Manufacturing Machinery World May 2017

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CONTENTS 

MAY ISSUE 

MANAGING DIRECTOR: 

Carole Titmuss 

NEWS EDITOR: 

Pat Fairfax 

FEATURES EDITOR: 

Danielle Titmuss MSc 

SALES: 

Tracy Chamberlain 

PRODUCTION: 

Ian Purves, James Kennett, 

Jonathan Milburn 

SUBSCRIPTIONS: 

Wendy Burnett 

PUBLISHERS: 

Carole Titmuss Tony Prior. 

Front Cover: 

XYZ Machine Tools 

AUCTIONS 41 

FEATURES 

EDM 14-15 

SUBCON / Advanced Manufacturing Show. 22-25 

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SERVICE DIRECTORY 38-39 

Our comprehensive guide to Product & Service 

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Machinery World, May 2017 3

NEWS NEWS NEWS 

neW GrinDinG 

macHine 

installeD in tHe 

master 

sHoWroom 

Master Abrasives has been busy setting up a 

new showroom at its Daventry location for 

demonstrating precision grinding products 

including abrasives, dressers, and 

Micromatic grinding machines. Following 

the recent visit of an installation engineer 

from Micromatic Grinding Technologies, the 

eco 200 universal hydraulic cylindrical 

grinding machine is now installed and ready 

for demonstration in the Master showroom. 

Martin Stevens, Technical Sales 

Representative for grinding machines and 

precision products, says “Having the eco 200 

installed at our showroom facility will be a 

great aid in showing customers the 

capabilities of Micromatic machines. 

Demonstrations of the eco 200 can be 

arranged on request and we already have 

many interested customers who have 

scheduled their visit to see the machine.” 

The high-performance brand of 

MASTER® grinding wheels and dressers will 

be available to use in demonstration of the 

eco 200 to provide efficient grinding and 

surface finishing. The showroom machine is 

set up with a coolant application nozzle 

system by Cool-Grind Technologies, 

providing accurate coolant flow and pressure 

to the process. This gives visitors the 

opportunity to see Grind-Loc nozzles in 

action and understand how they can help to 

achieve optimum performance from 

grinding processes. 

Q8Oils has worked with Master 

Abrasives to supply the suitable oils and 

cutting fluid for the eco 200 U demonstration 

machine. The team of technical experts has 

provided products to improve the 

operational efficiency and optimise the 

production process. 

tel: 01327 703813 

email: sales@master-abrasives.co.uk 

Web: www.master-abrasives.co.uk 

mta 2017 propels a DiGitaliseD 

manuFacturinG sector 

In light of manufacturing’s shift towards a 

new era of digitalisation, technologies and 

solutions for Industry 4.0 such as 3D 

printing, automation, Industrial Internet of 

Things (IIoT) and robotics are increasingly 

being sought after. 

Showcases that brought these 

technologies to light were well-received at 

MTA2017, Asia’s premier manufacturing 

technology industry event, which concluded 

last Friday at the Singapore Expo. The 300- 

exhibitor event provided a useful platform 

for companies to conduct business, and tap 

into the talent and experience from the 

industry community. Through participating 

in MTA2017, companies will emerge more 

agile in adjusting to shifting economic and 

industry landscapes, and better positioned 

for business growth in a digitalised future. 

MTA2017 underlined how Industry 4.0 

technologies can be implemented. At the 

Smart Manufacturing Pavilion and Smart 

Manufacturing Asia conference, exhibitors 

and speakers imparted deep insights and 

conducted live demonstrations, which 

enabled attendees to visualise how 

digitalisation will enhance their processes, 

operations and services. 

The Smart Manufacturing Asia 2017 

conference gathered more than 30 industry 

Seco has extended its range of Duratomic 

inserts for steel turning applications to 

include a new grade - TP3501. 

The grade is aimed at manufacturers 

machining (turning) steel and stainless steel 

components, and is especially suited to 

heavy-duty operations involving interrupted 

cuts and where less stable machine tools are 

being used. The grade is also ideal for 

machining awkward- and asymmetricshaped 

parts where weak and/or relatively 

‘unstable’ work-holding is being used, as 

well as for components with small internal 

features. 

TP3501 joins the previously launched 

TP2501, TP1501 and TP0501 grades and 

completes Seco’s steel turning Duratomic 

grade line-up. 

TP3501 inserts feature Seco’s innovative 

Duratomic Al2o3 coating technology which, 

by manipulating it at an atomic level, 

delivers improved mechanical and thermal 

performance and a better balance between 

insert toughness and hardness. 

The new TP inserts, which are chrome in 

colour, incorporate Seco’s Used Edge 

Detection functionality that allows users to 

thought leaders and experts who provided 

deep insights and topical case studies on 

Industry 4.0, IIoT, augmented reality and 

robotics. 

3D Printing was a big focus at MTA2017. 

From show floor exhibits to technology tours 

and interactive seminars, visitors saw a wide 

array of industrial applications and 

innovative concepts across industries from 

aerospace to medical technology, displayed 

by exhibitors BeAM, Chemtron, Creatz3D, 

EOS, Eye-2-Eye Communications, Nanyang 

Polytechnic, Renishaw, SLM Solutions, 

TRUMPF and UCT Additive Manufacturing 

Center. 

The show floor buzzed with excitement as 

ABB, Epson and Nachi held regular 

demonstrations of their robots. 

MTA2017 drew more than 10,000 

attendees from 43 countries/regions. This 

includes 13 group delegations from 

Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore, 

comprising of executives from Hewlett 

Packard Enterprise, the Penang Foundry & 

Engineering Industries Association, the 

Philippine Die & Mould Association, Pratt & 

Whitney, Small & Medium Enterprises 

Association Malaysia, ST Logistics and 

Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing. 

email: mta@sesallworld.com 

Duratomic line-up completeD WitH 

introDuction oF tp3501 GraDe 

easily identify if an insert edge has been used 

(i.e. through being able to see wear scars) 

and, as a consequence, ensures that unused 

inserts are not discarded before they need to 

be. 

The TP3501 range is comprehensive. It 

includes just under 400 different insert types 

with a wide range of geometries that includes 

the proven, well-established and ultra-strong 

M6 (double-sided, negative) chip breaker. 

tel: 01789 7642207 

email: mike.fleming@secotools.com 

Web: www.secotools.com/gb 

4 Machinery World, May 2017

EXCELLENCE THROUGH INNOVATION 

CNC Plasma Profiling Machinery 

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Ability to prototype and guarantee quality. 

Provides in-house research and development opportunities. 

Increase in turnover and opportunity to diversify. 

Excellent support and customer service. 

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ToTal Turbomachinery SoluTion 

wiTh hypermill ® 

SoftInWay Inc. and OPEN MIND 

Technologies AG announce a cooperation 

agreement to provide a complete solution for 

the design, development and manufacturing 

of gas turbine components and other types of 

turbo machinery. Both companies are known 

for their best-in-class software platforms that 

provide component developers the needed 

productivity tools to accelerate the product 

development and production process while 

maintaining a high level of accuracy. 

