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Four US engineers were awarded the 2019

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

(QEPrize) during a ceremony at Buckingham

Palace for their work creating the first truly

global, satellite-based positioning system,

GPS.

Page 8.

Mazak’s Beth Addis (centre) collects the

Advanced Level Apprentice of the Year

award at this year’s Worcestershire

Apprentice of the Year Awards.

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Machinery World, January 2020 3

NEWS NEWS NEWS

INSPIRING, INNOVATING, CONNECTING – MACH 2020

NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

The UK’s national manufacturing show,

MACH 2020, might still be several months

away, but anticipation is building fast and

the event is already set to be one of the

industry’s highlights of the year.

MACH is the longest-running

manufacturing and engineering exhibition in

the UK, showcasing the largest variety of

manufacturing technology solutions in the

country, all under one roof. Taking place at

the NEC in Birmingham between 20th – 24th

April, MACH 2020 is set to be one of the best

exhibitions in the event’s long history.

MACH 2020 is unique because of the

amount of live working machinery on

display. This means visitors will be able to

experience first-hand the power and

capabilities of the latest technology.

Jam-packed with major suppliers, and

with 95% of exhibition space now sold,

MACH 2020 is set to be an unmissable event

for the UK manufacturing and engineering

community.

In 2018, the exhibition attracted more than

25,000 visitors during the five days of the

show and has so far been credited with

generating over £200 million worth of

business for exhibitors - proof that MACH

attracts visitors with real buying power.

James Fudge, Head of Events and

Member Services at the Manufacturing

Technologies Association (MTA), which

organises the exhibition on behalf of

industry, said: “MACH 2020 is the UK’s

National event for inspiring, innovating and

connecting manufacturing and will provide

real value for our visitors. We will have all

the latest manufacturing technology

solutions available under one roof, giving

visitors an unrivalled overview of our sector

in the UK.”

He continued “With our exhibitors, we

work hard to provide meaningful

engagement points and are pleased to

announce HS2 will be exhibiting at the show,

looking to connect and work with the UK

supply chain. We also have several Catapult

Centres and the Made Smarter programme

showing what they can offer, to assist

companies with the transition into the digital

age. If you’re looking to improve your

productivity and embrace new

manufacturing technology solutions, MACH

2020 is unmissable for you and your

business.”

Technology is changing the way we live

and the way we work, transforming the way

data is gathered, information is analysed and

how businesses operate. MACH 2020 will

show how this is happening, providing the

knowledge and the solutions to enable your

business to grow.

The expansion of the Annual Investment

Allowance in the 2018 Budget from £200,000

to £1,000,000, was a specific ‘ask’ from the

MTA and will make investing in new

equipment at MACH 2020 more costeffective

for most visitors.

James Selka, DL, CEO of the MTA said:

“The continued development of

manufacturing technologies is enabling

faster, more responsive, and more efficient

processes to be implemented in businesses.

Inspire your workforce by bringing them to

the show and ensure your team are

technically up to date with the latest

technology available. MACH 2020 is a

fantastic opportunity to invest in new

equipment.”

He continued “With the increase of the

Annual Investment Allowance available and

impartial support available on site from

finance companies, there really has never

been a better time to invest in your business

and your staff.”

MACH 2020 really is the UK’s National

Manufacturing showcase, with a lively and

focused seminar programme, as well as the

Education and Development Zone all set to

help attract the next generation of engineers

into the sector.

Now that visitor registration is open you

can sign up to make sure that you don’t miss

out on all the latest info and opportunities,

visit:

www.machexhibition.com

NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY HOSTS MACH

2020 LAUNCH EVENT

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) was

pleased to host the launch event for MACH

2020. MACH 2020 is an important event in

the manufacturing technologies community,

bringing together customers and providers

of machining innovation from across the

world and providing the platform for

attendees to share expertise and explore

ways of working together.

Manufacturing technology is a key

strength within the UK and NPL is proud to

have been at the leading edge of helping

discover and develop manufacturing

technology innovation, in partnership with

industry for over 115 years.

To achieve the goals that society has for

increasing productivity, limiting climate

change and improving quality of life, new

technology is needed that

pulls together innovation

from across manufacturing.

NPL has a clear

understanding of the

challenges faced when

developing advanced technology through its

own design, development and manufacture

of instruments and systems within its

Instruments and Engineering Services

business units.

The next generation of manufacturing

technologies will have precision, autonomy,

intelligence and flexibility in their DNA, and

NPL is working at the heart of these

developments on behalf of, and with, UK

industry.

NPL is an active member of the

Manufacturing Technologies Association

(MTA), the organisers of MACH and the

voice for the manufacturing technologies

industry. NPL is already committed to UK

machinery manufacturers and engaging with

industry at MACH 2020 to help keep UK

businesses at the forefront of manufacturing

innovation.

Gareth Edwards, Strategic Business

Development Manager Advanced

Manufacturing, National Physical

Laboratory (NPL) states: “NPL recognises

the urgent need for the UK to create the

machines needed to manufacture

tomorrow’s technologies and is working to

help shape the innovation landscape to

enable businesses, especially SMEs, to do

this. We look forward to sharing those plans

with the community at MACH 2020.”

James Selka, CEO of the Manufacturing

Technologies Association said: “We would

like to say a big thank you to NPL for hosting

the MACH 2020 press launch and supporting

the MTA in the work we do. Also for being

such a great example of UK innovation for

which we remain famous for worldwide.”

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GPS INVENTORS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Four US engineers were awarded the 2019

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

(QEPrize) during a ceremony at Buckingham

Palace for their work creating the first truly

global, satellite-based positioning system,

GPS. The QEPrize is the world’s most

prestigious engineering accolade, a £1

million prize that celebrates the global

benefit of engineering innovation on

humanity.

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

presented the trophy to Dr Bradford

Parkinson, Hugo Fruehauf, Richard

Schwartz, and Anna Marie Spilker, who

accepted the award on behalf of her late

husband, Professor James Spilker, Jr.

Dr Bradford Parkinson – often regarded

as the ‘father of GPS’ – led the development,

design, and testing of the system. Hugo

Fruehauf developed a highly accurate,

miniaturised atomic clock, a foundational

component of the system. Richard Schwartz

engineered a satellite hardened to resist

intense radiation in space, with a lifespan

three times greater than expected. Professor

James Spilker, Jr, was the main designer of the

GPS civil signal and, with his team at

Stanford Telecommunications, built the

receiver that processed the first GPS satellite

signals.

Lord Browne, Chairman of the Queen

Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation,

highlighted the critical role of collaboration in

engineering, and in groundbreaking

innovations such as GPS: “Our laureates’

success was the result of inter-disciplinary

collaboration, a drive for excellence, and an

ability to turn the fruits of scientific discovery

into practical solutions. That is what

engineers do.”, he said.

Today, an estimated four billion people

around the world use GPS. At just $2 per

receiver, GPS provides an accessible service

and a powerful tool that people can integrate

with their applications. Simple smartphone

apps can track disease outbreaks, self-driving

tractors can optimise crop harvests, and

sports teams can improve team performance.

New applications for GPS continue to

revolutionise entire industries, and its annual

economic value has been estimated to be $80

billion for the USA alone.

GPS combines a constellation of at least 24

orbiting satellites with ground stations and

receiving devices. Each satellite broadcasts a

radio signal containing its location and the

time from an extremely accurate onboard

atomic clock. GPS receivers need signals from

at least four satellites to determine their

position; they measure the time delay in each

signal to calculate the distance to each

satellite, then use that information to pinpoint

the receiver’s location on earth.

