1. Printed coolant attachments for reamers During high-performance reaming of through-holes or deep blind holes, standard solutions often reach their technical limits. Long-chipping materials and those that are difficult to cut make it necessary to modify the tool system as… Continue Reading →

Andover-based MRT Castings, which has long used robotic systems in its aluminium diecasting foundry, has started to introduce automation in the machine shop following the arrival of a Japanese-built Brother Speedio M140X2 5-axis mill-turn cell. It is fed automatically with… Continue Reading →

Automation – no need to rip and replace The concept of full automation could be daunting, especially considering the cost, time and disruption that go into building a brand new factory or warehouse – this just isn’t a viable option… Continue Reading →

Thursday night (6th February) saw the Manufacturing Technologies Association’s (MTA) Annual Dinner take place at the at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Always a popular event for manufacturing technology providers, over 400 guests got together to discuss the future and celebrate… Continue Reading →

by Mark Reaney, Technical Director at Westermans.        If you wish to remain competitive for years to come, you must continuously seek out ways to make your process more productive and cost-effective, to stay one step ahead of competitors. Enter Industry… Continue Reading →

A fundamental change to the way stainless steel pump bodies are machined by subcontractor Metaltech Precision Engineers is resulting in far-reaching benefits. They include a drastic reduction in set-up time that lowers economical batch size by a factor of four,… Continue Reading →

Announcing the TC410 Advance HSS- E thread former means tooling expert Walter GB can now offer customers thread generation tooling covering more than 200 thread dimensions and tolerances. With TiN coating, the new HSS-E tool can be used to form… Continue Reading →

Renowned for its expertise in drilling and threading, the Guhring stand at MACH 2020 will be the place to visit for all your drilling and holemaking requirements. At the Birmingham NEC from the 20th to 24th April in Hall 17… Continue Reading →

WireSense is the assistance system from Fronius which makes robotic welding more efficient. The wire electrode is turned into a sensor that checks the component position before each weld. Manufacturing inaccuracies can be compensated for and perfect welding results achieved… Continue Reading →