Manufacturing Machinery World June 2018

NEWS NEWS NEWS
VERO DESIGNER – “THE NEW
STANDARD” SAY MANUFACTURES
Delegates on the first training courses for Vero
Software’s new specialist direct modelling
CAD for CAM system say it will become the
new industry standard.
As a stand-alone optional application for
its CAM portfolio, Designer enables users to
create new designs or modify existing
geometry from third party CAD systems.
Focusing on specific needs of machinist
programmers, it provides a quick, dynamic
editing and modelling environment, where
users sketch, drag, hold, push or twist, to
create and modify models…and it is not
dependent on having a series of parameters
that drive it, or a feature tree.
David Garner, Managing Director of CNC
Training Centre, says Designer is easier to use
than traditional methods. “It’s much smoother
Swift-Cut is thrilled to announce that we
have won the highly coveted 2018 Queens
Awards for International Trade. The Queens
Awards for Enterprise are awarded to
businesses who excel in one of four
categories: International Trade, Innovation,
Sustainable Development and Promoting
Opportunity. The International Trade
Award recognises the outstanding success
we have had since our mission to expand
globally began.
Since its inception in 2011, Swift-Cut
Automation has risen from a company
designing and manufacturing just one CNC
plasma cutting table in the UK to a global
success story – launching in 35 countries,
exporting over 80% of our business globally
and producing a range of highly sought after,
extremely efficient cutting machinery with
an enviable reputation for innovation,
affordability and quality.
This is a recognition of the highest order
from the Prime Minister and the Queen,
proving that Swift-Cut has made remarkable
progress internationally, representing UK
manufacturing on a global scale and
demonstrating the very best of British design
and workmanship.
and far less clunky. I’d been looking for a
good modelling system for some time…but I
don’t need to look any further now. This is the
best way forward and I believe it’ll become the
new standard way of doing things.”
Vero Applications Engineer Ben Miller,
who is delivering the first courses, says they
cover functionality in all three Designer
licenses, from Essential to Advanced, and are
aimed at getting users into the mindset of
direct modelling.
“Delegates will be able to prepare and
produce models much faster and easier than
in a traditional history-based modelling
system.”
Ben Miller states they are expecting to
provide additional training courses in the
coming months, following the considerable
interest shown at the recent MACH
exhibition. “Visitors to our stand were
particularly impressed with Designer’s
ability to read native CAD data, clean up
any poor geometry, close gaps, stitch it
into a solid, and then make modifications
that are important to the CAM process,
such as the suppression of features, or the
modification of draft angles.”
Tel: 01189 756084
stewart.bint@verosoftware.com
SWIFT-CUT AUTOMATION WINS
QUEEN’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
Swift Cut’s International Global
Development Director Neil Smith is
understandably delighted at the recognition.
He said, “We are thrilled that our international
growth and success has been recognised by the
Queens Award, arguably the most prestigious
business award in the UK and a testament to
our product, our team and our vision.”
Dr Liam Fox, Secretary of State for
International Trade recently opened Swift-
Cuts new factory and 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
madalina.pirvu@swift-cut.co.uk
TIGHTENS ITS
GRIP
Three years ago, Industrial Tooling Corporation
(ITC) made a strategic decision to become the UK
agent for the BIG KAISER brand of precision
tooling. Since signing that agreement, sales of the
BIG KAISER product lines have more than trebled
in the UK.
The UK has rapidly become the 5th largest
European market for BIG KAISER and
establishing this market position in such a short
period of time is credit to the dedication and
professionalism of the ITC sales network and the
quality of the Swiss manufactured brand.
Prior to the merging of KAISER and Big
Daishowa in 2015, the KAISER brand was sold in
the UK by KAISER UK, a dedicated subsidiary
that closed in 2008. Simultaneously, the Big
Daishowa brand was sold via machine tool
manufacturers as a supplement to existing
product lines and sales channels. Following the
merger, BIG KAISER re-evaluated its position and
recognised the need to work in synergy with an
OEM with a successful high-quality brand that
targeted the ‘entire’ industry as opposed to a niche
aspect of the machine tool industry.
Discussing the founding of the relationship
with ITC and how the partnership has flourished
over the last three years, Giampaolo Roccatello,
BIG KAISER Head of Sales for Southern Europe
says: “When we wanted to target growth in the
UK, we spoke with numerous companies at
MACH 2014. It was very important that we found
a partner that would compliment, rather than
conflict with our brand. We spoke with ITC and
found they were very focused, passionate and
technically competent and this fitted our
philosophy perfectly.”
“Furthermore, we wanted to work exclusively
with a competence partner that would work sideby-side
with us. ITC has fully embraced our
brand, culture and technology and their technical
expertise has really catapulted our brand in the
UK. We had an ambition to reach sales of £1m in
the UK by 2020; this target will be reached well
before this date. We set goals every year.
However, we can never make any concrete longterm
prediction as the market is always
changing.”
Tel: 01827 304500
sales@itc-ltd.co.uk
www.itc-ltd.co.uk
4 Machinery World, June 2018