Tornos open Chinese company

Tornos open Chinese company

In association with a machine tool manufacturer established in China, Tornos is investing in the development of a range of automatic lathes, as well as in setting up its own production capacity.
At present, mid-range products manufactured under alliance with Tsugami can only be offered in Europe.
The new strategy will help negate this clause.
Based in Xi'an (Shaanxi Province), the new company, Tornos Xi'an Machine Works Co Ltd, in which Tornos holds a 70% stake, designs... [Read More]

Seco attract the crowds

Seco attract the crowds

Seco Tools reports that its recentlyheld 'Seco Live' open house attracted over 200 visitors across the two-day event.
"Unlike many major UK cutting tool companies we have a custom tool production... [Read More]

Try titanium mill for free

Try titanium mill for free

WNT UK is offering a free trial, performed by one of its technical sales team, to any customer wishing to test its 2520 milling system.
Aimed at the high performance machining of titanium, superalloys and stainless steel components, key features of the A2520 series include: a stable and robust insert location; eight cutting edges per double sided... [Read More]

£1.5bn contracts for UK suppliers

£1.5bn contracts for UK suppliers

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced last week that over half of the contract value (more than £1.5bn) for the new Jaguar F-Type has been placed with UK suppliers.
JLR says that 116 UK suppliers support the build of the Jaguar F-Type, with 50% from the West Midlands.
The first new Jaguar F-Type vehicles were loaded... [Read More]

Ford to build engines in Alabuga

Ford to build engines in Alabuga

Ford Motor plans to build an engine plant near the Ford Sollers car assembly venture in the Alabuga special economic zone of Tatarstan, central Russia.
The plant, Ford's sixth engine manufacturing facility in the world, will manufacture 105,000 car engines... [Read More]

DMG/Mori on investment trail

DMG/Mori on investment trail

Mori Seiki says it has signed an agreement to acquire Veneto-based Micron SpA, one of its dealers in Italy, through DMG Mori Seiki Italia Srl.
Micron was established in 1991 and has 27 employees.
The news comes just days after DMG Mori... [Read More]

BHW snapped up by a2e

BHW snapped up by a2e

Amin Amiri, the founder of a2e Venture Catalysts has successfully beaten off competition from other bidders, including Hilco, to snap up Wigan-based aerospace engineering firm, BHW, which went into receivership recently.
The company employs 96 people and generates a turnover of circa £10m.
"BHW, now renamed as Aeroform Industries Ltd, is a great opportunity... [Read More]

A cut above the rest

A cut above the rest

Sheffield-based tooling manufacturer, Technicut, has invested in a Vomat filtration system from Oelheld UK to better serve its large portfolio of tool grinding machines.
"Rather than serving only one or two grinding machines, our newly installed Vomat filtration system is able to filter the coolant from a bank of nine Walter grinders," says manufacturing director... [Read More]

Ward Hi-Tech augment sales force

Ward Hi-Tech augment sales force

CNC machine tool distributor Ward Hi-Tech is expanding further its sales force by appointing Mark Lister (pictured) to cover the northwest region of the UK.
Mr Lister comes from an experienced sales background having previously spent 15 years as UK sales manager at workholding specialist WDS.
The news comes as Ward Ward Hi-Tech augment sales force Hi-Tech reports its largest ever... [Read More]

Craftsman open training school

Craftsman open training school

An expanding engineering firm has marked its 60th anniversary by opening an apprentice training school.
Otley-based Craftsman Tools has added a 5000 sq ft extension to its 20,000 sq ft factory to create the new academy and expand the range and... [Read More]

XYZ plan European expansion

XYZ plan European expansion

Plans to double the level of machine tool sales into mainland Europe to 20% of UK turnover have been set in motion by XYZ Machine Tools.
Key in the strategic move by managing director Nigel Atherton is the appointment of Andrew Kilshaw as export... [Read More]

Renishaw acquire AM pioneer

Renishaw acquire AM pioneer

The business assets of LBC Laser Bearbeitungs Centre GmbH, Kornwestheim, Germany, have been purchased by the German subsidiary of Renishaw.
A new business, LBC Engineering, has been created which will be integrated... [Read More]

Intelligent clamping at ISC

Intelligent clamping at ISC

Pragmatism and attention to detail when devising methods for workpiece clamping has boosted production efficiency at International Safety Components (ISC) to the point where manufacturing costs at the company's Bangor factory are reportedly comparable with the Far East.
"In the past couple of years, we have invested in 10 Chick System 5 Qwik-Lok workholding... [Read More]

Gühring to manufacture tools in Brazil

Gühring to manufacture tools in Brazil

Cutting tool specialist, Gühring, is opening a new plant near São Paulo, Brazil, which is expected to commence operations in February next year.
Located at Salto... [Read More]