The AxSTREAM® Software Platform 

provides an integrated and streamlined 

approach to turbo machinery design. The 

software consists of a number of different 

modules to perform preliminary design, 

meanline and streamline analysis, CFD and 

FEA, blade profiling, and rotor dynamics, 

bearings analysis, and rotor design for 

compressors, pumps and turbines. These 

tools are used to produce optimal 

components, considering speed, power, 

range, and life. The interactive and userfriendly 

design process enables these 

conditions to be achieved efficiently and 

reliably. 

hyperMILL® is a modular complete CAM 

solution for 2.5D, 3D, 5-axis, HSC/HPC, and 

mill-turning processes as well as its special 

applications and highly efficient automation 

solutions. The CAM software provides 

technology-leading geometry analysis and 

tool path calculations. There are specialized 

routines designed for efficient programming 

and machining of these components on 5- 

axis milling or mill-turn machines. The 

multi-blade and single-blade turbo 

machinery solutions are embedded within 

hyperMILL® that is applied to more broadbased 

milling, drilling and turning 

applications, allowing an all-in-one CAM 

system for turbo machinery developers. 

Robust CNC postprocessors are also 

provided to assure strong communication to 

machine tool controllers. 

This partnership between SoftInWay and 

OPEN MIND brings product, services, sales 

and technical teams together for a complete 

software solution. Customers can work with 

each company to obtain tools, training and 

services from these industry experts. Both 

companies are well represented with direct 

employees and authorized resellers in 

America, Europe and Asia and look forward 

to collaborating together to contribute 

towards the advancement of the turbo 

machinery industry. 

email: adrian.smith@openmind-tech.com 

web: www.openmind-tech.com 

amada end The financial year 

on a high 

Over 180 people from companies across the 

UK and Ireland have attended AMADA 

UK’s three day exhibition at their Technical 

Centre in Kidderminster. 

This end of financial year event brought 

many old and new companies to view the 

latest developments in machine and tooling 

technology. Just three years since the 

opening of the £5 million refurbishment of 

their Technical Centre, AMADA has seen one 

of the most successful three day events in 

recent times. Orders concluded comprised of 

3 HG ATC (Press Brakes with Automatic 

Tool Changers), 6 Fibre Laser with various 

automation and over 10 Press Brakes. 

Alan Parrott, Managing Director stated 

“It is great to see this number of people here, 

all of who have a real positive outlook for the 

future. Our new technology opens up huge 

opportunities for our customers to expand 

their businesses, and with the after sales 

support we offer they are very comfortable in 

taking that next investment step with 

AMADA” 

Tel: 01562 749500 

email: cathryn.morris@amada.co.uk 

SwifT-cuT 

auTomaTion 

creaTe global 

SparkS 

Swift-Cut Automation, the British designed 

and engineered CNC plasma cutting table 

manufacturer were thrilled when Dr Liam Fox 

and the Department for International Trade 

officially opened their new factory, offices and 

demo suite. During his visit, he spent some 

time discussing Swift-Cuts growing success in 

the international export market. 

Since Swift-Cut’s inception in 2011 the 

export figure was zero, fast forward six years 

and Swift-Cut now exports over 80% of its 

products globally. Working closely with the 

Department of Trade they have opened 

channel partners in 26 countries and with the 

continued support of the government are now 

successfully expanding into the United States 

of America. Dr Fox said, ‘Swift-Cut is exactly 

the sort of company we need to be replicating 

across the UK’. 

With such a growing global presence 

Swift-Cut are flying the flag for British 

manufacturing and export making it 

abundantly clear that the UK is very much 

‘open for business’. During the visit, the 

Trade Secretary outlined the further support 

and expertise available to help Swift-Cut 

achieve the main company target - to be the 

global brand leader of value engineered CNC 

cutting solutions. 

With this growth comes expansion and 

Swift-Cut are keen to build on their success by 

creating more jobs and apprenticeship 

opportunities. Investment in innovation, 

technology and people has always been 

integral to Swift-Cut, never more so than now 

when export is at an all-time high and Swift- 

Cut strive to create a market for new products. 

The emphasis on the quality of 

manufacturing of a standard product and its 

place in the global market means that the 

business scalability of Swift-Cut is 

immeasurable. Looking around the Swift-Cut 

facilities in Burton-on Trent, Dr Fox said, 

‘success stories like Swift-Cut Automation are 

flying the flag for British quality and expertise, 

bringing a boost to their local economies.’ 

Tel: 01543 473300 

web: www.swiftcut.co.uk 


There’s no shadow of a doubt 

that our advanced Duratomic ® 

inserts help automotive 

manufacturers machine steel 

and cast iron components more 

productively, efficiently and 

economically than ever before. 

Furthermore, because our TP 

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TK insert grades (for cast iron) 

both feature our Used Edge 

Detection innovation - you’ll be 

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3 & 5 Axis Gantry Mills with up to 10m X Travel also Available 

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kerf Cuts a Bright future for 

sCottish steel working CompanY 

Evolving from a small blacksmiths to a 1.5 acre 

site, John Thorburn & Sons Ltd has grown 

beyond recognition during its 70 year history. 

The family run business that specialises in the 

construction, agriculture and commercial steelworking 

sectors has always invested in the 

latest technology to underpin its continuous 

growth. This investment has now seen the 

Scottish company invest in an UltraSharp 

plasma cutting machine from Rochdale based 

Kerf Developments. 

Employing over 50 staff that operate a 

variety of turning and milling centres as well as 

punching, pressing, fabricating and guillotine 

equipment, the modern-day business primarily 

manufactures, fabricates and erects agricultural 

buildings and structures. To manufacture the 

numerous components that constitute a 

complete steel building structure, Duns based 

John Thorburn & Sons relied upon its guillotine, 

punching, steel working and fabricating 

equipment until the arrival of a Kerf RUR2500 

plasma cutting machine. 

Commenting on why the company bought 

the Kerf RUR2500, Managing Director and 

XYZ Machine Tools has announced the 

appointment of Howard Bamforth to the role of 

Export Sales Director, with the key focus of 

developing the potential for XYZ’s range of 

ProtoTRAK controlled mills and lathes and 

CNC turning and machining centres across 

Europe, Africa and the Middle East. 

With 28 years’ experience in the machine 

tool business, including time working on 

machine design and development , project 

engineering, customer service/satisfaction and 

sales, both through distribution and direct with 

customers, Howard is excited at the 

opportunity to take the XYZ brand to a wider 

audience and increase sales in these export 

markets. 

“Coming from a more restrictive 

environment, it is a refreshing change to join 

XYZ Machine Tools with a management 

structure that allows quick decision making in 

order to meet customer and market demands. 

With the extensive and well respected range of 

machines on offer from XYZ this is a job that I 

am looking forward to getting my teeth into. I 

will be maximising my 20 plus years of 

experience dealing with European distribution 

grandson of company founder John Thorburn 

Snr, Mr John Thorburn says: "We recognised 

that our method of cropping, punching and 

drilling plates was cumbersome, time 

consuming and slowing down our throughput. 

All our jobs had to be handled and re-worked 

on a variety of different machines to arrive at a 

finished part. Additionally, we had to stock a 

large range of steel bar widths and thicknesses 

and this was taking a lot of floor space. Kerf has 

instantly eliminated all of these issues." 

John Thorburn & Sons investigated the 

various options and it arrived at the conclusion 

that Kerf Developments had the most suitable 

solution for its needs. The Berwickshire 

business specified the RUR2500 with a 6m by 

2m bed, so it could comfortably fit 4m by 2m by 

20mm thick plate on the machine. This bed 

capacity enables the company to use the nesting 

facility on the Kerf machine to cut up to 50 

stanchion base plates in a single set-up. 

