GIF brings future into focus

GIF brings future into focus

Following the success of the inaugural Gulf Industry Forum in January 2010, top-level government, industry and business leaders will again converge in Bahrain on 8 February 2012 for the second Forum in the series.
The Forum will feature influential delegates laying out their visions for the long-term economic prosperity of Bahrain and the Gulf region, under the theme 'The Future is Industry'.
Topics to be discussed at the Forum, to be held at the Bahrain International... [Read More]

Ward Hi-Tech recruit tees off

Ward Hi-Tech recruit tees off

Machine tool distributor, Ward Hi-Tech, has appointed Paul D'Arras as regional sales manager for South Yorkshire and Scotland, and the new recruit teed off in his new position with a visit to the recent Offshore Europe exhibition in Aberdeen.
Pictured with Mr D'Arras is one of his lifelong heroes, golf legend Colin Montgomery, who was attending... [Read More]

MEMEX welcomes global audience

MEMEX welcomes global audience

The fifth edition of MEMEX, the Middle East's leading international trade show for technology, machinery and tooling, will take place on 14-16 November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
The 2011 event promises to be the largest yet as exhibitor interest remains strong from all sectors â€" a clear reflection of the highly successful 2010 show... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

GoIndustry DoveBid is conducting its Manufacturing Machinery Exchange (MMX #121) online auction of assets located in the UK, Germany, Denmark and Belgium... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is facilitating an online auction of equipment used previously by Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services Ltd, Rushden, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is staging an online auction of equipment no longer required by the toolroom of a Midlands aerospace company and others... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is hosting an online auction of a complete pipe manufacturing facility (Lindo Industripark, Odense, Denmark)... [Read More]
Maynards is holding an online auction of an exhaust manufacturing facility owned previously by GM Opel... [Read More]

Europe gaining market share

Europe gaining market share

The European machine tool industry expects to increase production in 2011 by 20% over 2010, with growth driven mostly by exports, which are forecast to grow by almost a quarter to €15.7bn.
Recovery in European manufacturing is also driving up machine tool imports and consumption in Europe, says machine tool association CECIMO.
Compared to the world as a whole, Europe... [Read More]

600k for BARA

600k for BARA

Following recommendations made in an industry study last year, the Government has awarded £600,000 to fund an automating manufacturing programme managed by BARA, which aims to encourage the uptake of automation among UK manufacturers.
The programme, which commences... [Read More]

Thompson stay in UK

Thompson stay in UK

Friction welding specialist Thompson is to stay in the UK, following initial plans to move its UK manufacturing plant to North America. The decision to retain its headquarters in Halesowen and safeguard 80 jobs follows the completion of a strategic review of its operations... [Read More]

New deals for HiWin

New deals for HiWin

German machine tool companies DMG and Heller have agreed strategic relationships with HiWin, a Taiwan manufacturer of linear motion devices and ballscrews.
HiWin will begin supplying custom-made ballscrews... [Read More]

Electrox is winner for GPR

Electrox is winner for GPR

Buckinghamshirebased suspension specialists GPR Motorsport has invested in a UK-built Electrox Raptor EF Technology laser with D-Box Workstation to ensure that its marking process is fast and efficient, and marks remain legible even in the most testing conditions.
Raptor can permanently mark 1000 characters per second on metal or plastic with an accuracy of 0.005mm.
"Prior to getting the Electrox Raptor, all our marking was done by mechanical engraving, which was a slow and laborious process," says company... [Read More]

Iracroft take two tube benders

Iracroft take two tube benders

UK tube bending machine builder, Unison, says it has supplied two all-electric models to tube fabrication specialist Iracroft, to help meet the company's expanding production needs.
The machines 30 and 40mm models from Unison's Breeze range have just been commissioned at Iracroft's facilities in Blandford where rigid tube assemblies are produced for high pressure hydraulic, pneumatic... [Read More]

Turnover up 50%

Turnover up 50%

One of the longest established machine tool manufacturers in the UK, Delapena Honing Equipment, has seen resurgence in its business since the company passed into private ownership in 2006.
"I am pleased to say that, partly as a result of introducing NC machines equipped... [Read More]

Vero merge with Planit

Vero merge with Planit

Vero Software, a provider of CADCAM solutions for the tooling industry, and Planit Holdings, a developer of CADCAM software for the production engineering, sheet metal, metal fabrication and woodworking sector, have merged, a move funded by Battery Ventures of Boston, USA.
The Planit Group offers... [Read More]

New CNC lathe for Remayne

New CNC lathe for Remayne

Hampshire, UK-based precision subcontractor, Redmayne Engineering, has added to its five existing Taiwan-built Victor Vturn CNC lathes by acquiring a large capacity Victor Vturn 36 with high power Fanuc α22 motor as standard and two-speed automatic spindle gearbox that can be separated from... [Read More]

Metalex – the heart of ASEAN metalworking

Metalex â€" the heart of ASEAN metalworking

Taking place on 16-19 November at the BITEC venue in Bangkok, Thailand, is the 24th edition of Metalex 2011, the largest and most attended technology platform of its kind in the ASEAN region... [Read More]