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NEWS NEWS NEWS 

ACCURATE INTEGRATED SCHEDULING WITH 

PSL DATATRACK 

PSL Datatrack’s Scheduler module allows 

users to plan and maximise the production 

flow throughout an entire factory, by 

ensuring that jobs on the shop floor are 

correctly prioritised and the required 

materials are always available. However, 

knowing exactly how much work can 

actually be processed when taking into 

account factors such as lights out running 

and varying shift patterns, as well as 

capacity, is more complex. Now, a new 

development in the Scheduler, for lights out 

running, streamlines the process by showing 

users exactly what can be achieved. 

The Scheduler automatically sets out each 

operation to provide a realistic 

representation of the production work flow. 

The scheduled dates for each process step are 

calculated based on either the target date for 

an order to be despatched or on available 

production capacity. 

If calculated by target date, the system 

will report the latest start and end dates for 

each required operation to complete the job 

on time. If calculated by capacity, the system 

will tell the user the earliest available start 

and end dates. An estimated date for the 

completion of the final operation can then be 

compared to the target date, providing an 

early warning of jobs that could potentially 

be late. Reports on real-time production 

status can be generated then pre-emptive 

actions and an instant recalculation of the 

entire schedule can be taken, if necessary. 

Many PSL Datatrack customers are 

finding the Scheduler highly beneficial. 

“Weekly production meetings are a much 

simpler affair as all staff have access to what 

is happening at any time just by logging in,” 

says Nick Baller, Managing Director at APT 

Leicester Ltd. It can also allow companies to 

assess the impact of taking on new business. 

“It recently allowed us to determine the 

impact of taking on our biggest order to date 

in terms of what capacity we had for other 

customers and what additional shifts we 

needed,” says Simon Fisher of Machining 

Technology (Mach-Tech) Ltd. 

Indeed, shift patterns within a company 

may not always correspond with the 

production time that is expected to be needed 

for a particular job. If, for example, a 

company is running single or double shifts or 

gaining from lights out running, it can be 

hard to estimate exactly how much time will 

be required for any specific job. Now, 

however, the Scheduler can take into account 

lights out running on relevant operations to 

provide a highly accurate production 

schedule. Individual operations can be preset 

to overlap if necessary and by how much 

for each operation. This enables the 

Scheduler to provide an accurate scheduling 

forecast by taking into account both shift 

patterns and lights out running. 

The reports that can be generated through 

the Scheduler are available in the form of lists 

and graphs, offering many benefits both to a 

company’s management team and also to 

their customers. For example, the ‘Work-To- 

List’ shows the sequence in which operations 

should be performed within a given cost 

centre. Graphical reports, such as the Gantt 

Chart, help with early identification of 

production bottlenecks and provide relevant 

information to make management aware of 

potential problems before they arise, 

enabling informed decision making. “The 

reports give us an excellent view of 

production in real time and enable us to give 

information to our customers on delivery 

times and priorities,” says Nick Baller. 

The Scheduler Listing Screen provides 

fast flexible filtering of production operation 

records and shows exactly the information 

required, including outstanding quantity 

and hours remaining. In order to gain 

maximum benefit from the Scheduler, the 

Shop Floor Data Collection (SFDC) module is 

recommended to provide a record of the 

progress made throughout each operation of 

a process. It collects production information 

from the shop floor, giving the ability to 

automatically update the Scheduler without 

the need to manually retype any information. 

Data from the Scheduler can be shown 

around a factory on Status Boards, which 

show shop floor operatives which works 

orders are scheduled and when for. Seychell 

Engineering has added several ‘Work-To- 

List’ Status Boards that show each machine 

operator their current and next jobs, so if they 

are carrying out a machining operation they 

can also see what the next job is and prepare 

to load it straight on to the relevant machine. 

Information is readily available to everyone 

at a glance, thereby closing the loop: there is 

no point scheduling if nobody knows what 

the schedule is. Status Boards make it clear. 

“By taking all the information from the 

Scheduler, telling us what to do and when to 

do it on a dynamic visual display is an 

essential means of communication. The 

Status Boards have been well embraced by 

everyone. Our business is run on Key 

Performance Indicators (KPIs) and achieving 

those is much easier with PSL Datatrack. It 

makes the whole business more efficient,” 

says Seychell owner Roger Williams. 

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THIS YEAR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN ENGINEERING 

DAY (INWED) IS “TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE” 

Sunday 23 June will mark 2019’s (#INWED19), when we will be 

encouraging participants to show the world how they are 

‘transforming the future’ in pursuit of more diversity in 

engineering. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the 

(WES), aims to increase the profile of women in engineering 

worldwide and focus attention on the amazing career 

opportunities available to girls in engineering and related 

industries. 

In 2019, WES’ own centenary year, INWED will aim to inspire 

even greater participation across the globe, both online and 

through physical activities, by individuals, schools, colleges, 

groups and organisations. 

The theme will be supported by the hashtags #INWED19 and 

#TransformTheFuture. This year during our sixth INWED, and 

celebrating the 100-year milestone for WES, we hope you will join 

us in recognising the outstanding achievements of women 

engineers throughout the world. 

Another important part of the INWED 

celebrations is the annual ‘Top 50 Women 

in Engineering’ (WE50) awards, made 

possible through a partnership between the 

Women’s Engineering Society and The 

Telegraph. The winners of these coveted 

places will be announced to coincide with 

INWED19 celebrations. This year’s focus of 

excellence will be revealed on 8 March 2019, 

International Women’s Day. 

There are several early sponsors on 

board for INWED 2019, including; Boeing, 

Cranfield University, GCHQ, Institute of 

Healthcare Engineering and Estate 

Management (IHEEM), Mercedes-AMG 

Petronas Motorsport, NSIRC, OPITO & 

Royal Academy of Engineering. INWED 

can only continue to flourish with the 

support of forward-thinking organisations 

such as these. 

Dawn Childs, President of WES says of 

INWED19: 

‘’This is the centenary year of the 

Women’s Engineering Society and we will 

be celebrating the rich history of many 

inspirational ladies who have made their 

mark in the engineering world. However, 

there are still far too few women who even 

understand what engineering is let alone 

choose to become an engineer. International 

Women in Engineering Day is therefore so 

important to raise the profile and 

awareness of the fabulous opportunities 

that a career in engineering can bring. 

This year it is more pertinent than ever 

because our theme is #TransformTheFuture 

and so many forms of engineering do 

exactly that. So not only do we want to 

transform the future for girls and women 

by encouraging them to start a career in 

engineering or supporting them to excel 

and thrive in their current engineering 

career, but we will of course also be 

transforming the future of so much more 

with the engineering that they will do. So 

please participate in events or initiatives 

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If you or your organisation would like to 

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on the INWED website. 

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Founded in 1919, the Women’s Engineering 

Society (WES) is a professional, not-forprofit 

network of women engineers, 

scientists and technologists offering 

inspiration, support and professional 

development. Although the world has 

changed since a group of women decided to 

band together to create an organisation to 

support women in engineering after the 

First World War, the need is very much still 

there. WES works in a number of ways to 

support women in STEM, to encourage the 

study and application of engineering, to 

promote gender equality and diversity in 

the workplace, and to award excellence and 

encourage achievement through our 

awards and grants schemes. WES celebrates 

it centenary in 2019. 

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AT CHEMICALS NORTHWEST AWARDS 

Bitrez Ltd, one of the UK’s leading 

manufacturers of specialist polymers and 

chemicals, has been crowned Manufacturing 

Company of the Year 2019 at the Chemicals 

Northwest awards. 

Sponsored by Biochemica Water, the 

award recognises Bitrez’s sustainable growth 

and excellence in developing and bringing 

innovative products to market. 

Paul Jones, Managing Director of Bitrez 

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manufacturing company of the year, 

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opposition. 

We’ve had an outstanding 12 months 

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a means for further production output. We 

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our customers, suppliers and exemplary 

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Bitrez’s synthetic resin, catalysts and 

curing agents are used by world class 

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automotive, construction, packaging and 

coatings industries. 

Based in Standish, Wigan, the company’s 

raison d'être is to develop innovate solutions 

to fill the gap provided by products that have 

been withdrawn from the market due to 

regulatory reform. 

Products in Bitrez’s range include: 

Curabox - a family of flame retardant 

thermoset resins used in primary and 

secondary structures for aerospace, or 

frames, body panels and structural 

reinforcements on trains, buses, trucks and 

cars; Curaphen - phenolic polymers with 

specialist low free formaldehyde resins 

which have sold more than 5,000 tonnes into 

the packaging sector and are gaining traction 

in other coatings businesses across the globe 

and the world’s first REACh (Registration, 

Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of 

Chemicals) compliant Ketamine epoxy 

curing agent. 

Established in 1980, Bitrez offers a range 

of services from R&D to toll conversion as 

well as technical support. Its team of highly 

qualified and experienced chemists can 

produce materials from laboratory scale 

through a transient pilot stage to enable scale 

up and allow for small scale qualification 

work before moving to commercial 

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The award ceremony took place at the 

Imperial War Museum North, Manchester on 

Thursday 28th March 2019 and was attended 

by over 200 professionals from the North 

West’s chemical industry. 

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In areas where water is soft or even mineral 

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Foaming interferes with the lubricity and 

cooling capabilities of a metalworking fluid, 

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also more likely to occur in today’s high 

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TRIM SC440SW has been specifically 

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of cast iron and steel in soft water, it also allows 

modern machining techniques to be adopted 

Double Quattromill® 22, Seco’s latest range of 

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The new cutter range, designed for both 

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without the need to consider water hardness. 

In common with other semi-synthetics in the 

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ME12 geometry inserts are aimed at the 

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Tritan drills from MAPAL have established 

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its tool geometry. The new Tritan-Drill-Uni- 

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ROBOTICS’ COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS 



has created a new division to provide a focal 

point for, and drive sales of, its industrial and 

collaborative automation business. 

The new division, called Mills CNC 

Automation, was created in late 2018 and is 

located at Mills CNC’s Technology Campus 

facility in Leamington. 

At the beginning of this year, Mills CNC 

Automation, became the agent for Doosan 

Robotics (part of the Doosan Group). The 

agreement will see Mills CNC Automation 

supply the full range of Doosan Robotics’ 

advanced, high-performance collaborative 

robot (cobot) systems and solutions to UK 

and Irish manufacturers. 

Says Tony Dale, Mills CNC’s Technical 

Director:“This is a new and exciting venture 

for us. 

“The new Mills CNC Automation 

division will be responsible for driving and 

accelerating sales of our industrial and, with 

the agreement signed between ourselves and 

Doosan Robotics, collaborative robot 

systems. 

“The decision to create a new, separate 

division provides a focal point for our 

XYZ Machine Tools’ annual European 

Distributor Conference saw representatives 

from 10 countries attending, with the 

highlight being the revealing of the new RLX 

and RMX ProtoTRAK control system. Seeing 

the new control for the first time drew 

extremely positive comments from the 

delegates with a general feeling of 

amazement at how ProtoTRAK RLX and 

RMX combines sophisticated operation yet 

maintains the simplicity of previous 

generations of the ProtoTRAK system. 

The European market is strengthening for 

XYZ Machine Tools and this annual 

gathering of its European distributors at its 

Burlescombe, Devon headquarters is an ideal 

opportunity to further cement relationships 

and highlight the latest developments. 

Howard Bamforth, XYZ Machine Tools 

Export Sales Director comments: “Growth 

has been strong over the past few years with 

sales increasing by around 40 per cent since 

2016. We are also continuing to grow our 

distribution network, with three new 

partners coming on-board in the past 12 

months. The mix of machines and control 

systems that we can offer appear to be a 

perfect fit thanks to their ease-of-use and 

overall capability.” 

