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.
Record attendance at Citizen's first open house in Midlands Nine orders to the value of £2 million were placed at Citizen Machinery UK's first open house at its new Midlands turning centre of excellence in Brierley Hill.
M-Steel offers particular benefits in hard part turning, Ovako says M-Steel has been proved to increase productivity and improve tool life in a variety of machining applications, especially in the automotive and general engineering industries.
MNB Precision awarded Midlands Manufacturer of the Year Coventry-based MNB Precision Engineering has been awarded Manufacturer of the Year at this year’s Insider Made in the Midlands Awards.
Bright Engineering: a shining example of subcontracting success UK manufacturing in recent times has been driven and underpinned by an army of dedicated, resourceful and highly skilled precision subcontractors – just like Nelson, Lancashire-based Bright Engineering for example.
Visitor numbers up 20% at WFL Technology Meeting It was double celebration for WFL Millturn Technologies at its biennial Technology Meeting which took place in Linz, Austria at the end of March.
Ceratizit to present cutting tool solutions at Paris Air Show 2019 Ceratizit is to present innovative cutting tool solutions for the aerospace industry at the 53rd International Air Show in Paris le Bourget in June.
Record year: XYZ Machine Tools reports 11% annual turnover increase XYZ Machine Tools has continued its record-breaking run of year-end results, posting an 11% increase in annual turnover to £33.9 million.
5-axis machining brings new opportunities for precision engineering firm Since its formation in 1979 Newcastle Tool & Gauge (N.T.G.) has adapted to change. Originally a toolroom manufacturing press tools for local industry it has evolved into a precision engineering…
Unbreakable guitar made using 3D printing puts Yngwie Malmsteen to test Rock stars have been smashing guitars for decades, few with more enthusiasm than Swedish-born guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen.
Visiting MCM in Italy to find out about its turnkey manufacturing systems Machine tool builder and flexible manufacturing system developer MCM (available in the UK through sole agent RK International Machine Tools) offers highly sophisticated turnkey solutions for its customers. Ed Hill…
Tapping essentials every machinist needs to know – Tip of the Day Haas Automation goes deep into the art of tapping, giving you valuable insight into which tap to use, and when to use it.
New partnership plans to accelerate machine tool usage across Scotland The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has agreed a Tier 1 partnership with Matsuura Machinery, aiming to accelerate the use of innovative machine tool technologies.
Double take Okuma, represented in the UK by NCMT is serving the specific needs of the automotive industry. Its double column machining centres provide high precision during the manufacturing of large parts.
