Manufacturing Machinery World June 2018

LOOK BACK AT MACH
CONFIDENCE WAS
HIGH
Across the board at MACH confidence was
high and while machine tools may have been
the focus of many, modular workshop and
storage solutions also proved popular, with
System Store Solutions having a busy week
discussing the efficiency and productivity gains
that can be made through careful planning and
design of the workspace.
“It was interesting to see just how busy the
exhibition was with figures indicating a
significant increase on the previous MACH. It
was also encouraging to see the diversity of
visitors to our stand, we had everyone from
small sub-contractors through to OEM
companies from the engineering sector, and
surprisingly for an engineering exhibition a
good number from the medical sector,” says
Paul Hill, Area Sales Manager, System Store
Solutions.
Of particular interest on the System Store
Solutions stand was the new Master Series
range of storage systems from long-term
partner Fami. Master Series is a modular range
of cabinets that redefines workplace storage
through the ability to reconfigure the system as
a company grows or requirements change. As
expected from one of the leaders in storage
STARRAG TAKES MULTI-MILLION
ORDERS
In addition to receiving orders valued at multi millions of Euros, Starrag UK reports a hugely
successful MACH week “with many positive comments by visitors who in particular were
very surprised – and pleased – at how affordable and available the new range of Heckert
machining centres are”.
Lee Scott, Starrag UK Director for
Sales and Applications, also added:
“Visitors also commented favourably
on our extensive experience of
Industry 4.0 and automation, aspects
of modern production that are
proving increasingly important to
companies of every size across all
industry sectors.”
The stand promoted all product
ranges marketed under the Starrag
brand - Berthiez, Bumotec, Dörries,
Droop+Rein, Ecospeed, Heckert,
Scharmann, SIP and Starrag – though
the focus was on the Heckert range of affordable yet highly productive and high-speed four-
/five-axis horizontal machining centres.
Heckert’s recently-announced new machine series has been designed to cost-effectively
meet the needs of a wide range of companies of any size within supply chains across multiple
industries.
Tel: 0121 359 3637, www.starrag.com
‘ALL THINGS MICRO’
solutions the construction of the Master Series is
to very high standards, with design features
such as front bearing ensuring smooth drawer
action, drawers being freely configurable and
users having personalisation options available
through a choice of 10 colour schemes and
branded labels for each drawer. With security in
mind the system also offers options of manual
and electronic (PIN number controlled)
locking/unlocking.
“A professional review of storage systems
can make a massive difference to the efficient
running of a workshop and it was refreshing to
listen to so many at MACH who recognised this
fact and wanted to discuss how System Store
Solutions can work with them to provide a onestop-shop
from design through to installation to
make these gains a reality.”
sales@systemstoresolutions.com
www.system-store.com
Rainford Precision has long been recognised as
the ‘go-to’ company for all your micro
machining applications, but applying this
rationale at MACH yielded the company’s best
results ever at the biennial event.
According to Managing Director, Mr Arthur
Turner the huge flow of visitors to the Rainford
stand was credit to having ‘something
substantial to show’ MACH visitors. In essence,
the figurehead of the St Helens’ company was
referring to the first MACH appearance of the
KERN Micro Pro machining centre, the Finecut
micro abrasive waterjet cutting machine and the
Finespin® polishing and deburring machines
that were all complemented by an extensive
cutting tool portfolio.
“We received a huge number of enquiries
and that was because we gave MACH visitors
something completely new and unique to see.
People genuinely made the effort to attend
MACH just to see the KERN, the Finecut and
the Finespin machines. Attendees were even
bringing fliers distributed prior to the show via
the trade press; such was their appetite for our
technology. Of course, once visitors had seen
the micro technology they came for; we used
the opportunity to introduce the Iwata Tool,
Union Tool, Osawa, Hobe, Louis Belet,
Delmeco, Gloor and Xactform ranges of cutting
tools for hard machining and micro machining
applications. This strategy gave end-users a
chance to investigate all our product lines. It
also gave us greater market penetration with all
our product lines generating enquiries from all
around the UK with a complete spectrum of
industry sectors showing intent to purchase”.
The ultra-precise KERN machine tool brand
took centre stage with the innovative tool and
workpiece magazine configuration integrated
into the compact machine footprint of less than
4 square metres. On display was a 90 station
HSK40 tool magazine combined with a 30
station workpiece changer that can carry pallets
70 x 70 mm with workpieces up to 150 mm tall.
Whilst KERN takes precision to a level far
beyond anything that 99% of the machine tool
sector can achieve, it is the high precision
consistency in dimensions that MACH visitors
were looking for.
Tel: 01744 889726
sales@rainfordprecision.com
www.precisiondrills.co.uk
www.rainfordprecision.com
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