Latest Machinery Trade News: 9/15/13

Monday, September 16, 2013

Cottrill & Co is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously by Constables Holdings Ltd... [Read More]
1st Machinery is staging an online auction of machines used previously by Norton Motorcycles, Castle Donnington, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machines used previously by Sorbus Engineering and others... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is holding an online auction of assets used formerly by SA Industries, Rockford, USA... [Read More]
Maynards is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Schreck-Mieves, Dortmund, Germany... [Read More]

XYZ open doors in Scotland

XYZ is extending its customer support strategy in the UK with the opening of a 3000 sq ft showroom, customer service and training facility in Scotland.
To mark the event, an open house has been arranged for 16-17 October when visitors can see nine initial... [Read More]

Milestone for Delcam

Delcam is pleased to announce that it has added the 45,000th customer for its range of CADCAM software â€" PT Astra Honda Motor in Indonesia.
The customer recently ordered seats of PowerMill CAM software from the Delcam Indonesia subsidiary, plus the Delcam... [Read More]

End mills introduced

SGS Carbide Tool (UK) is launching its new Series 33 range of three-flute end mills for difficult materials and challenging applications.
Available with a corner radius, the new Series 33 milling cutters are suitable for aggressive ramping, pocketing and slotting of materials such as stainless steel, titanium and Inconel.
The open structure at the axial end accommodates chip material flow and... [Read More]

1000th Helicheck

Walter Maschinenbau GmbH has commissioned its 1000th Helicheck CNC non-contact tool measuring machine.
The Helicheck Plus will be used by Kennametal at... [Read More]

Technology show confirmed

GF AgieCharmilles is hosting a four day milling and EDM technology show at the company's Coventry facility on 8-11 October.
The event will focus primarily on three- and five-axis milling best practice. It is being supported by a number of the company's technical partners â€" Open Mind, Seco Tools and Thame Workholding.
"We have organised a number of innovative and challenging... [Read More]

Date set for HVm-Mondiale open house

Prominent European machine tool dealer, Harry Vraets Machinery (HVM), is staging an open house at its Belgium-based subsidiary, Mondiale NV, on 26-28 September.
The three-day event will feature the latest models not just from Mondiale, but also from brands such as Samsung and Poreba.
HVM's association with Mondiale started in 1989 when it acquired the 90-year old lathe and milling machine specialist.
Today, the partnership between the two provides customers with one of the largest selections of new and used machinery in Europe.
HVM specialises in new and used lathes, roll lathes, horizontal boring mills, vertical boring mills, cylindrical and roll grinders, deep hole drilling machines and bed milling machines, to list but a few.
The company is also an agent for Poreba lathes (conventional... [Read More]

Citizen open doors

Visitors to the Citizen Machinery UK open house (8-10 October 2013) at Bushey will have a first opportunity to view four new machines launched into the UK market, bringing the latest developments in turn-milling on CNC sliding head and fixed head machines.
The new machines include the... [Read More]

Control system training

A new interactive and easy-to-use low cost training programme for TNC control system operators of every skill level has been announced by Heidenhain GB.
The Heidenhain Interactive Training (HIT) system has been developed to allow users to build their understanding of three- and five-axis TNC system programming... [Read More]

Direct clamping with membrane

German clamping technology and gripping systems specialist, Schunk, has enlarged its programme for direct clamping with the SPM Plus 138 fixture membrane. Manufactured from aluminium, the SPM Plus provides the clamping of a multitude of geometries... [Read More]

CNC machines help meet demand

Precision subcontractor, CAM Machine Components, has invested in three new Doosan machine tools from Mills CNC.
The machines â€" a large capacity DNM 650 vertical machining centre and two 76mm bar diameter Puma 2600SY lathes equipped with subspindles and integrated Y axes â€" have been installed at Cam Machine's facility in Clevedon.
The machines are now the mainstay of a new, 3900 sq ft dedicated manufacturing cell for a customer that produces 3D printing... [Read More]