As a result of acquiring the Kerf UltraSharp 

plasma machine, the Scottish company has 

streamlined production, reduced steel 

stockholding, freed machine tool and labour 

capacity and also reduced material and 

consumable costs. As a result of releasing this 

extra capacity, the company has now started 

offering subcontract cutting services as well as 

targeting a wider variety of work in its core 

market segments. 

tel: 01706 757 670 

email: sales@kerfdevelopments.com 

web: www.kerfdevelopments.com 

XYZ strengthens eXport sales 

with keY appointment 

and the relationships that I have developed, as I 

am a great believer in the fact that people buy 

from people. I am under no illusion that this 

isn’t a tough challenge, but it is one that I am 

relishing,” says Howard Bamforth. 

Howard joins XYZ at an exciting time for the 

company with new machines being introduced 

and the company just concluding what looks 

like being its seventh consecutive year of record 

sales. “As we embark on a new chapter for XYZ 

with our first simultaneous five-axis machine, 

along with other new developments in 2017, 

our growth of export sales will play a major role 

in the continuing success of XYZ. 

tel: 01823 674200 

email: nigel.atherton@xyzmachinetools.com 

web: www.xyzmachinetools.com 

welding 

automation 

solves CapaCitY 

proBlem 

ESAB has supplied an automated welding 

system to EWP Windtower Production AB for 

making longitudinal welds in sections of wind 

turbine towers. The highly efficient submerged 

arc welding system comprises a CaB 460C 

column-and-boom that manipulates a tandem 

single + twin welding head, with a FFRS Super 

flux feed and recovery system complete with 

heaters and filter unit; power comes from three 

ESAB Aristo 1000 welding power sources and 

control is via ESAB PEK controllers 

complemented by a GMH automatic jointtracking 

system. In addition to this equipment, 

EWP Windtower Production AB is also using 

ESAB consumables, namely OK Autrod 12.22 

copper-coated, unalloyed welding wire and OK 

Flux 10.71 agglomerated basic flux. 

EWP Windtower Production needed to 

increase capacity in its factory in Landskrona, 

Sweden for manufacturing wind turbine 

towers, so the company decided to automate 

the welding of longitudinal seams on the 

smaller-diameter sections by installing a 

column-and-boom submerged arc welding 

system. Tenders were invited from prospective 

suppliers and the contract was won by ESAB 

due to its technical capability, the welding 

system’s performance specification and 

reliability, a short lead time and competitive 

pricing. EWP Windtower Production has used 

ESAB equipment for 15 years and was confident 

that the new CaB welding system would be 

reliable and, should the need arise, ESAB could 

be depended on for technical support in relation 

to the equipment and welding process. 

tel: 0800 389 3152 

email: info@esab.co.uk 


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Our BS EN ISO9001:2008 Quality Management 

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Among all of the UK’s major machining 

sectors, tool and mouldmaking has probably 

witnessed the most reshoring in recent years. 

Quality concerns, the time difference and the 

language barrier between the UK and places 

such as the Far East have led many to 

concede defeat and return mould and die 

manufacturing to Britain and other countries 

in Western Europe. 

This is one of the major reasons why 

investment in the latest EDM technology 

remains strong. A case in point can be seen at 

a UK die-casting shop that has acquired a 

new Sodick AG40L die-sinking machine from 

Sodi-Tech EDM. Installed at the company’s 

recently-expanded toolroom facility, the 

machine is not only 10 times faster than the 

outdated EDM machine it replaced, but offers 

far better surface finish and accuracy. 

“Our previous die sink EDM had become 

slow and unreliable,” states Grant Weedon, 

toolroom director at Wadebridge-based 

Daften Die-Casting. “We considered a 

variety of potential replacements, but the 

Sodick AG40L was affordable and came 

equipped with a tool-changer and fire 

extinguishers as standard. Furthermore the 

extensive support provided by Sodi-Tech 

was highly recommended.” 

The AG40L has been set to work 

producing cores and cavities for die-casting 

tools, as well as some prototyping projects. 

Tools produced by Daften are destined for 

industries that include the pump, 

telecommunications, lighting and audio 

sectors, to list but a few. 

“In essence, we are using the AG40L to 

eliminate the need for milling complex 

tooling parts to extremely tight tolerances,” 

says Grant Weedon. “The finish we are 

achieving is amazing, as is the accuracy – 

we’ve never held 0.01mm on a die sink EDM 

before. In addition, I would estimate that 

Sodick machine is 10 times faster than our 

previous model, which means we have 

gained extra capacity. Ultimately, we have 

bought this machine to make our tools inhouse, 

instead of buying them from China. It 

gives us much greater control over the whole 

process, which is definitely in the best 

interests of our customers.” 

Using new investment to underpin 

business success can also be seen at 

Aesculap, a division of the B Braun group 

that specialises in all areas of surgical, 

orthopaedic and interventional patient care. 

In the mouldmaking department of the 

company’s headquarters in Tuttlingen, 

Germany, Aesculap machines complex 

moulds, which are then transferred to its 

facility in Penang, Malaysia for the 

production of plastic parts. 

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“All from a single source,” was the aim of 

Hans Keller when it came to the decision to 

buy a fully-automated Exeron production 

cell (Exeron machines are available in the UK 

from CNC International). Driving the 

investment was the development of plastic 

screw clips for sealing blood vessels, which 

require magazines that are supplied in 

different sizes. For an injection mould, a total 

of 70 electrodes are necessary. As a result, 

Aesculap invested in the new production 

cell, which comprises: an Erowa rotary 

changing station with space for 90 electrodes 

and 10 workpiece pallets; an Exeron EDM312 

eroding machine; an Exeron HSC300 milling 

machine; a Zeiss Duramax measuring 

machine; and an ERSL linear robot. During 

eroding, the company works with accuracies 

in the realm of ±0.01mm. Therefore, and 

because of the many electrode changes, 

Aesculap decided to pursue full automation. 

The automotive sector is also driving 

investment levels at mould and die shops, as 

Bergamo, Italy-based Aldeghi Srl can testify. 

Automotive components are getting 

smaller and smaller. Here, the convergence 

of automotive and ICT contribute to 

miniaturisation and drive the evolution of 

tighter tolerances for moulds. This trend 

extends to clearances for sliding components 

and ejectors, and angles for sliders, for 

example. 

Aldeghi relies on EDM products from GF 

Machining Solutions. In total, the company’s 

fleet includes eight wire EDM machines: one 

AgieCharmilles CUT 200 mS, two CUT 300 

mS, two Robofil 4030 SI, and one each of the 

Robofil 2030 SI, Robofil 6030 SI TW and 

Robofil 2050 TW. Six of these machines are 

equipped with System 3R WorkPal palletchanging 

robots. 

To ramp up the firm’s taper-cutting 

accuracy and surface quality, the company 

has recently invested in GF Machining 

Solutions’ Taper-Expert. This takes 

advantage of the Quadrax design on the two 

CUT 300 mS machines to allow precise 

machining of tapers with angles varying 

from 0 to 45 degrees. In real time, this 

optional GF Machining Solutions’ module 

corrects the wire position, depending on the 

angle, without sacrificing surface quality. 

