£0.5m upgrade at Cobra

£0.5m upgrade at Cobra

A total of £500,000 has been spent by Cobra Seats on upgrading the frame shop and replacing manual machines at its Telford, UK factory.
In their place are to be found four new CNC machine tools that include a US-built... [Read More]

Sixth division for SSC Laser

Sixth division for SSC Laser

One of the UK's largest laser cutting companies, SSC Laser, has continued its national expansion by opening a new division in Bristol.
Situated in Aztec West, the Bristol site takes the number of UK divisions... [Read More]

NPL reach out to arm users

NPL reach out to arm users

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is now offering the UK's first ISO 17025 (UKAS) accredited articulated arm (portable CMM) verification service to comply with the widely... [Read More]

UAE gets set for SteelFab 2013

UAE gets set for SteelFab 2013

Taking place at the Expo Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 14-17 January, the ninth edition of SteelFab is set to be the best yet.
According to the organisers, SteelFab is the mostattended and highly anticipated metalworking, metal-manufacturing and steel fabrication trade fair in the region.
Every January, global attention shifts to Expo Centre in Sharjah, with the convergence... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Hilco is staging a private treaty sale of equipment used previously by Kaydon.
Assets for sales are located in the USA and Mexico... [Read More]
Maynards is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by cosmetics manufacturer, Produits de Beauté Produktions, Germany... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is holding an online tender of equipment used previously by Whirlpool, Schorndorf, Germany... [Read More]
Hilco and Perfection are co-hosting a series of auctions and sales of large capacity gear manufacturing machinery... [Read More]
Maynards is facilitating a sale by tender on behalf of Opel, Germany, of a large Müller Weingarten VK3000-40/26-45 progressive press with link drive... [Read More]

Reece buy Responsive

Reece buy Responsive

Engineering company, Reece Group, has brought Tynesidebased Responsive Engineering â€" which provides manufacturing services including machining, laser and waterjet cutting mainly to the oil and gas industry â€" for an undisclosed sum.
Responsive’s current turnover is around £15m and... [Read More]

FMA elect chairman

FMA elect chairman

The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA), based in Rockford, Illinois, has elected Burke Doar as chairman of its 18-member board... [Read More]

Seco shift UK HQ

Seco shift UK HQ

After over 50 years at its current UK site, Seco Tools is moving to pastures new... a few hundred metres away.
Alcester-based Seco Tools UK, has relocated to a modern, 30,000 sq ft facility on Springfield Business Park.
A contemporary design brief meant enclosed workspaces have been kept to a minimum in favour of open spaces and break-out areas.
There’'s also a 120-seat auditorium... [Read More]

First Feeler lathes in UK

First Feeler lathes in UK

Feeler UK, part of the Engineering Technology Group, is launching its first lathes into the UK market: the FT and FTC range of two-axis lathes, which are aimed at the 'premium economy' sector of the market.
Options on... [Read More]

Bombardier win 40-jet order

Bombardier win 40-jet order

The Belfast plant of Bombardier stands to gain from another major order for aircraft.
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order worth more than £1bn for 40 CRJ900 NextGen... [Read More]

Delcam extend AutoVAZ tie-up

Delcam extend AutoVAZ tie-up

CAM software specialist, Delcam, has extended its 20-year partnership with Russian automotive manufacturer, AutoVAZ, with an agreement covering support and maintenance for the coming year.
AutoVAZ, which is generally known by its Lada trade name, produces 700,000 cars... [Read More]

MTA appoint new president

MTA appoint new president

Mark Ridgway OBE, managing director of Group Rhodes, has been appointed president of the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA).
Mr Ridgway received his badge... [Read More]

Toolmaker turns to Sescoi

Toolmaker turns to Sescoi

Based near Mumbai, Sridevi Tool Engineers says Sescoi’s WorkNC CAM software has helped it in the introduction of 5-axis machining.
The company has 12 CNC machines, including... [Read More]

Excellent open house response

Excellent open house response

XYZ Machine Tools says the response to its two-day open house events taking place at the Waltham Abbey, Blackburn and Nuneaton showrooms surpassed even its most optimistic expectations, with sales in total exceeding... [Read More]