Installing a Universal Robot to pick metal parts out of a press brake solved several automation headaches at Etalex; a manufacturer of shelving systems that had no room for safety guarding in front of the press and needed a flexible… Continue Reading →
FUCHS Lubricants has secured a long-term contract to supply British Steel with all of its lubrication products. Richard Halhead, managing director of Stoke-based FUCHS Lubricants UK, said he was “delighted” that the deal had been completed. British Steel is a… Continue Reading →
The workshop of the University College of Londonís Electronic and Electrical Engineering department has been ranked as a leader in that subject in the UK, in terms of research outputs. Supporting that success is a dedicated workshop that designs &… Continue Reading →
Fabrication specialist Hydram Engineering has invested £2 million in two automated sheet metalworking cells at its factory in Chilton, County Durham. One is an automated CNC punching cell with integrated, 23-shelf tower store for material, which entered service in July… Continue Reading →
2D CNC Machinery has expanded its service operation out of the Hinckley Technical Centre and headquarters by appointing Matthew Rae, previously Lead Maintenance Engineer for an aerospace company, who brings control and software plus experience in turning, milling and grinding… Continue Reading →
New combinations of processes allow for the precise control of heat input when welding Having the most exact control over the heat input as possible – especially when welding vertical-up seams or joining different thicknesses of sheet metal, such as… Continue Reading →
Kosmek, the Japanese manufacturer of hydraulic and pneumatic clamping systems and precision instruments has appointed Coventry based ETG Workholding as its exclusive UK distributor. Based in Hyogo, Japan and established in 1986, Kosmek has built a reputation for not just… Continue Reading →
ADM Fine Machining Limited, based in Littlehampton has recently invested in a new, large-capacity Doosan DNM 650 II vertical machining centre from Mills CNC. The machine joins ten previously purchased Doosan machines (five lathes and five vertical machining centres), the… Continue Reading →
A new, modular system for changing small, indexable-insert reamers in a machine spindle quickly and to a high degree of repeatability has been introduced by Horn Cutting Tools. Called DR Small, the tooling comprises four sizes covering diameters from 13.1… Continue Reading →
“The biggest challenge with our manufacturing process is to create components efficiently and profitably – and Alphacam enables us to do that thanks to its ease of programming, and speeding up our production.” Those are the words of Darragh Walsh,… Continue Reading →
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