The delegates saw the two variants of the 

automation business and will operate closely 

with our machine tool operation.” 

Mills CNC Automation’s industrial robot 

solutions have been installed up and down 

the country for a large number of component 

manufacturers operating in the automotive, 

aerospace, materials handling and medical 

sectors. These solutions, predominantly 

turnkey in nature, help customers increase 

their productivity levels, improve 

operational efficiencies and make them more 

competitive. 

A new range of industrial robot solutions 

(called Mills CNC AutoTurn and Mills CNC 

AutoMill) that facilitate automated 

new ProtoTRAK control, RLX for lathes and 

RMX for mills, feature a touchscreen that 

brings to the user full gesture control to 

greatly improve ease of use. Machining 

efficiency is also enhanced with the addition 

of new software like the Adaptive Machining 

software. This allows users to maximise the 

performance of the latest cutting tool 

technology and improve process times, 

especially on features such as pockets and 

pockets with an unlimited number of islands 

located inside their boundaries. Auto 

Geometry Engine (AGE) allows operators to 

create programs, even when certain 

dimensions are missing from the drawing, 

with the software making calculations to fill 

in the blanks on screen. 

“The new ProtoTRAK controls were well 

workpiece loading and unloading have 

recently been introduced and have, already, 

generated significant sales and widespread 

interest. 

The agreement with Doosan Robotics will 

see Mills CNC Automation supplying a 

range of technically-excellent cobots into the 

UK and Irish markets. 

The range comprises 4 different models - 

the M0609, M1509, M1013 and M0617. 

The M0609 is a compact cobot that has a 

6kg payload capacity, a 0.9m reach radius 

and is designed to perform quick, routine 

and repetitive tasks. 

The M1509 has the market’s largest 

payload available at 15kg as well as a 0.9m 

reach radius and is designed to handle 

heavier objects that could pose a potential 

health and safety risk to humans. 

The M1013 is a versatile cobot with a 10kg 

payload capacity, a 1.3m reach radius and is 

suitable for a wide range of tasks. 

The M0617 has the largest reach radius on 

the market at 1.7m, plus a 6kg payload 

capacity and is designed to perform tasks 

that require a longer reach. 

Tel: 01926 736736 

sales@millscnc.co.uk 

EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS EXCITED BY THE LATEST 

PROTOTRAK CONTROL 

received at the recent Southern 

Manufacturing show and it has been 

interesting to see the very positive reactions 

of visitors there and now from our European 

partners. While the changes to ProtoTRAK 

will make significant differences to the 

productivity of the XYZ machines they are 

fitted to, the familiarity of the system will 

ensure existing ProtoTRAK users can move 

seamlessly from old to new and new users 

will be producing complex parts within a 

very short space of time thanks to 

ProtoTRAK’s innovative conversational 

programming and on-board help,” stated 

Nigel Atherton, Managing Director, XYZ 

Machine Tools. 

Tel: 01823 674200 

nigel.atherton@xyzmachinetools.com 

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A BIG ADDITION – QUITE LITERALLY! 

Mills CNC introduces new DNM 6700XL 

vertical machining centre with a whopping 2.1 

metre X-axis. 



has announced that Doosan’s highly popular 

range of ultra-productive DNM vertical 

machining centres has been expanded with the 

recent introduction of the new DNM 6700XL - a 

machine which, amongst its many attributes, 

features a 2.1 metre X-axis. 

The DNM 6700XL, (the XL suffix is an 

abbreviation for Extra Long), has a significantly 

longer X-axis (2.1 metre) than the standard 

DNM 6700 machine (1.3 metre), as well as a 

larger work table (2200mm x 570mm). 

As such the new DNM 6700XL will appeal to 

component manufacturers who machine large 

and long parts, as well as those who want the 

flexibility to machine multiple ‘smaller’ parts in 

single set ups. 

The new machine provides manufacturers 

with all the speed, power, precision and 

reliability that are the hallmarks of Doosan’s 

DNM range. 

The new DNM 6700XL machines supplied 

by Mills are equipped with powerful, directlycoupled 

spindles (18.5kW/15,000rpm) as 

standard which minimise vibration and reduce 

noise (especially) during high-speed machining 

While nobody can envisage what the world 

market for PCD tooling will be, it is certain to 

grow – especially as the use of carbon fibre and 

carbon aluminium ‘stacks’ increases in the 

aerospace and automotive sectors. So, the 

ability to be able to use a single machine to both 

erode PCD tools and grind carbide tooling, even 

in the same set-up (a tool’s carbide body and its 

brazed-on PCD tip) to eliminate two separate 

set-ups on different machines, makes good 

economic sense to all forward-thinking 

companies involved in PCD tool production or 

regrinding. 

This logic has spurred Walter into 

developing the ‘two-in-one’ machining concept 

around its multi-axis Helitronic Diamond 

machines, currently the Vision Diamond 400 L 

(for tools of 3 mm to 420 mm long), the Power 

Diamond 400 (3 mm to 380 mm diameter and 

520 mm long) and the Diamond Evolution (1 

mm to 165 mm diameter and up to 255 mm 

long). 

While the time and money rewards of the 

elimination of separate set-ups for grinding and 

erosion are undoubtedly attractive to existing 

tool manufacturers and regrinding companies 

processing carbide/PCD tooling, Walter Ewag 

UK - a member of the United Grinding Group - 

adds another major benefit of the two-in-one 

Diamond concept for firms which may be 

considering entering the PCD market. 

“The fact that the machine user can perform 

both eroding and grinding or combinations of 

operations. The spindles also have 20bar TSC 

(Through-Spindle-Coolant) capability. 

The machines’ advanced spindle 

technology, which also facilitates smooth 

acceleration and deceleration, delivers 

improved cutting performance and, as a result, 

ensures high component quality (i.e. excellent 

surface finishes). 

The machines also feature Doosan Machine 

Tools’ much-vaunted proprietary thermal 

compensation system which minimises the 

effects of heat generation and regulates thermal 

expansion ensuring high component accuracies 

and process optimisation. 

DNM 6700XL machines get down to 

business fast and boast impressive 36m/min 

rapid rates on their X- and Y- axes and 

30m/min on their Z-axes. Unproductive non- 

the two means that investing in a Helitronic 

Diamond is effectively a risk-free introduction 

to the PCD market,” says Sales Director, Neil 

Whittingham. 

“If it happens that the PCD business does 

not develop as expected for that company, then 

the same machine can simply revert to being a 

cost-effective way to grind carbide and HSS 

tools,” he adds. 

The affordable (and compact, occupying a 

floorspace of just 4.2 m²) Helitronic Diamond 

Evolution is the ideal entry-level machine for 

the production and regrinding of PCD tools 

with diameters up to 165 mm and lengths of up 

to 185 mm (end face operation) and/or 255 mm 

(shank length). 

This size range accounts for up to 90 per cent 

of PCD tooling consumption worldwide, says 

Mr Whittingham, and that includes increasingly 

complex geometry PCD tooling in various 

cutting times are further reduced via the 

machines’ 30-position rapid automatic tool 

changers (up to 40 or 60 position options 

available) which are recorded as having a tool 

change time (T-T-T) of 1.2 seconds. 

In addition to their obvious productivity 

credentials, the DNM 6700XL machines are also 

reliable and environmentally friendly and 

feature grease-lubricated axis travels (as 

opposed to oil lubrication), which help to 

reduce maintenance costs (by up to 60%) and 

machine downtime, and eliminate the need for 

oil skimmers. 

The new DNM machines’ grease cartridge 

systems only need replacing every 3 months as 

opposed to oil-based systems which require 

more frequent servicing and manual 

intervention. 

Says Tony Dale, Mills CNC’s Technical 

Director: 

“Some people say that size isn’t everything. 

But when you’re machining large parts - it 

makes all the difference. 

“The introduction of the new DNM 6700XL 

is evidence of Doosan meeting market demand 

for a large, ultra-flexible and high-productivity 

vertical machining centre.” 

Tel: 01926 736736 

sales@millscnc.co.uk 

WALTER’S DIAMONDS ARE YOUR BEST FRIENDS FOR 

‘TWO-IN-ONE’ TOOL GRINDING AND EROSION 

forms such as solid tips, sintered spirals and 

PCD on diameters, as used for milling and 

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The machine can grind and erode a wide 

range of carbide and PCD styles including 

shank, profile, circular and roll mills, multi-step 

tools and countersinks, as well as cutting and 

profile cutting plates. And its PCD tool 

programming routines include the erosion of 

PCD on tool diameters and the production of K- 

Land, variable spiral and ball nose gash. 

Diamond Plus is just one of the technology 

innovations that Walter has developed to 

continually make the tool erosion process more 

efficient and cost-effective on its Helitronic 

Diamond range. 

Tel: 01926 485047 

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LASER, PLASMA WATERJET CUTTING 

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME 

For many years it has been accepted that 

processes such as pressing and punching are 

quicker than the profiling technologies of 

laser, plasma and waterjet. After all, one hit 

with a dedicated tool creates a part or 

feature almost instantaneously. On the flip 

side, there is clearly a cost associated with 

investing in such a tool, which is where the 

tool-free profiling technologies score 

heavily. 

The trade-off has always been volume; the 

higher the volume of parts, the more easily 

tool justification can be made. Today, 

however, there is a new factor in the 

equation: speed. The sheer speed of the latest 

laser, plasma and waterjet technologies 

makes them a far more financially 

comparable solution to pressing or punching 

for an increasing number of applications and 

batch sizes. 

Subcontractors have long favoured 

profiling, simply because many never know 

what will come through the door tomorrow. 

One such company, Holmfirth-based Allsops 

Ltd, has like many progressed from CO2 to 

fibre laser cutting in recent years, resulting in 

significant financial savings. In the main, 

mild steel from 1.2 to 3 mm thick is 

processed, and for these gauges the 

production output from each of its two 

Bystronic fibre-laser machines is at least three 

times that of the previous CO2 models they 

replaced, added to which running costs are 

much lower. 

Further benefits come from Allsop's use of 

Bystronic’s BySoft 7 software to program the 

fibre laser cutting machines and the 

company’s new Bystronic press brake. 

Allsop's technical director Stephane 

Lericolais says: "BySoft 7 imports customer 

3D CAD models, flattens them and 

automatically generates programs offline for 

cutting the parts, nesting them optimally 

within a 3 x 1.5m sheet, and then bending 

them accurately.” 

The two Bystronic models on site at 

Allsops are a BySprint Fiber and a ByStar 

Fiber, both of 6kW specification. These 

machines are supplied with material from 

ByTrans handling units. Together, the 

machines are so productive that to achieve 

the required throughput, it is no longer 

necessary to run the factory 24/7, leading to 

significant labour cost savings. 

Further south, Slough-based Glenmore 

Hane Group, a specialist in fine-limit sheetmetal 

fabrication for a range of industries, is 

using its investment in the latest automated 

Amada laser-cutting technologies to achieve 

a stronger market position. 

The company has recently acquired an 

Amanda LCG-3015AJ fibre laser, which is 

now cutting 3 x 1.5m metal sheets with 

±0.01mm positional repeatability. Axis 

speeds of 170m/min (simultaneous) mean 

that parts do not suffer from heat distortion. 

“For us, the fibre-laser advantage is 

reduction in the melt effect on coated 

surfaces and cut edges,” says general 

manager Mark Hall. “The fibre laser beam 

kerf is very clean and approximately 10 times 

smaller than with CO2 lasers. In addition, 

real-time measuring sensors detect the 

slightest undulation and make material 

tolerance adjustments to help ensure zero 

rejects. Investing in this machine was one of 

the best decisions we’ve ever made.” 

