Tradition meets ambition With its roots reaching back to 1939, Dugard is a traditional family-run business with a longstanding pedigree and reputation that only evolves after many years in the industry. Dave Tudor…
Safety first Launched at this year’s Advanced Engineering show, the B-Safe machine tool monitoring system from Leader Chuck is a new concept that supports the complete monitoring and diagnostics of spindles and…
Haas explains how to avoid chatter on a milling machine In this how-to video, Haas addresses an issue that every machinist has faced at some point: chatter. The video takes the complex topic and breaks it down into three categories…
Bottle boring tools for machining aircraft landing gear The design and construction of lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft are major aerospace industry trends. Cogsdill is developing solutions, utilising state-of-the-art materials and tool designs for machining operations ranging from simple…
Manufacturing a turbine casing quickly and efficiently Optimally plan the manufacturing process, and generate and output fully collision-checked NC programs quickly and easily. With the ProLeiS MES solution from Tebis: Template-based NC programming, high-performance 5-axis functions and…
High-speed and 5-axis milling at Matsuura UK Watch high-speed roughing and 5-axis machining in action. Here, Autodesk PowerMill and a Matsuura MX-520, 5-axis CNC combine to machine an aluminium wheel. Check out these slow motion shots.
Investment in marine manufacturing A former marine industry heavyweight, Clive Johnson, has invested in a new business, Axiom Product Development, to offer reliable precision engineering and specialist machining and tooling services to the marine…
LFV technology goes large With the launch of its L32-VlllLFV sliding head turn-mill centre, Citizen Machinery UK brings its patented Low Frequency Vibration (LFV) machining technology to aid production of larger size components on…
Rapid machine installation by ETG keeps NEMA flying high A specialist North West aerospace supplier is targeting further growth after securing £2.3 million in sales and investing in a new CNC horizontal turning centre.
Combining traditional roughing capacity with high performance machining The Bridge type milling machine, Correa FOX, combines traditional roughing capacity with the speed and precision of high performance machining. It includes an innovative system which controls the temperature generated…
Battling downtimes Claimed by the company to be the industry’s only single-source CNC provider, Okuma Europe, represented in the UK by NCMT, also stands out for its international service network providing fast…
Vertically unchallenged With more than 800 bridge type and over 600 floor type machines installed all over the world, Spanish machine tool manufacturer Nicolas Correa knows a thing or two about supplying…
A towering success for UK manufacturer Monument Tools can trace its history back to 1880 when George Collier opened a tool merchant business in Brixton, London.
November cover story: Go with the flow As one of only a handful of machine tool builders in the UK, Heller is somewhat unique. Its manufacturing site in Redditch, with its production flowlines, lean manufacturing philosophies and…
Mikron: Drilling and milling micro scale At Citizen Machinery UK’s recent open house Lee Wilkinson discusses Swiss made Mikron cutting tools designed for small diameter drilling and milling applications.
True 5-axis simultaneous machining at Citizen's open house At Citizen Machinery UK’s open house held recently, the turning machine specialist featured its latest Cincom D25 turn-mill centre with an advanced Mitsubishi 800 control. Production Engineering Solutions hears how…
Yamazaki Mazak open house boasts star-studded cast of machines Yamazaki Mazak’s traditional November open house will include 20 machines, as well as guest speakers, tours and live machining demonstrations.
Machining milestone Haas Automation has announced the installation of its 200,000th CNC machine – a major milestone in the company’s history as one of the world’s leading machine tool builders.
Top talent Investing in the future of its business in terms of skills and capacity as well as expanding organically and through acquisition is at the forefront of BG Engineering’s plans.
Full steam ahead for turbine technology developments Year on year, Starrag’s Turbine Technology Days never fail to impress – and the 2018 edition, the sixth in the annual series, was no exception as it showcased developments to…
Leaving nothing to chance Following a comprehensive review of the marketplace, specialist precision tooling solutions provider Cogsdill-Nuneaton opted for a Doosan vertical machining centre from Mills CNC as its latest investment. As PES reports,…
America’s Cup: Haas Automation partners with Ineos Team UK Britain’s bid for the America’s Cup has led to Haas Automation being selected as the official machine tool to Ineos Team UK.
Business Secretary Greg Clark visits A&M EDM Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, visited precision engineers A&M EDM in Smethwick, West Midlands to understand what drives growth and the issues facing manufacturing…
Streamlined machining production with performance data With CoroPlus MachiningInsights by Sandvik Coromant, manufacturers get instant access to machine performance and the opportunity to optimise production processes.