Aldeghi also relies on GF Machining 

Solutions’ thermo-stabilisation technology to 

help defeat temperature fluctuations. 

Of course, demand for advanced EDM 

technology is such that development 

continues apace at the major vendors. Now 

available from Warwick Machine Tools, for 

example, is the new range of ONA AV wire 

EDM machines. The series includes two 

compact machines: the ONA AV25 with axis 

travels of 400 x 300 x 250mm in X, Y and Z; 

and the larger ONA AV35 model, with 

travels of 600mm in X, and 400mm in Y and 

Z. Both have U-V travels of 120 x 120mm. The 

layout of these two models has reduced the 

installed floor space by around 20% 

compared with existing machines of similar 

dimensions, says ONA. 

Using a modular design concept, the 

larger-scale AV machines in the range are 

designed for the wire cutting of bulky 

components. These start with the ONA 

AV60, with cutting speeds of up to 

450mm2/min, and move up to the AV130, 

which can accept loads up to 10,000kg on the 

work-table. 

Elsewhere, Fanuc has announced a 

milestone, recently producing its 30,000th 

Robocut wire EDM, which first started 

production in 1975. The latest technologies 

are available in the recently unveiled 

Robocut C-iB series, which now includes a 

newly-added model, the Robocut α-C800iB. 

This machine features a maximum cutting 

area of 800 x 600 x 500mm in the X, Y and Z 

axes, and a 3,000kg workpiece mass capacity. 

The reshoring of mouldmaking contracts 

to the UK marks a clear opportunity for 

British tooling shops to win new contracts. 

However, only by investing in the latest 

EDM technologies is possible to be at the 

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In injection moulding, the cooling time of a 

finished product can constitute up to 70 per 

cent of the cycle time. One reason that explains 

this situation is that in conventional mould 

making, temperature control or cooling 

channels can only be drilled in a straight line. 

As a consequence critical hotspots can often 

remain out of the coolant’s reach – and cannot 

be avoided…that is until now. 

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production process itself. This ensures faster 

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thermal stress in the mould and prolongs 

service life. The plastic product quality and 

dimensional accuracy of the parts are also 

increased. In addition, this also allows for a 

drastic reduction in cycle times. 

In 2016 GF Machining Solutions 

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The project involved the use of GF 

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budget of companies that are looking to outsource manufacturing in any given month. This 

reflects a sample of over 4,000 companies, who have a purchasing budget of more than £3bn 

and a supplier base sample of over 7,000 vendors, with a verified turnover in excess of £25bn. 

Compared to the previous quarter, machining enjoyed a 26% increase in quarter 1; 

however, it is important to note that it is still 4% down on the 2016 average. Nonetheless, you 

may recall from our annual summary that the size of companies outsourcing machining - and 

thus, its index - fell dramatically over the course of last year. Therefore, the latest figures bode 

well for a more positive 2017. 

The first quarter’s fabrication index is especially interesting, as it shows a 12% growth on 

the last quarter, as well as an impressive 8% rise in comparison to 2016’s average. Whereas 

machining experienced massive fluctuations last year, the fabrication index’s trajectory 

underwent a slow rise, albeit with large variations from month to month. Further increases 

within early 2017 are encouraging and will hopefully set the precedent for the coming year 

The results from the first quarter of 2017 reflect a buoyant fabrication and machining 

market, with healthy growth in both areas in comparison to the preceding quarter. 

Whilst the fabrication index continues to grow against its 2016 counterpart, machining is 

still behind despite a massive boost over the previous three months. This is largely due to the 

fact that the machining index followed a downward trajectory during the course of 2016 and 

is still in the process of recuperating to earlier levels. 

The results bear testament to the beginning of the oil & gas industry’s recovery after a 

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food & beverage has slowed in spite of a thriving 2016. 

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Rotadata, a Derby-based world leader in the 

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machine. Supplied by Sodi-Tech EDM, the 

two machines are set to help the company 

reduce lead-times and gain access to greater 

turnover without increasing head count. 

Moving towards the company’s 40th year 

within the turbomachinery industry, 

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from concept and consultation, through to 

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support. As well as supplying pyrometry, 

telemetry, blade tip timing, blade tip 

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the turbine research/development and 

validation sector. Approximately 65% of its 

customers are from the aerospace industry, 

with the remaining 35% in power generation. 

The company has more than 100 clients in 

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“A typical machining project might see us 

take a civil turbine engine and produce all of 

the component holes and instrumentation 

required to run test, validation and 

development programmes,” explains 

Rotadata’s Managing Director Simon Taylor. 

“If we can help achieve just a 1% 

improvement in efficiency through our 

installations, it can potentially equate to 

customer savings worth millions of pounds.” 

This globally-renowned, ISO9001- 

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are the in-house resources of the major 

turbomachinery manufacturers, and that 

expanding its EDM capacity was a vital part 

of Rotadata maintaining its market 

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Rotadata already had Sodick EDM 

machines on site, so the choice of supplier for 

the latest two machines was predetermined. 

“If you like a machine tool brand, don’t 

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Taylor. “The linear motor technology on the 

Sodick machines is unrivalled for our 

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been an issue. Furthermore, Sodi-Tech EDM 

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We knew we wanted the Sodick AD55L 

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result, we jumped at the opportunity to buy 

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machining, sheet metalworking, casting and 

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electronics. 

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investments being featured at the show. 

In fabrication, WEC Group has invested 

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the last 18 months as the basis for its 

expansion nationwide, while multi-metal 

stockholder Kloeckner has just added 

advanced bending and additional laser 

cutting capacity to its services. 

Precision machining specialist PGT 

Ceewrite has also invested £11m to 

completely upgrade its Dorset facility and 

double its capacity for highly complex wire 

and spark erosion. 

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represented across the show. New services 

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additive manufacturing and ancillary 

equipment – but has also come to be a 

biennial focus for the quality sector. 

Global brands including Hexagon 

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specialists such as hire and contract scanning 

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calibration experts Verus, and 

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In plastics, a five-year multi-million 

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Hepworth Group has launched a new RIM 

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neW produCTs – neW produCTs – neW produCTs 

TrIple CuTTInG 

TrITan-drIll 

When it comes to meeting the demands of rising 

raw material prices, resource efficiency and 

streamlining inventory, replaceable head drilling 

systems are the first choice option for tool 

inventory. For these reasons, MAPAL has further 

developed its triple cutting edged Tritan-Drill 

that defines new standards in drilling. It is the 

first standard triple cutting edged replaceable 

head drill to reach the market. 

The new TTD-Tritan-Drill indexable head 

and tool holder are joined by Hirth serrations 

that are extremely stable. This makes all the 

benefits and the performance characteristics of 

solid carbide equivalents possible as the Torque 

Transfer System (TTS) guarantees extremely 

high stability of the joint. 

The three cutting edges ensure a 

homogeneous load on the connection, so any 

forces occurring during machining are 

transmitted uniformly to the steel tool holder. In 

addition the connection guarantees optimum 

torque transmission whilst ensuring fast 

changeovers and remarkable radial run-out 

accuracy. 

As a result, the TTD-Tritan-Drill can be used 

reliably and with stability even in difficult 

drilling situations such as inclined bore 

entrances or cross bores. The tool is perfectly 

centred via its pronounced drill tip and it 

reduces costs with the solid carbide material 

limited to the replaceable head. 