A table load weight of 920kg and a 3-ton 

automatic loader/un-loader allows 

Glenmore Hane to run large orders on tight 

deadlines, around the clock. Aerospace seat 

fittings, computer cases, electronic plates, 

brackets and ducting are among the current 

applications for the Amada LCG-3015AJ. 

In terms of new market offerings for the 

laser-cutting market, LVD has introduced 

automation for its Phoenix FL 4020 and 

Phoenix FL 6020 large-format fibre machines, 

including options for an automated 

load/unload system and a range of Compact 

Tower (CT-L) solutions. 

The load/unload automation system 

available for Phoenix 4020 and 6020 fibrelaser 

models handles maximum sheet sizes of 

4000 x 2000mm (Phoenix FL 4020) and 6000 x 

2000mm (Phoenix FL 6020), and material 

thicknesses from 0.8 to 25mm. Fast process 

cycle times are offered for complete loading 

and unloading: 65 seconds for Phoenix FL 

4020 and 90 seconds for the Phoenix FL 6020. 

CT-L versions for the Phoenix FL 4020 

include a basic system with one tower in five, 

10 or 14-pallet configurations, as well as a 

two-tower CT-L system for high-volume 

applications. 

On the subject of plasma technologies, to 

help Dungannon-based BSK Engineering 

serve a growing number of customers in the 

quarrying sector, the company has been busy 

investing in cutting technology. Despite 

having two Kerf plasma-cutting machines 

running 24 hours a day and operating at 

weekends, such is company’s growing order 

book that a third machine was required – and 

Kerf duly obliged. In August 2018 another 

Kerf machine arrived, an 8 x 2.5m RUR3000P 

with a Lincoln Electric Spirit II 275 amp 

UltraSharp plasma-cutting system. 

“We bought the third Kerf machine to 

alleviate the capacity issue and move from 

24-hour production to single-shift 

manufacture,” says managing director Barry 

Kerr. “We have grown our staff from 3 to 15, 

while our turnover has almost quadrupled to 

£2 million in just three years. It is the 

reliability and service of Kerf that has given 

us the confidence to grow, while ensuring we 

can still meet the short lead-times required 

by customers.” 

New to the market in this technology 

segment is the HACO Kingsland Robot 

Plasma Cutting (RPC) line. This machine 

with robotic head allows plasma cutting to be 

performed on I, U, L or T profile sections 

measuring up to 18m in length. The 

installation also features a 300 amp source for 

processing mild steel up to 50mm thick, and 

a table for working plates of 3000 x 1500mm. 

Notably, the HACO Kingsland RPC 

combines structural steel profiling, tube 

processing and sheet cutting into a single 

platform, without any requirement for 

mechanical set-up. Advanced automated 

programming is based on DSTV, IGES or STP 

files from any CAD system. 

With regard to waterjet cutting, Flow 

International has struck a new partnership 

with Joe Gibbs Racing. A current competitor 

in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series 

and NASCAR Xfinity Series, North Carolina 

based Joe Gibbs Racing is looking to Flow’s 

waterjet technology to support the team’s 

endeavours in the 2019 season and beyond. 

Joe Gibbs Racing has added a Mach 500 

4020 with a Dynamic XD cutting head and 

HyperJet Pump to its production operations 

at Huntersville. The Dynamic XD cutting 

head is capable of complex bevel and 

compound angle cutting with five-axis 

motion. 

“At this level of competition, precision is 

everything,” says Mark Bringle, technical 

partner activation manager of Joe Gibbs 

Racing. “The Flow Mach 500 machine is the 

perfect combination of reliability, accuracy 

and speed we need to produce the parts that 

keep our cars at peak performance.” 


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SOFTWARE FOR LASER CUTTING AND BENDING 

PRODUCES RIGHT-FIRST-TIME PARTS 

Holmfirth-based sheet metal design and 

engineering specialists, Allsops Ltd, has 

progressed from CO2 to fibre laser cutting, 

resulting in significant financial savings for the 

company. Mild steel from 1.2 to 3 mm thick is 

mainly processed and for these gauges - even 

up to 6 mm - the production output from each 

of two Bystronic fibre laser machines is at least 

three times that of the previous CO2 models 

they replaced, added to which running costs are 

much lower. 

Furthermore, during 2018 the subcontractor 

upgraded its bending capability with the 

addition of two Xpert 40 Bystronic press brakes 

having a bending length of one metre and a 

stroke of 200 mm. Raising the number of press 

brakes on site from this supplier (and 

predecessor companies) to 11, they provide a 

much more efficient platform for bending 

smaller parts than is possible using a 3-metre 

capacity machine, which necessarily has slower 

axis movements. 

Further benefits come from Allsop's use of 

the Swiss manufacturer's BySoft 7 software to 

program both the fibre laser cutting machines 

and the new press brakes. It results in seamless, 

rapid progression from cutting the blank to 

bending and guarantees accuracy of the first-off 

part. This is invaluable for economy of 

production when dealing with prototypes and 

short runs. The software includes simulation of 

the bending sequence to identify any 

impending collisions. 

Allsop's technical director Stephane 

Lericolais said, "We previously used generic 

programming software for laser cutting and 

bending, but since 2010 we have standardised 

on BySoft 7. It imports our customers' 3-D CAD 

models, flattens them and automatically 

generates programs offline for cutting the parts, 

nesting them optimally within a 3 x 1.5 metre 

sheet, and then bending them accurately. 

"We know that the first part will be within 

tolerance whereas previously, before producing 

a prototype or starting a batch run, we would 

have to cut a blank, calculate the bend 

allowance, fold the part, check it for accuracy 

and have to do the same again perhaps once or 

twice before the job was right. All of this created 

expensive scrap and took much longer." 

Not only is production able to start more 

quickly on the compact Xpert 40 press brakes, 

but the machines are also highly efficient, 

according to Allsop's production director, 

Lyndon Tyas. 

He commented, "With these inherently fast 

bending cells, all of the upper and lower tooling 

is to hand in drawers on the left and right hand 

sides of the machine and the operator can 

remain seated when loading them. 

"Tool positions are automatically calculated 

as a part of the program and flashing LEDs on 

the front of the upper beam instruct the 

operator where to mount the tool segments. 

"The ergonomic configuration means that 

setting up the machine is rapid, typically 15 

minutes for a straightforward part. Accuracy is 

high - we easily hold ± 0.5 mm, more than good 

enough for most jobs and we can even halve 

that tolerance if required." 

He also pointed out that there is space to 

hold cut blanks on one side of the machine and 

components that have been bent on the other. 

Another feature is the ByVision touch-screen 

control, which can be conveniently positioned 

to one side at the operator's eye level, or just 

above it centrally if preferred. 

Allsops has been a customer of Bystronic or 

its acquired companies for more than 20 years 

and there is little sheet metal processing 

equipment on the Holmfirth site, apart from a 

bending line and a punch press, that have not 

been sourced from this supplier. While thinner 

gauges of mild steel constitute a majority of the 

material going through the machines, plate up 

to 25 mm thick is also cut as well as stainless 

steel and aluminium up to 30 mm. 

The subcontractor was an early adopter of 

CO2 laser cutting, installing its first model back 

in 1995. Latterly there were two such machines 

on the shop floor with a 4.4 kW and 5.2 kW laser 

source respectively. They were replaced in 2015 

and 2016 by a BySprint Fiber and a ByStar Fiber, 

both of 6 kW specification and of 3 metre by 1.5 

metre sheet capacity. The machines are 

supplied with material from ByTrans handling 

units that were formerly fitted to the CO2 

machines, enabling automated delivery of fresh 

sheets to the machines and return of laser 

profiled components for removal from their 

skeleton. 

Allsop's is yet another good example of 

where fibre cutting has massively increased 

productivity compared with CO2, in this case 

typically threefold. Managing director Rob 

Machon and his team had been keeping an eye 

on the advent of the technology and had 

watched the introduction of machines with 2, 3 

and then 4 kW of fibre laser power, but decided 

to wait until 6 kW became available before 

making the first investment. 

If the BySprint model was a revelation in 

terms of increased throughput, the ByStar 

installed the following year raised performance 

significantly further. Due to faster axis 

movements and higher dynamics compared 

with the earlier fibre machine, some sheets are 

processed 30 per cent faster if components are 

complex, while for the simplest jobs there is still 

an improvement of nearly 10 per cent. 

Together, the machines are so productive 

that to achieve the required throughput, it is no 

longer necessary to run the factory 24/7, 

leading to significant labour cost savings. 

Currently, only a night shift is needed four days 

per week and there is no longer a necessity for 

weekend working. At the end of Friday 

afternoon, the two ByTrans are loaded with 

material, which provides both machines with a 

couple of hours' lights-out running for 

processing the following Monday morning. 

Mr Lericolais advised that further savings 

result from there no longer being a need for any 

laser gas or beam purging gas, while assist gas 

usage per cut component is 37 per cent less. 

Additionally, electricity bills have reduced by a 

similar amount, unsurprising as CO2 

technology requires 98 kW of input power to 

generate 6 kW of laser power at the cutting 

nozzle. 

daniel.thombs@bystronic.com 

www.bystronic.com 


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Renishaw's proven, intuitive MODUS software 

for importing data, controlling the CMM, 

acquiring results and reporting, including 

GD&T (geometric dimensioning and 

tolerancing) labelling. The machine's high 

scanning speed boosts measurement 

throughput, shortens production lead-times, 

provides a comprehensive awareness of 

product conformance, and prevents the 

metrology department from becoming the 

bottleneck in a factory. 

Renishaw’s installation last December (2018) of 

five more Cincom CNC sliding-headstock 

turning centres from Citizen Machinery raises 

the metrology equipment producer’s tally of 

lathes from this supplier to 58. The annual 

output of components from the machines 

exceeds 2.5 million. 

Three of the latest 12 mm capacity Cincom 

B12 lathes fitted with Iemca Elite 112 bar 

magazines were installed at Renishaw’s Miskin 

plant in South Wales, where 20 Citizen slidinghead 

turn-mill centres were already in use, 

while the other two went to the company’s 

Stonehouse factory in Gloucestershire. 

Senior production engineer Robert Horsley 

advised, “The latest investment in Citizen lathes, 

which raised the number we use by nearly 10 

per cent, was driven by increased worldwide 

demand for our measurement technology. 

“The B12 lathes are mainly devoted to ultrafast 

turning and milling of 303 stainless steel bar 

to manufacture styli and other components for 

our probes, which are needed in large volumes. 

We normally produce a month’s worth for stock, 

which can be anything from 1,200- to 30,000-off, 

before we change over a machine to start a new 

batch. Run times are at least eight hours. 

“All of our Cincom turning centres have live 

tooling and most are twin-spindle models to 

SCANtek 5 is available with a variety of 

standard measuring volumes from 800 x 700 x 

600 mm (8.7.6) to 6,000 x 2,000 x 1,000 mm 

(60.20.10), with larger options. The ALTERAM 

models with repeatability from 1.5 µm are being 

marketed alongside an ALTERASL range 

offering repeatability from 0.7 µm. LK is so sure 

of the long-term performance of all these 

premium machines that it is the only CMM 

manufacturer to offer a 10-year accuracy 

guarantee. 

Ready for operation immediately it arrives 

RENISHAW INSTALLS FIVE MORE CITIZENS 

enable single-hit production. However, we also 

have three single-spindle F-series lathes of 12 

mm and 16 mm capacity in Miskin dating back 

to the mid-80s. They still make high quality 

parts in relatively low volumes, such as those 

needed for some of our metal 3D printers, 

position encoders, laser calibration products and 

spectrometers.” 

