said to be suitable for OD clamping of pre-machined and finished parts.
Utilising a selection... [Read More]

AME break ground

AME break ground

Construction is now underway at the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), marking the start of a six-month project.
The build will create a 1700 sq m manufacturing and R&D space for training around 40 undergraduates and postgraduates in the first... [Read More]

William Hughes celebrate

William Hughes celebrate

This year marks the 10th year of the opening of William Hughes' factory in Bulgaria.
Opening its doors in 2004, the company's Bulgarian operations had just 13 employees and a 1000 sq m factory. Today, the factory... [Read More]

Academy boost headcount

Academy boost headcount

CNC programmer and operator training specialist â€" The CNC Training Academy â€" has appointed Simon Yeomans to its training team.
Mr Yeomans has joined as a CNC trainer and will be responsible, along with the other members of the training team, Jeff Hart and Karen Early, for delivering... [Read More]

Vacuum brazing unit established

Vacuum brazing unit established

Surface engineering specialist Tecvac has established a dedicated cell for the production of complex components by vacuum brazing.
The unit is designed to braze 'one-off' and development components but also has the capacity to produce high volumes of commercial parts using vacuum furnaces of varying size.
Tecvac currently provide vacuum brazing services to technology sectors... [Read More]

Open house for turning group

Open house for turning group

Two German turning machine manufacturers, Index-Werke and its subsidiary, Traub Drehmaschinen, will hold an open house from 20-24 May at the group’s three factories in Esslingen, Deizisau and Reutlingen.
Index is celebrating its centenary this year and Traub its 75th anniversary.
Across all three plants, visitors will be able to see... [Read More]

Mabey Bridge win contract

Mabey Bridge win contract

Chepstow-based Mabey Bridge, the UK's largest supplier of wind turbine towers, has been awarded a contract for 30 onshore wind turbine towers from the Dutch wind turbine manufacturer EWT.
The deal will be for the community energy generation market.
The structures are 35, 40, 50 and 75 m tall and, as well as being installed in the UK, will also be... [Read More]

Orders, enquiries and leads at MACH

Orders, enquiries and leads at MACH

MACH Machine Tools reports that it took 11 orders for its MACH VS-1 turrettype milling machines at the MACH 2014 exhibition in Birmingham earlier this month.
The company, which was established by directors Matt Andrew and Marc Bowers in 2013, used the event to showcase a range of the company's milling, grinding and sawing machines to visitors.
The MACH VS-1 is available at £10,950 (all in) and is equipped with variable speed R8 spindles, Acu-Rite digital readouts... [Read More]

USETEC 2014, doors set to open next week

USETEC 2014, doors set to open next week

Approximately 320 machine tool dealers and manufacturers are expected at this year's USETEC 2014 exhibition for pre-owned machinery and equipment, which takes place on 5-7 May in Cologne, Germany.
Around 60% of the registered exhibitors are based in Germany, with the remaining 40% arriving from countries that include the Netherlands, US... [Read More]