http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/indexes/categorybrowsekd.html Manufacturing dealerships, agencies and acquisitions latest news on Manufacturingtalk en-gb Copyright (C)2008 Pro-Talk Ltd. All rights reserved. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 UT http://www.pro-talk.com/images/protalklogo90.gif http://www.pro-talk.com/ 90 79 Kennametal has signed a definitive agreement to sell its German Werko branded high-speed steel product line to Top-Eastern Drills Co, a maker of HSS drills and taps. Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Kennametal UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ken/ken194.html A most rapid and cost-effective repair service for Fanuc CNC products in Scotland will be provided by MCE (Machine Control Engineers) under a new agreement with Fanuc GE CNC UK. Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Fanuc GE CNC UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/geb/geb187.html A-TEC Industries has integrated the activities of its Italian machine tool builder, Mecof, with machine tool builder Dorries Scharmann; A-TEC acquired the German company in 2007. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT DS Technology (UK) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dsc/dsc107.html UK supplier of cutting and profiling equipment, Kerf Developments, is introducing the high quality WARDjet waterjet cutting machines and equipment. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT Kerf Developments http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/klq/klq102.html Hexagon Metrology SAS and InnovMetric Software have signed a partnership deal under which Hexagon will distribute PolyWorks universal 3D metrology software. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT Hexagon Metrology http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bwn/bwn123.html Following the recent acquisition of DDW in Germany by ASI DataMyte, Quality Gauging Systems will now deal with the sales and marketing of DDW's computer-aided quality (CAQ) software Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT Quality Gauging Systems http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/brm/brm133.html ASI DataMyte has announced that the computer-aided quality software company, ddw Computersysteme, business will be merged with ASI DataMyte's global enterprise. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT ASI DataMyte http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/asz/asz102.html The Tornos Group has acquired 95% of the share capital of precision engineering firm Almac and 100% of CNC systems developer Almatronic. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT Tornos Technologies http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/toa/toa190.html Measurement and control systems supplier, Heidenhain (GB), has appointed Industrial Machine Services as a south Midlands UK distributor mainly for DROs and encoder sales/service. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT Heidenhain (GB) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hei/hei165.html Mitsubishi Electric, supplier of industrial controllers, variable speed drives, human machine interfaces, servos, and software, has opened a Scottish automation sales office in Livingstone. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mib/mib189.html Kennametal UK has appointed Vargus Tooling UK as its Master Distributor in the UK and Ireland for the Widia metal cutting tools programme. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT Vargus Tooling UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/var/var131.html The Victory Group, India, has acquired a UK electrical switchgear manufacturer, Craig and Derricott - the company said it will ensure manufacture continues in the UK. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT Craig and Derricott http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cig/cig100.html Under a partnership agreement, Tsugami will build Tornos 'entry-level' single-spindle machines and Tsugami will also distribute Tornos multi-spindle lathes in Japan and Asia. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT Tornos Technologies http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/toa/toa189.html Latest member of ABB's Robotic Partner Network is UK-based Astech Projects, an engineering company specialising in the supply of advanced automation systems. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT ABB Robotics http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/abd/abd200.html In a EUR 170 million deal, Italian CNC laser cutting/welding systems builder, Prima Industrie of Collegno, near Turin, has acquired Finnish CNC punch press builder, Finn-Power. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT Prima Industrie UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pim/pim118.html Rapid prototyping products and equipment company, EOS, and CNC sheet metal working company, Trumpf, have signed an agreement allowing MCP tooling companies rights regarding laser sintering. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT EOS Electro Optical Systems http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/eos/eos157.html Distribution in the UK of Kitagawa products, including work holding devices and accessories, has ben given to 1st Machine Tool Accessories. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT 1st MTA (1st Machine Tool Accessories) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sts/sts106.html North American builder of injec tion moulding machines and systems, Husky, has opened a UK service and sales office to meet the growing demands of the market. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT Husky Injection Molding Systems http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/huk/huk113.html German tooling manufacturer, EWS, has acquired Command Tooling Systems, USA, which will continue to make standard and special toolholding systems and boring/reaming systems. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT Command Tooling Systems http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cnd/cnd116.html Machine tool builder, MAG Industrial Automation Systems, now controls the ThyssenKrupp Technologies production plant in Kecskemet, now known as MAG Hungary. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT Cincinnati Machine http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cci/cci172.html The CEDIP Infrared Systems infrared camera operations are to be integrated into the Thermography Division of FLIR Systems and trade under the FLIR brand name. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT Flir Systems http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/fli/fli220.html IXXAT is to develop a portable stack software consisting of a CIP Safety layer and a CIP Safety on SERCOS adaptation layer for the CIP Safety on SERCOS safety protocol. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT Sercos North America http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ser/ser123.html UK machine tool builder is to have most components mad in India, except for the 'core' assemblies such as heads and rams for its heavy duty moving column machining centres. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT AsquithButler http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/agj/agj102.html Dover Corporation has combined two of its engineering companies, Markem Corporation and Imaje into one, Markem.Imaje, as the world's largest product identification systems provider. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT Imaje UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/imb/imb148.html Integration of Moldflow and Missler software activities will allow Missler Software customers to expand the use of plastics simulation across their operations. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT Moldflow (Europe) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mvt/mvt115.html Sheet metal coil processing system technology company, Soprem Automation, has appointed Shear-Form Machine Tools as sole UK representative. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT Shear-Form Machine Tools http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/she/she162.html Mori Seiki Co in Japan has reached an agreement to take over the business of Sandvik Tobler SAS, France, which is a part of the Sandvik Tooling business area. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT Mori Seiki UK http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/fre/fre177.html UK distributor agreement covers an extensive range of three-phase analysers and a set of measurement devices to ensure compliance with the 16th Edition of IEE Wiring Regulations. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT Hiawatha Rubber Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hwa/hwa103.html A company that provides bespoke automated systems for different industries including the food industry and the cement and steel industries is now an ABB Robotics partner. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT Automation Supplies http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ahp/ahp120.html Provider of metal cutting CAM software, CGTech, has appointed Ucgen Yazilim to market and support VERICUT CAM software in Turkey. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT CGTech http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cgt/cgt128.html Bosch Rexroth has acquired Coventry, UK-based Oil Control, which manufactures and distributes a variety of hydraulic valves and associated equipment. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT Bosch Rexroth http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bos/bos178.html The X7R Flex-Mitigation portfolio of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) from Kemet, is available from TTI. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT TTI (Europe) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ttr/ttr110.html One local area of minor confusion for some, when visiting a German machine tool exhibition and talking about machining, is the difference between 'high speed' and 'highly dynamic', writes Mike Page. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT Mike Page - editor's feature articles http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mij/mij130.html Plasma electrolytic oxidation enables aluminium to be used as a replacement for expensive steel tools by improving the durability and the release properties of the surface. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT Keronite http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/kni/kni116.html