Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Hilco Industrial is conducting an onsite and online auction of machines used formerly at a turbine repair facility in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, US... [Read More]
John Pye is facilitating an online auction of machinery used previously by Acorn Precision, Nottingham, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is staging an online auction of equipment used previously by HMD Tube Technology, Sheffield, UK... [Read More]
MMI is hosting a private negotiated sale of four late model You-Ji CNC vertical boring mills with live milling capability... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is holding an online auction of machinery used previously by Goodrich Actuation Systems, Liverpool, UK... [Read More]

Tech days at Starrag

Tech days at Starrag

A new Starrag NB machine for blisk machining, the new 'Dengeling' in-process finishing operation to replace grinding, polishing, shot peening and tumbling, plus Starrag's new LX 021 machining centre for aerofoil blade production are just three highlights of the forthcoming 'Airfoil Technology... [Read More]

Hone-All invest

Hone-All invest

Hone-All says it is finalising the specifications for a new deephole boring machine prior to its delivery in September.
This will be the company's second machine with a 3 m length capacity, a move that will further expand its boring capacity and reduce lead-times to help meet growing customer demand.
The ability to bore components of this length and up to 200 mm diameter... [Read More]

Hemlock order third Herle

Hemlock order third Herle

A third five-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre has been installed by subcontractor Hemlock Engineering of Nottingham in response to a steady increase in work from a variety of sources.
Aircraft seat parts, medical prostheses, components for laser equipment used in dentistry and printing, fire suppression nozzles and parts for camera tripods... [Read More]

Five-axis cell at Adaero Precision

Five-axis cell at Adaero Precision

A new, five-axis machining cell has increased the efficiency and flexibility with which prismatic components are manufactured around the clock at the Crediton works of subcontractor, Adaero Precision Components.
The turnkey cell was supplied in February 2014 by Whitehouse Machine Tools, sole UK agent for the Japanese machining... [Read More]

£1.1m turnkey investment in Toyoda

£1.1m turnkey investment in Toyoda

A £1.1m turnkey investment in the latest Toyoda FH1250SX horizontal machining centre from 2D CNC has slashed production cycles from 114 hours to just 18 hours on drill side frames at Farrel in Rochdale, a specialist in mixing and compounding machinery for the rubber processing and tyre making industries.
The company has also been able to cut machining time on complex rotor... [Read More]

Magellan order large Makino

Magellan order large Makino

NCMT has received an order for the supply of a Makino MAG3 five-axis, horizontal-spindle machining centre to Magellan Aerospace UK.
The machine is being purchased with support from Invest Northern Ireland.
It will join six similar machining centres and two smaller MAG1s at the aerospace subcontractor's recently acquired factory in Greyabbey, near Belfast, formerly John... [Read More]

CI key at CPL

CI key at CPL

Cambridgeshire-based precision engineering specialist, Cambridge Precision Ltd (CPL), is a company committed to continuous improvement (CI), as illustrated by its recent investment in a Doosan DNM 400 vertical machining centre from Mills CNC, the seventh DNM model acquired since 2008.
Says Nick Raven, production manager: "Our DNM machines prove very versatile.
The larger DNM... [Read More]

Copas advance to five-axis machining

Copas advance to five-axis machining

From a background of operating 14 threeaxis machining centres, Kilkeelbased precision engineering firm, Copas Technologies has ordered a five-axis model from a different supplier, DMG Mori.
The deal for the DMU 60 eVo was concluded at the recent MACH 2014 machine tool exhibition in Birmingham (pictured) and marks the culmination of nearly three years of researching the market.
Around 60% of turnover... [Read More]

Steadfast progress wins the day at CS

Steadfast progress wins the day at CS

The latest investment by CS Products in a high speed, five-axis machining centre from XYZ Machine Tools is part of a steady, but consistent investment programme by the Telford-based subcontractor.
This latest machine, an XYZ 1060HS, is helping the business expand into new markets.
Existing XYZ machines at CS Products include two Mini Mill... [Read More]

Open Mind expand

Open Mind expand

CAM software developer, Open Mind Technologies, has employed an application engineer to be permanently based in Ireland to develop and support the local market.
As an Irishman, Ryan McClure has been working in the UK for Open Mind for over three years, dealing with key customers in the aerospace... [Read More]

Airbus name best supplier

Airbus name best supplier

The GKN Aerospace facility in Filton, Bristol, has been recognised as 'Best Performing Supplier' by Airbus.
The award follows receipt of the 2013 'Most Improved Supplier' award by Airbus.
GKN Aerospace... [Read More]

Coolant guide

Coolant guide

Master Chemical Europe has published a new, four page leaflet that gives a quick and clear overview of its metalworking fluids, many of which are boron and formaldehyde free.
It guides the reader through... [Read More]

Over 800 at Heller WerkTage 2014

Over 800 at Heller WerkTage 2014

Solutions providing precision and competence in five-axis machining and a comprehensive approach to the process chain were central topics at the 7th edition of Heller WerkTage in Germany last month.
The machine tool manufacturer, based in Nürtingen, presented a total of seven machining centres live in action to more than... [Read More]

T+T Tubecraft select Unison

T+T Tubecraft select Unison

A Unison all-electric CNC tube bending machine is helping specialist tube bending company T+T Tubecraft to accelerate production of precision tubular parts and eliminate material waste through right-first-time manufacturing.
Tubecraft's pipe and tube bending services have largely been based on hydraulically-powered... [Read More]

Record month for Bystronic

Record month for Bystronic

Sheet metal processing machinery supplier, Bystronic, reports that May 2014 was its best ever month for order intake in the UK, at just short of £7 million.
Orders were received from all areas of industry, from job shops to yellow goods manufacturers to architecture.
All of Bystronic's CNC... [Read More]

MTA name chief executive

MTA name chief executive

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has appointed a new CEO to lead the organisation.
James Selka has joined the MTA offering over 25 years of manufacturing... [Read More]

Machining event sets agenda

Machining event sets agenda

The 'Advances in Machining' conference will form a focal point of the Global Manufacturing Festival in Sheffield (24-25 June).
The conference on 24 June will feature presentations on new sector technologies by industry leaders. Furthermore, live demonstrations will include... [Read More]