A new, twin-spindle, 10-axis CNC turn-mill centre, the Miyano BNA-42GTY LFV, has been introduced by Citizen for manufacturing complex components in one hit from bar stock up to 42 mm diameter. The hybrid machine is of fixed-headstock design, but the… Continue Reading →

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 awarded an additional contract last year (2018) to supply a… Continue Reading →

Traditionally a 3-axis vertical machining centre (VMC) user, Singer Instruments (www.singerinstruments.com) in Watchet, on the north coast of Somerset, installed its first 5-axis CNC machine at the start of 2019 to streamline the manufacture of aluminium components. The German-built Spinner… Continue Reading →

Presentation platform for innovations for smart sheet metal working of the future EuroBLECH 2020, the 26th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, takes place from 27 – 30 October 2020 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany. At the organisers’… Continue Reading →

Bitrez Ltd, the UK’s leading manufacturer of specialist polymers and chemicals, attended the Queen’s Award reception at Buckingham Palace this week (11th June) to celebrate winning a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. Bitrez’s joint Managing Directors –… Continue Reading →

Alken Engineering is a long-term user of XYZ Machine Tools’ ProtoTRAK mills, being an ‘early adopter, when the ProtoTRAK control was introduced to the UK in 1993. It now has 10 XYZ ProtoTRAK mills and three XYZ ProTURN lathes on… Continue Reading →

The electrical steel manufacturer Sitem S. p. A., founded in 1974, set itself a clear goal right from the start: to respond as flexibly and precisely as possible to the needs of its customers. That is why the family-owned company invests continuously… Continue Reading →

Familiar to many for its range of Magnetic chucks and lifting equipment Eclipse Magnetics, part of the Spear & Jackson Group of companies, now encompasses a much wider product portfolio; with magnetic filtration and separation systems accounting for around 50… Continue Reading →