JCB unearth £60m contract

JCB unearth £60m contract

UK digger giant JCB has won one of the biggest single tenders in its history with an order for more than 1000 machines worth over £60m from the Brazilian Government.
The Staffordshire... [Read More]

Northrop tap into Brazilian machining

Northrop tap into Brazilian machining

Boeing Super Hornet supply chain partner, Northrop Grumman, has signed agreements with two Itajuba, Brazil-based companies, GNS Industry and RCS Precision Machining, for machined aluminum aerospace components... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Philip Davies & Sons is facilitating an online auction of woodworking equipment used previously by Killby & Gayford, Billericay, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of equipment used formerly by Global Catering Products and others... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is staging an online auction of equipment used previously by Goodrich, Agusta Westland and others... [Read More]
Apex is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by Torkington Engineers Ltd, Manchester, UK... [Read More]
Hilco Appraisal Europe, in association with Mazars, is providing notice of forthcoming online auctions resulting from the administration of Thamesteel Ltd... [Read More]

Ring of confidence

Ring of confidence

Kenilworth, UK-based ring and plug gauge manufacturer, Threadmaster Gauges Ltd, has acquired a Studer S33 CNC cylindrical grinder from Micronz.
"Although the S33 ticked most of our boxes, including an optional C-axis... [Read More]

LVD celebrate

LVD celebrate

LVD is celebrating its 60th anniversary as an innovator in the design and manufacture of sheet metalworking equipment... [Read More]

Newman set up in Albertville

Newman set up in Albertville

The City of Albertville has welcomed automotive manufacturer, Newman Technology.
The new plant, a supplier to the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama plant in Lincoln, will initially employ 60 people and... [Read More]

RP sector merger

RP sector merger

Specialists in rapid prototyping machinery, Stratasys Inc and Objet Ltd, are set to merge. Under the terms of the agreement, Stratasys will merge with a subsidiary of Objet in an all-stock transaction with a combined equity value of approximately $1.4bn.
The combined company, which will retain the Stratasys name and operate under... [Read More]

S&T enter UK

S&T enter UK

UK-based Microprecision is now distributing a range of CNC gear-production machine tools from South Korean company S&T Dynamics.
The range includes hobbers, shapers, shavers, deburrers and associated accessories.
The company's faith... [Read More]

MACH success

MACH success

Sodi-Tech EDM, the distributor of Sodick Europe EDM products in the UK, says that during the recent MACH exhibition in Birmingham it took four new orders and over 300 sales enquiries for its Japan-built machines... [Read More]

CAM market growth

CAM market growth

CIMData, a US-based PLM consulting and research firm, estimates that the worldwide NC software and related services market grew by 14.4% in 2011.
The data is based on growth in end user payments from $1.33bn in 2010 to $1.53bn in 2011.
According to... [Read More]

Renishaw make US acquisition

Renishaw make US acquisition

Renishaw has purchased the business of R&R Sales LLC, a supplier of fixtures for the global measurement and inspection market.
The acquisition of family-owned R&R, which has 19 employees and is based in Grand Haven, Michigan, USA will support Renishaw’s... [Read More]

Exploring with XYZ

Exploring with XYZ

Components produced using XYZ machine tools by the engineering team at the National Oceanography Centre's Liverpool facility are being used to explore the biological... [Read More]

Gauges take the pressure off

Gauges take the pressure off

Doncaster-based Wavin Ltd, a supplier of plumbing, heating and drainage systems, is using metrology instruments supplied by Bowers to check the internal diameters of its Hep20 brand fittings.
"Typical of our quest for progress is our recent purchase of... [Read More]

US machinery orders show 10% improvement

US machinery orders show 10% improvement

New orders data for US machine tools and related technology indicates a rise of 9.3% to $444m in February from $406m in January, and up 35.2% over... [Read More]