The drill bodies for the TTD replaceable 

system are offered with HA, HB and HE shank 

designations and through coolant facility with 

drilling depths of 1xD, 3xD, 5xD, 8xD and 12xD. 

With five different types of replaceable drill 

head, even problematic machining operations 

can be carried out in practically all materials in 

the diameter range from 12mm to 45mm. The 

drill bodies and heads are both offered in a 

complete range of diameter increments. 

To make this exceptional new series 

accessible for all material types, MAPAL has 

developed the drill heads with a variety of 

coatings and compositions. A drilling head for 

optimal cast iron machining has been introduced 

with MAPAL’s specialised AlTiSiXN coating 

and a 140 degree point angle. For general steel 

drilling operations, a TiAlN coated 138 degree 

head is offered. Additional aluminium, Inox and 

Universal grades with specific geometries and 

coatings are also available. 

phone: +44 (0) 1788 574700 

email: sales@uk.mapal.com 

Web: www.mapal.com 

floyd GeTs a 

GrIp on ‘mICro’ 

parT TurnInG 

Precise and stable clamping of small 

workpieces in the sub-spindles of sliding head 

machines has long been an issue for turned part 

manufacturers. Floyd have pioneered many 

solutions in this area, but this latest 

development in association with MASA tools, 

California, is about to revolutionise our 

understanding of precision workholding 

To truly understand the revolution that is 

Microconic, consider that only three things are 

in physical contact with the workpiece when it 

is being made: The cutting tool, coolant/cutting 

fluid, and the workholding. Only the 

workholding portion has remained virtually 

unchanged since it was originally invented 

almost 100 years ago. The limitations of 

traditional collet systems are so firmly 

ingrained in the experience of most machinists 

that they consider them as part of the process 

rather than an obstacle. Every force applied by 

every cutting tool must be accurately countered 

by the workholding. The Microconic system is 

inherently so much better than traditional 

systems, that it ultimately allows rethinking of 

what is possible, often resulting in large gains in 

productivity. 

This remarkable new Microconic 

workholding system consists of a cartridge and 

precision collet. The collet fits inside the 

cartridge and accurately adjusted before it is 

fitted directly into the existing collet sleeve No 

machine adaptations are required. The collets 

are available with clamping diameters from 

0.2mm to 10mm, meaning the most fragile of 

parts can be clamped with safely and with 

precision. With a concentricity level between 3 

to 5 microns, the Masa Microconic System is 

ideal for Sliding head lathes like Tornos, 

Citizen, Star etc. Currently available for F20 and 

F25 style collets with F37 versions in 

development. A 5C version is also available. 

The new Microconic cartridge system from 

Floyd Automatic incorporates a solid extended 

nose that is extremely rigid and robust for 

impeccable precision, repeatability and 

concentricity. Uniquely, the new device has the 

facility for micron-adjustment of the collet 

closure, ensuring that even the most fragile of 

components can be securely clamped. To 

confirm precision levels, the hardened and 

ground cartridges can be used as gauges to 

verify machine spindle accuracy. 

Tel: 01462 491919 

email: info@floydautomatic.co.uk 

Web: www.floydautomatic.co.uk 

ITC InTroduCes 

World’s 

smallesT 

HydraulIC 

CHuCk for Hske25 

spIndles 

Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) state they 

have now launched the world’s smallest 

hydraulic chuck for HSK-E25 machine spindles 

into the UK marketplace. Manufactured by BIG 

KAISER, a global leader in premium highprecision 

tooling systems and solutions, the new 

line of chucks completes the extensive range of 

BIG KAISER Super Slim hydraulic chucks. 

The Super Slim Hydraulic Chucks (HDC) 

line are the perfect tool holders for precision 

finishing processes in confined areas with drills, 

reamers, ball mills, end mills, diamond reamers 

and grinding tools. The wide variety of 

clamping diameters and projections are ideally 

suited for practically all applications in the 

automotive, aerospace, medical, and mould & 

die sectors. 

BIG KAISER designed the Super Slim HDC 

to require only a single wrench for clamping 

and unclamping. These chucks can clamp ultra 

small tools directly. Without needing a 

reduction sleeve, the chucks can clamp down to 

a diameter of 3mm. When clamping diameters 

of 3mm, the external diameter of the chuck nose 

is a mere 14mm. At a length of 90mm the 

diameter is just 25mm – this slender design 

means that interference contours should no 

longer pose a problem. 

"Our HSK-E25 tool holder line-up now 

includes BIG KAISER’s high precision, low 

runout, hydraulic chucks. These ultra-precise 

hydraulic chucks with their extremely slim 

design are perfectly suited for high precision 

finish milling operations on ultra-high speed 

spindle machine tools with small work 

envelopes," says Peter Elmer, CEO of BIG 

KAISER. 

The Super Slim HDCs for the HSK-E25 

machine spindles are now available for the 

HSK-E 32/40/63 and BBT 30/40/50 spindle 

model lines. For further details on how ITC can 

enhance your small component machining 

processes with the HDC line, contact your local 

ITC representative now. 

Tel: 01827 304500 

email: sales@itc-ltd.co.uk 

Web: www.itc-ltd.co.uk 


new ProduCts – new ProduCts – new ProduCts 

itC extends its aluminium milling 

reaCh with new series 

To ensure the ever evolving 

demands of its customer base are 

met, Industrial Tooling 

Corporation (ITC) has now 

developed yet another innovative 

new end mill series. The latest end 

mill series to arrive from the 

visionary R&D team at ITC is the 

new 3301 Cyber Series for the 

machining of deep cavities in 

aluminium components. 

The new 3301 Series 3-flute 

aluminium roughing tool is a 

particularly long, yet extremely 

stable end mill that has the 

capacity to effectively machine 

inside cavities where competitor 

tools cannot reach. Designed for 

heavy-duty aluminium removal 

applications, the new 3301 Series 

has knuckled outer edge geometry 

for robust roughing with rapid 

swarf evacuation. 

The centre-cutting solid 

carbide series is available in 6, 8, 

10, 12, 16 and 20mm diameters 

with the shank diameter identical 

to the cutting diameter. This 

maximises the stability and 

rigidity of the tool as it reaches 

into difficult to access faces and 

corners. Furthermore, when the 

optimised shank dimensions are 

combined with the edge and flute 

geometry, the new 3301 Series 

offers scintillating performance 

levels. 

The development team at Sumitomo Electric 

Hardmetal has released AC6000M, a new 

series of turning insert grades and three 

chipbreaker styles to cover roughing, semifinishing 

and the finish machining of ferritic 

high chrome, Martensitic, austenitic, twophase 

austenitic/ferritic materials as well as 

precipitation hardening stainless steels. 

The range comprising AC6020M, 

AC6030M and AC6040M inserts are suitable 

for continuous, light interrupted and heavy 

interrupted cutting conditions at speeds up 

to 250m/min demonstrating longer in-cut 

tool life, high resistance to wear and 

chipping. Thus they are able to create a 

stable machined surface compared to more 

conventional insert grades used on stainless 

steel materials. 