An extensive variety of materials is 

processed, ranging from mild, stainless, carbon 

and low alloy steels through brass and 

aluminium to corrosion resistant copper-nickelzinc 

alloys. According to Mr Horsley, all of the 

lathes hold tolerances down to ± 20 microns 

parallelism and squareness and ± 50 microns on 

milled features. Surface finish down to Ra 0.4 is 

easily achievable, doing away with the need to 

cylindrically grind cosmetic features on 

products. 

in the inspection room or on the shop floor, the 

5-axis CMM gives users a competitive 

advantage, making it easier to win new work 

and helping to bring products to market faster. 

A 3-axis measuring solution, by contrast, is 

often unable to measure some complex features. 

In any case, it requires constant acceleration and 

deceleration of large moving elements of the 

CMM, whereas the rotations of the REVO-2 

head are synchronised with constant velocity 

machine motions when scanning, allowing 

changes in component geometry to be followed 

without introducing dynamic errors. 

Scanning at up to 500 mm/s, without the 

stylus leaving the surface of the component, 

allows the coordinates of up to 4,000 points to 

be captured 'on-the-fly' every second, a rate of 

data acquisition far higher than is possible 

using conventional probing techniques. It is 

also possible to include rapid, single-touch 

routines into a measuring cycle. Moreover, the 

flexibility offered by infinite head positioning 

increases the effective measuring volume by 

minimising the need for head reorientations, 

while allowing highly complex measuring. 

Exchanging the REVO-2 scanning probe for one 

of the vision modules increases data collection 

rates further and the results can be correlated 

accurately with those acquired using tactile 

methods. 

Tel: 01332 813755 

dave.robinson@LKmetrology.com 

www.LKmetrology.com 

Siemens NX CAD is used by Renishaw to 

design components and GibbsCam to prepare 

programs offline for transfer to the Mitsubishi 

controls on the multi-tasking Cincom machines, 

which are of 12, 16, 20 and 32 mm capacity. 

Some have seven CNC axes with a Y-axis on 

both spindles, others offer 15,000 rpm at the 

main spindle, while several deploy 53 static and 

driven tools in the working area and up to three 

tools cutting simultaneously for turn-milling 

highly complex parts in short cycle times. 

Chris Pockett, head of communications for 

Renishaw summarised, “We have standardised 

on Citizen sliding-head turning machines since 

the 1980s, when the company demonstrated 

what at the time was ground-breaking 

technology. 

“The commonality of lathe layout ensures 

ease of training and complete flexibility for our 

production engineering staff to develop 

processes and program any machine. 

“Similarly, operators are able to migrate 

between different turning centre groups and 

optimise productivity to meet our business 

needs. Having common platforms also benefits 

our maintenance operation.” 

Tel: +44 (0)1923 691500 

dwilkins@citizenmachinery.co.uk 

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METROLOGY 

ZONE3 MULTI-SENSOR METROLOGY SOFTWARE - 

WHY YOU WON’T WANT TO WORK WITHOUT IT 

By combining world-leading optics, sensors, 

lasers and probes in a single system, OGP UK’s 

multi-sensor metrology solutions have set a new 

quality control standard in British 

manufacturing. 

They have helped to free businesses from 

time-consuming traditional part inspection 

methods such as co-ordinate measuring 

machines, handheld gauges, laser scanners and 

shadowgraphs, all of which rely on the skill of an 

operator and are thus prone to human error and 

subjectivity, as well as taking up valuable factory 

space. 

However, it’s the brain behind the brawn that 

continues to make OGP the go-to technology 

across a multitude of industries, from aerospace 

and automotive to medical and consumer goods. 

That brain is called ZONE3. 

The most comprehensive metrology software 

package on the market, ZONE3 offers full 3D 

CAD-based programming to automatically and 

effortlessly generate measurement routines. 

It integrates all sensors and deployment 

mechanisms for use in any order, letting you 

choose the best inspection tool for every feature 

of a part, even when those features are not easily 

accessible. 

Self-calibrating optics, automatic probe 

changes and rotary indexers therefore combine 

to ensure that nothing is missed, meaning one 

The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced 

Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has agreed a 

tier one partnership with pioneering metrology 

technology firm, Hexagon Manufacturing 

Intelligence, which is taking the centre’s 

measurement and sensing capability to the next 

level with big benefits for Scottish firms. 

Hexagon is providing the AFRC with 

cutting-edge metrology equipment, including 

its ROMER Absolute Arm - one of the world’s 

most coveted measuring arms. The Hexagon kit 

is also entirely portable, allowing the AFRC’s 

engineers to take their expertise on the road to 

manufacturing facilities across the country. 

Providing precision measurement of fullscale 

assemblies, Hexagon’s equipment will 

allow AFRC engineers and researchers to 

address metrology challenges and validate 

existing measurement systems. They can now 

fully explore the future of metrology, at the 

same time, unlocking exciting new 

opportunities for wider industry by engaging 

with businesses of all sizes to share the centre’s 

valuable new resources. 

Hexagon will also gain significant benefits 

from the new partnership. Along with access to 

the AFRC’s core research programme, the firm 

will gain access to the centre’s vast network. 

This includes some of the world’s leading 

manufacturing and technology companies, such 

as Rolls-Royce and Virtalis. 

The state of the art technology is currently 

machine can complete every job required of it 

with unparalleled speed and sub-micron 

accuracy. 

By facilitating real-time statistics from a 

single reference point, ZONE3 gives 

manufacturers much tighter control of their 

production processes, as any uses can be 

identified and addressed on the spot. The 

benefits include reduced scrap, minimal rework 

and improved productivity. 

In short, this next-generation metrology 

software allows machine operatives to 

seamlessly interact with measurement systems, 

empowering them to monitor, influence and 

report every aspect of a measurement routine. 

ZONE3 includes the full range of geometric 

measurement capabilities alongside advanced 

features such as automatic path generation, 

animation-assisted alignment tools, real-time 

virtual machine kinematics, a graphical sensor 

builder and universal construction tool. 

employed across a number of AFRC projects 

nearing the industrialisation phase, placing 

Hexagon firmly at the forefront of new 

manufacturing developments. 

Planning to integrate the new Hexagon 

equipment with its own robotics, the metrology 

team at the AFRC will use its new kit to increase 

robot accuracy. It is also set to address other key 

areas in this field, including automated 

metrology, the global positional accuracy of 

robotic arms and the creation of an innovative 

new machine tool. 

Danny McMahon, Senior Manufacturing 

Engineer and Metrology Team Lead, at the 

Advanced Forming Research Centre said: 

“Access to this pioneering technology marks 

an evolution in our ability to help manufacturers 

in their own facilities. It can really benefit a 

production facility in sectors such as 

automotive, aviation or shipbuilding, checking 

for defects or measuring and inspecting large 

parts. 

“This equipment is a large investment for 

small and medium-sized companies and so 

we’re sharing resources and making it as 

accessible to firms across Scotland of all sizes. 

We are also looking to integrate metrology with 

robotics, creating a highly accurate machine tool 

that has highly efficient measurement 

capabilities. “ 

Tim Gears, Business Development Engineer, 

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, said: 

It can be configured for specific user needs, 

offering custom user forms and variables, report 

formatting, dynamic reporting with 

measurement result inaccuracies displayed on 

the 3D part model, and part family 

programming. 

Exclusively available on OGP’s SmartScope 

Vantage, Flash, ZIP and Quest metrology ranges, 

ZONE3 represents a totally new way of working 

with multi-sensor measurement, where built-in 

3D animations clearly display relationships 

between parts, sensors, datum alignments and 

machine tooling. 

Despite its incredible capabilities, the 

software is easy to use and therefore does not 

require any extensive, costly or time-intensive 

training. 

When time is of the essence, an offline version 

allows for CAD programming at a completely 

separate workstation, eliminating unnecessary 

use of a machine for programming, while 

ZONE3 PRO combines additional properties that 

include simultaneous evaluations, advanced 

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When speed and quality are production nonnegotiables, 

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“We’re delighted to be working with the 

AFRC as a tier one partner as it will strengthen 

our knowledge and capabilities, while also 

enhancing our ability to support small and 

medium sized businesses to help them grow, 

develop new products and overcome 

production issues. 

“This partnership enables us to take a step 

back from day to day goings on to look at our 

key operational areas and core skills. At the 

same time, we will keep the AFRC updated with 

the very latest Hexagon kit. 

“Building on our tier one memberships at the 

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Research Centre (NAMRC) and Manufacturing 

Technology Centre (MTC), it was only natural 

that the AFRC is our next stepping stone and 

we’re very privileged to be part of it.” 

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ABOUT INDUSTRY 

Cutting & Welding is the core of modern 

technology and has witnessed a remarkable 

evolution today, following the utmost 

precedence that machines have garnered in our 

lives. There is a rapid development in this 

industry and new methods are being 

discovered and added day by day. The future of 

welding holds even greater promise as methods 

are devised for joining dissimilar and nonmetallic 

materials, and for creating products of 

innovative shapes and designs. 

Asia-Pacific is the largest market for welding 

and cutting equipment. China and India hold 

the key for future market trends in welding and 

cutting equipment market owing to high 

industrial growth rate, high growth rate in the 

construction sector and high growth rate of 

automotive industry in these regions. In India, 

welding contributes significantly to the GDP in 

several ways, such as welding intensive 

industries, auxiliary products, complementary 

goods, employment, and user industries. 

Keeping in mind the growth of Welding 

industry there is an urgent need for a Unified 

Business Platform which can connect the 

Welding Industry of India with the Global 

Welding Industry. It is this scenario that CWE | 

IMEX 2019 has become the ideal business 

platform to help the Indian manufacturing 

industry and fabricators for technology & 

knowledge transfer, identifying alternate 

suppliers of machinery & spares, new source of 

investments, face to face interaction with 

industry players, identifying new market 

opportunities etc. 

CWE – IMEX 2019 

ABOUT CWE | IMEX EXPO 2019 

The 9th edition of CWE | IMEX EXPO 2019, 

is being hosted by ITEI - The Indian 

subsidiary of ITE Group PLC (UK) from 

20th-22nd September 2019 at Bombay 

Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India. It is 

supported by reputed industry associations 

including ‘Rajkot Engineering Association’, 

‘Society of Manufacturers of Electric 

Vehicles’, ‘Welding Dealers & Mfrs. 

Association Delhi’ and the ‘World Metal 

Forum’. 

It is an internationally renowned series of 

exhibitions focusing on cutting & welding 

technology, robotics, welding automation, 

welding consumables, laser technology, 

materials testing, non-destructive testing, 

machine tools and allied industries. It is the 

only comprehensive business platform 

serving the cutting, welding & laser industry 

and over the years, this leading business 

event has become the perfect platform for 

showcasing the entire spectrum of products 

and services relating to the cutting, welding, 

laser and allied industries. 

CWE | IMEX series of international 

events have played a major role in 

showcasing the strength of the Indian 

Cutting, Welding, Laser and allied Industry 

by attracting global attention to these 

technological advancements. CWE | IMEX 

event has established itself as a “Business 

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Industry” and support the overall growth of 

manufacturing & fabricating industry in the 

country. 

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• Region’s Largest Exhibition for Metal 

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form the various business segments of 

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• Enhance Business & Establish Crucial 

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CWE | IMEX 2019 is planned with other 

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• HTF - for Advanced Hand Tools, Power 

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• UMEX – for Economical Pre-Owned 

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The said Biggest Business Carnival will 

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3D PRINTING 

NEW STRATASYS F120 MAKES INDUSTRIAL-GRADE 3D 

PRINTING MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN EVER BEFORE 

A new 3D printer offering supreme ease of use and capable of 

working up to three times faster than the competition is set to open 

up the technology on a wider scale. 

The F120 is the latest desktop solution from Stratasys and joins the 

best-selling F123 Series of fused deposition modelling (FDM) 

machines. 

