Rental of Starrag’s Bumotec mill-turn and machining centres is a cost-effective way to capitalise on multi-tasking, single set-up machining of complex parts from up to 65mm diameter bar.
In this video, 'Tom's Techniques' explains and demonstrates the two types of milling while analysing the positives and negatives of each technique. Examples of what can go wrong for each are also cautioned.
MTL Advanced, one of the UK’s largest metal fabrication and contract manufacturing companies and part of the WEC Group, has introduced a brand-new LVD Taurus 12kW XXL format fibre laser to its large profiling line-up, following a substantial £1m investment.
The latest Contract Manufacturing Index shows that the UK market for subcontract manufacturing continued to grow in the first quarter. The index was up 4.5% in the first three months of 2024, building on the strong upswing at the end of 2023.
Sentiment within the UK manufacturing industry improved in April and output expectations were the strongest for six months, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.