Monday, January 20, 2014
New name for Ceram
New name for Ceram
Materials technology group, Ceram, is set for a new identity to reflect an expanding portfolio.The international company is changing its name to Lucideon from 1 February.
The firm, based in Staffordshire, has acquired new businesses over the years and the move is designed to bring them together... [Read More]
Altec invest £600,000
Altec invest £600,000
Altec Engineering, based near Durham, says it has invested in excess of £600,000 in new machine tools, which include two Sodick AQ400L wire EDM machines, a Mazak Quickturn Nexus 450-II turning centre with... [Read More]MSubs cut manufacturing costs
MSubs cut manufacturing costs
Plymouth-based MSubs, a manufacturer of manned and unmanned sub-sea and surface vehicles, has installed two new machines from XYZ Machine Tools to help it meet demand for larger components.The machines purchased were a ProTurn SLX 555 lathe and a SMX 5000 bed mill, both of which are currently the largest machines of their type in the XYZ portfolio, although larger machines are due to be added to the range... [Read More]
Favourite for fabrications
Favourite for fabrications
Customers at a leading high street bookmaker can now enjoy coffee and tea on demand thanks to fabricated units designed and manufactured by Beakbane.A long-standing customer approached Kidderminster-based Beakbane when it needed to source cup storage and dispensing units as part of a contract to provide... [Read More]
Success at IMTEX Oman
Success at IMTEX Oman
The IMTEX Oman exhibition held in Muscat last month has been declared a roaring success by exhibitors and visitors alike.Just shy of 120 exhibitors showcased their products and services across 910 sq m of floor space.
An impressive 97% of exhibitors reported they had met their objectives at IMTEX, while 94% said they were pleased... [Read More]
Strong order intake
Strong order intake
Ficep UK is reporting orders for CNC machinery worth over £2m in the past three months.The customers have ranged from steel stockholders to structural steel companies, buying automatic drilling and sawing lines, shearing and punching machines, CNC machines for processing angles and flats, and magnetic lifting... [Read More]
RK extend grinding range
RK extend grinding range
UK-based RK International Machine Tools has announced an agency agreement with Delta, an Italian manufacturer of rotary and fixed table grinding precision grinding machines.The announcement aligns itself with the addition to the range of the Delta Mini Line series.
This three-machine series of travelling... [Read More]
Renishaw co-chair India-UK event
Renishaw co-chair India-UK event
Rhydian Pountney, Renishaw's general manager (ROW sales division), co-chaired the Advanced Manufacturing Group of the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) which took place in New Delhi last month.The meeting was part of a wider JETCO programme that involved Vince Cable MP, UK Secretary of State for Business... [Read More]
Monday, January 13, 2014
Auction Spotlight
Auction Spotlight
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of equipment owned previously by a Nottinghamshire, UK-based injection mould toolmaker... [Read More]New England is hosting an online auction of machines used formerly by Kearsley Precision Engineering, Basildon, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Bodycote, Neath, UK... [Read More]
Troostwijk is staging an online auction of assets owned previously by steel plate processor, Oxybel, Liège, Belgium... [Read More]
Anaf is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by Metalpes SAS, Saint Marcellin, France... [Read More]
Multipurpose machine
Multipurpose machine
Schaublin Machines is introducing a completely new machine offering turning, milling and grinding functions in a single platform.With the synergy of machine tool technology design, the 202 TG offers total flexibility when machining components either in high volume production or in small batch sizes... [Read More]
Cooking up success
Cooking up success
Industrial finishing equipment manufacturer, Guyson International, has recently installed a Guyson Euroblast 7PF (pressure fed) manually operated blast cabinet at Barnoldswickbased Esse, the UK's longeststanding stove manufacturer.This provides a blast finished surface preparation on the company's smallest range of multi-fuel... [Read More]
RK launch vertical Robbi
RK launch vertical Robbi
RK International Machine Tools, through its partnership with Robbi Group Srl of Italy, is introducing into the UK the first Robbi vertical honing system to ustilise ballscrews and linear guides for increased performance and accuracy.The new SET 300 YUM has been developed for higher volume manufacture and the first installation has just been completed at the manufacturing plant of one of Japan's leading industrial companies.
The machine... [Read More]
Mini powerhouse from Studer
Mini powerhouse from Studer
Swiss grinding machine manufacturer, Fritz Studer AG, has released its latest Studer S11 cylindrical grinding machine â€" the smallest machine in the company's portfolio.Purpose built for workpieces of up to 200mm in length, this extremely compact machine delivers an impressive level of productivity.
To help illustrate the gains on offer, any manufacturer that still uses a Studer S36... [Read More]
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