Renishaw acquire US firm

Renishaw acquire US firm

Renishaw has purchased the business of Advanced Consulting & Engineering Inc (ACE), a US-based supplier of dimensional measurement products and services focused on the automotive industry.
The acquisition of family-owned ACE, based in Rochester Hills... [Read More]

Blum tune-in to customers

Blum tune-in to customers

Blum-Novotest has unveiled its 3D tool setting probe, the TC64-20, which complements the company's existing tool setting probe series with a wireless system that features BRC radio technology for tool set-up and tool breakage detection in three axes.
Instead of the channel hopping method or channel assignment commonly used in the market, this compact tool setting probe transmits the collected data to the receiver using Blum's BRC technology.
The advantage is based... [Read More]

Special measuring arm for special bike

Special measuring arm for special bike

Evotech, based in Villa Agnedo, Italy, has purchased a Faro Edge ScanArm seven-axis measurement arm equipped with Laser Line Probe and CAM2 Measure 10 measurement software to perform reverse engineering activities. Evotech has already started using the arm on a project dedicated to a special motorcycle, the Trentino Naked 3, which although designed... [Read More]

Mahr strike UK deal with Cutwel

Mahr strike UK deal with Cutwel

Metrology specialist Mahr is changing the way in which its precision gauge range of hand-held measurement products is sold in the UK.
A distribution agreement between Mahr UK and Cutwel will see the latter become the official distribution partner for Mahr precision gauges, including... [Read More]

Metrology more accessible to educators

Metrology more accessible to educators

Creaform, a global specialist in 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, has released two teaching manuals customised for the needs of educators at universities, colleges and technical schools around the world.
The manuals cover theoretical and practical information on 3D measurement technologies and their uses in reverse engineering and... [Read More]

Haas appoint Europe MD

Haas appoint Europe MD

US machine tool builder Haas has appointed Jens Thing to the role of managing director of Haas Automation Europe.
Danish national Mr Thing is an accomplished machine tool professional with more than 25 years' experience in sales, marketing, technical... [Read More]

MAS help FAM

MAS help FAM

A Gloucestershire company which manufactures precision components for the aerospace, oil and gas, marine and defence industries has increased its turnover by 30% and created 20 new jobs after reshaping its business model following support from the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS).
Future Advanced Manufacture... [Read More]

VST shift to Tamil Nadu

VST shift to Tamil Nadu

VST Tillers Tractors is moving its tractor manufacturing operations to Hosur, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
With an installed capacity of 36,000 tractors, the unit will be constructed at an investment of Rs700m.
Among the... [Read More]

Machine tool orders climb 10% on 2013

Machine tool orders climb 10% on 2013

The total orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2014 were 10% up on the previous year: domestic orders were up 20%, while orders from abroad rose 5%.
"The domestic market is a major source of demand for the machine tool sector right now," say Dr Wilfried Schäfer (pictured), executive director of the... [Read More]

Putting inefficiency behind bars

Putting inefficiency behind bars

The rehabilitation and reintroduction into society of prisoners from Stoke Heath Prison and Young Offenders Institute has been made more relevant to modern manufacturing practices with the introduction of CNC machine tools from Dugard.
The 800 inmate prison near Market Drayton is one of... [Read More]

LVD launch next generation

LVD launch next generation

LVD has introduced the next generation of its Easy-Form and PPEB series of press brakes, which are said to be more energy efficient, easier to use and safer than ever before.
The press brakes also feature advanced control technology, servo drives and scanning sensors, ensuring more responsive... [Read More]

Oerlikon acquire Sulzer Metco

Oerlikon acquire Sulzer Metco

Oerlikon, the Switzerlandbased parent company of cutting tool coating specialist Oerlikon Balzers, has signed an agreement to acquire Metco, a division of Sulzer, for an enterprise value of CHF1bn.
Metco will now combine with Oerlikon's existing coating segment, expanding the company's presence and capabilities in this technology area.
The combined businesses... [Read More]

Making the right selection

Making the right selection

To improve the inspection of randomly selected parts during series production runs, Floyd Automatic can now offer the Schwanog Selector System.
This Germanmanufactured component selection device divides loose production batches into bins consisting of up to eight smaller units.
The eight component compartments... [Read More]

Fifth MTIS staged in Goa

Fifth MTIS staged in Goa

India's fifth Machine Tool Industry Summit was held in Goa on 1-4 May.
Over 250 delegates made it a successful event by travelling from across the country to attend.
The three day summit staged by the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) included... [Read More]