£5570 raised

£5570 raised

Donations by diners at the Manufacturing Technologies Association's annual dinner last month raised a total of £5570 for Fallen Fusiliers â€" the Fusilier Aid Society, the charity of MTA president Mark Ridgway OBE.
"The charity works extremely hard at serving present... [Read More]

Peru partner

Peru partner

Andrew Pimblett, managing director of Street Crane and Gustavo Delgado Pilares, CEO of Movitecnica, Peru's largest industrial crane supplier, have cause to celebrate following the establishment of a new trading partnership agreement.
"Movitecnica is a company that has positioned itself... [Read More]

Fife install four Safan E-Brakes

Fife install four Safan E-Brakes

Glenrothes-based Fife Fabrications has installed its first SafanDarley technology in the shape of four E-Brakes (Electronic Press Brakes).
The company has installed one 35 tonne (1250 mm bed) E-Brake, two 50 tonne models (2050 mm bed) and a single 100 tonne (3100 mm bed) machine.
The new partnership sees Fife Fabrications become the first company in Scotland to invest in this eco-friendly technology.
The E-Brakes have replaced all... [Read More]

Huvema help engineer next generation

Huvema help engineer next generation

Huvema says it has supplied 30 machine tools to the new stateof-the-art training centre at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
A total of 15 manual lathes and 15 manual milling machines have been installed to help nurture apprentices aged 16-24.
The machines were selected as a result of an intensive tender scoring process.
Here, the AMRC says... [Read More]

High precision grinding made affordable

High precision grinding made affordable

Total Grinding Solutions (TGS), a partner company
of GCH Tool Group Inc, has unveiled its new TGS-CL-6020 CNC centreless grinder, which has been developed specifically to provide the manufacturing community with a high precision machine at an attractive price point.
"There are high-end, expensive centreless grinders on the market, and there are basic, entry-level machines," explains Daniel Geddes, company president of both TGS and GCH. "With the TGS-CL-6020 we have struck the middle ground, where there is currently a real gap in the market."
Configured for both thru-feed and in-feed grinding, the company says that the TGS-CL-6020 centreless grinder can handle even the highest volume production runs with extreme accuracy and consistency. Designed for years of uninterrupted service, the new machine has been developed... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Hilco is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Graham Wood Structural Ltd, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is staging an online auction of machines used formerly by Aeroform Industries, UK... [Read More]
Fairfield Industries is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by a pressure vessel manufacturer in Oswestry, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online auction of machinery from various UK sites... [Read More]
Maynards is conducting a live and online auction of a complete exhaust manufacturing facility in Loudon, Tennessee, US... [Read More]

FiberTool introduced

FiberTool introduced

Laser Mechanisms' new FiberTool is a patent pending device that aids in the alignment of standard multi-mode fibres used with Nd:YAG, fibre and disk lasers.
Unlike thermal-based systems that have a delayed response between measurements, FiberTool is said to deliver a real-time output signal to the user that is... [Read More]

College buys plasma cutter

College buys plasma cutter

Messer Cutting Systems has recently manufactured a bespoke plasma cutting machine tailored to the requirements of Derwentside College.
The new machine replaces an existing Messer plasma cutter that has been used for many years at the facility in Consett.
The Messer SpCutter has a 1m by 1m cutting bed and comes complete... [Read More]

Punch presses introduced

Punch presses introduced

Belgium-headquartered LVD has unveiled its next generation of punch presses with the Strippit PX series of 200kN machines.
The Strippit PX combines punching, forming, bending and tapping in a single machine for complete workpiece processing, including the production of complex, 3D parts, says LVD.
Designed using the Pullmax single head concept utilising Trumpf-style tooling, the Strippit PX-Series... [Read More]

Kerf launch cost effective CombiCut

Kerf launch cost effective CombiCut

Kerf Developments has extended its range of plasma and oxy fuel cutting machines with the launch of the new CombiCut profiling system.
Capable of piercing and cutting material from 1 to 150mm thickness, the gantry type CombiCut with an independent cutting table is said to eliminate the need for two machines... [Read More]

Laser encoders help cut 40m composites

Laser encoders help cut 40m composites

Flow International's Composites Machining Center (CMC) has been built for the single set-up waterjet processing of 40m long composite wing skins, and one of the keys to holding long axis accuracy during week-long machining cycles is said to be Renishaw's HS10/HS20 laser encoder. Measuring distance with the precision of... [Read More]

LSF choose Mitsubishi

LSF choose Mitsubishi

Welwyn Garden City-based LS Fabrications has purchased a Mitsubishi 4.5kW laser cutting machine from the company's sole UK agent, World Machinery.
Complementing the existing laser at LS Fabrications, the Japan-built Mitsubishi has an automatic pallet... [Read More]

Entry level flatbed laser

Entry level flatbed laser

Being launched into the UK is Amada's new entry-level flatbed laser profiling centre, the LCG3015.
Aimed at any sheet metal shop looking to achieve high speed cutting of thin to midthick materials, the Japan-built LCG3015 is set to become Amada's global standard flatbed laser cutter.
The machine is capable of processing mild steel up to 20mm thick, along with 10mm stainless steel and 8mm aluminium.
According... [Read More]

Six-axis laser boosts speed and quality

Six-axis laser boosts speed and quality

Manchester-based MSM (Middleton Sheet Metal), a specialist fabrication company serving the aerospace sector, has installed a Trumpf TruLaser Cell 7040 six-axis laser processing system to replace a previous CO2-based machine.
According to MSM, the investment has not only boosted productivity and quality, but introduced the potential for laser welding (as well as laser cutting) using the same system.
Housed in a purpose-built extension at MSM, the... [Read More]