This year’s QEPrize trophy was designed

by 17-year-old Jack Jiang from Hong Kong.

Jack’s elegant trophy design won the 2019

Create the Trophy competition, an

international competition that invites those

aged between 14-24 around the world to

submit innovative trophy designs for the

world’s leading engineers. The 2019

competition saw a record number of entries,

with submissions stemming from over 50

countries worldwide.

Lord Browne of Madingley, Chairman of

the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Foundation, said: “This year’s laureates have

demonstrated that engineering makes things

happen. With the first global, satellite-based

positioning system, they created an

engineered system which provides free,

immediate and accurate information about

position and time, anywhere around the

globe.

“The world now depends on GPS

completely and without exception.

“The high-frequency trading systems,

telecommunications and electricity grids of

today are all built around GPS. And we will

rely on it for the drone delivery systems, selfdriving

cars and climate monitoring solutions

of tomorrow.

“In honouring the 2019 prize winners, we

hope to inspire the next generation of

engineers to continue to push back the

frontiers of the possible.”

Bradford Parkinson said: “Today marks a

landmark moment in all of our lives – there is

no prize for engineering greater than this, it is

an honour. This recognition reflects the

responsibility incumbent upon those

developing technology today to strive to do

so for the good of humanity. Day-after-day,

we are astounded at the new ways in which

people across the world use GPS. It is a

‘System for Humanity’ in each and every

sense.”

Hugo Fruehauf said: “The accuracy of

modern GPS satellites astounds me. The

atomic clocks we built for the satellites were

accurate to within billionths of a second, but

today’s generation are working a factor of 100

times better than that. They’re a lot like wine,

in a sense – they only get better with time.

And they have to be accurate; the timing for

GPS is used for core systems around the

world – vital infrastructure like banking

systems, telecommunications networks, and

power grids. Today the world relies on those

clocks.”

Richard Schwartz said: “One of the best

things about GPS is its accessibility. We

designed the system to produce a signal that

anyone can use, regardless of where they are

on the planet. Today, engineers around the

world can still access that signal, for free, and

use it to build creative solutions to benefit

people around them. It took a great deal of

collaboration to make the system work, and

it’s great to see the next generation

collaborating on innovative products now

because of that.”

Anna Marie Spilker, on behalf her late

husband, Professor James Spilker, Jr, said:

“Jim's mission statement has always been to

create, teach, and mentor for world-changing

benefits to humanity through his engineering

talents. When working on GPS, Jim knew that

it could be of profound benefit globally, and

he was right; because of their work, Jim and

his colleagues have helped billions of people

around the world. He was immensely proud

of that. He said many times that "Engineering

technology is the necessary catalyst for

progress to world changing benefits to

humanity; it's magic.””.

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HOW TO SOURCE DEIONISED WATER

While it is vital to a huge number of

industrial processes, the sourcing of

deionised water can require significant

capital expenditure. Here, the Sales Director

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manufacturers.

Water plays a key role in a broad range of

industrial processes, such as surface

preparation, coating and laser cutting but

water sourced from the mains normally

contain contaminants. These include ions

that have come from the ground, such as

sodium and calcium and from water pipes,

such as iron and copper. These can cause a

host of issues with production machinery,

including corrosion, the build-up of minerals

and contamination. Water used in many of

these processes, therefore, must first be

treated or purified to remove these ions. This

process is called deionisation.

There are numerous routes a

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amounts for their operations, it can be

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that need a ready and consistent supply, a

cheaper and more efficient approach in the

long run would be to produce it in-house.

This can be achieved using deionisation

cylinders and electro-deionisation (EDI)

systems, but both approaches have their

drawbacks. For deionisation cylinders, the

ion-exchange resins that are central to their

operation must be replaced or regenerated

regularly, a process that requires expensive

specialist equipment. A single EDI unit,

meanwhile, may operate for a few years

before a replacement is required, but the

costs associated with the purchase,

installation and running of these systems can

be significant.

As such, the most cost-effective means of

getting access to deionised water for many

manufacturers will be a subscription-based

service. Leading water purification

companies have invested in central cylinder

processing facilities, taking on all the capital

costs associated with the supply and

regeneration of ion-exchange resins, so that

customers can obtain pure water easily with

minimal outlay.

The way these services work is

straightforward. Taking SUEZ’s Cylinder

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can purchase the cylinder it needs to fulfil its

needs for deionised water. When the resin in

this cylinder is exhausted, the customer

sends a purchase order or pre-paid voucher

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within seven working days.

As the customer can own the cylinder, it is

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Regenerating the resin is more

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MAZAK APPRENTICE CROWNED REGIONAL

CHAMPION AT FLAGSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY

Mazak’s Beth Addis (centre) collects the

Advanced Level Apprentice of the Year

award at this year’s Worcestershire

Apprentice of the Year Awards.

Beth Addis, a production apprentice at

global machine tool manufacturer Yamazaki

Mazak, has won the Advanced Level

Apprentice of the Year award at this year’s

Worcestershire Apprentice of the Year

Awards.

Held at the West Midlands Safari Park

on 14th November, Beth was one of three

regional apprentices shortlisted for the

awards. Beth joined Mazak in September

2016, and has just completed her three-year

Advanced Level Apprenticeship in CNC

machining. Beth stood out for a number of

reasons, including her role as team leader,

excellent academic performance, time spent

mentoring younger apprentices, as well

implementing a number of improvement

projects throughout the company,

including one which saved the company

over 45 hours of CNC grinding time per

month.

In a month of unprecedented success for

Beth, she has also been shortlisted for the

GTA England Apprentice of the Year

Awards, which will take place in February

2020; collected the Final Year Apprentice

Award at Mazak’s internal Apprentice

Awards, and won 2019 Best Senior Craft

Apprentice at Worcestershire Group

Training Association’s (WGTA) Annual

Awards.

Second year mechanical apprentice, Dan

Coupland, was another Mazak winner at this

year’s WGTA Annual Awards, picking up

the Engineering Endeavour Award.

Richard Smith, European Group

Managing Director at Yamazaki Mazak,

commented: “Beth is without doubt one of

our stand-out apprentices, and has very

quickly become a key member of the team,

who is well-respected by her colleagues for

her knowledge, skill and determination to

improve how her section functions. As such,

the resounding success she has experienced

this year is thoroughly well-deserved.”

He continues: “Apprentices are the

beating heart of our business, and are an

incredibly important part of futureproofing

our operations here in Worcester for years to

come. To Beth, Dan, and all the winners of

our internal Apprentice Awards, on behalf of

everyone here at Yamazaki Mazak, I’d like to

offer a huge congratulations. Our industry

really is in safe hands.”

Beth is one of 15 apprentices from the

Worcestershire area to have completed their

apprenticeships with Mazak in 2019. This

year’s graduating cohort also includes

Jemma Dighton, who is the first Industrial

Cadet to complete her training at Mazak.

Jemma undertook a week’s placement as part

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Mazak in July 2015, and successfully applied

for an apprenticeship the following year.

Having completed her apprenticeship,

Jemma was recognised with an Industrial

Cadets Gold Award.

18 new recruits joined the Mazak

Apprenticeship Scheme in September 2019.