Meanwhile, the three types of chipbreaker 

NEF, NEG and NEM help to manage the 

chipping process across the insert grades, 

Ensuring the 3301 Series can 

reach such inaccessible areas, ITC 

has 'necked' the tool to offer 

maximum clearance and guarantee 

that shank interference with the 

workpiece is a thing of the past. This 

allows the respective diameters to 

offer a cutting edge of reach up to 18, 

24, 30, 36, 48 and 60mm. Despite this 

impressive reach range, the surface 

finish, tool life and overall stability 

are maintained by a geometry 

design that retains an 8 to 24mm 

cutting length depending upon the 

tool diameter selected. As well as its 

impressive reach characteristics, the 

3301 Series has been manufactured 

with an overall tool length from 

90mm for the 6mm diameter tool up 

to 150mm for the 20mm diameter 

cutter. The extended neck length 

and overall length of the 3301 Series 

offers some major benefits to 

aerospace manufacturers 

continually machining pockets and 

cavities. 

The respective tool diameters 

have a neck diameter of 5.6mm, 

7.5m 9, 11, 14.8 and 18.7mm with the 

18 to 60mm reach. However, as a UK 

manufacturer ITC can extend the 

neck length or alter the neck 

diameter to accommodate the 

specific demands of the customer. 

tel: 01827 304500 

email: sales@itc-ltd.co.uk 

web: www.itc-ltd.co.uk 

a new family of turning inserts 

enhance performance and reduce wear on 

the insert when cutting difficult materials. 

tel: 01844 342081 

web: www.sumitomotool.com 

new range of 

artiCulated 

extraCtion 

arms 

Articulated extraction arms are the best and 

most cost-efficient solution for applications 

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dust and fume is required within a limited 

area. Nederman has now launched its new 

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maneuverable and easy to use, and are 

therefore ideal for such applications. 

The new Nederman FX2 range is 

designed to capture pollutants as close to 

their source as possible. A high capture rate 

is achieved with minimum energy use, and 

any hazardous airborne substances are 

removed before they reach an operator’s 

breathing zone or contaminate premises and 

goods. From an end user perspective, the 

new Nederman FX2 is packed with benefits 

that include low noise levels and improved 

energy efficiency, stable positioning with 

easy maneuverability, an aesthetically 

pleasing user friendly design and complete 

freedom when planning installations. All 

these features combine to make the new 

Nederman FX2 range the most desirable 

solution for efficient 'at-source' extraction of 

small air flows. 

The low noise level and improved energy 

efficiency of the FX2 arms was achieved 

using computerised simulations during the 

design phase. The result is a highly improved 

air flow with lower pressure loss, meaning 

smaller fans can be used which consume less 

energy. Complementary products such as 

Nederman fans, ducting and control units 

can increase the energy efficiency even 

further. This reduces the noise level to an 

impressive level that is 5 dB less than 

alternate extraction arms on the market. 

As with many products from the 

extensive Nederman portfolio, the new 

Nederman’s FX2 arms are available with a 

choice of options. 

tel: 08452 743434 

email: info@nederman.co.uk 

web: www.nederman.co.uk 


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Email: sales@cjmasset.com Web: www.cjmasset.com 

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Email: CustomerService@liquidityservices.com 

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Tel: +44 117 922 0790 Fax: +44 117 344 5150 


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Email: sales@liquidityservices.com Web: www.go-dove.com 

BARRELING/SUPER FINISHING 

SHARMIC ENGINEERING LIMITED 

Vibratory/shotblast finishing. New & Used vibratory machines, repairs & 

consumables 

Baldwin Road, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs. 

Tel: 01299 878123 Fax: 01299 879409 

Email: info@sharmic.co.uk Website: www.sharmic.co.uk 

BORING HEADS / TAPPING HEADS 

KAL ENGINEERING 

Small Tool Repairs. Boring Heads, Tapping Heads Driven Tooling, DTI repairs and 

sales, new or reconditioned to precision engineering tooling. 

6 Oak Avenue, North Elmham, Dereham, Norfolk NR20 5JL 

Tel/Fax: 01362 668394 

Email: kalengrepairs@talktalk.net Web: www.kalengineering.co.uk 

BROACHING AND KEY WAY CUTTING 

ALCESTER BROACH & TOOL CO. LTD. 

Comprehensive sub-contracting broaching facilities, including own tooling. Broach 

manufacturing and re-grind & repair services. The total broaching service. 

Pipers Road, Park Farm South, Redditch, Worcs B98 OHU 

Tel: 01527 523107 Fax: 01527 526137 

Email: sales@alcesterbroach.com www.alcesterbroach.com 

CNC CRT MONITOR SCREEN REPAIRS AND 

REPLACEMENTS 

PENNINE AUTOMATION SPARES 

NEW replacement CRT and TFT Moniitors for Fanuc, Siemens, Mazak, Mitsubishi, 

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Tel: +44 (0)1422 370109 Fax: +44 (0)1422 371338 Web: www.pennineuk.com 

RE-VISION are the CNC Monitor Specialists. 

Fanuc, Mazak, Heidenhain, Siemens, Bosch, Allen Bradley, Num, Cincinnati, etc. 

Colour & monochrome monitor rapid reconditioning and replacement service for all 

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Call John Holland on 07973 443735 Fax: 024 7669 3046 

Email: re.vision@btinternet.com Web: www.cncmonitor.com 

CNC GRINDING 

AARON MANUFACTURING LTD 

ISO 9001 : 2008 registered. 4 machines, cylindrical and fully universal internal / 

external, Int Process gauging, modern manufacturing facility. 

Unit K, L & M, 25-27 Willis Way, Poole, Dorset BH15 3TD 

Tel: 01202 670071 Fax: 01202 682952 

Email: aaron@aaroncnc.co.uk Web: aaronmanufacturing.co.uk 

CENTRAL GRINDING SERVICES LTD 

Precision Internal & External C.N.C. Grinding, 50 offs up to large qtys, all materials 

including Exotics, Carbide & Coatings. ISO 9001-2000. 

3A Pomery Drive, Oadby Industrial Estate, Oadby, Leicester LE2 5NE. 

Tel: 0116 271 8188 Fax: 0116 271 8199 

Email: info@centralgrinding.co.uk Web: www.centralgrindingservices.co.uk 

CNC MACHINE TOOLS SPARES AND 

SERVICE, REPAIRS 

CNC MACHINE TOOLS LTD 

The leading provider of service, breakdown support and PUWER assessments to 

all types of machinery throughout the UK. 

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Tel: 01953 888058 

Email: sales@cncmachinetools.co.uk Web: www.cncmachinetools.co.uk 

CNC SYSTEMS LTD 

Fanuc & Yaskawa repairs and supply of spares, also memory upgrades. 

40 Redwoods, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1JN Tel: 07740 187341 Fax: 01932 828011 

Email: office@cncsystemsltd.co.uk Web: www.cncsystemsltd.co.uk 

PENNINE AUTOMATION SPARES 

The largest stock in the UK of CNC spares, drives, motors, controls, boards, 

encoders all makes Fanuc, Siemens, Allan, Bradley, Contraves, Gettys and more. 

Check out our web site www.pennineuk.com for part of our stock. 

Tel: +44(0) 1422 370109 Fax: +44(0) 1422 371338 

Email: spares@pennineuk.com 

CNC PROGRAMMING & TRAINING 

GARDNER CNC 

For Training: Programming: CAD/CAM Systems: Technical Assistance and more. 

Help is just a phone call away. 

