Starrag acquire Bumotec

Starrag acquire Bumotec

The Starrag Group has purchased fellow Swiss machine tool builder Bumotec SA.
Formed in 1973, Bumotec develops and manufactures high precision, multi-functional machine tools, predominantly for machining small parts.
Its customers are mainly found in sectors such as watch... [Read More]

GKN growth in China on track

GKN growth in China on track

GKN Driveline's manufacturing footprint in China continues to grow at a rapid pace highlighted by the recent opening of its seventh production facility in the country.
Employing 250 workers, the new 13,900 sq m plant in Changchun will have the capacity to build one million side-shafts... [Read More]

LNS buy equipment maker

LNS buy equipment maker

Yoshida Tekko KK, a Japanese manufacturer of chip conveyors, coolant systems and high level filtration systems, has joined the Swiss LNS Group, a specialist in barfeed equipment.
The acquisition allows... [Read More]

Re-engineering large machines

Re-engineering large machines

UK-based Leader CNC Technologies says it has set up an association with Korea's DSK Machinery Ltd, a specialist in the mechanical re-engineering of very large machine tools.
DSK is an established... [Read More]

Shanghai VW select Sescoi

Shanghai VW select Sescoi

Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive (SVW) has selected Sescoi's WorkNC CADCAM software for mould and prototype production after exhaustive trials which lasted nearly 12 months.
The company now uses the software on its Zimmermann, Okada and Heidenhain machines and controls.
Within the software... [Read More]

Korean exports out-do Taiwan

Korean exports out-do Taiwan

The latest report from the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) warns that local suppliers of machine tools are increasingly concerned by growing rivalry from Korean counterparts in the global market, a development that has led to export downturns in some overseas markets, such as India.
TAMIA's report indicates... [Read More]

Cooper and Turner choose RALC-Conni

Cooper and Turner choose RALC-Conni

Sheffield-based fastener manufacturer, Cooper and Turner Ltd, has installed an Italian-built RALC-Conni Gemini 802 HM carbide sawing machine from Sawcraft UK.
"After studying the initial proposals and realising that they had the technology to incorporate additional processes such as product identification within a fully automated line, we... [Read More]

Successful user exchange

Successful user exchange

More than 100 people from 40 high technology manufacturing companies joined CGTech at its latest VUE 2012 (Vericut Users Exchange).
Held at the Silverstone racetrack in Northamptonshire, CGTech used the event to explain to customers what enhancements... [Read More]

Open days at Whitehouse

Open days at Whitehouse

On 25-29 June, manufacturers will have a chance to review the latest products from German machine tool builder, Spinner, at an open house being staged by recently appointed... [Read More]

Machine tool output up 31% in China

Machine tool output up 31% in China

The CMTBA (China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association) has revealed that the gross industrial output value of China's machine tool industry in 2011 was RMB 660.65bn Yuan, an increase of 32.1% year-on-year; the aggregate... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

GoIndustry DoveBid is facilitating an online auction of equipment owned previously by Prescient Engineering Ltd, Soham, UK... [Read More]
Troostwijk is holding an online auction of machines used previously by Vitalo Plastics NV, Belgium... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machinery used formerly by Holt Baldwin... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is staging an online auction of machinery maintained formerly by CNC Machine Tools Ltd, Snetterton, UK... [Read More]
Hilco is conducting a webcast/onsite auction of machinery used previously by Automotive Components Holdings LLC, Indianapolis, USA... [Read More]

Confidence climbs

Confidence climbs

A new quarterly survey from the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) shows that English manufacturing SMEs are increasing sales, creating jobs and investing.
Over half of respondents (54%) to the first ever 'MAS National Barometer' have... [Read More]

SSC increase profile

SSC increase profile

Subcontract laser profiling company, SSC Laser, is expanding its operations by establishing a facility in Scotland.
The new Motherwell plant represents SSC's first foray north of the border and is the third... [Read More]

Guyson partner ABB

Guyson partner ABB

Industrial finishing equipment manufacturer Guyson International will partner with ABB Robotics in a strategic move to expand its robotically controlled surface blasting capabilities in Europe.
The Guyson group has... [Read More]