Welding award
Based on a recent analysis of the welding automation market, Pemamek Oy has won the 2013 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Company of the Year.Pemamek's success has been underscored... [Read More]
Monday, December 09, 2013
Delcam hit 2500 mark in China
Delcam hit 2500 mark in China
Delcam says it recently added the company's 2500th customer in China; Star Prototype Manufacturing Co Ltd, based in Zhongshan Torch Development Zone in Guangdong Province.The company ordered multiple seats of Delcam's PowerShape CAD software and PowerMill CAM system.
The programs are already being used for quick die and electrode design, and... [Read More]
Holme Tunnel taking shape
Holme Tunnel taking shape
Starting in November 2013 and finishing in March 2014, Network Rail will be carrying out major engineering work to strengthen and repair the Holme Tunnel between Hebden Bridge and Burnley.A key part of this work has been the bending and fabrication of all the structural steel for the project:
nearly 100 elegant but extremely strong arches... [Read More]
Vapormatt target north Asia
Vapormatt target north Asia
Vapormatt is taking wet blasting into the north Asian market with the help of Japanese distributor AK Techno.The partnership will enable local businesses to discover equipment that will clean, degrease, de-scale, etch or satin polish all wire, cable and strip products.
The move is part of Vapormatt's aim to increase its presence... [Read More]
Lasershape supply Warrior parts
Lasershape supply Warrior parts
The latest Ministry of Defence Warrior armoured vehicle is making use of parts produced by Nottinghambased Lasershape.After a successful prototyping phase, a total of 80 kits of ballistic protection plate assemblies worth £500,000 have been supplied as part of an extensive... [Read More]
CAD downloads for WDS parts
CAD downloads for WDS parts
When working on a new design project, one of the greatest hurdles to building a successful prototype and getting the product to market can be finding components which fit with the overall design.Manufacturing bespoke parts is often far... [Read More]
Stratasys act to protect IP
Stratasys act to protect IP
Stratasys Inc says it is preparing to act for patent infringement against Afinia, a division of Microboards Technology LLC, in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota.Stratasys is seeking injunctive relief and damages for infringement of four of its 3D printing patents.
The complaint... [Read More]
Significant aerospace orders placed
Significant aerospace orders placed
Airbus and Boeing signed deals at the recent Dubai Air Show to buy some US$5bn of parts and materials from Abu Dhabi.Also at the show, Gulf airlines, led by Dubai's Emirates and Abu Dhabi's Etihad, struck plane deals worth almost $150bn, while GE Aviation says it... [Read More]
Haas host education event
Haas host education event
Haas Automation has hosted the inaugural European CNC Educators' Conference at Metal College Aalborg in Denmark.The event brought together 100 CNC educators from 15 different countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Germany, France, Estonia, Russia, USA, UK, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Greece.
A series of demonstrations were given on one of the school's nine Haas machines.
With... [Read More]
Southeast\'s unsung sporting hero
Southeast's unsung sporting hero
Nigel Bongers of Steven Mooney Machinery has won the BBC South East Unsung Sports Hero award for his 27 years' work asa volunteer at a sports club in Surrey.
The 62-yearold Mr Bongers volunteers at Holland Sports Club in Oxted, where he is adored by the young people he coaches.
He usually puts in more than 18... [Read More]
Floyd centre on accuracy
Floyd centre on accuracy
When Kettering-based A-BAX Precision Engineering was having difficulties in achieving hole concentricity and accuracy on a new order, scrap rates and reworking escalated rapidly.Looking for a solution, A-BAX turned to Floyd Automatic Tooling and its Mowidec-TT Spindle centring system for the answer after facing some difficulties using conventional methods.
As a result of adopting Mowidec, the time spent setting and re-setting drills has been reduced by 75%.
“We produce 12 different families of brass pilot jets for a motorcycle manufacturer with between 20-30 sizes per family, all with a through-hole of between 0.3 and 0.7mm diameter,†explains managing director... [Read More]
CI initiatives at Hone-All
CI initiatives at Hone-All
Leighton Buzzardbased subcontractor, Hone-All Precision, says its customers are seeing quantifiable benefits thanks to its policy of continuous improvement.Recent enhancements at the company include changes to procedures that maintain material stock levels, so the right material is available when the order is ready to be processed.
Furthermore, new efficiency... [Read More]
Open house success for Huvema
Open house success for Huvema
Machine tool manufacturer, Huvema, says an impressive 180 people from approximately 90 different companies attended its open house in late November.Visitors to Huvema's Veghel headquarters near Eindhoven were treated to metal cutting demonstrations from across the company’s range... [Read More]
Mubadala expand UAE machining for Boeing
Mubadala expand UAE machining for Boeing
Boeing and Mubadala Development Co have announced a new strategic agreement that will increase the long-term role of Mubadala as a Tier One supplier to Boeing.Mubadala now has the opportunity... [Read More]
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