This takes the current total of apprentices

training with Mazak, across a number of

different disciplines, including CNC

machining, electrical, mechanical, sheet

metal and fabrication, to 47.

Applications for Mazak’s 2020

Apprenticeship Scheme opened on 1st

December.

www.mazakeu.co.uk/careers.


Tel : +44 (0) 161 330 4242

Fax + 44 (0) 161 343 1347

Email : hq@newcentury.co.uk

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Unit 2 Riverside Industrial

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Amada HFE 130-3 CNC press brake,

6000 hrs, Operateur II 6 axis CNC,

tooling, light guards, 200mm stroke,

470mm daylight, 130 tons x 3100mm

capacity £poa

Amada HFT 80-25 CNC press brake,

Installed 2009, full Amada service

history, tooling, sick light guards,

CD2000 4 axis, 80 tons x 2550mm

capacity £poa

Amada HFT 220/4 CNC press brake,

New 2005, OP 20058 , Y1, Y2, X, R

CNC, tooling, light guards, 3050mm

between frames, 200mm stroke, 220

tons x 4100mm capacity £poa

Trumpf Trubend 3120 CNC press

brake, New 2009, Delem DA65 TW 6

axis CNC, 2690mm between frames,

347mm max stroke, crowning, 120

tons x 3100mm capacity £poa

Bystronic Edwards Pearson PR6 60 X

2550 CNC press brake, Cybelec

Modiva 12 CNC,6 axis, tooling,

Fiessler laser guards, crowning,

2050mm between frames, 60 tons x

2550mm capacity £poa

Doosan DNM 6700 vertical machining

centre, New 2017, Siemens S828D

CNC, BT 40, speeds to 12000rpm, 30

ATC, 1500 x 670mm table, X=1300

Y=670 Z=625mm capacity £poa

Hardinge Bridgeport GX1000B

vertical machining centre, Siemans

828 CNC, BT 40, speeds to

8000rpm, 20 ATC, 1120 X 540mm

table, X=1020 Y=540 Z=540mm

capacity £poa

Haas TL1 CNC lathe, New 2012,

Unused, Haas CNC, speeds to

1800rpm, 58mm spindle bore,

coolant, tailstock, 406 x 762mm

capacity £poa

AgieCharmilles CUT E350 CNC wire

eroder, New 2015, AC Cut HMI CNC

control, 5 axis, Auto wire feed,

collision protection, 820 x 680 x

245mm max work piece £poa

Mazak QT Nexus 200-IIM CNC lathe,

New 2010, GF Flex 100 Gantry

loader, C axis, live tools, 65mm bore,

Matrix CNC, speeds to 5000rpm, 380

x 541mm capacity £poa

Huron VX12 vertical machining

centre, New 2012, Siemens 828

CNC, handwheel, through spindle

coolant, 1400 x 630mm table, X=

1220 Y= 600 Z=610mm, as new £poa

Okuma Macturn 30 CNC lathe, OSP

7000L CNC, 5 axis, milling, 80mm

bore, speeds to 4500rpm, H2

swivelling head with 20 tools, 500 x


Hwacheon Cutex 200S CNC lathe,

Installed 2009, Fanuc OiT, tool setter,

speeds to 600rpm, tailstock, 56mm

spindle bore, 300mm max

dia,300mm max length £poa

Doosan VC 500 vertical machining

centre, Fanuc 21i MB, BT40, speeds

to 8000rpm, through spindle coolant,

860 x 560mm table, X=760 Y=510 Z=


Doosan VC 500 vertical machining

centre, Fanuc 18m, BT 40, speeds to

8000rpm, swarf conveyor, 860 x

570mm table, 30 station tool changer,

X=762 Y=510 Z=560mm £poa

Mikron HEM 500U / WPT1 5 axis

machining centre, New 2017,

Heidenhain TNC 530, speeds to

20000rpm, HSK40, 5 axis, X=500

Y=450 Z= 400 C= 360° B= -65/ +110

, WPT pallet changer £poa

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50TH ANNIVERSARY FINDS GRITTER MANUFACTURER

ECON GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

If you find yourself driving behind a gritter or

salt spreader in the UK this winter, there is an

80 percent chance it was bought or hired from

Econ Engineering by the local council or

highways contractor. The company is the

largest British manufacturer of such vehicles,

producing 360 units per year at its factory in

Ripon, North Yorkshire, from where it also

operates a growing hire fleet.

he Bystronic laser cutting machine control.

More than 70 percent of the output from the

laser machine is folded on three Bystronic press

brakes. Two of them, rated at 320 tonnes / 4.1

metres and 150 tonnes / 3.1 metres, are used

either independently or in tandem for bending

very large components. In use also is an Xpert

40 tonne / 1 metre press brake for bending

smaller parts more efficiently.

Jonathan Lupton, joint managing director

commented, "We have always tried to innovate

and strive for excellence and nowhere is that

more apparent than in our use of the laser to cut

steel in our body shop. The investment has

The 220-employee, £34 million turnover

company's dominance in the market is down

to the premium quality of its products, with

all design and manufacture carried out inhouse

including painting of components.

Swiss supplier of sheet metal processing

machinery to the business, Bystronic, is

proud to have played a part in helping Econ,

for nearly one-third of its 50-year existence,

to maintain the high level of component

accuracy that underpins its reputation for top

quality.

In 2003 the second generation, Jonathan

and Andrew, sons of the founder the late Bill

Lupton, took over running the company. It

was about then that the first Bystronic laser

machine replaced a turret punch press and a

plasma profile cutter for processing the

majority of components made from mild steel

plates. In addition to being used in the

manufacture of gritting and salt spreading

equipment, the components also find their

way into snowploughs as well as bodies for

highway maintenance and road patching that

Econ mounts onto lorry chassis.

The Bystronic ByStar 6 kW laser cutting machine in action at Econ Engineering, Ripon.

The original laser machine, a ByStar 4020

with a 4 kW CO2 power source supplied by

Bystronic UK, greatly increased production

efficiency and component accuracy. Sheet metal

up to 4 metres x 2 metres could be processed on

the machine, but its 4.4 kW and then 6 kW

successors were able to accept sheet up to 6.5

metres long by nominally 2 metres wide.

The current laser machine, which was

installed in 2014, works 24/7 processing up to

35 tonnes of steel a week into any of 87,000

different components produced in batch sizes

ranging from 5- to 30-off and to an accuracy in

some cases down to ± 0.5 mm. OEE (overall

equipment effectiveness) of the machine is 63

per cent, representing the proportion of time the

laser is actually cutting metal.

more than paid off in terms of higher

production output, while improved accuracy

has almost eliminated fit-up during assembly

and cuts costs further."

www.bystronic.co.uk

www.econ.uk.com

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SAWING

GIVE INEFFICIENCY THE CHOP

There are a certain number of applications in

the metalworking and machine shop world that

demand novel sawing solutions. A case in point

can be seen at the Donauwörth, Bavaria plant of

Airbus Helicopters, which has recently

introduced additive manufacturing into its

processes to save time, weight and costs when

producing titanium components. The company

not only develops and manufactures a range of

helicopter models, such as the H135 and H145,

but specialises in the production of more than

4000 doors for passenger and cargo aircraft

every year.

After additive manufacturing, Airbus

Helicopters separates the titanium parts from

their 400 x 400 mm titanium base plates rapidly,

economically and without damage using the

company’s recently purchased automatic

KASTOwin AMC bandsaw from Kasto.

