Sunday, September 22, 2013
£500,000 training package
£500,000 training package
The engineering area at the recently opened University Technical College (UTC) of Central Bedfordshire has witnessed the installation of a complete turnkey education package involving 27 machine tools and associated equipment worth almost £500,000.Put together by XYZ Machine Tools, the package also... [Read More]
Addison take over Dynashape
Addison take over Dynashape
Addison Saws is taking over Dynashape in a deal overseen by specialist corporate lawyers, Higgs & Sons.Addison Saws specialise in importing metal sawing machines while Dynashape pioneered the use of machinery to sharpen blades.
In recent times, both companies... [Read More]
Record contract
Record contract
Sheffield Forgemasters' specialist offshore design and engineering division, Vulcan SFM, has announced a triple record-breaking contract win.The contract, on behalf of Hyundai and Technip is the largest won by Vulcan SFM.
It will see delivery of the biggest cast steel nodes ever made, for the world's largest floating Spar gas production platform â€" the first of its type to operate in the... [Read More]
General purpose lathes from CMZ
General purpose lathes from CMZ
The new TA range of lathes from CMZ has been designed to meet the widest possible range of customer requirements on a small machine â€" including Y-axis milling, powerful driven tools and a choice of bed lengths and bar capacities.The machines are all built robustly for accuracy and durability, with box section guideways on the... [Read More]
Latest OEM signs up to MACH
Latest OEM signs up to MACH
The latest OEM to take exhibition space in the UK Manufacturing Zone at MACH 2014 is the aircraft undercarriage and brake system manufacturer Messier-Bugatti-Dowty.The aerospace giant will be exhibiting examples from its latest aircraft programmes, including the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 main landing gears.
Production of these large, complex components... [Read More]
Dana get into gear
Dana get into gear
Automotive giant Dana will construct a gear manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand, to supply its Spicer axles in the region, says a company press... [Read More]Open house partners announced
Open house partners announced
Turning machine specialist Tornos UK has announced its technology partners for the company's forthcoming open house at its Coalville headquarters on 15-17 October.The event will include Fanuc Automation, Delcam, Sys and Zoller... [Read More]
Resolving the HCP dilemma
Resolving the HCP dilemma
Hardide Coatings says it has developed a new alternative to toxic hardchrome plating (HCP), which will soon be restricted or banned.Hardide-A meets strict new EU and US environmental standards and provides comparable thickness (50-100μm), hardness (800-1200Hv), wear, corrosion, surface finish and substrate... [Read More]
Entry level laser introduced
Entry level laser introduced
Mitsubishi has launched its newest laser machine into the UK market.Starting at £275,000, the entry level Crossflow eX-S with 2.7kW resonator and 3000 by 1500 mm flying optic will cut up to 20mm mild steel and 8mm aluminium and stainless steel.
The machine is available from... [Read More]
Finishing first for productivity
Finishing first for productivity
For Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) of Huntersville, North Carolina, teamwork is the key to success in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and nationwide racing seasons.This is why the team's machine shop now features probing and non-contact laser systems from Blum-Novotest for tool setting and workpiece measurement.
The investment has enabled the company to reduce set-up time in most instances... [Read More]
Subcontract services expanded
Subcontract services expanded
Deburring and polishing machine supplier, Finishing Techniques, says it has expanded its subcontract services with five technologies now brought together â€" stream finishing, disc finishing, drag finishing, centrifugal tumbling and vibratory finishing.This provides a one-stop shop for metal component manufacturers... [Read More]
Uplifting experience at Stannah
Uplifting experience at Stannah
Trumpf user, Stannah Stairflifts, reports that its TCL3030 flat-bed laser cutter is about to clock-up 88,000 hours on its original resonator.To put this impressive feat into perspective, 88,000 hours is the equivalent of running non-stop (24 hours a day) for 9.13 years.
The machine helps Stannah produce around 500-600 stairlifts a week for both the... [Read More]
14,000 visitors expected at Metalex Vietnam
14,000 visitors expected at Metalex Vietnam
Metalex Vietnam 2013, an international exhibition for machine tools and metalworking solutions will take place on 10-12 October at the Saigon Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City.Last year, a record breaking 13,789 visitors attended Metalex Vietnam, along with around... [Read More]
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