The durable plug-and-print unit – also the quietest on the market 

– has been designed with simplicity and affordability in mind, and is 

suitable for design studios, offices or classroom environments where 

users may not be experts in 3D printing. 

Supported by intuitive design-to-print GrabCAD software and a 

user-friendly touchscreen interface, even novices can quickly adapt 

to the technology and begin producing precise, high-quality and 

industrial-grade parts. 

The F120 is proven to work for 250 hours uninterrupted thanks to 

new, large filament boxes and can lead to increased productivity 

through its ability to streamline workflows 

and speed up the concept iteration and 

component verification process. 

Omer Krieger, Executive Vice President of 

Products at Stratasys, said: “For more than 

three decades Stratasys has set the standard 

for performance, reliability and accuracy in 

industrial-level 3D-printing technology. 

“Some of the largest names in automotive, 

aerospace and healthcare count on us to 

deliver repeatable and accurate 3D prints for 

both prototypes and end-use parts. 

“The F120 3D printer introduces this 

cutting-edge technology to even the most 

basic users, transcending many entry-level 

machines. Never before has it been this easy 

to put 3D printing to work for everyone - 

from students preparing for industry to the 

smallest design studio, through full-scale 

prototyping departments putting tools at 

designers’ fingertips.” 

Derbyshire-based SYS Systems has been a 

Stratasys platinum partner in the UK for 

more than a decade, supplying and 

supporting the entire product range. 

During that time the F123 Series has 

become hugely popular owing to a 

combination of powerful FDM technology 

and GrabCAD software, making for the most 

versatile, intelligent but cost-effective 

additive manufacturing experience 

available. 

Offering up to four different materials 

with easy-to-remove soluble support matter 

across the F120, F170, F270 and F370 range, 

users can print everything from fast, low-cost 

concept models to durable assemblies, 

making them the most efficient route to get 

products to market. 

Mr Krieger added: “While many analysts 

report the entry-level 3D-printing segment 

has grown significantly, we note 

organisations struggle with building 

production-level models on the first or 

second try at the reliability and repeatability 

of high-end systems. 

“This puts smaller designers and 

academic institutions at a significant 

disadvantage. The F120 printer meets the 

needs of customers, providing engineering 

and design groups with highly productive 

part printing, whether they’re across the hall 

or around the globe.” 

01283 585955 

jamesb@carfulan.com 

The new Stratasys F120 3D printer 


3D PRINTING 

NO CHALLENGE TOO BIG AS STRATASYS F900 PROVES 

ITSELF THE GOLIATH OF THE 3D-PRINTING UNIVERSE 

Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) 

technology is helping a 3D-printing business 

to deliver gigantic successes for its clients – 

quite literally. 

Bureau service Fluxaxis regularly works 

with artists on the type of big sculptures that 

form the centrepieces of stadia and public 

spaces, and few come bigger than the ‘David 

and Goliath’ piece it commissioned for 

sculptor Jam Sutton. 

Part of an exhibition that was shown at 

Dublin Castle, the 3D-printed replica of 

Sutton’s original marble sculpture was 

produced in three parts, taking 258 hours to 

print using 15kg of material. 

It was made possible by the Stratasys 

Fortus 900mc, a world-leading additive 

manufacturing system supplied by SYS 

Systems and designed to deliver large, 

complex parts without any compromise on 

quality. 

Fluxaxis Production Manager Jake Augur 

said: “The sculpture had David standing on 

Goliath’s head, printed all in black and then 

painted pink. It was a 1200mm high sculpture 

done on the Fortus 900 in ASA material. 

“The Fortus 900mc is the main workhorse 

for us and the Fortus 250 is there for those 

smaller and quick turnaround jobs. The 

capacity of the 900 really warrants us to push 

how big we can go with FDM.” 

Both of the Yorkshire-based firm’s Fortus 

machines were provided by Stratasys UK 

platinum partner SYS Systems, whose 

engineers boast a wealth of 3D-printing 

knowledge for every application. 

Indeed, it was the FDM (Fused Deposition 

Modelling) technology pioneered by 

Stratasys 30 years ago that sparked the 3Dprinting 

revolution and continues to open 

new doors for manufacturers, designers, 

engineers, educators and other professionals. 

FDM works by building parts layer by 

layer from the bottom up, through heating 

and depositing thermoplastic filament. 

It uses the same tried and tested 

thermoplastics found in traditional (but more 

time-consuming) manufacturing processes, 

meaning it delivers for applications that 

demand tight tolerances, toughness and 

environmental stability, or ones with 

specialised properties like electrostatic 

dissipation, translucence and 

biocompatibility. 

Mr Augur said: “The F900 can produce 

parts which are both large and highly 

detailed in a multitude of layouts and a 

multitude of materials, so when it comes to 

engineering especially it’s the machine we 

focus on because we can offer a more 

bespoke and accurate material for a client’s 

needs. “FDM is really the king of all 3Dprinting 

processes. It’s here to stay – there’s 

no other process which is safer and more 

reliable in general. 

“Both Fortus machines are ridiculously 

reliable.” 

Using 13 high-performance thermoplastics, 

the Stratasys F900 offers the largest 

build size of any FDM system and is tailored 

specifically for heavy industries. 

It can create robust production parts, jigs, 

fixtures, factory tooling and functional 

prototypes, utilising an internal camera and 

the incredibly advanced GrabCAD print 

software package for streamlined workflows 

and easier job monitoring. 

Designs can be changed on the fly, while 

operators can revise production materials 

without delaying the overall production 

schedule. 

Mr Augur added: “We can provide a very 

quick and effective service to our customers 

due to the fact that we can run our machines 

all the time, constantly, with no issues. 

“By offering the customer a fantastic 

service they can trust us in getting their job 

done in the time they want.” 

Rob Thompson, Sales Manager for 

Derbyshire-based SYS Systems, said: 

“Fluxaxis and the incredible projects they’re 

able to deliver provide clear evidence of the 

power of FDM. 

“Large-scale production systems like the 

F900 open a whole new world of possibilities 

for manufacturers and designers, who are 

now able scale up the parts they make in topquality 

engineering materials and with 

impressive turnaround times.” 

Tel: 01283 585933 

jamesb@carfulan.com 

www.carfulan.com 

Fluxaxis Production Manager Jake Augur; the Stratasys F900 machine in the Fluxaxis workshop; images of the ‘David and Goliath’ model 

in production, as well as the final piece. 


3D PRINTING 

Focus on FELIX. Manufacturing Machinery World’s Carole Titmuss reports on her visit to FELIXprinters 

In 2010 a young student named Guillaume 

Feliksdal decided to build a humanoid robot. 

Using a DIY-kit 3D printer, and being 

disappointed with the end result, Guillaume 

decided that the industry could build better…so 

why weren’t they? It was at this precise 

moment that FELIXprinters was born. 

Together with his father Wilgo, they launched 

their first model in 2011 - the Felix 1.0. Inundated 

with orders, and finding that their home had 

become a factory / office, they quickly moved to 

separate home and business premises, whilst 

keeping things firmly a ‘family business’. As I 

visited the company Headquarters and factory in 

the Netherlands, it is clear that they are a great 

match, Guillaume brings a sense of wonder and 

curiosity to his innovation, whilst his father 

Wilgo steers the company with his management 

and sales experience. 

In the fast-paced environment in the field of 

3D printing they made a professional and flying 

start. It was the beginning of a business that 

reaches a new peak with their proud unveiling of 

the Pro L & XL. 

The Pro L & LX models carry with them the 

ethos that has been present from the very 

beginning - to create reliable, cost efficient 3D 

printers, that are upgradable, easy to use and of a 

premium build quality. You can still see 

Guillaume’s early DIY-kit printer somewhere in 

the new machine’s DNA - not a single bolt, nut or 

tube too many, every component in a FELIX 3D 

Printer comes with a specific purpose, a practice 

which surely dates back to when he was a student 

only buying the components precisely to do the job 

in hand. This approach seems to have found fans 

around the world, both in commercial application, 

and in schools, colleges and universities, where 

FELIXprinters are held in special regard amongst 

the next generation of engineers. 

Guillaume with the FELIX Pro 3, one of the company’s smaller 3D printers that inspired their new Industrial -sized machines 

The FELIX Pro L & XL have been designed to 

perform at scale, and both have been constructed 

to ensure reliable output for much larger parts, 

with volume builds up to 144 litres. Reliability is 

at the forefront with intelligent no-power 

detection to avoid print failure, ease of use with 

its Mac OS and Windows compatibility and 7” 

touch screen, Wifi, USB and LAN connectivity. 

Whether in a manufacturing environment or in 

the classroom, speed and accuracy are always a 

prime consideration when choosing a 3D printer 

and the Pro L and XL will not disappoint with a 

print speed of up to 100 mm/sec and an accuracy 

of 0.01 mm. Or as Guillaume says “If for the 

same price you could buy a Trabant or a Bentley, 

why would you ever buy a Trabant?!” 

Although the spotlight today is rightfully on 

the unveiling of the Pro L and XL, as I tour the 

factory I see many other models from 

FELIXprinters happily printing away, 

unmanned and untroubled, including the 

desktop sized Pro 3 and Tec 4. Guillaume has 

plans for the Tec 4.5 firmly in his sights, and 

hopefully available to the market by the end of 

this year, although one gets the impression that it 

won’t be leaving FELIXprint Headquarters until 

every detail is refined, questioned and improved. 

It is that attention to detail that allows some 

customers to still be using FELIX 1.5 3D printers 

7 years after they were introduced, that, and the 

company’s well known level of service towards 

its customers and their machines. 

As I leave FELIXprint, thanking father and 

son for a fantastic tour, I wish them every success 

as they widen their scope into more industrial 

applications with these powerful, new machines, 

and I also know that they pride themselves that 

so many older machines remain in operation 

around the world, used by an enthusiastic 

fanbase that continues to grow by the year. 

The new FELIX Pro L and XL offer 

unmatched ease of use for 

professional large volume 

3D printing. 

For further information on the Pro L and XL, 

and other models please visit 

www.felixprinters.com 

Father and Son, Wilgo and Guillaume Felixsdale of 

FELIXprint at the Headquarters, IJsselstein, the Netherlands 


3D PRINTING 

FORMLABS ADVANCES DIGITAL FABRICATION WITH 

THE LAUNCH OF FORM 3 AND FORM 3L 

Formlabs, the designer and manufacturer of 

powerful and accessible 3D printing systems, 

has today announced the addition of two 

new advanced professional Low Force 

Stereolithography (LFS) 3D printers to its 

hardware lineup: Form 3 and Form 3L. 

LFS 3D printing is an advanced form of 

stereolithography (SLA) that delivers 

consistently flawless parts. The LFS process 

uses a flexible tank to drastically reduce the 

forces of the peel process, providing 

incredible surface finish and detail, and 

linear illumination to deliver accurate, 

repeatable parts. 

“We’ve completely re-engineered our 

approach to resin 3D printing with the Low 

Force Stereolithography (LFS) print process 

behind the Form 3 and Form 3L,” said Max 

Lobovsky, CEO and co-founder of Formlabs. 

“We entered the industry seven years ago 

with the first powerful, affordable desktop 

SLA 3D printer and since then have shipped 

more than 50 thousand printers, and our 

customers have printed more than 40 million 

parts. Now users are leading the way in how 

to grow 3D printing from one machine to 

many, from prototyping tool to game 

changer. We’re excited to take another huge 

leap forward with LFS 3D printing, 

dramatically improving the print quality and 

reliability people can expect while still 

offering the most powerful and affordable 3D 

printer on the market.” 

Benefits of the LFS process 

include: 

• Incredible detail and surface finish: a 

flexible tank dramatically reduces forces on 

parts while printing. 