Firstly, the base plate with 3D printed shafts

weighing up to 40 kg is transported from the 3D

printer by forklift truck to the saw and bolted

securely to a clamping mechanism. After the

machine door closes, the mechanism rotates

through 180° so that sawing is performed

upside down. This configuration offers

considerable advantages in additive

manufacturing as, after being cut, the parts

cannot topple over or buckle, preventing any

risk of damage that could lead to time-intensive

reworking, or even scrap.

With the plate being ground flat after each

build (so it can be reused), it becomes

progressively thinner. As a result, before

sawing begins, an employee has to measure its

thickness when clamped and enter the figure

into the job wizard of the AdvancedControl

CNC. The bandsaw blade then moves precisely

to the programmed height. When cutting is

complete, the shafts fall into a padded container

to prevent damage and are removed through a

flap.

Retaining the transport theme, Geismar has

successfully completed the installation of a

bespoke carbide rail sawing and drilling

machine ordered by French national rail

operator, SNCF. The machine is now part of the

SNCF facility in Saulon, Bourgogne-Franche-

Comté. According to the customer’s

expectations, this fully automated machine

contributes to the operations of SNCF’s ‘Centre

d’excellence rail’, the only workshop in France

which includes a production line dedicated to

short rails.

The versatile Geismar machine allows

precise sawing and drilling operations on 3 to

36 m carbide rails. Use of latest-generation

technology offers high efficiency, in particular

thanks to a drill spindle with high power output

and a hydraulically driven saw blade which

eliminates vibration. Fully integrated into a

cabin, the whole installation includes the

machine, control panel and hydraulic power

unit, as well as the electrical cabinet, thus

creating a turnkey solution for SNCF. Geismar

has its UK operation in Northampton.

HE&M Saw, which is represented in the UK

by Kaltenbach, has created a number of custom

saws over the years, but none more unique than

the bespoke saw it designed for a

decommissioned plutonium manufacturing

facility located in the US. With the capability to

cut through large blocks of compressed scrap,

the custom saw can also be dissembled and

reassembled to suit requirements.

During the early 1990s, a plutonium

manufacturing facility in Colorado was

decommissioned. Although the plant is now

completely gone, it was recently discovered that

some of the buried material was contaminated

and leaking into the environment, so it had to

be dug up and disposed of properly.

To achieve proper disposal, a saw would

need to cut 0.9 m metal cubes of condensed

scrap metal into pieces small enough to fit in

208-litre drums. The cubes were deemed

hazardous and radioactive, and had to be

processed in a radiation containment facility

with 0.9 m thick walls that was only accessible

through a service door. Unfortunately, a saw

with this capability usually stands at 3.6 m high,

far larger than the service door.

As a solution, HE&M’s engineering team

designed a saw that could be dissembled by the

customer, carried through the service door, and

then reassembled to cut the compressed cubes.

This project provided the HE&M team with the

opportunity to think outside the box and design

a saw that could cut the product, while also

fitting within specific facility constraints.

Back in the UK, Prosaw recently received an

email from ‘Rusty Road 2 Recovery’, a not-forprofit

community interest company in

Bridgwater. The company requested assistance

with obtaining a much needed bandsaw and

wondered whether Prosaw would be generous

enough to donate the equipment?

The saw was needed as participants at Rusty

Road 2 Recovery often work in groups to take

classic vehicles – including motorcycles,

tractors and cars that are viewed by many as

scrap or beyond repair – and restore them to

their former glory. This work encourages

individuals to take pride in themselves and

their achievements. A bandsaw is vital piece of

machinery for such projects.

Phil Crick, managing director at Prosaw,

says: “The idea just struck a chord with us and

we soon delivered a Waytrain manual

bandsaw, at no cost, to help with their mission.”

Elsewhere, the Bedwas, Wales, plant of

Hydro Components, which manufactures

aluminium parts for electric vehicles, recently

introduced three Mecal Kosmos MC 305 fouraxis

machining centres and one Mecal Geos

MDT five-axis machining centre with sawing

capability from Addison Saws as part of a £9.6

million refurbishment and re-opening project.

The five-axis machine is the first of its kind in

the UK.

After the successful installation of the

Kosmos machines, Hydro’s production

manager at the Bedwas plant was interested in

setting up a single-step automated

manufacturing line, eliminating the need for the

company’s additional saws. After in-depth

discussions, Hydro placed an order for the fiveaxis

MC 302 Geos MDT 8.6 m CNC machining

centre, which can be used for slots, pockets,

holes, end slotting, tapping, rigid tapping,

drilling and flow drilling. The addition of a 400

mm saw blade enables the user to cut pieces to

length before machining.

Of course, not all sawing operations are for

metal. With this thought in mind, the Materials

Testing Team at the Bristol-based National

Composites Centre (NCC) has recently

completed a year-long trial of the Compcut 200

composite plate saw from Sharp & Tappin with

positive results in terms of overall performance,

usability, adaptability and technical precision.

The machine met and exceeded the Testing

Team’s expectations, which cited success factors

such as ease-of-use, a fully enclosed housing,

speedy operational processing, and high

precision and cut quality. NCC is now able to

react more swiftly to R&D and urgent testing

requirements, and is increasingly able to offer

quick-turnaround cut samples to other teams in

the organisation.


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Mills CNC launches a new range of compact,

high-performance vertical machining centres

into the market.

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of

Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, is

launching a new range of 3-axis vertical

machining centres into the market.

The compact DEM 4000 machine is the latest

addition to Doosan’s impressive range of

vertical machining centres - a range that

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Despite its relatively small footprint the

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The machine’s rigid design and build also

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and repeatability’s, as well as good surface

finishes.

The DEM 4000 is equipped with the Doosan

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choice of automatic tool changer configurations

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capacity; the Cam-type ATC option has a 20-

position capacity).

Says Tony Dale, Mills CNC’s Technical

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“Doosan machine tools have a reputation in

the market for their accuracy, reliability and

great value.

“The new DEM 4000 vertical machining

centres tick all these boxes and more, and

provide component manufacturers with a highperformance

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The new DEM machine is making its UK

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from £2.00/hour is available.

For those looking for full, simultaneous

five-axis machining the XYZ UMC-5X will be

demonstrated. This cost-effective machine

has as standard a Direct Drive 90 rpm table

configuration, which when tilted 90 degrees

towards the rear (component facing

forward), there remains 500 mm of Y axis

travel forward of the table surface, allowing

larger workpieces to be machined. Its

gantry-type design adds greater rigidity and

performance, while C-axis rotation via a

direct drive, low maintenance, high torque

motor, gives 90 revs/min rotational speed;

with +/- 120 degrees on the tilting A-axis,

while 600 mm axis travel in X and Y (500 mm

in Z) maximise use of the 600 mm diameter

table. Standard spindles are in-line direct

drives with 35 kW of power and either

12,000/15,000 revs/min, an option to go to a

25 kW, 18,000/24,000 revs/min motorised

spindle is also available.

The latest version of XYZ Machine Tools’

industry-leading ProtoTRAK control system

will be shown on an XYZ RMX 3500 bed mill

and an XYZ RLX 355 ProTURN lathe. The

latest generation ProtoTRAK control, the RX

retains all the features that make ProtoTRAK

popular with 1000’s of customers, but with

the addition of a host of new features and

benefits. Central to the new control is its

15.6” touchscreen that puts all of the existing

advantages, along with more machining

information, at the users’ fingertips.

