Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Cottrill & Co is facilitating an online auction of machines no longer required by Gorsey Manufacturing... [Read More]
ES Group is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by Maltby Engineering, Alton, UK... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is staging an online auction of machines located at various locations in Germany... [Read More]
1st Machinery is hosting an online auction of machinery used previously by Alternative Precision Sheetmetal, Swansea, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is facilitating an online auction of a toolroom facility operated formerly by RSM Industries Ltd... [Read More]

High power, high speed gearboxes

High power, high speed gearboxes

Italian machine tool manufacturer, Jobs, has revealed that its JomaX 265 mobile gantry milling machine with vertical z-axis uses Redex gearboxes "We initially considered Redex's offer when it was launched with a complete double... [Read More]

Super-fast twin-pallet

Super-fast twin-pallet

In its quest to reduce non-cutting time to zero, the Japanese machine tool manufacturer, Brother, has introduced a vertical-spindle machining centre on which the 2.9-second pallet change, X- and Y-axis movements, indexer rotation and toolchange take place simultaneously.
Called Speedio R450X1, the compact, highly productive, 30-taper machine is available in the UK through sole... [Read More]

Wele AA90 launched

Wele AA90 launched

Developed for general purpose vertical spindle machining centre applications when heavy cutting is the order of the day, the largest AA90 series of three vertical spindle machines in the Wele range, available from 2D CNC, is launched in the UK. The machines... [Read More]

Scharmann Ecoforce cuts costs at KSB

Scharmann Ecoforce cuts costs at KSB

By replacing two ageing horizontal boring machines with an Ecoforce 1 HT2 machining centre, a specialist in the supply of pumps, fittings and systems for the global energy and mining industries has reduced multiple (four/five) set-ups to one in some cases, halved cycle times, cut tooling costs by up to 50% and improved machining accuracies to within... [Read More]

PowerBridge from SHW now in UK

PowerBridge from SHW now in UK

German machine tool manufacturer, SHW Werkzeugmaschinen, has introduced a portal machining centre with gantry drive for the production of large, high accuracy components. Called PowerBridge, it is available in the UK through sole sales and service agent, Geo Kingsbury.
The machine features a new toolchanger that exchanges HSK A 100 or equivalent... [Read More]

Powerful solution

Powerful solution

A Hartford vertical machining centre is playing a key production role at the Wolverhampton site of Nuclear Engineering Services (NES), a specialist in the manufacture and project management of nuclear newbuild and decommissioning plant, as well as equipment for the defence sector. Installed by Ward CNC as part of a four-machine cell, the Hartford HCMC-13AG is being used to machine a variety of bespoke... [Read More]

Landmark investment at North Bucks

Landmark investment at North Bucks

A cornerstone investment in a Quaser MF 630U five-axis VMC from the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) by North Bucks Machining is a key factor in the Newport Pagnell-based firm's objective of becoming one of the UK's leading exponents in the design and manufacture of advanced blow moulding tools.
"We had the skills... [Read More]

Mécanat acquires Huron MX12M

Mécanat acquires Huron MX12M

Mécanat Précision, based in Malemortsur-Corrèze near Limoges, France has just commissioned a Huron MX12M five-axis milling centre. This versatile machine allows complex machining operations on parts intended for use in aerospace and energy applications. Huron differentiated... [Read More]

Matchmaker adds five-axis

Matchmaker adds five-axis

Matchmaker CNC has announced the arrival of full five-axis machining centre capability to its range. The two competitively priced machines provide simultaneous five-axis capacity under the Matchmaker brand for the first time.
The ML-620 features a rigid construction that encompasses a 650 mm diameter rotary/tilting table for the B and... [Read More]

True grit

True grit

Sunnen is introducing a new 60-grit premium red aluminium-oxide honing abrasive that is said to cut material 25-50% faster than other conventional stones, depending on the... [Read More]

SGS goes supersonic

SGS goes supersonic

SGS will be machining stainless steel, composite materials, titanium and aluminium with a line-up of new and featured cutting tools at IMTS. These include: the Series 33 for stainless steel applications; diamond coated end mills, drills and routers for composites; T-Carb for titanium machining; and S-Carb... [Read More]

Tooling innovations

Tooling innovations

New developments in machine tool CNC hardware and software technology will be demonstrated by NUM at IMTS. Highlights will include a cost-effective dual channel CNC kernel for designers of small to medium size machines with up to five axes, a functional safety architecture that can easily be scaled... [Read More]

Marked benefits of Foba workstations

Marked benefits of Foba workstations

Foba will showcase system, machine and vision solutions for laser marking at IMTS. For instance, the Foba M1000 and M2000 laser marking workstations are capable of marking the new UDI (Unique Device Identifier) and GS1 DataMatrix codes. The core of the marking solutions features a high precision... [Read More]

Latest PowerMill on show

Latest PowerMill on show

Delcam will launch the 2015 version of its PowerMill CAM system for high speed and five-axis machining on the largest CAM software booth at IMTS. The new release will include improvements to the Vortex high efficiency areaclearance strategy, along with improved collision checking and more efficient raster finishing.
For instance, the Vortex area-clearance strategy produces safe toolpaths with a much deeper cut... [Read More]

Four Vero brands feature at IMTS

Four Vero brands feature at IMTS

Four of Vero Software's leading brands will feature at IMTS: Edgecam, SurfCAM, VISI and WorkNC are demonstrating the new and enhanced technology in their latest releases. Additions to Edgecam, for example... [Read More]

NLX machines make US debut

NLX machines make US debut

Visitors to IMTS will be treated to the latest NLX series from DMG Mori, which offers a total of 29 expansion options, from a single-spindle universal lathe to a six-sided turn-mill centre with Celos control. Thanks to increased rigidity in all linear axis drives, the design of the machine bed, and the slideways with their high damping... [Read More]

Four-spindle gun-drill on show

Four-spindle gun-drill on show

With the North American market the biggest export territory for Mollart Engineering's business in deep-hole drilling technology and machine tools, the company has chosen IMTS 2014 to demonstrate centreline shaft drilling with its latest LD4 Drillsprint four-spindle gun-drill complete... [Read More]

IMTS 2014 to be among biggest ever

IMTS 2014 to be among biggest ever

The 30th edition of IMTS â€" The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 â€" is on track to rank among the four largest IMTS events ever, covering more than 1.2m sq ft of exhibit space and hosting more than 1900 exhibiting companies.
The show will be held at Chicago's McCormick Place on 8-13 September. Over 100,000 visitors from 110... [Read More]