Latest Machinery Trade News

Monday, April 16, 2012

Growth figures kindle recovery hopes

Car sales reached record levels in March, while an important indicator of factory output continued to signal expansion, prompting many economists in India to predict that the downturn in the economy may have bottomed... [Read More]

IMEX to capitalise on India growth

The eighth edition of the highly successful IMEX international machine tool exposition will take place at the Trade Centre in Chennai, India on 4-6 May 2012.
With recent shows taking place in Pune and Mumbai, IMEX 2012 is located in Chennai for the first time since 2009.
An exclusive showcase of machine tools and associated products, IMEX offers international... [Read More]

Monday, April 09, 2012

Auction Spotlight

GoIndustry DoveBid is conducting an online auction of machines used formerly by BAE Systems at three UK sites... [Read More]
Apex Auctions is hosting an online auction of machines no longer required by CA Models, Stirling, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is facilitating an online auction of machinery used previously by D&R Fabrications and others... [Read More]
Philip Davies & Sons is holding an online auction of machinery used previously by Orchid Metal, Leicester, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is staging an online auction of various machines used previously by a Midlands, UK-based precision engineering company... [Read More]

CIMES 2012

As China's largest machine tool event in 2012 with 120,000 sq m of gross area, CIMES (12-16 June, Beijing, China) is a truly global machine tool sourcing and trading platform for the advanced manufacturing industries.
CIMES 2012 will enable visitors to preview, test and source... [Read More]

Honing machines launched

Delapena Honing Equipment says that a number of the machines on stand 5368 will be making their MACH debut, including the new one piece E2000S-XL precision small bore honing machine... [Read More]

Seven-strong machine display

Yamazaki Mazak will display seven machines on stand 5410.
Each of the machines, many of which have been manufactured in the UK, will be performing live cutting demonstrations throughout the show.
Taking centre stage will be the new Orbitec 20, a specialist valve body production... [Read More]

New slider

Tornos UK will be giving its Sigma 32 CNC sliding head turning centre its UK exhibition debut on stand 5659.
The Swiss-built Sigma 32/6 is a six-linear-axis turning centre with synergy between the main and counter spindles that includes mirror image kinematics and identical rigidity.
The design... [Read More]

Multi-task turn-milling

On stand 5310, Turning Technologies, a member of the Engineering Technology Group, will be showing for the first time at a UK exhibition, the Japan-built WT-150 II, the latest evolution of Nakamura Tome's twinspindle, twin-turret turn-mill centre.
This next generation machine includes: 12-station upper and lower... [Read More]

Kasto sawing innovation

On stand 4633, Kasto will show a Kastotec AC5 automatic bandsawing machine with, for the first time, a low speed, high torque gearbox for cutting nickel alloys and other tough materials.
Designed to maximise productivity when used with coated or uncoated... [Read More]

Lathe features milling turret

The German-built Traub TNX65 twinopposed-spindle, turn-mill lathe can be equipped with two, three or four disc-type, Y-axis turrets, each capable of holding 10 driven or static tools on both faces using... [Read More]

UK debut for MillTap 700

Following its world premiere at EMO 2011, the MillTap 700 vertical milling, drilling and tapping centre from DMG of Germany and Japan's Mori Seiki will make its UK debut on stand 5510.
It is the group's first jointly developed machine.
To maximise the time that the spindle is in cut, the linear axes on the MillTap... [Read More]

New take on low volume machining

Taking centre stage on stand 5561 will be the recently introduced ProtoTrak LPM, the first ProtoTrak-equipped model from XYZ Machine Tools to be fitted with an automatic tool changer.
The ATC can hold up to 16 tools and this 8000 rpm, BT40 vertical spindle machine... [Read More]

Ward CNC launch Hankook lathe

TW Ward CNC Machinery says that "big is beautiful" will be the message on stand 5450, where six large capacity machines filling the 500 sq m display area will include the UK launch of... [Read More]

Confidence rebounds in time for MACH

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) monthly members' survey for February has revealed an increase in orders, enquiries and subsequently, confidence, compared to the results in January 2012, itself a strong month.
Among the results: total net new order intake... [Read More]