Combining the touchscreen with DXF

capability removes any requirement for a

mouse to interact with editing of programs.

The touchscreen also adds the familiar

actions of pinch to zoom, twist to rotate

making it far more intuitive and allows closer

inspection of the part program prior to

machining. The new control will be

demonstrated live on the stand to highlight

its ease-of-use and time saving benefits.

www.xyzmachinetools.com

nigel.atherton@xyzmachinetools.com

The new RMX 3500 bed mill with the latest ProtoTRAK control system

The new XYZ ROBO-TEND automation system for machining centres and turning centres



11-13 FEBRUARY 2020

ITC LAUNCH NEW PRODUCT LINES

The Southern Manufacturing Show at the Farnborough Exhibition

Centre will be the very first opportunity for UK manufacturers to see

the new 2020 cutting tool launches from Industrial Tooling

Corporation (ITC). Using the 11th to the 13th February event as the

launchpad for its new innovations, the Tamworth based cutting tool

manufacturer is inviting engineers to visit stand H250 to witness the

next generation of cutting tool technology.

The new additions to the ITC portfolio that will be receiving their

world premiere at Southern Manufacturing will include the new ITC

6071 Series of solid carbide end mills. This stub-length end mill has

been specifically developed for the high-performance machining of

steel and aerospace grade alloys such as titanium and inconel. ITC

has evolved the geometry design and extensively trialled this in the

marketplace to introduce an end mill line that surpasses all that went

before.

With an unrivalled reputation for aluminium machining, ITC has

further extended its industry leading line with the arrival of the new

3202 3-flute long series and the optimised length 3203 Series ball nose

tools. Perfect for profiling and reaching difficult to access surfaces,

the 3202 and 3203 offer manufacturers the complete solution for

cutting aluminium and aerospace grade alloys. Complementing the

new additions is the much-anticipated arrival of the 4204 Series of

long length 4-flute square-end milling cutters with a chipbreaker

geometry.

Supporting the new ITC product lines at the showpiece event will

be the latest arrivals from Widia. Representing Widia in the UK,

application experts from ITC will be on-hand to discuss the benefits

of the new Widia product lines. Some of the latest Widia tools on

show will include the new VSM890-12 face and shoulder milling

GUHRING TO SHOW NEW RANGES

At the Southern Manufacturing exhibition

from the 11th to 13th February 2020, cutting

tool manufacturer Guhring will be giving

exhibition premieres to a number of new

products that were launched at the end of

2019. On stand H185, the Birmingham

cutting tool manufacturer will be introducing

its high-performance line of end mills and

the latest addition to its extensive

holemaking portfolio.

Visitors to Southern Manufacturing will

have an opportunity to investigate the new

Guhring RF Speed milling range that has

been developed for the machining of very

tough materials. The latest arrival, the new

RF100 5-Speed and RF100 7-Speed solid

carbide end mills have proven to take cutting

speeds and process reliability to a new level

and show visitors can discuss the

opportunities with the Guhring team.

The increased tooth number of the fivefluted

5-Speed and seven-fluted 7-Speed

generate high metal removal rates with

stable process reliability, even when

processing the most difficult-to-machine

materials. Providing high-performance

roughing at high cutting depths, the two new

ranges maximise feed rate parameters during

large metal removal rates. As part of the

highly dynamic Guhring Trochoidal Cutting

(GTC) series, the new RF100 5-Speed and

RF100 7-Speed are suitable for machining

tough stainless steels, special alloys and a

wide variety of steel and cast-iron grades.

Alongside the RF Speed milling line will

be the new RT100XF; the latest in a long line

of high-performance drilling products from

Guhring. Branded as ‘Extreme and

Powerful’, the new RT100XF has been

developed to generate outstanding feed rates

and exceptional metal removal rates. Created

Stand No: H250

series. The new VSM890-12 is hailed as one of the very few 8-edged

double-sided milling lines with genuine 90-degree milling.

ITC will of course have a comprehensive display of existing

product lines alongside the new innovations. Likewise, the stand will

display a myriad of new innovations from Widia as well as a

selection of BIG KAISER toolholding and clamping technology. Make

sure you are among the first to see the new product lines by visiting

the ITC Stand H250 at Southern Manufacturing.

Tel: 01827 304500

Email: sales@itc-ltd.co.uk

Web: www.itc-ltd.co.uk

Stand No: H185

to reduce cycle times for difficult-to-machine

materials and special applications in series

production, the extremely hard new drilling

line is said to be extremely resilient to

potential breakages. This bold claim is based

upon the new carbide grade developed by

Guhring for the RT100XF that performs a

balancing act between hardness and

toughness.

For manufacturers investigating the

available cutting tools for machining

composite materials, the Guhring team will

be on hand to demonstrate and discuss some

of the new products from the newly

published ‘High Performance Tools for

Machining Modern Composite Materials’

brochure. Available to download from the

Guhring UK website, the 24 page publication

includes the latest solid carbide and PCD

drills and end mills, taps, slot drills and PCD

compression milling cutters. With CFRP,

GFRP and multi-layered FRP materials

increasingly making an entry into a broad

range of industrial applications, Guhring has

evolved its product offering to meet the ever

evolving needs of the market that ranges

from the aerospace, automotive and power

generation sectors through to the marine,

medical, sport and hobbyist.

Telephone 0121 749 5544

Email: info@guhring.co.uk

Web: www.guhring.co.uk


MATSUURA

MACHINE LIVE AT

SOUTHERN

MANUFACTURING

USING 3D

PRINTED

FIXTURES

Stand No: E260

The highlight of the Matsuura Machinery

stand at Southern Manufacturing 2020 will

be a live demonstration of the possibilities of

combining additive and subtractive

production.

Exclusively for Southern Manufacturing

2020, Matsuura Machinery will exhibit the

single table five-axis MX-520 CNC machine

tool and HP Multi-Jet Fusion 580 3D printer.

Machining live on the MX-520 will use

fixtures and work-holding printed on the HP

Multi-Jet Fusion 4200 3D printer, working in

harmony to demonstrate the hybrid additive

and subtractive production strategies now

available to UK manufacturers.

Visitors can also see live 3D colour

printing on the HP Jet Fusion 580 and discuss

its capabilities with a team of 3D experts. As

the sole machine tool reseller of HP Multi-Jet

Fusion 3D printers in the UK, applications

experience will be demonstrated through a

variety of real-world customer parts on

display, highlighting the advantages of 3D

printing in the manufacturing process.

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics

2020 runs from the 11th to 13th of February at

Farnborough International Exhibition Centre

in Hampshire. Entry and car parking is free.

More information and online registration can

be found at www.industrynorth.co.uk

www.matsuura.co.uk


11-13 FEBRUARY 2020

TRUMPF

TRUMPS…

Stand No: D230

Tubes and profiles are used in many

applications from mechanical engineering

and system construction through to the

furniture industry and at this year’s show

manufacturing technology company,

TRUMPF, will be focussing on how its

TruLaser Tube machines are opening up new

design possibilities in this sector.

As the foremost developer and

manufacturer of industrial lasers, TRUMPF

offers manufacturers an exceptional choice of

solutions for tube and profile processing.

If high speed cutting is a priority,

TRUMPF’s solid state laser machines provide

a distinct advantage, especially when cutting

thin sheet. And the fiber models build on

this solid-state capability to ensure short

processing times for the widest possible

range of parts. The TRUMPF TruLaser Tube

7000 fiber for extra-large tubes is a good

example.

