Latest Machinery Trade News: 5/12/13

Monday, May 13, 2013

Ferbid is hosting an auction of equipment owned previously by Flextronics, Tczew, Poland... [Read More]
Maynards is conducting an online auction of wire drawing equipment used previously by Hyosung Wire, Luxembourg (formerly Goodyear/Dunlop)... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is facilitating an online auction of equipment used formerly by KRH Engineering, Sterling Northolt and others... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is facilitating an online auction of equipment used formerly by Harper & Simmons and others... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online auction of various machines from an aerospace manufacturer, Wellingborough, UK... [Read More]

ANC expand Texas scrap facility

American National Carbide (ANC) has expanded its Houston, Texas scrap recycling facility, making it one of the largest carbide recyclers in the world.
It now has the capacity to process over 1 million pounds of scrap carbide per year.
The expansion... [Read More]

New partners

McDowell Machine Tool Solutions has expanded its product range by confirming a partnership with Japanese machine tool manufacturer Takisawa.
Established in 1922... [Read More]

Weiler birthday

German lathe specialist, Weiler, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and is marking the occasion with a three day event on 6-8 June... [Read More]

WFL open house

WFL Millturn Technologies will be opening its doors for the company's biannual open house in Linz on 13-16 May. The event will give customers the opportunity... [Read More]

MBO at Border

TRI CAP, a business angel syndicate, has confirmed its support for a management buyout at Border Precision in Kelso from administrators Grant Thornton.
The deal was concluded at the end of April. More... [Read More]

Schunk give robotics a hand

Schunk says it has now optimised its five-finger robotic hand concept study.
The motor controllers on the hand have been fully integrated into the wrist of its latest anthropomorphic gripper system.
The development sees it become available in a left- or right-hand version... [Read More]

60-up for Craftsman

Craftsman Tools is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Started in 1953 as a tool and cutter grinding specialist, Craftsman continues to invest in technology and people while expanding its customer base for toolholding, workholding and subcontract... [Read More]

Dormer celebration

A significant milestone in the history of cutting tool manufacturer, Dormer, will be recognised next month: Dormer's 'Dovecote' trademark was created in June 1917.
The catalyst for the trademark was a period of rapid early growth after formation in 1913 as the Sheffield Twist Drill Co. The Dovecote... [Read More]

Cybaman turn to System 3R

Hyde-based Cybaman Technologies recently sought to reduce the size of one of its machines by closing the distance between the workpiece and the centre of rotation of the cutting tool.
This gave closer control over the process by eliminating large offsets... [Read More]

PT Group acquire SP Gears

The PT Group has announced the acquisition of SP Gears, a specialist gear manufacturer based in Orpington, Kent.
The PT Group, which is achieving growth of around 40% a year, sees SP Gears as being... [Read More]

Blaser upgrade R&D facility

Metalworking fluid specialist, Blaser Swisslube, has enhanced its R&D facility at its head office in Hasle-RÃ¼egsau, Switzerland.
The technology centre... [Read More]

National triumph for Express

A Tyneside firm's Â£10m drive for growth has paid dividends with a burgeoning order book and a national award.
Turnover at Team Valley based Express Engineering (Thompson) Ltd has gone through the Â£30m mark for the first time in the company's 40 year history, helping it to land... [Read More]

USETEC 2013 draws the crowds

The European Association of Machine Tool Merchants (EAMTM) says that it had almost 50 members from 14 countries present at the USETEC exhibition in Cologne last month.
In total, nearly 400 exhibitors and 6000 buyers... [Read More]

ITC introduce end mills

To improve productivity and tool life when rough-machining steel, stainless steel, cast iron, high temperature alloys and hard materials, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has introduced its Widia Hanita 4976 Series of end mills.
The new solid carbide end mills... [Read More]

Record year for Heller

Machine tool specialist Heller says it has achieved sales volume of â‚¬592m in 2012, the highest in its history and a 25% increase on the previous year.
The company also reports that the geographical distribution of orders has continued to shift.
Due to strong project business... [Read More]

Schwarze-Robitec appoint US distributor

Schwarze-Robitec, a German manufacturer of tube bending machines says that its products will now be sold throughout North America exclusively by partner agency Trilogy Machinery Inc.
"Trilogy president Allan Flamholz has worked in the area of metal processing machines for over 33 years... [Read More]

Renishaw win Queen\'s Award

Renishaw win Queen's Award

Renishaw has received a Queen's Award for Enterprise 2013 in the 'Innovations' category for its Revo five-axis, multi-sensor probing system.
Revo is used on CMMs to improve accuracy and throughput when... [Read More]

Milling cutters for HRSA

New Beyond EADE solid ceramic end mills from Kennametal are said to set new speed and tool life benchmarks when machining nickel-based heat-resistant super alloys (HRSAs).
Typically, machining such materials sees solid carbide tooling run at speeds of 20-60m/min, with... [Read More]

SPM install Anca grinder

Surgical instrument specialist, Sheffield Precision Medical (SPM), has installed its second Anca TX7+ grinder.
"Although we undertake large production batches we also carry out short runs.
The flexibility and rapid set-up speed of the TX7+ means we are able to minimise downtime when swapping... [Read More]

Leader CNC and GER tie up

Leader CNC has struck an agreement to sell and support the Spanish-built GER CNC grinding centres within the UK.
GER has been providing solutions to grinding problems since 1952 and manufactures... [Read More]

Fast marking cycles at Superstar

Lincoln-based Superstar Components has just completed the transition to a new business model by shifting from outsourcing to the in-house manufacture of aftermarket bicycle parts.
Complementing the company's recently installed turning, milling and polishing machinery is a new... [Read More]

JRM in pole position

Motorsport industry specialist, the JRM Group of Daventry, has acquired a MicroGauge bore gauging system from Bowers Metrology.
"As the difference between success and failure in motorsport is often measured in milliseconds, and given that component failure on the track is to be... [Read More]

Investing in future skills

Sheffield Forgemasters has landed a national award for its commitment to investing in, and developing, new talent.
The firm has received one of just three awards handed out annually by NDI â€" the national supply chain sourcing and development organisation which represents the interests of businesses in the defence, aerospace... [Read More]

METALTECH welcomes new possibilities

The 19th edition of METALTECH will take place on 21-24 May 2013 at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Co-located with the 6th edition of the AUTOMEX automation technology exhibition and conference, METALTECH will see a large number of trade professionals from the metalworking, machinery and manufacturing industry... [Read More]