Economical VMCs

Feeler is offering a standardised specification series of vertical machining centres that offers all the performance and features of its VMP range at around 25% below the normal list price.
Available from the Engineering Technology Group, the two machines in the Feeler eco series â€" the VMP-760 eco and the VMP-1000 eco â€" claim to be reliable, robust, general... [Read More]

70 jobs saved

Over 70 jobs have been saved after Teesside precision components firm Burdon Ltd was bought out of administration by Tyneside-based Express Engineering for an undisclosed sum.
The entire 76 strong workforce has been transferred to Express Engineering, which has also acquired the manufacturing equipment... [Read More]

Prima take second Vollmer

Brentwood-based Prima Tooling has installed its second Vollmer QXD200 grinding and erosion centre. This adds to the one acquired in 2011, which at the time was the first of its type in the UK.
The PCD cutting tool specialist also purchased a QWD750H erosion centre with a 12 tool carousel in... [Read More]

ITC on the ball

For the machining of hard materials, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has launched its ball nosed 47N0 VariMill series of solid carbide end mills for slotting and side milling operations.
The new TiAlN coated 47N0 VariMill is manufactured from an extremely tough micro... [Read More]

WNT website facelift

WNT has implemented several major changes to its website in order to simplify its use and enhance its content.
There is also now a financial incentive for customers ordering online, while it is also optimised for use on i-Pads. An important new feature of the... [Read More]

Mazak sign up SMW Autoblok

Mazak USA has named SMW Autoblok of Illinois as the latest addition to its Value-Inspired Partner (VIP) technology programme.
SMW Autoblok, a provider of chucks, live tools and steady rests, will collaborate with Mazak USA on R&D and integration efforts.
The companies will also work together to create training... [Read More]

Metrology open house

Bowers metrology is staging an open house at its Camberley sales office and demonstration suite in Surrey on 23-24 October.
Solutions on show will include a comprehensive display of precision hand tools from many internationally recognised suppliers such as Bowers Metrology, Moore & Wright and Swiss manufacturer, Sylvac.
There will also be demonstrations of Baty vision systems and optical profile projectors, Gagemaker... [Read More]

Investment reduces lead-times

Amada Outillage in Normandy, France, a producer of die cutting and press tools, has replaced its manual pallet systems that carry workpieces throughout the entire machining process.
Devised in discussions with System 3R, the replacement system includes two Fanuc Robocuts served by a System 3R WorkMaster robot with a... [Read More]

Productivity boosted 500%

A rotating-head tube bender is accelerating the production of complex parts at one of the USA's leading tube and pipe bending fabricators.
The new Unison machine is installed at Sharpe Products of Milwaukee.
Its rotating head action allows it to make left-hand and right-hand bends in one continuous cycle â€" doing the work of two of Sharpe's previous hydraulic tube benders, while also speeding throughput by up to five times.
This performance is enabling Sharpe... [Read More]

Adaptors increase insert life

Toolholding specialist Gewefa has developed an innovative 'centring' feature for its hydraulic face mill adaptors that further enhances the allimportant location of the cutter in the adaptor.
This is said to result in increased insert life, particularly in volume manufacturing.
The location is around the spigot of the face adaptor which centralises the face mill cutter to a precise, even tolerance ensuring... [Read More]

Manufacturing \"booming again\"

Manufacturing "booming again"

UK manufacturing is booming once
more according to a new survey, with
the sector seeing its strongest growth in activity for two and a half years in August. The latest Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the sector jumped to 57.2. A figure above 50 indicates expansion. It marks the fifth consecutive... [Read More]

UMEX 2013: Asia\'s only used machinery show

UMEX 2013: Asia's only used machinery show

UMEX 2013, an exclusive showcase of used machinery and associated products will this year be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India on 10-12 October.
Expected to be the year's most important meeting place for buyers and sellers of pre-owned machine tools and equipment, UMEX (now in its seventh edition) remains Asia's only dedicated used machinery exhibition.
The 2012 event attracted 4500 visitors from 55 cities across India, as well as 200 visitors... [Read More]