With this flexible high-end machine,

manufacturers can cover a broad range of

parts and investigate new areas of

application for laser tube cutting. The

machine cuts tubes and profiles with a

diameter of up to 254mm and wall

thicknesses up to 10mm for mild steel.

The second focus process on the TRUMPF

stand is bending. The company now has an

extensive portfolio of TRUMPF bending

machines that incorporates the TruBend 7000

Series for the high-speed bending of small

parts to the TruBend 3000 Series and 5000

Series for processing medium and large-scale

parts with a press force of up to 3200kN. The

TruBend Center Series takes automated

bending to the next level of productivity.

www.trumpf.com

BROANMAIN

LAUNCHES

ELECTRONICS

PRECISION

FACILITY

Stand No: C195

Digitalisation is fuelling consumer desires for

product customisations. With the UK

personalised gift market now worth more

than £1 billion annually, branded gadgets

and electronic technology looks set to be the

next vertical market where customisations

can make a component stand out from the

competition.

Responding to this, on Stand C195 at

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020,

Broanmain Plastics will launch its new

precision-moulding manufacturing facility

that caters to branded, customised precision

electronic and instrument components used

in the automotive, aerospace, medical and

FMCG sectors.

The company, which specialises in massproducing

electronic housings, connectors,

gears, micro switches and industrial plastic

components can now achieve an even better

finish on parts featuring intricate 2D and 3D

geometries. Broanmain recently invested in

state-of-the-art vertical CNC milling

technology, now installed at its Dorking

manufacturing facility.

At Southern Manufacturing, visitors will

be able to see and handle real examples of

customised industrial devices engineered

and made for blue chip multinationals,

including one of the world’s largest suppliers

of life sciences instruments.

To help its customer differentiate,

Broanmain’s contemporary milling facility

manufactures intricate parts from a range of

materials, including polymer to copper,

aluminium and other metals. It also enables

Broanmain to repair and prototype

customers’ mould tools in-house.

Another new addition to Broanmain’s

tool shop is a ZNC spark eroder system. This

enables the dedicated CNC machinist team

to make precise burns, shapes and forms into

hardened and conductive materials that

couldn’t be accomplished using a manual or

CNC milling machine.

www.broanmainplastics.co.uk



BOEHLERIT EXPANDS 3D MILLING SYSTEM

How metal-bonded diamond grinding wheels

are dressed determines their removal rate and

operating life. When they are dressed

mechanically, the diamond grains partially

lose their sharpness and break away easily.

This results in only moderate grain protrusion,

which does not allow the metal-bonded

grinding wheel to be used at its optimum

operating point.

The solution of contactless spark erosion

yields structure and retaining force in the

diamond grains. VOLLMER, the sharpening

specialist based in Biberach, Germany, has

now equipped its VPulse 500 wire erosion

machine with additional functions to dress

diamond grinding wheels using erosive

methods. Another advantage of VOLLMER's

technology is that using a hydrocarbon-based

dielectric protects the wheel packages'

clamping systems from corrosion.

“Metal-bonded diamond grinding wheels

are not only increasingly being used in tool

machining. To improve their removal rate and

operating life, spark eroding is the

recommended dressing method,” says Dr

Stefan Brand, CEO of the VOLLMER Group in

Biberach. “At EMO Hannover 2019, we

demonstrated for the first time how grinding

wheels can be dressed using erosive methods

with our VPulse 500 wire erosion machine.”

The objective is to release the maximum

output of metal-bonded grinding wheels. For a

long time, these could not be used at their most

effective operating point. One of the reasons is

sub-optimal conditioning of the abrasive

coating in manufacturing or re-profiling. In the

past, this has often led to mechanical dressing

methods being used. There are clear

disadvantages to using mechanical dressing

Under a joint sales cooperation with

Boehlerit, Ringwood-based Horn Cutting

Tools has introduced to the UK market an

expanded 3D milling programme for the tool

and mould making industry.

The ISO 00P is a universal tool system

for general mechanical engineering and

mould making. As the inserts are mounted

in a neutral position in the tool holder,

they ensure a high level of contouring

accuracy. Despite the neutral position, the

edge geometry enables a soft cut to be

achieved.

With the RHOMBItec system, Boehlerit is

presenting a universal finishing tool for all

standard materials and applications. The

indexable inserts demonstrate high

manufacturing precision and long tool life.

The axial and radial wiper geometry ensures

high productivity, outstanding surface

methods. For example, it is not possible to

obtain the required grain protrusion that

ensures a ‘cool grind’ and the required cutting

ability of the coating, even though this is the

precise advantage that the metal bond would

support because of the high grain retention

strength. In addition, the forces occurring

during mechanical dressing are a further

disturbance variable to the required accuracy

of the grinding wheel contour. This requires

great effort to monitor.

VOLLMER is now offering the

functionality needed to profile metal-bonded

grinding wheels on the VPulse500 wire

erosion machine for the first time. With

designed process engineering and specifically

developed erosion parameters, VOLLMER has

been able to effectively kill two birds with one

stone. The tailored erosion process removes

the metallic binder around the electrically nonconductive

diamond grain, resulting in an

optimum topography of the abrasive coating.

More specifically, it means there is high grain

protrusion, especially with diamond grains

that are not already damaged while achieving

a high grain retaining force. Depending on the

binder and grain size, the obtained contour

accuracy is plus/minus two microns.

Unlike other eroding processes, the VPulse

quality and vibration-free finishing, even at

high depths of cut.

The BALLtec and TORROtec milling

systems are multi-functional tools for

achieving high productivity. They allow

users to save on tool holders, as the ball nose

copying tools are suitable for semi-finishing

and finishing.

In addition, Boehlerit offers a wide variety

of indexable inserts and tool holders. The

carbide shank with brazed insert seat ensures

excellent vibration damping, resulting in

exceptional surface quality on the workpiece.

The use of ultrafine carbides for the inserts

ensures high wear resistance combined with

elevated fracture resistance, which increases

process reliability. All variants have an

internal coolant supply.

mikegreen@phorn.co.uk

www.phorn.co.uk

VPULSE 500 SOLUTION PROVIDES EFFICIENT

WHEEL DRESSING

500 uses a hydrocarbon-based dielectric,

meaning that the grinding wheel packages'

sensitive clamping systems do not require

special protection. With its five-axis

kinematics, the VPulse 500 automatically

measures and erodes every diamond grinding

wheel.

Thanks to the fine eroding wire, even

complex geometries can be machined on the

grinding wheel in one set-up. Internal testing

of the VPulse 500 at VOLLMER has shown

that, compared to mechanical methods, the

operating life of metal-bonded grinding

wheels can be improved significantly. In

addition, the removal rate is significantly

improved as a result of the open-pored

grinding wheel with grain-free regions. The

VPulse 500 allows users to program how

grinding wheels are dressed exactly as

required.

“Customers have the option of equipping

the VPulse 500 with four different workpiece

storage solutions, enabling up to 68 grinding

wheel packages to be processed unmanned

and round the clock,” says Dr Stefan Brand.

“This is irrespective of whether companies are

manufacturing or re-profiling diamond

grinding wheels.”

admin-uk@vollmer-group.com

www.vollmer-group.com


SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

MEASURING VISCOSITY WIRELESSLY

If precise mixing is a crucial process variable,

viscosity measurement may be the most

accurate way to ensure optimum

performance. But rotating mixers can lead to

very tangled wiring, so here Mark Ingham of

Sensor Technology Ltd looks at wireless

options.