1 Green Hill Farm, Bishop Itchington, Warwickshire CV4 72SS 

Tel: 01926 614882 Fax: 01926 614884 Email: info@gardner-cnc.co.uk 

CNC RETROFITTING 

INDUSTRIAL MACHINE TOOL SERVICES LTD 

Grinding machine specialists. Increase productivity, higher specification machine 

Unit 11, Castleview Business Centre,Gas House Road, Rochester, 

Kent ME1 1PB 

Charles Thurston, Tel: 01634 844477 Fax: 01634 844599 

Email: info@imtsgrinding.com Web: www.imtsgrinding.com 

CNC RETROFITTING CONTINUED 

MACHINERY PLANT SERVICES LTD 

Specialists in Retrofitting all types of Press Brakes and Guillotines - App. UK Agent 

for CYBELEC Controls 

38a Doddington Road, Earls Barton, Northampton NN6 0NF 

Tel: 01604 811634 Fax: 01604 811123 

Web: www.cybelec.co.uk Email: info@machinery-plant-servs.com 

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S E R V I C E S D I R E C T O R Y 

CNC VERTICAL BORING 

N.A.B. PRECISION TOOLING LTD 

Up to 2 metres Diameter CNC Turning. 

Knowl Piece, Wilbury Way, Hitchin, Herts SG4 0TY 

Tel: 01462 456565 Fax: 01462 420039 

Email: nab_sales@btconnect.com Web: www.nabprecisiontooling.com 

COIL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 

BULLDOG INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS 

Rollforming machinery, Decoilers, Straighteners, Pressfeeds, CNC folding, 

Shearing, Fully automated production lines, Cut to length, Slitting and all coil 

process machinery. 

Carrrington Road, Stockport SK1 2JT. 

Tel: 0161 477 0775 Email: sales@bulldog-uk.com Web: www.bulldog-uk.com 

COMPUTERISED PRODUCTION 

MANAGEMENT 

PSL DATATRACK 

Manufacturing administration software for sub-contractors and precision 

engineers. Quotations, Sales & Works Orders, Process Layouts, Stock Control, 

Purchasing, Scheduling, Shop Floor Data Collection, Quality & Tooling, Traceability, 

Financial, CRM. 

Lily Hill House, Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2SJ 

Tel: 0845 634 5931 

Email: machworld@psldatatrack.com Web: www.psldatatrack.com 

CRANKSHAFTS 

POWER PRESS REPAIRS LTD 

Crankshafts for presses, press brakes, guillotines, cold headers and other 

machines. New or refurbishment. Large Turning capacity up to 3.6 metres long. All 

machining enquiries are welcome 1off or small batch. 

69 Kings Rd, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2AX 

Tel: 0121 772 1698 Fax: 012 1772 5323 

Email: sales@powerpressrepairs.co.uk Web: www.powerpressrepairs.co.uk 

DEEP HOLE BORING 

HONE - ALL PRECISION LTD 

CAPACITY AVAILABLE! 9100:2009 & 9001:2008 & Rolls Royce approved supplier of 

Deep Hole Boring, Deep Hole Drilling, CNC Honing 2.5mm – 240mm internal 

diameter x 3.3 metres long & CNC Turning up to 4 metres long. Prototype or 

production batch, aluminium to aermet, call today for the highest levels of quality 

and service. 

Cherrycourt Way, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. LU7 4UH. 

Tel: 0845 555 5111 Fax: 0845 555 5222 Email: sales@hone-all.co.uk Web: www.honeall.co.uk 

SUBCON DRILLING LTD 

ISO 9001 : 2000 Quality Assured Company. The UK Leader in Ejector Drilling, Gun 

Drilling & Honing, fast response and turnaround. 

Subcon Drilling, Unit 6, The Heron Business Park, Eastman Way, 

Hemel Hempstead HP2 7FW. Tel: 01442 205960 Fax: 01442 205961 

Email: dean@subcondrilling.co.uk Web: www.subcondrilling.co.uk 

DEEP HOLE DRILLING 






and service. 


Tel: 0845 555 5111 Fax: 0845 555 5222 

Email: sales@hone-all.co.uk Web: www.hone-all.co.uk 

MNB PRECISION 

MNB offer precison services including CNC Milling and Turning, Jig Boring, Spark- 

Erosion, Wire-Erosion, Grinding and Shot Peening up 8M long. 

Units 3-5 Binns Close, Torrington Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9TB 

Tel: +44 (0) 2476 695 959 Fax: 08721116698 

Email: info@mnbprecision.com Web: www.mnbprecision.com 

DIGITAL READOUTS 

WARREN MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS 

Independent DRO company offering sales & service on all makes of DRO. 

9 Woodford Road, Burton, Latimer, Northants, NN15 5UX 

Tel: 01536 722712 Fax: 01536 609025 

Email heather@warrenmeasurement.co.uk 

FINANCE FOR MACHINERY 

CITY AND EUROPEAN ASSET FINANCE LIMITED 

Independent finance broker funding machinery of all types, new or used on Hire 

Purchase or Lease. 

Bay Tree House, Ricksons Lane, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6HU 

Tel: 01483 280111 Fax: 01483 280117 

Email: dmcphillips@leasingfinance.com Web: www.cityandeuropean.co.uk 

Contact Name: Duncan McPhillips. 

FULLY AUTOMATED PRODUCTION 

BULLDOG INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS 

Rollforming machinery, Decoilers, Straighteners, Pressfeeds, CNC folding, 

Shearing, Fully automated production lines, Cut to length, Slitting and all coil 

process machinery. 

Carrrington Road, Stockport SK1 2JT. 

Tel: 0161 477 0775 Email: sales@bulldog-uk.com Web: www.bulldog-uk.com 

GEAR CUTTING 

B & H GEARS 

Spur, helical, bevel. racks and pinions, sprockets, timing pulleys, worms and 

wormwheels, gear crowning/barrelling/tapering, splining, serration, broaching, 

internal and external gears. 

Star Ironworks, Greenacres Road, Oldham, Lancs. OL4 2BT 

Tel: 0161 627 4610 Fax: 0161 628 3141 

Email: sales@bandhgears.co.uk Web: www.bandhgears.co.uk 

GRINDING 

CENTRAL GRINDING SERVICES LTD. 

Precision grinding, 1 offs - batchwork, all materials, universal, surface, centreless 

and thread grinding universal up to 2 metres long 

3 Pomeroy Drive, Oadby Industrial Estate, Oadby, Leiceester, LE2 5NE 

Tel: 0116 2718188 Fax: 0116 2718199 Email:info@centralgrinding.co.uk 

Website: www.centralgrindingservices.co.uk 

GRINDING CONSULTANTS 

IMTS GRINDING TECHNOLOGY LTD 

(IMTS Consultancy can offer assistance in, grinding techniques, machine design, 

software design, dressing requirements, product devlopment, the grinding of 

bearings, turbine blades, fuel injection systems, hydraulic spooles, knives, 

punches, cams, tungsten and PCD. Hands on site visits). 

Castleview Business Centre, Gas House Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 5QH 

Tel: 01634 844477 Fax: 01634 844599 

Email: info@imtsgrinding.com Website: www.imtsgrinding.com 

GUARDING 

CRESCENT MACHINERY LTD 

PUWER Inspections, all types of machinery guarding. Mechanical barriers or infra-red 

guarding, full perimeter interlock guarding. 

