Sundaram Clayton may look overseas

Sundaram Clayton may look overseas

Sundaram Clayton, one of the largest aluminum die-casting companies and a part of the $5bn TVS group, is exploring options to enter the overseas markets with a new manufacturing plant.
The company is also entering into high-tech magnesium die-casting manufacturing to meet the rising demand from premium/luxury car manufacturers in India... [Read More]

NUM celebrate record sales

NUM celebrate record sales

The 10,000th model of NUM's new generation CNC kernel, Flexium, has rolled off the production line.
The milestone has been achieved within three years from launch - impressive for a mid-level CNC provider that serves mainly specialist machine tool builders.
"Machinery OEMs tend to be very conservative in introducing new technology, and we anticipated that volume... [Read More]

Reiden now available in UK

Reiden now available in UK

A new range of universal head, five-axis machining centres has been added to the metalcutting portfolio of 2D CNC Machinery.
Three different styles of Reiden machine have not been available in the UK before but have seen many applications in aerospace, mould and die and specialist machining operations throughout... [Read More]

Suzlon head for Madurai

Suzlon head for Madurai

Suzlon Energy, the largest wind energy producer in India, is aiming to set up a production facility near Madurai with an investment of about... [Read More]

PSA commence powertrain plant construction

PSA commence powertrain plant construction

PSA Peugeot Citroen has broken ground at the site of its planned new car factory in Sanand, Gujarat state.
The engine and transmissions plant will be constructed on 600 acres to which PSA will add a... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Maynards is facilitating an online auction of equipment used formerly by a German tube and fittings manufacturer... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is conducting an online auction of equipment no longer required by the toolroom of a major aerospace manufacturer... [Read More]
Fairfield Industries is holding an online auction of equipment used previously by Cinetic Landis... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is staging an online auction on the instructions of Honda UK Manufacturing, Swindon... [Read More]
BVA Auctions is hosting an online auction by order of the parties concerned of a DeraTech Technica Plus 25/4100 CNC press brake... [Read More]

PR2 opt for Mori

PR2 opt for Mori

Kirkcaldy, UK-based PR2 Engineering, which supplies to customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical, defence, nuclear, and space industries, has installed its fifth machine from Japan's Mori Seiki.
Says Paul Halliwell, director at PR2: "Our plan is to invest continuously over the next five years and the NLX2500MC [turning centre] was purchased to address a bottleneck in... [Read More]

Pace of growth picks up

Pace of growth picks up

The pace of growth in the US manufacturing sector in November reached its strongest rate since June, a new survey has indicated.
The Institute for Supply Management says the index of factory output rose to... [Read More]

Chester expand in Saudi

Chester expand in Saudi

Chester Machine Tools recently attended the Makinat 2011 exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the company co-exhibited with Pan Gulf Welding Solutions.
The two have now signed an exclusive agreement for Pan Gulf Welding Solutions to be the official agent for Chester Machine Tools in the Kingdom of... [Read More]

Energy market strategy shift

Energy market strategy shift

French nuclear firm Areva and Jeddahbased Saudi Binladin Group have signed a partnership agreement to work together on nuclear and solar technologies.
Saudi Arabia wants to cut the use of fossil fuels... [Read More]

Sawing three times faster

Sawing three times faster

A UK supplier of engineering steel bar and tube, Staniforth-HKB Steel of Rotherham, has taken delivery of a Kasto Performance Cutting (KPC) derivative of the German manufacturer's TEC A5 bandsaw... [Read More]

Industrial diversification

Industrial diversification

Bahrain's manufacturing industry continues to register rapid growth, as can be seen by the number of industrial parks and logistical zones opening across the country, according to a new report.
"Bahrain is treading on the right path of diversifying its economy by driving... [Read More]

QA place Airbus order

QA place Airbus order

Fast-expanding Gulf carrier Qatar Airways announced at last month's Dubai Airshow that it will buy 55 Airbus planes.
The deal includes 50 A320neo narrow body aircraft and five A380 double-decker jumbos, with options for more.
Airbus says the package is worth $6.4bn at list prices.
Qatar Airways is increasingly challenging... [Read More]

New president at CECIMO

New president at CECIMO

CECIMO, the European machine tool association, elected Martin Kapp as its new president at its recent autumn general assembly, which met in Zurich, Switzerland last month.
Mr Kapp, who will serve a two-year term, says his most important... [Read More]