Mixing is fundamental to the

manufacture of many products; in many

cases this need not be a precision operation –

although over-mixing is a waste of time and

energy. However in other cases, mixing is

more of an exact science; under-mixing will

leave the various component materials

unevenly distributed, while

over-mixing may change the

state of the end product.

One example of this is

mixing concrete. If you are

building a DIY patio, you can

splash some water into a pile

of ready mix and working it in

with a spade, but if you are

building a containment bunker for

nuclear waste or the foundations of a

skyscraper, quality control shifts to a

different paradigm! In the latter case the wet

concrete has to be fluid enough to flow into

every nook and cranny of the formwork and

for no pockets of dry concrete that won’t cure

properly.

Another example is mixing ketchup,

sauces, mayonnaise, etc. The food industry

relies on the fact that consumers can be loyal

to a particular brand their whole lives, but

are also so fickle that the slightest variation in

texture will have them up in arms.

Similarly, drugs and medicines must have

the active ingredients precision mixed with

the carrier material - the consequence of poor

mixing could be life threatening.

And in cosmetics and toiletries, the users

have incredibly high expectations. Even

something as apparently mundane as paint

requires that pigments are well mixed in for

an even colour and that the correct

consistency is attained for easy application.

There are a number of different

technologies available for measuring

viscosity, but one of the most popular and

widely used is the rotational viscometer,

which measures viscosity by monitoring the

torque required to rotate a spindle at a

constant speed within the fluid. The torque,

generally measured by determining the

reaction torque on the motor, is proportional

to the viscous drag on the spindle, and thus

to the viscosity of the fluid.

Significantly, the rotational viscometer

can run throughout the mixing process,

logging data constantly to provide a log of

the change in viscosity over time. This profile

can be compared with historic data from

earlier mixes to give detailed information

that would not be available from final target

viscosity readings alone.

However torque can be difficult to

measure; in fact traditional measuring

technologies introduce as many problems as

they solve. Because the spindle is rotating,

wires attached to a torque sensor on the shaft

would wind up and quickly snap.

Approaches using slip rings are available but

far from ideal because of costs, set-up time

and the inevitable wear and tear.

A wireless technique has been developed

using TorqSense rotary torque transducers

from Sensor Technology. These do not need a

physical connection to the rotating shaft, but

instead use a radio frequency (RF) link to

both send power to the sensing element on

the spindle and to receive torque reading

signals back from it.

TorqSense torque sensors use two tiny

Surface Acoustic Wave devices or SAWs,

made of ceramic piezoelectric material

containing frequency resonating combs.

These are glued onto the drive shaft at 90

degrees to one another. As the torque

increases one comb expands and the other

contracts proportionally to the torque being

experienced. In effect the combs act as strain

gauges but measure changes in resonant

frequency.

An RF transmitter/receiver mounted

close to the spindle emits radio waves

towards the SAWs, and collects them when

they are reflected back. The change in

frequency of the reflected waves identifies

the current torque.

In the rotational viscometer, the

TorqSense transducer is mounted between

the motor and the paddle. A double bearing

eliminates any side loads, while a torque

limiting coupling provides protection in the

event of the paddle mechanism seizing. With

the motor operating at constant speed, the

transducer provides an output of torque that

changes proportionally to the viscosity

during mixing, thus enabling the operator to

accurately measure the relative viscosity of

the mix.

Where it is important to determine

absolute viscosity rather than relative

viscosity, the system can be pre-calibrated

using specific paddles immersed in fluids

with a known viscosity. Water, for example,

has a viscosity of 0.001 Pascal seconds at

room temperature. By calibrating the

viscometer to a known sample, the absolute

torque figure can then be derived in the

application from the relative torque figure,

and the required viscosity then accurately

measured.

Using TorqSense rotary torque

transducers has simplified the design of

these new rotational viscometers while also

increasing accuracy, providing a robust and

reliable solution in challenging applications

where the absolute viscosity of the mix is a

critical factor.

Tel: 01869 238400

www.sensors.co.uk



RENISHAW LAUNCHES NEW SOFTWARE

TO IMPROVE AM VISUALISATION

At formnext 2019, Renishaw launched Sonic,

a new acoustic process monitoring software

to form part of the company’s InfiniAM suite.

Sonic enables engineers to detect acoustic

events within the additive manufacturing

(AM) build chamber and turn this data into

useful information on build quality. The

software is the first of its kind in the AM

industry.

The Sonic package includes four acoustic

energy sensors to detect vibration in the

build, which can be installed into any

Renishaw machine. These act like

microphones to collect data so that it can be

turned into an analysable digital signal.

Because each sensor measures the same noise

at a different time due to the speed of sound,

the software can triangulate the position of

the noise on the build plate using the time

difference between when each sensor

detected the event. In addition, the software

will present a level of certainty about where

the noise occurred. Data can be easily viewed

in graphical form, to give the user the best

understanding of what’s taking place.

“The rapid heating and cooling that takes

place during an AM build leads to residual

IMI Precision Engineering has expanded its

range of pressure sensing technology

solutions with the introduction of two new

electronic pressure sensor options, which

include IO-Link connectivity.

The new IMI Norgren 54D and 34D

Electronic Pressure Sensors can be used to

automatically monitor pressure levels in a

pneumatic system, or be used for more

complex monitoring functions in water,

hydraulic or all fluid applications.

The newly launched products will replace

the existing range of three sensors, providing

a number of operational benefits, including

ease of installation and speedy set up times

via push buttons or remotely via IO-Link

connectivity, as well as supporting accurate

application performance data capture and

stress in the part,” explained David Ewing,

AM Applications and Software Manager at

Renishaw. “While each contraction’s stress is

small, stress can build up with the part and if

the it increases past the strength of the metal

it can lead to part failure.

“Renishaw’s software suite makes it a lot

easier to visualise what is happening during

an AM build,” continued Ewing. “Renishaw

first added InfiniAM Spectral and InfiniAM

Central to its range to give manufacturers

eyes into their AM, now we’ve launched

Sonic to be the ears. These tools will help

engineers to better understand their AM

processes and identify defects early on, so

that they can stop the build, saving material

and time.”

Sonic works alongside InfiniAM Central

and Spectral, which provide improved

understanding of build quality, increased

confidence in the build process and

accelerated process development. InfiniAM

Central is even available on an app, so that

users can receive push notifications on their

build process and event history in near realtime.

www.renishaw.com

IMI PRECISION ENGINEERING

UNVEILS NEW ELECTRONIC

PRESSURE SENSOR RANGE

ease of use when in operation.

Both the 54D and 34D pressure sensors

are also supported by a range of mounting

brackets, a flange adaptor and cables.

Andrew Gibson, Product Marketing

Manager for IMI Precision Engineering,

comments: “We are delighted to introduce

our new electronic pressure sensor options.

As well as the connectivity benefits of IO-

Link, we believe our customers will welcome

the new range’s fast and flexible installation

and set-up capability and the ease of use

when in operation. Together with supporting

accessories, IMI Precision Engineering

provides a true one stop shop for pressure

sensor requirements.”

www.imi-precision.com

NO ‘BIG BORE’

WITH WORLD’S

SMALLEST

The world's smallest digital fine boring head

is now available from Industrial Tooling

Corporation (ITC). Developed by BIG

KAISER, a global leader in premium highprecision

tooling systems and solutions, the

EWE Downsize, also known as EWE 04-7 is

now exclusively available in the UK from the

Tamworth cutting tool experts.

