Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

GoIndustry DoveBid is conducting an online auction of CNC machines used previously by Teledyne CML Group, Birkenhead, UK... [Read More]
Peaker Pattinson is facilitating an online auction of machinery used previously by MTS Cambridge, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is hosting an online auction of machinery used formerly by Bowd Precision Engineering, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is holding an online auction of machines no longer required by Aeroform Industries... [Read More]
Hilco Industrial is staging an on-site and webcast auction at DMR Produktionsgesellschaft GmbH, Rostock, Germany... [Read More]

Grinder range extended

Grinder range extended

The range of Helitronic tool grinders available from the United Grinding Group's Walter Ewag UK has been extended with the launch of the Helitronic Vision 400 for the production of round tools of 3 to 315mm diameter and with circumferential machining lengths up to 350mm.
The machine caters for a wide range of HSS, ceramic, cermet and... [Read More]

Jemtech unveil northern rep

Jemtech unveil northern rep

Jemtech UK has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Jon Hoyle, who will be responsible for sales of Jemtech's range of products across the north of England.
Mr Hoyle brings a wealth of experience in consumable sales... [Read More]

No more tool pull-out

No more tool pull-out

Seco Tools has expanded its range of EPB 5600 shrink-fit holders to allow them to be supplied withits Safe-Lock system.
Safe-Lock prevents round shank cutting tools from being 'pulled out' of chucks â€" a particular problem that manufacturers sometimes experience when... [Read More]

Award for Sir David

Award for Sir David

Sir David McMurtry, Renishaw's chairman and chief executive, has received a Daily Telegraph Award for a 'Decade of Excellence in Business' at the 2013 National Business Awards held earlier this month at London's Grosvenor... [Read More]

Gripper used at NASDAQ

Gripper used at NASDAQ

A Schunk SDH hand attached to a UR5 robot arm from Universal Robots rang the NASDAQ closing bell on 12 November to mark the launch of the ROBO-STOX Global... [Read More]

Bosch open £1.2m UK facility

Bosch open £1.2m UK facility

Bosch UK has opened a new state-of-theart facility designed to provide a single northern location that combines Bosch Rexroth, its industrial drives and controls company, and Worcester Bosch, its heating and hot water solutions company... [Read More]

Cleaning machine also deburrs

Cleaning machine also deburrs

When Gosport-based heating and cooling equipment manufacturer, HC Coils, started producing copper tubular components in-house, the company needed an industrial washing machine to remove the coolant residue and swarf deposited during sawing, and to wash off mandrel lubricant... [Read More]

ExOne break ground in Germany

ExOne break ground in Germany

The ExOne Company, a US-based provider of 3D printers and printed products, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a $20m facility in Gersthofer, Germany.
Scheduled for completion in the latter half of 2014, the facility will include approximately... [Read More]

Changes at Master Abrasives

Changes at Master Abrasives

Surface finishing and precision abrasives solutions provider, Master Abrasives, has announced a strategic restructure of the company's management board whereby current managing director, Andy Miller, will relinquish his position at the end of the year... [Read More]

EU shows growth signs

EU shows growth signs

During CECIMO's AGM, which took place in Vienna on 9 November, the association's economic committee confirmed that European machine tool production is estimated to reach to €22.3bn in... [Read More]

GKN support NI aero cluster

GKN support NI aero cluster

GKN Aerospace has placed its first direct contract with a company based in Northern Ireland as part of an initiative with Invest Northern Ireland (NI).
Moyola Precision Engineering is to manufacture machined metal components for the advanced winglet that GKN Aerospace has designed and is supplying for Bombardier's... [Read More]

Welder training studios unveiled

Welder training studios unveiled

Welding products supplier, Weldability-Sif, has announced the official opening of foundation-level welder training facilities at Hull College and Goole College as part of an ongoing strategy from the Weldability-Sif Foundation charity to proactively encourage the development... [Read More]

Automotive volumes hot up

Automotive volumes hot up

Whitehouse Machine Tools has configured more machining centres for Worcester-based JVM Castings to meet increased demand from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). JVM now produces nine different JLR chassis castings in Worcester and a further nine at its Tamworth facility, destined for the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.
Production projections of these vehicles are expected to exceed 3000 per week by the end of 2013.
Whitehouse and JVM adopt... [Read More]