Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

1st Machinery is hosting an online auction of equipment used previously by Conservatory Bespoke Kits... [Read More]
BVA is conducting an online auction of metalworking and woodworking machinery located in Montfoort, Netherlands... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of machinery used formerly by First Components and others... [Read More]
Van Beusekom is conducting an online execution sale of machinery used previously by Sareco BV, Nijmegen, Netherlands... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is staging a website and onsite auction of the assets of a wind tower manufacturing facility, Chattanooga, USA... [Read More]

Edgecam double-up

Edgecam double-up

According to CAM software specialist, Edgecam, so many engineers wanted to learn about its latest release, 2013 R2, that the company had to more than double the number of upgrade training days to meet demand.
Edgecam typically runs eight training days for a software release, each catering... [Read More]

IET Innovation Awards

IET Innovation Awards

A worldwide search has been launched by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) to find the best engineering innovations via its awards programme, the IET Innovation Awards.
The international awards, which are free to enter, provide engineering innovators with the chance to showcase their ideas, which contribute to better ways... [Read More]

Wind turbine blade plant established

Wind turbine blade plant established

German wind turbine maker Enercon has opened a new factory in Germany that will make rotor blades for its E-101 3MW turbines.
Construction of the production base, situated in the town of Haren, northwest Germany, was initiated in the summer of 2011.
The new factory provides jobs to over 550 people, with... [Read More]

Crane parts factory at Rayong

Crane parts factory at Rayong

Japanese hydraulic crane manufacturer Tadano plans to invest US$10m in the company's first manufacturing facility for crane components in Thailand.
The new plant, to be located in Hemaraj, Rayong... [Read More]

Open house attracts 600

Open house attracts 600

More than 600 trade visitors from across Europe, India, South Africa and the US attended the recent Future Days 2013 open house exhibition held by sawing and storage solutions expert Kasto at its factory and headquarters in Achern, Germany.
Today, Kasto says it has delivered over 140,000 saws and 1450 storage systems worldwide.
Its factories in Achern... [Read More]

Changing face of AM

Changing face of AM

The Wohlers Report 2013 from independent consulting firm Wohlers Associates indicates that the US is leading the world with the largest installed base of additive manufacturing (AM) users, but may be losing its edge.
According to the report, 38% of all industrial AM installations are in the US. Japan is second with 9.7%, followed by Germany with... [Read More]

Exports sustain machine builders

Exports sustain machine builders

European machine tool shipments grew 6% in value during 2012 over the previous year, increasing to €22.2bn, as the region's machine tool builders continue to rely heavily on exports for growth.
The information was released by CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, which also forecast that global demand would drive a 15% increase in new machine tool orders this year.
Of the total 2012 shipments, exports... [Read More]

MTU specify Agie Charmilles

MTU specify Agie Charmilles

German aero engine manufacturer MTU says that its new centre of excellence for blade integrated disks (blisks) will feature a large fleet of Mikron CNC machining centres supplied by Agie Charmilles, including several Mikron HPM 800U models.
In fact, the shop is designed to house up to 24 Mikron machining centres as part of MTU's optimised, automated process workflow system.
When it is completely up... [Read More]

Milestone for GibbsCAM

Milestone for GibbsCAM

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools says it has delivered its 1250th postprocessor for GibbsCAM in support of multi-task machines from nearly 70 different... [Read More]

Screen test

Screen test

Ceram, an international materials technology company, has released a video which provides an overview of its testing and analysis services.
The company provides testing and analysis across a range... [Read More]

Creaform in Profit 500

Creaform in Profit 500

Creaform, a specialist in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, report that is has ranked #333 in the 25th annual Profit 500... [Read More]

Precihole appoint Absolute

Precihole appoint Absolute

Precihole Machine Tools of Mumbai, India has appointed Absolute Machine Tools as the exclusive North American importer for its deephole drilling machines.
All of the Precihole product line will be sold and serviced by Absolute and its distributor... [Read More]

Stratasys win gold medal

Stratasys win gold medal

Stratasys, a manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, received a Gold Award at this year's Concours Lépine International Inventions exhibition, held recently within the Foire de Paris event, in France.
Stratasys was awarded the Gold Medal within the Concours... [Read More]