• Pinpoint precision: the Light Processing 

Unit (LPU) maintains a uniform, high 

density laser spot to ensure accurate, 

repeatable prints. 

• Easy clean-up and smoother parts with 

tear-away light-touch supports. 

• Nonstop printing: Integrated sensors help 

maintain ideal print conditions and send you 

alerts about the state of your machine. 

• Constant uptime with upgradeable, 

modular components and foolproof design. 

• Remote Print: 3D print from anywhere via 

the online Dashboard. 

The powerful LFS print process behind 

the Form 3 is built to scale: Form 3L 

simultaneously uses two Light Processing 

Units (LPUs) to bring large format 3D 

printing in-house. Form 3L offers five times 

the build volume and two times the laser 

power of the Form 3 to print large parts fast. 

In addition to the new hardware, 

Formlabs also announced today a new 

material; Draft Resin. Draft Resin prints at 

300 microns layer lines and is 3-4X faster than 

other standard resins, making it ideal for 

rapid prototyping. 

Tel: 781-738-9251 

wheble@formlabs.com 

www.formlabs.com 



WIDIA PUBLISHES NEW 

CATALOGUE 

Widia has now published its Advances 2019 

product catalogue that is now available in the 

UK from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC). 

The new 100 page publication is packed with 

new product developments and extensions to 

the impressive range of solid carbide and 

indexable tooling from Widia. 

The 2019 edition of the Advances catalogue 

introduces a number of new indexable milling, 

solid carbide milling, holemaking and turning 

product lines, offering next generation tooling 

solutions for end users. A particular highlight in 

the new catalogue is the Widia VSM890-12 

series of shoulder and face milling tools. The 8- 

edged double sided indexable range is one of 

the very few economic industry solutions that 

provide true 90 degree milling. With Weldon 

end mills and shell mills available from 32mm 

to 250mm diameter with a variety of insert 

grades and geometries, this all-rounder is the 

perfect solution for cost-effective 90 degree 

milling of all material types. 

Complementing the new VSM890-12 is the 

impressive new VXF high feed milling range. 

As part of the Victory X-Feed portfolio, the new 

VXF will be available with 7 and 12mm insert 

designations. Perfect for high-feed roughing, 

the VXF incorporates an optimised tool body 

and chip-gash design that maximises rigidity 

and performance with unequalled swarf 

removal characteristics. Alongside the VXF 

Kasto, the German manufacturer of computer 

controlled, multi-level systems for 

automatically storing and retrieving material in 

stockholding operations and factories, has 

introduced a new service whereby it will 

produce parts of its Unicompact system at the 

customer's premises. The only prerequisites are 

sufficient space, a crane and a 400 volt, threephase 

electricity supply. On-site production is 

available in the UK and Ireland through Kasto's 

subsidiary in Milton Keynes. 

The service is carried out within the user's 

warehouse area and involves the supplier's 

engineers assembling and robotically welding 

the box-shaped cassettes in which bar, tube or 

other long stock will be contained. Transporting 

flat sheet metal avoids having to move large 

offering is an extended range of 70NS solid 

carbide end mills. Already well recognised in 

the industry, the 6-flute 70NS with 3XD cutting 

for optimal circular plunging, ramping, facing 

and pocketing has been optimised with a new 

geometry design that includes a larger radial 

engagement for the high-feed machining of 

exotic materials. Additional new products of 

note in the milling range are the new GP series 

and 4U50 and 4U80 end mills for rough 

machining in the aerospace industry. 

As part of the enhanced turning platform, 

Widia has introduced a completely new WGC 

range of parting and grooving solutions. 

Labelled as the most versatile grooving, 

profiling and parting-off range available, the 

new WGC platform has a complete range of tool 

bodies, blades, insert sizes and designations 

that are all available with a comprehensive 

offering of geometry styles and grades to suit 

the diverse demands of the marketplace. 

Already well recognised as an industry 

leader in holemaking, Widia has added to its 

portfolio with the enhanced Top-Cut 4 and 

TDMX drilling ranges. Whilst both are existing 

product lines, a complete redesign of the TDMX 

now sees a completely new insert geometry and 

an enhanced drill body that simplifies insert 

changes whilst adding even greater rigidity and 

stability. Furthermore, the polished flute TDMX 

is now available with 3XD, 5XD and 8XD 

ON-SITE PRODUCTION IS ECONOMICAL AND 

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY 

amounts of fresh air by lorry, as is the case if the 

items are preassembled, reducing the cost of 

delivery and lowering the environmental 

impact through fewer vehicle journeys. 

The option is economically viable for 

medium- to large-capacity storage systems. As 

the cassettes are manufactured next to the 

warehouse structure that will contain them, the 

customer can start using them immediately 

they are ready and can even procure the raw 

materials to save even more cost. Moreover, the 

user constantly has a first hand, real time 

overview of how the project is progressing. 

One of the first companies to use the new 

concept was Vereinigte Baustoff- und Eisen 

GmbH (VBE) in Heidelberg, Germany. The steel 

stockholder ordered a KASTOunicompact 

designations for drilling holes from 16 to 40mm 

diameter. 

Building on the overwhelming success of the 

Top-Cut 4 platform is a challenge, but Widia 

has added a series of new insert grades and 

geometries to make the Top-Cut 4 the most 

versatile drilling line for holes from 12 to 68mm 

diameter. 

Tel: 01827 304500 

sales@itc-ltd.co.uk 

storage system with around 2,700 cassettes, all 

of which were welded on site. 

Felix Kern, Assistant to the Management 

Board at VBE said, “We were thrilled when 

Kasto made the suggestion. We saved 

significant freight costs, reduced the 

environmental impact by around 23 tonnes of 

CO2 and were able to start using the warehouse 

within a short time frame." 

The mobile production plant is delivered by 

container and is usually ready for operation 

within about two weeks. It is used to weld the 

finished cassettes from raw materials and coat 

them with a microfilm of oil to prevent 

corrosion. Both processes are supported by 

industrial robots, ensuring consistently high 

quality. All weld seams are EXC 2-certified in 

accordance with DIN EN 1090-2. 

Kasto has paid special attention to 

occupational health and safety. Fume extraction 

from the enclosed robot cells ensures clean air 

in the warehouse area and the ergonomic 

design of the production system reduces 

physical strain. Work is carried out over two or 

three shifts, which means that on-site 

manufacture is just as fast on average as 

delivery of cassettes from Kasto's factory. 

Tel: 01908 571590 

sales@uk.kasto.com 

www.kasto.com 



SENSOR TECHNOLOGY KEEPS HYDRAULIC 

PROJECTS ON COURSE 

Innovative TorqSense wireless sensors from 

Sensor Technology are playing an important 

role in new product development for 

Hydraulic Projects Limited (Hy-Pro), one of 

the UK’s leading developers and suppliers of 

hydraulic drive units for marine steering 

and autopilot systems. 

The sensors, which accurately measure 

shaft torque in rotary drive systems, are 

providing the essential data that Hy-Pro 

needs to refine the design of the electrically 

powered pump assemblies used in the highperformance 

hydraulic steering systems that 

the company supplies for use in yachts and 

other small pleasure craft. 

Developing suitable pump assemblies for 

these marine applications in small vessels is 

challenging. The motors must operate 

economically as electrical power is usually 

derived from 12 V or 24 V storage batteries 

with limited capacity, yet the pump systems 

must be able to supply high power when 

called upon to do so, to ensure that the 

steering systems continue to operate reliably 

in heavy seas and bad weather. 

To ensure that its products offer the best 

possible performance in relation to these 

seemingly conflicting requirements, Hy-Pro 

is constantly evaluating potential 

improvements to its pump drive systems. A 

crucial part of the evaluation process is 

accurately measuring the torque delivered 

by the electric drive motor to the pump, 

under varying load conditions and over a 

wide range of speeds, in a purpose-built test 

rig. 

“We considered various ways of 

measuring the torque in the motor shaft on 

the test rig,” said Barry Wynn, Senior Design 

Engineer at Hy-Pro, “but all were either 

inconvenient or were incapable of delivering 

the accuracy and fast response that we 

needed. Then we looked at TorqSense 

sensors from Sensor Technology, and 

realised that they offered a reliable, easy-touse 

and cost-effective solution that would 

meet all of our requirements.” 

TorqSense sensors, which are covered by 

patents, depend for their operation on 

surface acoustic wave (SAW) transducers. 

These transducers comprise two thin metal 

electrodes, in the form of interlocking 

“fingers”, on a piezoelectric substrate such 

as quartz. When an RF signal of the correct 

frequency is applied to the transducer, 

surface acoustic waves are set up, and the 

transducer behaves as a resonant circuit. 

The key feature, however, is that if the 

substrate is deformed, the resonant 

frequency changes. When the transducer is 

attached to a drive shaft, the deformation of 

the substrate and hence the change in 

resonant frequency will be related to the 

torque applied to the shaft. In other words, 

the transducer, in effect, becomes a 

frequency-dependent strain gauge. 

Since the transducers operate at radio 

frequencies, it is easy to couple signals to 

them wirelessly. Hence, the TorqSense 

sensors incorporating the SAW transducer 

technology can be used on rotating shafts, 

and can provide data continuously without 

the need for the inherently unreliable 

brushes and slip rings that are often found in 

traditional torque measurement systems. 

In the Hy-Pro application, a TorqSense 

sensor is used to measure the torque applied 

to the pump over the critical speed range of 

500 to 4,000 rpm. The results are displayed in 

real time, so that the progress of tests can be 

readily monitored, and are also captured 

and stored for more detailed analysis later 

with Labview software. 

“The TorqSense sensor has proved to be 

completely dependable and very accurate,” 

said Barry Wynn. “The data it has provided 

us with has played an important role in 

helping us to refine our systems by ensuring 

an optimum match between the 

characteristics of the pump and motor over 

the full operating range.” 

“In fact, the insights we’ve gained during 

our tests have enabled us to further enhance 

the performance and reliability of our 

steering and autopilot systems, which, of 

course, means big benefits for our customers 

and a very useful boost to our own 

competitive position.” 

Tel: 01869 238400 

info@sensors.co.uk 

www.sensors.co.uk 


MILTON KEYNES 

MK ARENA, MILTON KEYNES 25th June 2019 

Creating an Innovative Manufacturing 

& Supply Chain Eco-System 

Join us at the 2019 National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo in the Arena MK, Milton Keynes 

on the 25th of June to hear from an impressive line-up of manufacturing leaders, academics and 

government agencies who will engage in a stimulating blend of key note addresses and debates. 

SECTORS COVERED: 

KEY TOPICS INCLUDE: 

• Food & Drink 

• Chemicals & 

Pharmaceuticals 

• Life Sciences 

• Rubber, plastics 

& non-metallic 

minerals 

• Metals 

• Electronics 

• Electrical 

Equipment 

• Precision 

Engineering 

• 3D Printing 

• Machinery 

• Transport 

• Other 

Manufacturing 

• Procurement 

• Lean Manufacturing 

• Control & Automation 

• Supply Chain 

Optimisation 

• Information 

Technology 

• Logistics 

• Energy Management 

• Facilities 

Management 

• Sustainability 

• Project Management 

• Health & Safety 

Warehouse 

Management 

• Materials Handling & 

Robotics 

The event will be divided into a number of bespoke categories. A selection of the events is listed below: 

Manufacturing & 

Engineering 

Lean & 

Continuous 

Improvement 

Industry 4.0 

Robotics and 

Automation 

3D and 

Cpmposites 

Supply Chain & 

Logistics 

QEHS 

Research & 

Development 

Sustainability 

Industrial 

Engineering 

www.manufacturingevent.co.uk 

Contact Garreth at garreth@prempub.ie or on 0207 183 7959 for more information

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

ASSOCIATIONS 

THE MANUFACTURING TECHOLOGIES ASSOCIATION 

62 Bayswater Road, London WS 3PS 

Tel: 0207 7298 6400 Web: www.mta-org.uk 

AUCTIONEERS 

APEX AUCTIONS LIMITED - ONLINE MACHINE TOOL AUCTIONS. 

