Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

GoIndustry DoveBid is conducting an online auction of metalworking machinery used by an electronic component manufacturer located in Germany... [Read More]
Troostwijk is staging an online auction due to the bankruptcy of Precisie Makaniek, Oudenaarde, Belgium... [Read More]
PMI is holding a public auction of assets owned previously by McDermott Inc, Louisiana, US... [Read More]
1st Machinery is hosting an online auction of machinery used previously by Alternative Precision Sheetmetal, Swansea, UK... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is facilitating an auction of equipment used previously by Seco Tools, Lenoir City, USA... [Read More]

Tschorn from YMT

Tschorn from YMT

The complete Tschorn range of Germanmanufactured precision measuring probes, tool length and zero point setters are now available in the UK from YMT.
These setting and setup aids are designed to help operators keep the spindle running by minimising... [Read More]

Touchdown at Gustav Rau

Touchdown at Gustav Rau

Pforzheim, Germanybased machining company, Gustav Rau, recently acquired a DMG DMU 80 monoBlock five-axis milling centre, and included in the machine's scope of delivery was a laser tool measuring system from Blum-Novotest.
The LaserControl Micro Compact NT tool measuring system is used for calibrating new... [Read More]

PC-DMIS 2014\'

PC-DMIS 2014'

Hexagon Metrology has introduced PC-DMIS 2014, the latest release of the measurement software for the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data.
PC-DMIS 2014 features over 17 major and 81 minor software enhancements.
Highlights include a newly developed single-click 'QuickFeature' tool for feature creation from CAD models.
Users can also create... [Read More]

Nikon CMM boosts RapidFit quality

Nikon CMM boosts RapidFit quality

Materialise Group spinoff, RapidFit, based in Leuven, Belgium is now using a horizontal-arm CMM from Nikon Metrology to check the accuracy of bespoke gauging and holding fixtures it produces for the automotive industry.
Users of the fixtures are mainly manufacturers of plastic and composite components for vehicles, from relatively simple, light housings or small sheet metal parts to full body panels, dashboards... [Read More]

Mahr enhances turbine blade measurement

Mahr enhances turbine blade measurement

The highly complex form and geometry of aerospace turbine blades have long posed problems when it comes to the efficient measuring and recording of profile and surface quality.
With traceability a vital requirement in their manufacture, a system has now been developed that will allow 100% visualisation of every blade produced.
With the new MarSurf... [Read More]

Faro \'inserts\' quality at GWP

Faro 'inserts' quality at GWP

A Faro Gage measuring arm has helped to slash the time taken to measure customer components and create profiles for manufacturing protective case solutions at Salisburybased GWP Protective, a producer of custom flight cases and protective case solutions â€" the company has a particular expertise in engineered foam inserts. "In addition to our new FaroArm having... [Read More]

Bowers aids inspection at Polamco

Bowers aids inspection at Polamco

Bath-based Polamco, a manufacturer of connectors, back-shells and a range of interconnect accessories, has purchased two Trimos V series height gauges from Bowers UK to allow it to perform in-process checks.
"Internal grooves such as circlip and oil seal groves, are among the most common features across our range," says Nick Egan,... [Read More]

Precision Oiltools opts for Aberlink

Precision Oiltools opts for Aberlink

Aberdeen-based Precision Oiltools has recently invested in a CNC CMM from Aberlink Innovative Metrology.
The company's managing director Craig Robertson says: "Although our machine tools were able to cope with the growing demand for more complex components, the increased time spent on inspecting intricate parts meant we needed to find... [Read More]

Equator is the \"best investment we\'ve made\"

Equator is the "best investment we've made"

David Powell, quality manager at Cheshambased Euromould, has been using Renishaw's Equator flexible gauge to increase inspection capacity and portability, achieving an 85% reduction in the inspection time of injection moulded parts.
Equator is helping Euromould to increase inspection capacity and reduce bottlenecks on its CMM.
"It's the best investment we've made," says Mr Powell. "Many of our customers require a... [Read More]

Lapmaster acquires Peter Wolters

Lapmaster acquires Peter Wolters

Lapmaster Group Holdings LLC, a US supplier of equipment and services for lapping, polishing, grinding and honing, has acquired Peter Wolters GmbH, a German provider of machine tools and systems for surface processing.
"This merger of complementary market leaders will create an even... [Read More]

Brigham buys power press

Brigham buys power press

Birmingham-based metal pressings manufacturer, HT Brigham, says it has installed a fully reconditioned Cincinnati HME 150 ton power press.
The press has been purchased to assist with an increased... [Read More]

Hone-All hits the road

Hone-All hits the road

Leighton Buzzardbased Hone-All Precision has participated in the Oil & Gas Technology Roadshow.
Over a three week period in June, the roadshow, organised by Dream Marketing International, toured strategic locations across... [Read More]

Atkin Automation joins Group Rhodes

Atkin Automation joins Group Rhodes

Group Rhodes has announced the purchase of coil processing equipment manufacturer, Atkin Automation Ltd of Thetford.
The two companies have enjoyed a successful past, with Atkin focussing its business on the manufacture of automated handling equipment... [Read More]

ETG appoints ops director

ETG appoints ops director

The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) has appointed Robin Mitchell to the new role of operations director with the aim of creating a seamless process from machine order to delivery at the customer's premises.
His areas of responsibility include logistics, pre-delivery... [Read More]

GE Oil & Gas installs Ward CNC machines

GE Oil & Gas installs Ward CNC machines

Montrose-based GE Oil & Gas has invested in a portfolio of machining solutions from TW Ward CNC Machinery (Ward CNC) to not only ensure it can continue providing the capacity to meet rising demand for increasingly larger workpieces, but also to maintain its position as a cost-effective... [Read More]

Will it be yellow jersey in Paris?

Will it be yellow jersey in Paris?

Sales director at RK International Machine Tools, Dick Aldrich, led the charge to the summit of Holme Moss ahead of the Tour de France peleton last month.
The effort was all in the name of charity as part of his gruelling training regime ahead of the Royal British Legion's 'Pedal to Paris' ride on the 4-7 September 2014.
Mr Aldrich is one of 300 riders chosen to take on the London to Paris challenge with the aim of raising over... [Read More]

Solid sales growth continues for XYZ

Solid sales growth continues for XYZ

XYZ Machine Tools has just reported record breaking sales for its 2013-14 financial year.
Sales for the year topped £25m, helped by the introduction of new machine models, continued improvement in the UK's manufacturing economy, and an increase in exports to mainland Europe.
"These record sales... [Read More]

SMT eyes 17-machine deal

SMT eyes 17-machine deal

US-based Simmons Machine Tool Corp is close to signing a contract with a Brazilian mining company that would secure the biggest deal in its history. Simmons makes industrial lathes, presses and boring machines for the railway... [Read More]