Sunday, November 02, 2014
Mazak opens doors
Mazak opens doors
The annual Yamazaki Mazak open house will take place on 18-21 November at the company's European Technology Centre and manufacturing plant in Worcester.It will feature 20 machine tools, including the latest Integrex, the VTC 800 series... [Read More]
Record 1st quarter
Record 1st quarter
Metrology specialist Renishaw has experienced a record first quarter, with revenue for the three months to 30 September 2014 of £101.4m, a 28% increase over the £79.0m for... [Read More]Arefco purchases two Romi machine tools
Arefco purchases two Romi machine tools
Ashington-based Arefco Special Products, a manufacturer of sealing solutions predominantly for the oil and gas industry, has installed two new Romi machines: a C-1600-H CNC lathe and a GL-350B sub-spindle CNC lathe (both models feature live tooling and C axes). The two machines (the first of their type in Europe), together with... [Read More]£1.4m orders secured
£1.4m orders secured
Citizen Machinery says that 12 sales at its October open house for CNC sliding head and fixed head turn-mill centres worth over £1.4m makes a significant contribution to achieving the financial target of an order book worth £40m in 2014.Machines from across the company’s range, valued between £55,000 and £300,000, brought... [Read More]
McAree expands into painting
McAree expands into painting
McAree Engineering, based at Bellanode, near Monaghan, Ireland, has recently introduced spray painting and powder coating to its production processes as part of a planned expansion. To facilitate the move, the company decided to invest in a shot blasting, spray painting and spray... [Read More]£5.8m facility will plug skills gap
£5.8m facility will plug skills gap
A training centre that is preparing young people and adults for careers in engineering has opened its doors in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. West Nottinghamshire College has invested £5.8m in creating a flagship engineering and automotive hub that provides students with some... [Read More]Car output reaches six-year high
Car output reaches six-year high
UK car manufacturing in the first nine months of 2104 hit a six-year high. More than 1.13 million cars were produced between January and September, the best figures since 2008, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says. Furthermore, figures released last month showed UK car sales reaching a 10-year high in September... [Read More]ASEAN pride at Metalex 2014
ASEAN pride at Metalex 2014
Metalex 2014, which takes place on 19-22 November in Bangkok, Thailand, is expecting over 70,000 visitors through its doors over the four days of the show.Spread over 46,000 sq m of exhibition space, Metalex is the largest machine tools... [Read More]
Monday, October 27, 2014
Auction Spotlight
Auction Spotlight
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machines used previously by Insight Precision and others... [Read More]GoIndustry DoveBid is staging an online auction of over 300 lots from Sandvik Machining Solutions GB, Wolverhampton, UK... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is conducting an online auction of equipment used formerly by SMB, Markranstädt, Germany... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online auction of various machines from various UK sites... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is facilitating an online auction of equipment used formerly by the BBC, London... [Read More]
9\" opening jaws on HD690
9" opening jaws on HD690
The Kurt HD690 pulltype vice incorporates Kurt Workholding's AngLock design and features 9" opening jaws for large part... [Read More]Vices enhance machining
Vices enhance machining
Two recent additions to the WNT workholding range are the H5G and the ESG Mini series of vices. The two systems sit at opposite ends of the scale with the H5G system offering clamping forces of up to 40 kN and, depending on configuration, a gripping width of up to... [Read More]Hook clamps offer rapid adjustment
Hook clamps offer rapid adjustment
Flexibility and easy adjustment are important requirements for many machining operations. It’s important that materials can be easily and accurately positioned and then clampeddown with force to prevent accidental slippage. The new range of hook clamps with collars from WDS Component Parts is said to deliver extremely high clamping forces, along with rapid engagement and disengagement. As a manufacturer and
supplier of workholding components for machining and industrial applications, WDS offers a vast... [Read More]
System 3R technology benefits toolmaker
System 3R technology benefits toolmaker
French company Grosfilley was established in 1973 when Jean-Pierre Grosfilley started an engineering consultancy for the development of mould tools, and in 1980, he started production of his own two-component tools. After a few years, based on his own patent application for a rotating base... [Read More]
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