PO Box 329, Brighton BN1 1TQ, United Kingdom. 

Tel: UK Office: +44 (0) 1273 224466 US Office: +1 630 718 9804 

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

AMS (UK) LTD 

Unit 5, Church Farm Business Centre, Church Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, 

Glos GL53 0QJ 

Tel: +44(0) 1242 241111 Fax: +44(0)1242 527777 

Email: info@amsauctions.co.uk Web: www.amsauctions.co.uk 

PEAKER PATTINSON AUCTIONEERS Ltd. 

The Grange Offices, Aunby, Stamford, Lincs PE9 4EE, England 

Tel: 01778 590111 Fax: 01778 590730 

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

London Office: Tel: 0208 944 1898 Fax: 0208 879 7269 

Email: london@ppauctions.com 

AUCTIONS & VALUATIONS 

LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON 

Email: plantsales@lsh.co.uk Web: www.lshmachinerysales.co.uk 

Bristol Office: 

Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, Bristol BS2 0JJ. Tel: 0117 926 666 

Birmingham Office: 

Interchange Place, Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2TA. Tel: 0121 236 2066 

Exeter Office: 

Sterling Court, 16 Dix’s Field, Exeter EX1 1QA. Tel: 01392 880180 

Leeds Office: 

9 Bond Court, Leeds LS1 2JZ. Tel: 0113 245 9393 

Southampton Office: 

3rd Floor, Enterprise House, Ocean Way, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 3XB. 

Tel: 023 8033 0041 

London Office: 

UK House, 180 Oxford Street, London W1D 1NN. Tel: 0207 198 2000 

Manchester Office: 

6th Floor, 3 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3HF. Tel: 0161 228 6411 

Nottingham Office: 

First Floor, City Gate East, Tollhouse Hill, Nottingham NG1 5FS. Tel: 0115 950 1414 

Newcastle Office: 

41-51 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6EE. Tel: 0191 232 6291 

Auction Office: 

1st Floor, 2 Manor Court, Barnes Wallis Road, Fareham PO15 5TH. Tel: 0203 461643 

LIQUIDITY SERVICES UK 

LONDON – United Kingdom Head Office. 

1st Floor, 1 Alie Street, London, E1 8DE, United Kingdom. 

Tel: +44 20 7098 3700 Fax: +44 20 7098 3795 

Email: CustomerService@liquidityservices.com 

BIRMINGHAM – 7th Floor, Livery Place, 35 Livery Street, Birmingham B3 2PB, United 

Kingdom. Tel: +44 121 236 2880 Fax: +44 121 236 2890 


BRISTOL – 1 Friary, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EA, United Kingdom. 

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


LEEDS – 31/32 Park Row, Leeds LS1 5JD. United Kingdom 

Tel: +44 113 246 5570 Fax: +44 113 246 5590 

Email: CustomerService@go-dove.com 

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 

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 

B & H GEARS LTD 

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 

CNC CRT MONITOR SCREEN REPAIRS AND 

REPLACEMENTS 

PENNINE AUTOMATION SPARES 

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

Okuma, Heidenhain and KME Large stock 12 to 24 month warranty. 

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

Unit 8s, Chalk Lane, Snetterton, Norfolk NR16 2JZ 

Tel: 01953 888058 

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

CNC SYSTEMS LTD 

Fanuc Systems & Fuji AC and DC drive repairs, supply of spares and installation. 

40 Redwoods, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1JN Tel: 07740 187341 Tel: 01932 830492 

Email: offices@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 

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 

CNC TURNING / MILLING 






Tel: 0161 627 4610 Fax: 0161 628 3141 


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 

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 



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 

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 – Call us today! 

AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015 & Rolls Royce approved supplier for: Deep Hole Boring, 

Deep Hole Drilling, CNC Honing & CNC Turning, ø2.5mm – 220mm internal diameter 

x over 3 metres long. Prototype to production batch, aluminium to aermet, for the 

highest levels of quality and service, contact us for a quote today! 

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

Tel: 0845 555 5111 / 01525 370666 Fax: 0845 555 5222 

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








Tel: 0845 555 5111 / 01525 370666 Fax: 0845 555 5222 


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.City and European Asset Finance Ltd is authorised 

and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 

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 

City and European Asset Finance Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial 

Conduct Authority. 

GEAR CUTTING 






Tel: 0161 627 4610 Fax: 0161 628 3141 


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 

PUWER Inspections, all types of machinery guarding. Mechanical barriers or infrared 

guarding, full perimeter interlock guarding. 

Group Rhodes Limited, Unit 21, Calder Vale Road, Wakefield WF1 9RD. 

Email: information@grouprhodes.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1924 371161 

GUILLOTINE BLADES 


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. 


Email: information@grouprhodes.co.uk Tel:+44 (0) 1924 371161 

GUN DRILLING 








Tel: 0845 555 5111 / 01525 370666 Fax: 0845 555 5222 



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 








Tel: 0845 555 5111 / 01525 370666 Fax: 0845 555 5222 



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, Eastmman Way, Hemel Hempstead. 

Tel: 01442 205960 Fax: 01442 205960 

Email: subcondriling@aol.com Web: www.subcondrilling.com 

INSPECTION EQUIPMENT 

MIDLAND METROLOGY LTD 

Profile projectors, vision systems, hardness testers, granite plates/tables/squares – 

used inspection equipment, calibration laboratory. 

Unit G3, Little Heath Industrial Estate, Old Church Road, Coventry CV6 7ND 

Tel: +44 (0) 2476 638280 Fax: +44 (0)2476 638772 Email: sales@midland-metrology.co.uk 




LAPPING 

KEMET INTERNATIONAL LTD 

70 years experience in Lapping and Polishing Systems and Consumables, fast and 

efficient contract Lapping service. 

Cuxton Road, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9NJ 

Tel: 01622 755287 Fax: 01622 670915 

Email: sales@kemet.co.uk Web: www.kemet-lapping.co.uk 

PRECISION LAPPING LTD. 

16 Marine Way, Hogwood Lane Industrial Estate, Finchampstead, Berks RG40 4RF 

Tel: 0118 973 5989 Fax: 0118 973 7241 

Web: www.precision-lappping.co.uk 

LASER CALIBRATION 

C.D. MEASUREMENTS LTD 

Specialists in laser calibration of machine tools & measuring equipment. UKAS 

accredited. No. 0344 for on site calibration. 

Chomlea House, Hadfield Road, Hadfield, Glossop, Derbys. SK13 2ER 

Tel: 01457 852929 Fax: 01457 860619 www.cdmeasurements.com 

MACHINE TOOL REBUILD 

BLUE DIAMOND MACHINE TOOLS LTD 

Suppliers of new and used machine tools, rebuilding and repairs, suppliers of new 

tooling and sub-contract slideway grinding, CNC retrofitting. 

Unit 6B, Hackworth Park Industrial Estate, Shildon, 

County Durham DL4 1HG 

Tel: 01388 776052 Fax: 01388 774770 

Email: sales@bdmtools.co.uk Website: www.bluediamond-machinetools.co.uk 

METROL 

CNC SYSTEMS LTD 

High accuracy sensors. Used on CNC Lathes, Machining Centres and Grinders. 

40 Redwoods, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1JN 

Tel: 01932 830492 Mob: 07740 187341 

Email: offices@cncsystemsltd.co.uk Web: www.cncsystemsltd.co.uK 

PRECISION ENGINEERS / WORK HOLDING 

BRM PRECISION ENGINEERS & TOOLMAKERS LTD 

Machined Precision Parts, Jigs, Fixtures, Work Holders, Small Fabrications, Press 

Tooling. 

Unit 3, Brook Street Business Park, Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UZ 

Tel: 01206 794617 Fax: 01206 793839 Email: bob.rayner@btconnnect.com 

PRESS SERVICING MAINTENANCE 


Spares, Repairs, Rebuilding & Onsite Maintenance. All makes of Machines: 

Kinghorn, HME, Bentley etc. 


Email: information@grouprhodes.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1924 371161 

POWER PRESS REPAIRS LTD. 

Spares, repairs, onsite service and maintenance, HME, Rhodes, Bentley etc. 

69 Kings Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2AX Tel: 0121 772 1698 Fax: 0121 772 5323 

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

PRESS TECHNIQUES LTD 

Rebuild - Refurbishment - Rewire - Upgrade - Service 

Press Techniques Ltd, Units 4 & 5, 38 Commercial Street, Wakefield, WF1 5RN 

Tel: 01924 291463 Fax: 01924 373133 

T.M.A. ENGINEERING LTD 

Power Press Specialists, Service, Spares, Repairs, Insurance Inspections, 

Maintenance, Guards. 

95-111 Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 8NQ 

Tel: 0121 328 1908 Fax: 0121 322 2017 

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

PRESSBRAKE TOOLING 

PK Tooling 

new & Used Pressbrake Tooling supplier for most makes of machines 

282 Newton Road, Rushden, Northants, NN10 0SY. 

Tel: 01933 355726 

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

PRODUCTION CONTROL SOFTWARE 

PSL DATATRACK 

Production control 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: 01344 827312 or 08456 345931 

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

ROLLFORMERS 

TINBASHERS MACHINERY SUPPLIERS LTD 

Rollformers Lockformers cut to length and Slitting Lines serviced or resited also 

wanted. 

Park Works,Clegg Street,Bolton,BL2 6DU. Tel: 0161 429 8710 Fax: 0161 429 8720 

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

FORMIT LTD 

Design & supply of cold Rollform Equipment & Tooling, Press Feeding & Coil 

Processing Equipment. New & Used Machinery For Sale 

Unit 6, Morgan House, Folkes Road, Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 8RG 

Tel: 01384 895150 Fax: 01384 895303 

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

ROLLING MILLS 

DURSTON ROLLING MILLS 

Rolling mills for all applications 

Progress House, Hospital Hill, Waterside, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1PJ 

Tel: 01494 535388 Fax: 01494 792966 

Email: sales@durston.co.uk Web: www.durston.com 

ROTARY TABLES 

1st MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES 

4th & 5th Axis tables and custom-buillt solutions. 

1 The Headlands, Downton, Salisbury, Wilts SP5 3JJ 

Tel: 01725 514000 Email: enquiries@kitagawaeurope.com 

SAWING 

ADDISON SAWS LTD 

(Sawing machine and consumables specialists. Est. 55 years) 

Attwood Street, Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 8RU 

Tel: 01384 264950 Fax: 01384 264955 

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

Behringer Ltd 

(Sawing machine SuppLier eStaBLiShed over 100 yearS ) 

Subsidiary of the parent company Behringer GmbH, in Germany. Behringer, Behringer 

Eisele and Vernet Behringer products 

Complete range of billet cutting and mitre cutting, band saws and circular cold saws and 

plate saws including Vernet Behringer structural fabrication processing equipment. 

Handling equipment to suit specific requirements 

After sales and service and support across the UK with next day delivery. 

Demonstrations available at our service centre 

Tel 01296 668259. Web: www.behringerltd.co.uk 

E mail info@behringerltd.co.uk 

ADS PRECISION LTD 

For all your metal cutting needs. Suppliers of new & used metal sawing bandsaws 

& circular saws (from manual to automatic CNC), Bahco bi-metal & carbide 

bandsaw blades, spare parts for a wide range of saws, breakdown, repairs & 

servicing, lubricants and in house subcontract cutting/sawing, CNC milling, turning 

and machining. 

