Subcontract manufacturer invests in first 5-axis machining centre Numac Engineering, a subcontract manufacturer that has a large segment of its business in the oil and gas sector, has invested in a Hermle 5-axis, trunnion-type, mill-turn centre.
Matsuura expands service team to support growth in UK Leicestershire-based Matsuura Machinery has announced the appointment of Michelle Storor to the role of service engineer.
Machining titanium just became a lot more reliable Titanium is a super class material -- Lightweight, stable and resistant. Titanium is however difficult to manufacture, difficult to machine and is therefore expensive.
Cutting tool manufacturer Quickgrind secures four new contracts Tier 2 membership at the University of Strathclyde's Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) is proving successful for cutting tool manufacturer Quickgrind after securing four new contracts within just 16 months…
Technical solutions in Stuttgart Offering a wealth of machining capability and technical expertise, the opening of a brand new Technology Centre in Stuttgart, Germany will be good news for tooling specialist Mitsubishi Materials’ UK…
AE Aerospace makes £1.25m Mazak machinery investment West Midlands-based AE Aerospace has invested £1.25 million in six new Yamazaki Mazak machines to boost its manufacturing credentials.
XYZ machining centre proves its worth at Alken Engineering Alken Engineering is a long-term user of XYZ Machine Tools. It now has 10 XYZ ProtoTRAK mills and three XYZ ProTURN lathes on its capacity list, but for many years…
Optimised titanium and Inconel machining for aerospace A packed audience of aerospace production specialists were treated to a font of advanced manufacturing knowledge at the AMRC with Boeing Centre, Sheffield, when machining solutions specialist Starrag UK joined…
Turning to a centre of excellence Citizen Machinery UK has opened a new Centre of Excellence in Brierley Hill, West Midlands to showcase its latest turning centre technology. Production Engineering Solutions attended the official opening.
Engineering firm invests in machinery amid fish farming boom The huge growth in fish farming in recent years is proving good news for a small precision engineering company based near Spalding.
How to maintain metalworking fluids to optimum standards Metalworking fluids play a vital role in the machining process but sometimes maintaining them to optimum standards can be neglected.
Gear skiving with Seco Tools Gear skiving is challenging – but But Seco has the right tool ti master it. Watch as Seco machines an external spline M5 (DP 5.08) Z+26 Profile DIN5480 from CK45.…
Subcontract manufacturing market drops 37% in three months The UK subcontract manufacturing market has broken its steady upwards trend and crashed back by 37% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the first three months of the…
A new portal to improved metalworking Spanish machine tool builder Soraluce, available in the UK from TW Ward CNC Machinery, recently held a three-day summit to reveal its latest revitalised machines.
Lights-out manufacturing achieved at Cornish subcontractor Investment in a new CNC mill-turning machine at WES Hardmetal Engineering has secured lights-out manufacturing for the precision engineering firm.
Wiltshire manufacturer brings metalcutting in-house with Hurco Loadpoint Micro-Machining Solutions, a manufacturer in Cricklade that more than 40 years ago invented the industry standard saw for dicing semiconductor wafers, has brought all of its metalcutting in-house following…
Ceramic end mills help optimise aerospace part machining With components made from nickel-based alloys becoming increasingly prevalent across the aerospace industry, the demand for optimised cutting tools continues to grow. In this article, Sandvik Coromant extols the virtues…
Vape manufacturer makes use of modern machining Squonker, Stumpy, Atty and Whistle-Tip could easily be mistaken for characters in a Lord of the Rings style fantasy novel, rather than products from the more down-to-earth world of vaping.…
5-axis machine powers aero engine component production Silcoms, a niche UK supplier to the aerospace industry of nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and aluminium aero engine ring components and assemblies including seals, shrouds, segments and casings, was…
Automation investment sustains confidence Investing in new machinery and automation is high on the list of priorities for UK companies despite the current uncertainty according to Steve Finn, managing director of DMG Mori UK.
Milling machine investment helps cater for growing F1 workload Quality and precision performance are helping a Milton Keynes engineering firm expand its sales at the cutting edge of Formula 1.
XYZ Machine Tools on track to repeat record-breaking year XYZ Machine Tools has reported sales activity remains on track to repeat the success of the previous year, which was a record-breaker for the company.
Stable milling option for tough alloys Stroud-based LB Bentley machines a range of difficult nickel alloys and stainless steels. When it needed to replace a pair of ageing vertical machining centres, it found Whitehouse Machine Tools…
Alitech reduces costs after installing 5-axis VMC at Silverstone facility Subcontractor Alitech Precision, which specialises in supplying motorsport and automotive customers from its Silverstone facility, installed its first 5-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre (VMC) in March 2017.