The EWE Downsize is part of BIG

KAISER’s latest 4th generation of fine boring

heads and it aims to improve the machining

process, making workpiece production safer,

faster and simpler - thus improving process

reliability. To be as compact as possible, the

EWE Downsize does not have its own

display to show diameter adjustment.

Instead, it connects wirelessly via an app that

has been specially developed by BIG KAISER

for use on Smartphones, tablets and smart

watches.

Capable of running on both iOS and

Android operating systems, the external app

substantially simplifies the monitoring and

configuration of fine boring heads to make

operators more efficient and reduce the risk

of costly errors. Tolerance zones are

indicated by dynamically changing colors on

the display of the remote smart device. This

further improves process reliability.

José Fenollosa, Head of R&D at BIG

KAISER, said: "The EWE Downsize is the

vanguard for future developments in the

field of micro-machining, demonstrating the

strength of BIG KAISER’s in-house

development capabilities in both analogue

and digital solutions. This boring head is just

one of many new and innovative products

developed and manufactured by BIG

KAISER, ideally positioning the company to

grow with Industry 4.0 and the digital

transformation of manufacturing."

The EWE Downsize has a length of 26mm

and an outer diameter of 19.6mm, which

makes it ideal for machine tools with spindle

sizes of ISO 20, HSK-E25 and larger. The

head covers a diameter range of 0.4 mm to

7mm and allows infinite length adjustment

of the tool holder and a maximum machining

depth of 16mm.

Tel: 01827 304500

Email: sales@itc-ltd.co.uk

Web: www.itc-ltd.co.uk


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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

BARRELLING/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

B & H GEARS LTD





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 READOUT EQUIPMENT

machine dro

DRO supplier of all major brands including M-DRO, Newall, Acu-rite, Mitutoyo.

Linear and rotary encoders specialist. Install, repairs and spares.

Machine DRO Dept, Pindar Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0BZ, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)1992 455921 Email: sales@machine-dro.co.uk Web: www.machine-dro.co.uk

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

B & H GEARS LTD





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

CRESCENT MACHINERY

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


SUBCON DRILLING LTD

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

Gundrilling & Honing, fast response and turnaround.

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

Tel: 01442 205960 Fax: 01442 205960

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

HONING

APPERLEY HONING LTD

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

15metres. ISO 9002

Contact: Charles Sanders,

Malmesbury Road, Kingsditch Trading Estate, Cheltenham GL51 9PL

Tel: 01242 525868 Fax: 01242 224738

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

DELAPENA GROUP

World leaders in honing. Supporting every aspect of improving the surface finish,

machines and tooling designed and manufactured in the UK.

Facility includes Application Centre, State of the Art Sintering Department, Tooling

refurbishment Centre.

First class service & support. Distributors across the globe.

Request a quotation today.

The Delapena Group

The Runnings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. GL51 9NJ

Email: sales@delapena.co.uk Tel: 01242 516341








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


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, Eastmman Way, Hemel Hempstead.

Tel: 01442 205960 Fax: 01442 205960

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


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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

CRESCENT MACHINERY

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

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

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.uk Web: 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

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

SUBCONTRACTING – HONING

deLaPena GroUP

Delapena subcontract honing facility provides fast, efficient and cost effective

superior honing service.

With our comprehensive suite of delapena honing machines we are known for

precise, controllable and repeatable honing.

Request a quotation today.

The Delapena GroupThe Runnings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. GL51 9NJ

EmIl: t.elliott@delapena.co.uk Tel: 01242 516341

SUB-CONTRACTING - MACHINING

N.A.B. PRECISION TOOLING LTD



Tel: 01462 456565 Fax: 01462 420039

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

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

N.A.B. Precision tooling ltd



Tel: 01462 456565 Fax: 01462 420039

Email: nab_sales@btconnect.com

Web: www.nabprecisiontooling.com

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

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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∙XYZ Mini Mill KR MF 560 VMC with Siemens Control (2003)

∙XYZ Mini Mill KR MF 560 VMC with Siemens Sinumerik 810D Control (2007)

∙XYZ 710 VMC with Siemens Sinumerik 810D Control (2007)

∙HAAS TM-1P VMC with HAAS Control (01/2013)

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∙XYZ Mini Mill 560 VMC with Sinumerik 828D Control (01/2012)

∙XYZ Compact Turn 52 VMC with Siemens Sinumerik 828D Control (2015)

∙XYZ Vulcan 250 TC MX-1B VMC with Siemens Sinumerik 828D Control

∙XYZ BRM60-150 VMC with XYZ CNC-7 Control (2005)

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∙XYZ 1020 VMC with Siemens Sinumerik Control

∙XYZ 1510 VMC with Siemens Sinumerik Control (2005)

∙XYZ Compact Turn 52 CNC Lathe with Siemens Sinumerik Control (2010)

∙XYZ 200TC LT CNC Lathe with Siemens Sinumerik Powerline 810D Control (2008)

∙XYZ TC 400 CNC Lathe with Siemens Sinumerik 838D Control (2015)

∙XYZ Model SLX 555 X3M CNC Lathe with Prototrak SLX Control (2017)

∙Lagun Future 1800 Milling Machine with Heidenhain TNC 360 Control (1998)

∙KRV 2000 Turret Mill with Prototrak Edge Control (2000)

∙Bridgeport Angle Head

∙Pro 3000 Turret Mill with Prototrak MX2 Control

∙SMX SLV Turret Mill with Prototak SMX Control (2011)

∙Jones & Shipman 540 Surface Grinder

∙Tomet T350 Chop Saw (1998)

∙Startrite 18. T10 Vertical Bandsaw

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∙Fobco Bench Drill

∙AX 4” Horizontal Belt Linisher

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∙Sealy Sand Blast Cabinet (2009)

∙Qty of International 40 Tooling

∙Qty of Chucks, Segment Cutters, Tapmate and Adaptor, 40-50 International Tooling

∙Mitutoyo Linear 600 Height Gauge ∙Trimos Mini-Vertical Height Gauge

∙Qty Granite & Steel Tables ∙Jones & Shipman Bench Centre

∙Qty of Imperial & Metric Micrometers, Bore Gauges & other Measuring Equipment

∙Miller & Kemppi Welders plus Welding Equipment

∙Compair & Renner Compressors

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GAUGES LTD

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For further details contact

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Fax: 01274 510770

Email:

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Web: www.penico.com

ADVERTISERS INDEX

1st Machine Tool Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Accurate Cutting Services .Inside Back Cover

Accurate Laser Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Amada UK Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Ashmores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Bison Machinery Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

Bearings Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Blue Diamond Machine Tools Ltd . . . . . . . .11

Excel Machine Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

LBW Machines Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . .Front Cover

Mantech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Front Cover

MTA London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

New Century Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Penico Gauges Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

RK International Machine Tools . . . . . . . . . .19

Schunk Intec Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Southern Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Subcon Drilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Technova Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

WG Challenor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Zebra Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15


Saws and blades to fit

your budget and

application

400mm

Manual

and semi-auto

mitre saws

Quick

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www.accurate-cutting.co.uk

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STERLING SEMI AUTOMATIC

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Get in touch to arrange a demo and for special deals or visit

our website to see the complete Sterling range

www.bisonmachinery.co.uk

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