Blast off with Seco Turbo

Blast off with Seco Turbo

Seco Tools UK has expanded its Turbo 10 square shoulder milling cutter product line with the introduction of Turbo 10 inserts with geometries and radii, and a new range of helical cutters.
The Turbo 10 inserts are available with corner radii ranging from 0.4 to 3.1mm, while innovative geometries for... [Read More]

Growth in 2013

Growth in 2013

MFG.com's latest MFGWatch survey predicts a year of growth in 2013, with product development companies expecting to make new technology investments, expand supplier bases and continue to hire.
The survey targeted 8840... [Read More]

Best year ever

Best year ever

Haas Automation reports that 2012 was the best year in the company's 30-year history with revenues exceeding $967m â€" an increase of 11.5% over 2011 â€" and CNC machine tool production exceeding 13,300 units, an increase of 5%.
Sales of Haas CNC machine tools remained strong throughout 2012, with December yielding a near-record 1512 units... [Read More]

Successful trade mission

Successful trade mission

Lee Darton (pictured), the managing director of Flextraction Ltd, a supplier and manufacturer of local exhaust ventilation (LEV), has just arrived back from a UK export trade mission to Germany, taking in seven cities including Cologne, Stuttgart and Dresden... [Read More]

Creaform on target

Creaform on target

Creaform, a specialist in portable 3D portable measurement technologies and 3D engineering services, has announced its financial results for 2012.
The company achieved $44.5m in annual sales, which makes for organic growth of 19%... [Read More]

New Trumpf laser facility

New Trumpf laser facility

Trumpf Laser GmbH + Co KG has expanded its primary solid-state laser development facility by erecting a new 6200 sq m building in the town of Schramberg-Sulgen near Stuttgart.
With around 250 guests in attendance... [Read More]

Zoller set-up shop in the UK

Zoller set-up shop in the UK

Zoller UK Ltd is a new company representing Zoller GmbH & Co for the full range of the German specialist's tool presetting, measurement, software and tool management products in the UK and Ireland under managing director Andrew... [Read More]

Circular saw replaces cropping

Circular saw replaces cropping

Such is the increase in speed and performance of modern circular sawing machines that their productivity can exceed that of cropping, which historically was the faster process.
This is the experience of David Price, managing director of West Midlands firm, BB Price.
The company manufactures galvanized forgings and... [Read More]

Strong start to 2013 for Mills

Strong start to 2013 for Mills

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland has made a flying start to 2013.
Following on from a record-breaking 2012 which saw the company report sales in excess of £51m, Mills has announced that sales in January 2013... [Read More]

Match-up for Unisign

Match-up for Unisign

With the ink barely dry on the agreement to represent the range of Unisign machine tools in the UK, Matchmaker CNC has already sealed its first order for the Netherlands-based machine tool company.
A Unipro 5P... [Read More]

USETEC auction

USETEC auction

A live auction of used machinery is planned for the opening day of USETEC 2013.
This will be organised by USETEC's technical sponsor, the FDM, Germany's Trade Association for Machine Tools and Tooling.
All USETEC exhibitors are invited to participate in the auction, which will give the... [Read More]

FDM look forward to USETEC

FDM look forward to USETEC

"Most companies in our expert group on used machinery enjoyed a very successful 2012," states Kurt Radermacher, managing director of Germany's Trade Association for Machine Tools and Tooling (FDM).
"Even though sales levelled... [Read More]

USETEC 2013: only four weeks to go

USETEC 2013: only four weeks to go

On 22-24 April 2013, USETEC will once again open its doors in Cologne, Germany. Approximately 400 exhibitors will present equipment representing every sector of manufacturing at the world trade fair for used technology.
The organisers, Hess GmbH and Koelnmesse, expect a strong influx of visitors from over 100 countries, especially from emerging markets.
This is due, among other things, to the economic... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

CRG is staging a public and online auction of a complete coil coating and roll form decking facility owned previously by RG Steel, West Virginia, USA... [Read More]
CJM is holding an online auction of equipment used previously by various manufacturers... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is facilitating an online auction of machinery no longer required by Component Supplies Ltd and others... [Read More]
Cooney is hosting a liquidation tender sale of equipment used previously by Security Shutters Ltd, Dublin, Ireland... [Read More]
MNA is facilitating an on-site and online auction of machinery used formerly by Goodrich Landing Gear, Cleveland, USA... [Read More]