Mike Lally, 28 July 2013

Mike Lally, 28 July 2013

Mike Lally, northern area manager for workholding specialist Roemheld UK for the past 15 years, sadly passed away on 28 July after a short illness.
He was 57.
Mr Lally was well respected within the... [Read More]

Flow certify veterans

Flow certify veterans

Flow International has certified the first 'Workshops for Warriors' class of waterjet operators.
Flow provided a two and a half day course covering its FlowMaster software and operator training.
The certification course follows Flow's donation of a... [Read More]

Kerf extend Kemper deal

Kerf extend Kemper deal

Having enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Kemper, Kerf Developments says it is extending its relationship with the German manufacturer of extraction systems for plasma and oxy-fuel cutting machines.
"As a company that continually evolves to maintain... [Read More]

Automated saw blade cell

Automated saw blade cell

Darlington-based saw blade manufacturer, Ernest Bennett, has installed a new production cell consisting of a Vollmer ND250 loading station that has five loading stacks to feed a Vollmer CHF270 side grinding machine and a Vollmer CHD270 top and face grinding machine.
The new cell is recognised as a UK first with the set-up being... [Read More]

Half-year sales up 9% at Delcam

Half-year sales up 9% at Delcam

CADCAM developer Delcam has achieved record sales for a six-month period during the first half of 2013.
This latest result means that the company has set new record levels of sales in each of the last seven half-year periods.
Sales to 30 June 2013 increased by 9% over the same period of last year to reach £25m.
Pretax profits for the... [Read More]

Welding World Village

Welding World Village

According to the MTA, organisers of the MACH 2014 exhibition at the Birmingham NEC, Welding World Village will be twice the size of the last show with over 50% of space already allocated.
The AWD (Association of Welding Distribution) will be hosting its members... [Read More]

Schunk appoint sales pair

Schunk appoint sales pair

Workholding specialist Schunk has appointed two new sales managers.
Martyn Wiltshire, who will be covering London and the southeast, has been in the industry over 20 years and is experienced in all aspect of the engineering process... [Read More]

EU surpasses expectations

EU surpasses expectations

Factories in the eurozone saw output rise in June, reinforcing hopes that the region may have exited recession in the second quarter.
Industrial production grew by 0.7% from the previous month according to official data from Eurostat.
The sharp upswing means output is growing again after May’s 0.2% fall. In the second... [Read More]

Dugard spare no effort

Dugard spare no effort

Machine tool specialist Dugard is currently working on enhancing its 2000 sq ft spares and accessories department.
Although online ordering is the ultimate aim, person-to-person contact remains the current strategy for identifying spares in the short term future.
Although the spare parts sold by Dugard can have a lot of variables, thankfully certain spares are really straightforward so the company has decided to start a list.
If customers see anything... [Read More]

New twist on CFRP drills

New twist on CFRP drills

Seco Tools has introduced its CX1 and CX2 solid polycrystalline diamond-tipped drills for composites. Unlike traditional PCD, vein or dual-brazed tip designs, CX1 and CX2 are said to extend the prevention of delamination and uncut fibres by featuring a solid PCD dome and solid PCD cap, respectively, on a solid carbide drill body.
This
new PCD technology has also enabled... [Read More]

Mollart secure £1.1m US order

Mollart secure £1.1m US order

Mollart Engineering has won a £1.1m order to supply what is believed to be the most sophisticated deep-hole drilling machine on the market for producing cooling holes in stainless steel mould plates.
Destined for a North American moulding company, it will produce cooling holes between 6 and 50mm diameter by up to 1300mm deep in mould plates which can have up to 144 cavities.
A total... [Read More]

Tornos open house

Tornos open house

For those unable to attend the EMO exhibition in Hanover during September, Tornos UK will be holding an open house event at its Coalville headquarters on 15-17 October to demonstrate the new turning and machining technology that the company intends... [Read More]

Copsey select latest CAM

Copsey select latest CAM

Witham-based Copsey Engineering has made its first step to five-axis machining with the acquisition of OKK and Mazak five-axis machining centres, along with four seats of hyperMILL CAM software from Open Mind Technologies.
"We didn't want to be a 'Fred in the shed' subcontractor so we invested in the best available... [Read More]

Crowds get set for TIIE 2013

Crowds get set for TIIE 2013

The 13th edition of the Tehran International Industry Exhibition (TIIE) will take place on 6-9 October at the International Fairground in the Iranian capital.
The last TIIE attracted around 480,000 visitors to see nearly 800 participating exhibitors from 25 different... [Read More]