710a-716 Penistone Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2DF 

Tel: 0114 2347352 Fax: 0114 2347362 

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

JHP MACHINE SALES LTD 

UK agents for BEWO and RUSCH Sawing Machinery, Manual to Automatic and 

CNC Bandsaws, Automatic Tube Saws, Circular Saws, Blades, Breakdowns, 

Spares, Service and Repairs to a wide range of machinery. 

EchoENG: A wide range of Machine Tools i.e., Press Brakes, Guillotines, Machining 

Centers. Lathes, Mills and much much more. 

UK agents for DYNOBEND Bending and Tube end forming Machines. 

Unit 2 Phoenix Park Ind Est, Chickenhall Lane, Eastleigh SO50 6PQ 

Tel: 02381 942827 Email: sales@jhpengineeringservices.co.uk 

PROSAW LTD. 

Sawing specialists for 40 years. Complete range of metal sawing machines, 

manual, mitre, semi/fully automatic, special application systems. Hydraulic 

steelworkers also available 35 - 165 ton capacity. 

First class service & support throughout the UK. Spares & consumables available 

on a nex day delivery. Demonstrations at Prosaw or at your own premises. 

Tel 01536 410999 Fax 01536 410080 

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

SAWS (UK) LTD 

Leading bandsaw specialist and metal saw, bandsaw blade supplier. 

For advice, spare parts, new bandsaws, aluminium saws, chopsaws, circular saws, 

blades or service. 

Wealden Industrial Estate, Farningham Road, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 2TR. 

Tel: 08448 804511 Fax: 01435 862205 Web: www.sawsuk.com 

SCRAP METAL RECYCLING 

H. A. MASON (METALS) LTD 

Buyers of all non-ferrous scrap metals 

Two Woods Lane, off Mill Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 1TA 

Tel: 01384 79841 Fax: 01384 76414 

Email: info@masonmetals.co.uk Web: www.masonmetals.co.uk 

SERVO MOTOR & DRIVE REPAIRS 

EUROSERV LIMITED 

Specialist Repairs to all Manufactures of Servomotors, Spindle Motors and Drives + 

Associated Equipment. 

Unit 16 & 17, Whitworth Road, Armstrong Industrial Estate, Washington, Tyne & Wear 

NE37 1PP. Tel: +44 (0)1915 193344 Fax: +44 (0)1915 368707 

Email: enquiries@euroservltd.net Web: www.euroservltd.net 



SERVICE & REPAIR 


INDUSTRIAL MACHINE TOOL SERVICES LTD 

Highly skilled engineers will respond quickly. specialists in Grinding Machines. 

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

Kent ME1 1PB Charles Thurston, Tel: 01634 844477 Fax: 01634 844599 

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

TPH MACHINE TOOLS 

Offer Service & Repair on most Metalworking & Fab Machines, 

both Electrical & Mechanical 

Tel: +44 (0)1708 523916 

Email: miket@tphmachinetools.co.uk 

Web: www.tphmachinetools.co.uk 

Skype name: mikettphmachinetools (to download skype software go to www.skype.com) 

Established 1923 

SHOT BLAST MACHINE ENGINEERS 

DOUG BOOTH & SONS (SHOTBLAST) LTD. 

The largest UK stocks of new and re-conditioned shotblast machines of all types. 

Olympia Works, Church Street, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorks WF5 9DG 

Tel: 01924 274887 Fax: 01924 262219 

Email: paul@dougbooth.co.ukWeb: www.dougbooth.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 

SLIDEWAY GRINDING 

BLUE DIAMOND MACHINE TOOLS LTD 

Suppliers of new and used machine tools, rebuilding and repairs, suppliers of new 

tooling and sub-contract slideway grinding, CNC retrofitting. 

Unit 6, Hackworth Park Industrial Estate, Sheldon, County Durham. 

Tel: 01388 776052 Fax: 01388 774770 

Email: sales@bdmtools.co.uk Web: www.bluediamond-machinetools.co.uk 

ODIN ENGINEERING LTD 

Slideway Grinding up to 1.7 metres x 4.2 metres on WALDRICH COBURG 

MACHINES 

Unit 4, Fullwood Close, Aldermans Green Ind. Est., Coventry, England, CV2 2SS 

Contact: Sam Tel: +44 (0)2476 602622 

SLOTTING 

MALIN BRIDGE ENGINEERING LTD 

Keywaying & Splining on 9 Machines to 30” Stroke. ISO 9002 approved 

40 Worthing Road, Sheffield S9 3JJ Tel: 01142 750860 Fax: 01142 750405 

SPARK EROSION 

SES (GLOS) LTD 

Suppliers of new and used Spark Erosion Machines, Fast Hole Drills, 

Refurbishment, Training, Servicing and all EDM consumables. Specialists in 

Glevum, Sparcatron and Hurco equipment. 

Unit 19A Lower Road Trading Estate, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2DJ 

Tel: 01531637206 Email: service@sparcerosion.biz 

SPINDLE BUILD & REPAIR 

ROTATECH 

Specialising in all types of machine tool spindles, both mechanical & 

electromechanical. Complete removal and re-installation service offered. 

20 Cavans Way, Binley Industrial state, Binley, Coventry CN3 2SF 

Tel: 02476 452600 Fax: 02476 452645 

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

SUB-CONTRACTING - GRINDING 

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: carl@centralgrinding.co.uk Web:www.centralgrindingservices.co.uk 

SUB-CONTRACTING - SAWING, MACHINING, 

MILLING, TURNING & LATHE SERVICES 

ADS PRECISION LTD 

For all your metal cutting needs. Suppliers of new & used metal sawing bandsaws 

& circular saws (from manual to automatic CNC), Bahco bi-metal & carbide 

bandsaw blades, spare parts for a wide range of saws, breakdown, repairs & 

servicing, lubricants and in house subcontract cutting/sawing, CNC milling, turning 

and machining. 

710a-716 Penistone Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2DF 

Tel: 0114 2347352 Fax: 0114 2347362 

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

THREAD CUTTING 

KINGSTON ENGINEERING Co (HULL) LTD 

Specialist manufacturers and producers of bespoke Power Screws. We offer a 

variety of specialised engineering services and based on using materials and 

specifications to suit customer's exact needs, we produce complimentary nuts and 

fittings. 

Pennington Street, Hull, HU8 7LD 

Tel: 01482 325676 Fax: 01482 216438 Mobile: 07901 857045 www.kingstonengineering.co.uk 

Email : paul@kingston-engineering.co.uk 

TOOL MAKERS 

BRM PRECISION ENGINEERS & TOOLMAKERS LTD 

Specialist at Tooling for Aluminium and Plastic Collapsable Tubes for 

Toothpaste/Packaging. 

Unit 3, Brook Street Business Park, Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UZ 

Tel: 01206 794617 Fax: 01206 793839 Email: bob.rayner@btconnnect.com 

JCP SERVICES LIMITED 

Tooling For Tin Box & Bakewake Plus Precision Engineers. We specialise in the 

manufacture of tin box, bake ware and progressive tooling. Press work also 

undertaken. We also offer a large variety of precision engineering CNC machinery. 

Unit 50, Wakefield Commercial Park, Engine Lane, Bridge Road, Horbury Junction, 

Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF4 5NW. Tel: 01924 278585 

Email: johnpenn50@btconnect.com Web: www.jcpservices.org.com 

TUBE MANIPULATION 

HLP TUBE FORMERS LTD 

Specialists in CNC Bending, Cutting, Welding & Fabrication 

Unit 17 Pant Glas Industrial Estate, Bedwas, Caerphilly, CF83 8DR 

Tel: 029 2086 2122 Fax: 029 2086 0823 

Email: info@hlptube.co.uk Web: www.hlptube.co.uk 

VALUATION PLANT & MACHINERY 

MARRIOTT & CO. 

Professional and Independent Valuers and Auctioneers of Plant/Machinery. 

19 East Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7SD. 

Tel: 01252 712083 Fax: 01252 737613 

68 Lombard Street, London EC3V 9LJ. Tel: 020 7868 1716 

Email: mail@marriottco.co.uk Web: www.marriottco.co.uk 

VERTICAL BORING 

MALIN BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED 

(5 machines upto 84 inch diameter plus copy) 

40 Worthing Road,Sheffield S9 3JJ. Tel: 01142 750860 Fax: 01142 750405 




Tel: 01462 456565 Fax: 01462 420039 


WATERJET CUTTING 

CROSS ENGINEERING SWANSEA LTD 

Specialists in Waterjet cutting. 2 number twin head Flow machines 4mtr x 2mtr 

capacity, any material upto 200mm thickness also sub contract machining and 

fabrication capacity 

Garngoch Industrial Estate, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 9GE 

Web: www.crosswaterservices.co.uk www.crossengineering.co.uk 

Tel: 01792 893491 

SUB-CONTRACTING - MACHINING 




Tel: 01462 456565 Fax: 01462 420039 


WORKHOLDING 

1st MACHINE TOOL ACCESSORIES 

High quality work holding, fixturing, clamping, chucks & collets available from 

stock. 

1 The Headlands, Downton, Salisbury, Wilts SP5 3JJ 

Tel: 0800 783 0510 Email: enquiries@1stmta.com 



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martin@thebearingwarehouse.co.uk 

Mob: 07802 928128 Tel: 0800 0180310 

Fax: 01302 727791 

Est 1988. 24000 sq ft warehouse 

Massive stocks, contact us to sell or buy 

PRECISION SPINDLE 

REBUILDING 

We offer a complete rebuild service of CNC 

machining centre spindles, CNC lathe heads, 

Grinding spindles (both belt driven & high 

frequency types), Tailstocks, Fine boring spindles, 

Milling spindles, Centre-less grinding spindles, 

workheads, wheelheads etc. 

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Tel: 02476 366503 • Fax: 02476 361979 

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∙Comec Inkprint 70LPE Marking Machine (1996) 

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∙Putsch-Meniconi SVP620 4200 Vertical Panel Saw (2000) 

∙Forel FC 1400 Heater-Freezer for Extrusion Guns (1994) 

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PRICE 

£15,752 

 

PRICE 

 

 

PRICE 

 

Hypertherm 65 Amp Plasma Source 

Cut Capacity 'up to' 1400mm x 

2600mm x 25mm Thick (Mild Steel) 

Universal Drawing Format Import (.dxf 

.dwg) 

Cut 2D Software with Nesting Facility 

Heavy Duty Welded Steel Bed 

Digital Torch Height Control 

Offset Rack and Pinion X,Y Axis Drive 

System 

3 Side 'full sheet' Loading Access 

Can cut up to 10mm mild steel 

Fibre laser cutting produces accurate, 

fast cutting with no need for clean up. 

 

consumption. (compared to Co2 

Lasers) 

It has the ability to cut a variety of 

metals such as, stainless steel, brass, 

aluminium, copper. 

Minimal consumable cost 

1 Year parts and labour warranty 

User friendly CAD software 

HP 15040 1500 mm x 40T 

DA41 Control with angle programming 

3 Year parts and labour warranty 

Quick release system intermediate 

clamps 

Top and Bottom tooling with extra tool 

for segmentation 

Rexroth Hydraulics 

2 off front supports 

Life time phone & email support on all 

machine sales 

Weekly Finance 

from as little as 

 



 



 

 

 

For Sales or Enquiries call 0121 541 1444 

sales@mantechmachinery.com | www.mantechmachinery.co.uk 

Please do not hesitate to contact us for a quote. We can give immediate quotes for any machine. Our product range offers great value for money and 

prices quoted are inclusive of installation, commissioning and training. Warranties up to 3 years available - please ask for details.

Manufacturing Machinery World May 2019

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