Latest Machinery Trade News

Monday, October 13, 2014

Grinding down the cost of crankshafts

The PMD 2 crankshaft grinder developed by EMAG Naxos-Union is said to drive down manufacturing costs by delivering higher output rates. It is designed for the machining of crankshafts for passenger cars and features twin grinding heads that allow for the simultaneous grinding of two pin or main bearings in a single set-up, using two CBN... [Read More]

Jewel in Walter\'s Helitronic crown

Jewel in Walter's Helitronic crown

Walter Ewag UK, part of the United Grinding Group, has announced Diamond Plus as a boost to PCD tool production on its Walter Helitronic Power Diamond tool production machines. The company says it enables users to reduce production times by up to 40% and to improve cutting edge quality (edge chipping down to just 5 Î¼m at 10 Î¼m grain size), as well as to... [Read More]

Vertical thinking

Leighton Buzzardbased precision subcontractor Hone-All Precison is showing no sign of easing up with its capital investment programme following the announcement of an order for a Sunnen SV-20 vertical honing machine. The investment comes hot on the heels of the company ordering additional turning and deep-hole boring capacity... [Read More]

Yacht fittings offer high quality finish

Family-run subcontract machinist, Mathison Engineering, specialises in producing 316 stainless steel marine fittings in quantities ranging from one-off prototypes to high volume runs. Accounting for around 80% of turnover, the products are to be found in vessels all over the world, but mainly around the coasts of
Europe, the US and Iceland.
Winning a contract... [Read More]

Voestalpine has the edge

Processing over 60,000 tons of steel plate a year, Austrian manufacturer Voestalpine has invested in a slag removal, deburring and edge rounding system from Lissmac to increase production capacity and improve consistency. Available in the UK from Surtech, Linz-based Voestalpine says that the new plant has been a revelation.
At the beginning of the steel plate production process at Voestalpine, the parts are cut by plasma or oxy-fuel... [Read More]

Anca provides Corin Medical with a boost

To help Cirencesterbased Corin Medical produce hip, knee and extremity implant solutions, the company has purchased an Anca TX7+ grinder.
â€œTo ensure that our R&D translates into the efficient manufacture of the finest possible products, we constantly invest in the latest machine... [Read More]

Pressing ahead

Visitors to EuroBlech will get the chance to see the latest pressing and stamping innovations from Schuler, which will present a 200 tonne automatic blanking press featuring a new drive technology called ServoDirect... [Read More]

Two world premieres

At EuroBlech, SafanDarley will present its latest generation of servo-electric press brakes which feature a C-frame and a narrower press beam with higher pressure load per... [Read More]

Omax Maxiem 1515 redesigned

For EuroBlech visitors seeking waterjet cutting solutions, Omax will showcase the cutting performance of its redesigned Maxiem 1515 JetMachining centre, which is said to offer faster cutting speeds, more cutting power, easier control software and greater... [Read More]

Wraps about to come off

Haco-Kingsland says it will be unveiling new technologies at EuroBlech. Firstly, the Pressmaster CNC press brake with electronically controlled beam parallelism and depth-stop... [Read More]

Fibre laser takes centre stage

LVD will make a fibre laser cutting machine the centrepiece of its stand at EuroBlech. The recently introduced Electra FL is said to provide incredibly fast, accurate processing of traditional sheet metal materials such as mild steel, stainless steel... [Read More]

Flat out improvements

Amada says it will present a milestone in energy efficiency and performance at EuroBlech in the form of its new ENSIS fibre laser profiling centre.
Just 2 kW of laser output is now enough to manufacture mild steel products that in the past could only be produced using a 4 kW laser. The secret behind... [Read More]

Combined advantages

Trumpf will be presenting a wealth of innovations at EuroBlech, and among them will be the TruMatic 6000 Fibre. This combined punching and laser cutting machine exploits the benefits of the solid state laser... [Read More]

Quality on a global scale

On 21-25 October 2014, the 23rd EuroBlech exhibition for sheet metalworking technology will open its doors in Hanover, Germany. As the world's leading exhibition and business barometer for the sheet metalworking industry, over 1500 exhibitors from... [Read More]