Unit 6 Brearley Mills, Brearley Lane, Luddenfoot, HX2 6HU 

Email: info@crescentmachinery.co.uk Tel: 01422884888 

GUILLOTINE BLADES 

CRESCENT MACHINERY LTD 

Regrinding + Turning Service, same day regrinding if pre-booked. New blades any 

size or make of machine. To cut all materials. Onsite service all makes of 

Guillotines. 

Unit 6 Brearley Mills, Brearley Lane, Luddenfoot, HX2 6HU 

Email: info@crescentmachinery.co.uk Tel: 01422884888 

GUN DRILLING 






and service. 


Tel: 0845 555 5111 Fax: 0845 555 5222 


SUBCON DRILLING LTD 

ISO 9001 : 2000 Quality Assured Company. The UK Leader in Ejector Drilling, 

Gundrilling & Honing, fast response and turnaround. 

Subcon Drilling, Unit 6, The Heron Business Park, Eastmman Way, Hemel Hempstead. 

Tel: 01442 205960 Fax: 01442 205960 

Email: subcondrilling@aol.com Web: www.subcondrilling.co.uk 

HONING 

APPERLEY HONING LTD 

Honing capacity available from 3.00mm to 750.00mm diameter and lengths up to 

15metres. ISO 9002 

Contact: Charles Sanders, 

Malmesbury Road, Kingsditch Trading Estate, Cheltenham GL51 9PL 

Tel: 01242 525868 Fax: 01242 224738 

Email: admin@apperleyhoning.co.uk Web: www.apperleyhoning.co.uk 

HONING CONTINUED 






and service. 


Tel: 0845 555 5111 Fax: 0845 555 5222 


S E R V I C E P R O V I D E R S - I n c r e a s e y o u r c u s t o m e r b a s e f o r l e s s t h a n £ 2 a w e e k 


NEW CENTURY MACHINERY 

Unit 2 Riverside Industrial Estate, Margaret Street, Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire OL7 0QQ 

Pictures of these machines and many more can be seen on our website 

Gate VNC 460 CNC lathe, Fagor 

8040 CNC, swarf conveyor, tool 

holders, QCTP, 65mm bore, speeds 

to 4500rpm, 450 x 1000mm capacity. 

£7,950 

Mikron UMC 900 Universal 5 axis 

milling machine, Heidenhain 426, hori 

/ vertical spindles, 5 axis, 630mm dia 

table, ISO 40, speeds to 6300rpm, 

X=630 Y=900 Z=500mm, 8000 hours. 

£39,950 

Yang MV5A vertical machining 

centre, Fanuc O-M, handwheel, 

BT50, 40 ATC, speeds to 3500rpm, 

1800 x 820mm table, X=1350 Y=750 

Z= 750mm capacity. £12,950 

Mori Seiki Hitech CS250Y CNC lathe, 

New 2003, 5 axis, live tooling, C axis, 

Y axis, Ewab loading and unloading, 

swarf con, tooling, 250 x 150mm 

capacity. £24,5005 

Boko F30 CNC Universal milling 

machine, Heidenhain 4 axis CNC, 50 

INT, spindle speeds to 1800rpm, 1500 

x 1100mm table, X=1600 Y=1000 

Z=1000mm capacity. £12,500 

Kearns Richards SJ100 Horizontal 

borer, 3 axis DRO, out riggers, universal 

milling head, facing head, 1200 x 

1200mm table, X=1200 Y=1500 Z= 

1200mm capacity. £27,500 

Amada Europe 245 CNC punch 

press, Fanuc 18i, tooling, light 

guards, 27 stations with 3 auto 

indexing, 20 tons punch power, 1270 

x 1000mm without reposition. £POA 

Morgan PIP 2000/12 Initial pinch 

bending rolls, Initial pinch. Kick stop, 

drop end, 3 roll, 260mm roll dia, pre 

bending 12mm, 2000 x 12mm 


Huron SXB 833 CNC universal bed 

mill, Heidenhain TNC 410, Lemoine 

sofware, ISO 50, speeds to 2100rpm, 

3000 x 700mm table, X=3000 

Y=1000 Z=1000mm. £POA 

Dean Smith and Grace Type 30 Gap 

bed centre lathe, Rebuilt 2013, slides 

reground, headstock rebuilt full list 

available, speeds to 600rpm, 813mm 

swing x 3657mm b/c. £POA 

Hurco VSX 24 vertical machining 

centre, New 2002, Ultimax SSM CNC, 

speeds to 8000rpm, DIN 40 taper, 

762 x 510mm table size, X= 610 

Y=510 Z=610mm capacity. £12,500 

Jordi GH 3100/6 hydraulic guillotine, 

new 2001, Programmable powered 

backgauge, hold downs, sq arm, 

supports, foot control, 3100 x 6mm 


Edwards Pearson SE 60-25 CNC 

press brake, Euro III CNC, tooling, 

light guards, foot control, 200mm 

stroke, 60 tons x 2550mm capacity. 

£8,950 

Daewoo Puma 12L CNC lathe, Fanuc 

10TF, 305mm power chuck, swarf 

conveyor, tooling, 75mm bore, 

speeds to 2500rpm, 304 x 1020mm 


Mazak SQT200M CNC lathe, New 

2001, Mazatrol PC Fusion CNC, C 

axis, live tools, bar feed, swarf con, 

speeds to 5000rpm, 300mm max dia, 

535mm max length. £POA 

Hitachi Seiki HS630 Horizontal 

machining centre, New 1999, 630 x 

630mm twin pallet, speeds to 10000rpm, 

BT50 , Renishaw probe, through coolant, 

X=810 Y=800 Z=800, full B axis. £POA 

Tel: +44 (0) 161 330 4242 Fax: +44 (0) 161 343 1347 

Email: hq@newcentury .co.uk Website: www.newcentury.co.uk 

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General Engineering Equipment and more to be added! 

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Doosan Infracore (2013) HP5100 - 4 Axis Twin Pallet CNC 

Horizontal Machining Centre 

Chiron MILL 2000 High Speed Plus - 5 Axis Vertical Machining 

Centre 

Doosan Infracore (2013) VC 630/5AX - 5 Axis Vertical 

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• 2 x Doosan Infracore (2013) HP5100 - 4 Axis Twin Pallet CNC Horizontal Machining Centre. With Fanuc 31i-Model A 

Control 

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• Doosan Infracore (2013) VC 630/5AX - 5 Axis Vertical Machining Centre. With Heidenhain iTNC530 Control 

• Delapena Powerhone (2009) Vertical Honing Machine 

• Doosan Infracore (2013) Puma TT1800SY Twin Opposed Spindles High-Productivity Turning Center 

• Doosan Infracore (2008) Puma 2500SY Twin Opposed Spindles High-Productivity Turning Center 

• Doosan Infracore (2008) Puma MX2500LST Multi-task Milling/Turning Center. With Fanuc 18i-TB Control 

• Doosan Infracore (2013) HP5100 II - 4 Axis Twin Pallet CNC Horizontal Machining Centre 

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Delapena Powerhone (2009) 

Vertical Honing Machine 

Doosan Infracore (2013) Puma TT1800SY High-Productivity 

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Coordinate Measuring Machine 

Doosan Infracore (2013) HP5100 II - 4 Axis Twin Pallet 

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