‘Slideway’

A Manufacturingtalk guide

Start with the news release Exxon shows water-soluble metalworking fluids from Exxon Mobil, which we summarised at the time by saying "Exxon Mobil has launched additions to its line of Mobilcut water-soluble cutting and grinding fluids at EMO Milan.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Exxonmobil launches upgraded slideway lubricants from Exxon Mobil: "Exxonmobil introduced an upgraded version of its Mobil Vactra Oil series of slideway lubricants to metalworking industry professionals at the recent EMO Milan exhibition.".
 
In October 2009, we covered the news from Exxon Mobil - take a look at Exxonmobil exhibits neat cutting and grinding oils which says: "Exxonmobil launched the Mobilgrind series of advanced neat cutting and grinding oils at the recent EMO Milan machine tool exhibition.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Citizen Machinery UK, R04 lathe precisely machines in 'one-hit' cycles , as well as PTG launches heavy industries business from Jones and Shipman Precision, and Hepcomotion develops linear motion system from HepcoMotion.
 

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OKK's HM-X6000 available in UK (October 2008)

A horizontal-spindle machining centre capable of fully interpolative five-axis machining of prismatic components has been introduced to the UK by Whitehouse Machine Tools.

Broadbent Stanley modifies 1970s planomill (October 2008)

Broadbent Stanley has revealed how Balfour Beatty Rail Track Systems has taken advantage of its machine tool rebuild and retrofitting service.

Large CNC machine tool building recommences (August 2008)

The PTG Group has launched J and S Remanufacture to design and build large machine tools under the Crawford Swift and Binns and Berry as well as offering machine tool remanufacturing.

Linear drive automatic lathes are fast (July 2008)

Small parts machinist described Citizen CNC sliding head automatic lathes with linear motor axis drives as 'seriously quick' and very consistent in maintaining quality.

Soraluce CNC floor miller/borer is modular (July 2008)

Multi-purpose floor-type, modular CNC milling and boring machine allows extensive customisation including a wide range of machining heads, various types of tables and so on.

Cutting fluids and machine lubrication synergised (June 2008)

A synergistic system of cutting fluid, slideway lubricant and tapping fluid work together at a machine shop to maximise metalworking fluid life and performance.

Cutting lubricant supplier advises on HSE rules (June 2008)

Lubricant supplier, Rocol, and precision engineering company, Lonestar LWD, worked together to devise a customised service to ensure every requirement of the UK's HSE was met.

Eight CNC systems ordered by machine tool firm (May 2008)

Machine tool supplier, RK International, ordered eight CNC systems from Anilam during the UK's recent MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition.

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