Manufacturing Machinery World March 2020

MACH 2020
FICEP ANNOUNCES FIRST UK DEMO OF
VALIANT AND SN100 Stand No: 330 Hall 6
Ficep UK will be showcasing the machinery
which has made it such a household name in
the steel processing sector and the go-to
brand for companies across the UK and
celebrating its 20th anniversary at MACH
2020. Stealing the limelight is the updated
Valiant with SN100 Saw. Developed by a
specialist team of 20 Ficep technologists,
Valiant and the SN100 Saw represents the
advanced engineering and investment which
has seen Ficep retain its position as the
leading provider of CNC steel processing
equipment for two decades.
As Ficep UK celebrates its 20th
anniversary in 2020, Mark Jones, who’s been
at the helm of the company these past two
decades, says resilience is the steel industry’s
secret weapon and in the next decade the
industry needs to focus on tackling big issues.
Uncertainty dominated 2019 and resulted
in 2020 Q1 growth forecasts downgraded to
Mills CNC to showcase 18 high-performance
Doosan machines and a range of advanced
automation systems and solutions on its stand
at MACH 2020.
Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of
Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, is
showcasing a range of advanced machine tool
and automation solutions on its stand at MACH
2020 .
Mills CNC has traditionally viewed the
MACH Show as a critically important element
of its marketing programme and, historically,
has used the event to launch a number of new
Doosan machines and a range of its latest
technology advances and service initiatives to
visitors.
The company invests significant resources
in its presence at MACH and regularly has the
largest stand at the event.
At this year’s MACH Show it’s a similar
situation with Mills showcasing 16 advanced
Doosan lathes, machining centres and mill-turn
machines on its own stand and two Doosan
machines on Technical Partner stands.
The Mills stand is also the location where
visitors can see a range of sophisticated
0.3 from 0.6 due to both the UK and global
outlook. However, Mark, believes that
uncertainty and change will become the norm
across the business world as the sands shift
towards different practices and behaviours.
For industries like steel, that means
developing a readiness to adapt and evolve
two things which the sector has, traditionally,
been slow to do.
Located in Wakefield Europort, the
company’s continued success and growth
over the past two decades is down to several
factors. It has a significant pedigree in the
form of its parent company Ficep S.p.A based
in Italy, which has a dedicated research and
innovation team constantly developing
market-leading technology. Alongside this,
Mark and his team have created several
strong partnerships with complementary
manufacturers, enabling them to offer the
widest range of steel processing machinery to
the UK market. Plus the extensive showroom
facility can be used for customer training and
product demonstration and has a huge spare
stock facility to minimise downtimes for
fabricators.
Mark states “It’s fantastic to celebrate our
20th anniversary at MACH2020 - a show
which has been the highlight of our calendar
for many years. Since starting Ficep UK, the
UK steel sector has seen many changes and
faced many challenges and I’m proud to have
led Ficep over the last two decades”.
markjones@ficep.co.uk
www.ficep.co.uk
MILLS CNC TO SHOWCASE Stand No: 100 Hall 19
Industrial and Collaborative robot solutions in
action, and get the low-down on the latest
training courses from Mills CNC Training
Academy.
Says Kevin Gilbert, Mills CNC’s managing
director “We will be showcasing an impressive
cross-section of Doosan machine tools on our
stand – many of which are new models making
their UK and/or MACH debuts at this year’s
event. Doosan machine tools set new
benchmarks for performance, productivity,
reliability and best value. The machines we’re
taking to MACH 2020 highlight all of these
attributes.”
sales@millscnc.co.uk
www.millscnc.co.uk
GRINDING AND
TURNING TAKE
CENTRE STAGE
Stand No: 265 Hall 20
RK International Machine Tools will focus
attention on its extensive grinding machine
portfolio and the recently introduced EUROPA
eturn VS range of manual lathes at MACH 2020.
In total seven machines will be on display with
all but one under power. Grinding machines
shown come from its long-term supplying
partners Robbi, Perfect, Delta, and Jainnher;
covering all aspects of abrasive machining
through universal grinding, surface grinding,
vertical spindle rotary table grinding and
centreless grinding. Those looking for manual
turning will be able to see and discuss the
EUROPA eturn VS range represented at MACH
2020 by the mid-range VS390 gap bed lathe.
There will be two machines on show from
Robbi, these being the Robbi Omicron 600R
conventional universal grinder and the
company’s latest development, the Robbi
Omicron T7 PLC universal grinder. The
Omicron 600R is the smallest in the R-series
with a between centre distance of 600 mm (up to
1000 mm available on other machines).
Delivering high standards of precision, with
roundness of 0,8 micron and cylindricity from 2
to 6 micron, its versatility and flexibility also
make it ideal for small batch production.
The Perfect range of grinders will be
represented by the X36 high precision PLC
touch screen controlled surface grinder.
Representing the Delta range will be the
LC400 vertical spindle, rotary table surface
grinder. The LC400 can grind up to 400 mm
diameter and up to 205 mm in height. While a
manual machine as standard the LC40 can be
equipped with Delta’s L11E automation system.
Centreless grinding is represented by the
Jainnher JHC12S machine. This machine allows
through-feed and plunge grinding of
components measuring up to 40mm diameter
while holding micron level accuracies.
Completing the display is the brand new
EUROPA eturn VS390 manual lathe with a 390
mm swing over the bed (610 in the gap). The
range also features eturn Energy Management
Technology (EEMT), which helps reduce
energy consumption, particularly at times when
the machine is stood idle by putting the lathe
into sleep mode and switching off all
unnecessary power consumption.
Tel: 01322 447611
simonrood@rk-int.com
10 Manufacturing Machinery World, March 2020