Catching hold of quality

Catching hold of quality

Hertford-based subcontract machinist, Qualiturn, has added a second Hydrafeed Rota Rack part accumulator to its machine shop.
The reason for the use of RotaRack is to improve the quality of components manufactured on turning centres â€" it solves the marking problem created when parts collide upon dropping from the machine into... [Read More]

Great Wall head west

Great Wall head west

Chinese car maker Great Wall is to inaugurate production of cars at its plant in the Bulgarian city of Lovech by the end of this year, investor.bg reports.
The annual production... [Read More]

New era for CBM

New era for CBM

Britain's biggest trade association for metalforming companies is set for a strategic shake-up following the arrival of its new chief executive.
Dennis Kent is best-known in the industry for transforming Leicester-based Carlton Laser Services from a loss-making business with just 15 workers, into a profitable venture employing five times that number.
Now, having sold Carlton to an MBO team... [Read More]

Beakbane fabricate parts for Heller

Beakbane fabricate parts for Heller

Beakbane has invested around £80,000 in new plant and facilities and taken on new staff after winning a contract from Heller UK to manufacture hundreds of heavy fabrications for machining centre tool magazines.
Kidderminster-based Beakbane is producing one magazine fabrication a day for Heller UK â€" and is already planning for... [Read More]

Jota install Mini Mill 560

Jota install Mini Mill 560

Jota Group has installed a XYZ Mini Mill 560 vertical machining centre to help it meet demanding lead-times for motorsport contracts.
At the company's machine shop site near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the Mini Mill 560 has enabled machinist Chris Thorpe to take on complex machining work that would previously have been outsourced.
"Having this CNC capability in-house means we can save time and... [Read More]

UMEX – Asias only event for used machinery

UMEX â€" Asias only event for used machinery

The fifth edition of IndiaMART UMEX '11, India's premier exhibition for used machine tools and associated products, is set to take place on 14-16 October at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
Billed as this year's "most important meeting place for buyers and sellers of used machinery", IndiaMART UMEX '11 promises to... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Charterfields is holding an online auction of equipment used formerly by SGV Acoustics Ltd, Worksop, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery Auctions is conducting an online auction of a Jobs Jomach 32 five-axis gantry milling machine (2000) used previously by Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machines used previously by Deltex Components Ltd... [Read More]
Asset Sales is facilitating an auction of equipment used formerly by a manufacturer of tanks, vessels and wind towers in Louisiana, USA... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is staging an online auction of items used previously by FPS (Fire Protection) Ltd, Bristol, UK... [Read More]

Invitation to Absolute

Invitation to Absolute

Absolute Machine Tools invites customers, prospects and wellwishers to share in a grand opening celebration on 25 October for its new 40,000 sq ft technical centre in Mason, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati.
Scheduled from 10:00 to 19:00, the event will feature a German Oktoberfest theme, complete with authentic food, beers, Bavarian costumes and live music.
Comprised of Absolute Machine Tools and AccuteX EDM, the company... [Read More]

Open house

Open house

On 11-13 October, sliding head lathe specialist, Tornos UK, will be holding an open house at its Coalville facility to introduce a range of new turning innovations that will have been launched at the EMO exhibition (19-24 September) in Hanover, Germany.
The theme of the event will be one-hit machining and the reduction of bar-end... [Read More]

Nissan celebrate

Nissan celebrate

Nissan's Sunderland plant is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Today the company is the UK's largest car plant following investment totalling £2.68bn since... [Read More]

Changes at NTC

Changes at NTC

Machine tool, laser and semiconductor equipment manufacturer NTC America Corporation of Novi, Michigan, recently hosted an open house to announce... [Read More]

Open in Spain

Open in Spain

CAM software specialist, Open Mind Technologies AG, is opening a subsidiary in Spain that will improve support services for customers on the Iberian... [Read More]

Subcontractor installs DMU50s

Subcontractor installs DMU50s

In 2005 Midland Aerospace installed its first five-axis machining centre from DMG, a DMU 70 eVo.
The Sutton-in-Ashfield, UK-based subcontractor now operates six machines from the same supplier.
However, the two latest DMG machining centres, installed in July, highlight that not all of the subcontractor's business is in the aerospace sector.
The DMU 50s were bought to maintain quick turnaround of an increasing amount of work... [Read More]

Mould shop get tooling boost

Mould shop get tooling boost

Whitchurch, UK-based BM Injection â€" a tool and mouldmaking specialist â€" has eliminated previous concerns over poor quality surface finishes, limited tool life and reliability by switching to Japanesemanufactured Union Tool HardMax end mills... [Read More]