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Press tool manufacturer adds on Correa CNC miller

Clifton Precision Tools, manufacturer of press tools and machining specialist, has placed an order for another, new Correa FP40 CNC milling machine.

News from Clifton Precision Tools ( 1 May 2008)

UK plastics mould maker expands business

Manufacturer of multi-cavity plastics injection mould tools has had to expand its workforce to cope with the continued growth of its business.

News from Amtek Precision Engineers ( 8 January 2008)

UK toolmaker benefits from K 2007 show

Leading UK tool maker has returned from a successful showing at th EuroMold 2007 exhibition for the plastics mould and toolmaking industry, which is held annually in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

News from Protool Manufacturing (18 December 2007)

Hard-machining extends forging die lives

User application article Tool and die company is using a 5-axis machining centre and hard turning to finish machine pre-hardened forging form punches, so extending forge die life as well as improving product quality.

News from FSG Tool and Die (18 July 2007)

Business leaders visit tool and die company

Sir Alan Jones, Chairman of SEMTA, and Terry Slater, CEO, EEF Western and Director, EEF Cymru Wales visited expanding Welsh engineering company, FSG Tool and Die, on May 11th 2007.

News from FSG Tool and Die (12 June 2007)

Pre-toughened stainless steel bolster supplied

User application article A Sussex toolmaker has ordered specially machined bolsters from DMS-Diemould for high profile injection mould tools, including a pre-toughened stainless steel bolster.

News from DMS Diemould Service ( 6 June 2007)

Zinc pressure diecasting machine overhauled

Brunel, the Tamworth-based manufacturer of zinc diecastings, metal pressings and bespoke assemblies has fitted an electronic control panel to its DMZ 50t zinc pressure diecasting machine.

News from Brunel (31 May 2007)

Turning, grinding and machining goes wireless

FSG Tool and Die has introduced a wireless communication system for its turning, CNC grinding and high-speed CNC machining sections following a relocation.

News from FSG Tool and Die (21 May 2007)

Zinc die casting manufacturing capacity expands

Fishercast Global has announced the installation of a Frech DAW 80F Realtime control machine to help the company expand its capacity for intermediate size zinc die castings.

News from Fisher Cast Global - European Operations (18 May 2007)

Wind turbine plastic propeller blades moulded

User application article Protomold, rapid injection-moulding specialist, is manufacturing plastic propeller blades for micro wind turbines designed by Samrey Generators and Turbines.

News from Protomold UK (13 April 2007)

Design award for benchtop NMR analyser

User application article Oxford Instruments' MQC benchtop NMR analyser has won the Instrument Business Outlook Industrial Design award with the aid of designer Crucible Industrial Design and toolmaker Midas Pattern Company.

News from Midas Pattern (12 April 2007)

Bolsters cut turn-around times

User application article DMS-Diemould's industry-standard bolster plates and bolster sets have produced cost savings and increased productivity for specialist tooling manufacturer D Harvey.

News from DMS Diemould Service (11 April 2007)

Warehouse demolition in New Jersey

Dallas Contracting, a member of the National Demolition Association, has demolished a former warehouse in Central, New Jersey.

News from Dallas Contracting (11 April 2007)

Multiple in-mould decoration

Georg Kaufmann Formenbau has developed a "duo-lamination" system which enables the multiple in-mould decoration of vehicle interior elements in just one injection moulding machine.

News from Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG ( 9 April 2007)

Tooling for 3D complex designs

User application article To satisfy a design need for an in-car sound system, FSG developed a tooling methodology which could cope with very thin section components and assemblies in a variety of materials.

News from FSG Tool and Die ( 2 April 2007)

Tooling and components for bus stop project

User application article A high profile project to implement solar powered bus stops across London is using tooling and components from Midas Pattern Company.

News from Midas Pattern Company (19 March 2007)

Wing skin production tooling contract completed

User application article A GBP 500,000-plus contract to provide modifications to manufacturing tooling at Airbus UK's wing skin production facility at its North Wales site has been completed.

News from Responsive Engineering (15 January 2007)

Doubling productivity with stack moulds

Stack mould techniques can greatly improve productivity on a wide variety of components, large or small, for a relatively modest increase in total tool cost.

News from Mason Pinder Toolmakers ( 4 January 2007)

Mould tools and mouldings for medical equipment

User application article The console housing and service trolley mould tools and mouldings for PlasmaJet, a new neutral plasma coagulator being developed by Plasma Surgical, are being manufactured by Midas Pattern.

News from Midas Pattern Company (15 December 2006)

5-axis CNC routing and trimming machine

User application article A new 5-axis CNC routing and trimming machine has been installed at Brookhouse to further improve the UK's largest independent composites assembly company's finishing expertise and capabilities.

News from Brookhouse Holdings (11 December 2006)

Tool upgrade gets rapid turnaround

User application article When Hashimoto was asked to upgrade a sill tool for one of its customers, the company achieved a rapid turnaround of less than 100 hours using Mason Pinder Toolmaker's MRM service.

News from Mason Pinder Toolmakers (11 December 2006)

Concepts and first prototype to production tooling

Mason Pinder's skills extend from product concepts and first prototype to production tooling supported by design teams, advanced production, maintenance, modification and repair.

News from Mason Pinder Toolmakers ( 5 December 2006)

Design capability expanded at contractor

Brookhouse has significantly increased its in-house design capacity with the addition of four more Catia seats at its Darwen manufacturing site.

News from Brookhouse Holdings (15 November 2006)

President for tool and mould maker

Sil-Pro has announced the appointment of Kevin Carver to the position of president.

News from Sil-Pro (30 October 2006)

Composites components for Airbus A400M

An expert, international team has designed, prototyped, and successfully tested a composite fuel tank access cover (FTAC) for the new Airbus A400M military aircraft.

News from Brookhouse Holdings (24 October 2006)

ARRK secures stake in HCM

ARRK secures stake in premier Italian Injection Moulder HCM to increase Full Line Product Development Service

News from Arrk PDG (10 October 2006)

New Project Manager For Brookhouse

John Sturch has joined Brookhouse, of Darwen, as a project manager responsible for overseeing the work the company is currently involved with in the Airbus A300 and A400 programmes.

News from Brookhouse Holdings (10 October 2006)

Strengthened injection moulding with takeover

ARRK has continued to strengthen its Full Line Product Development capability across Europe by taking a strategic shareholding in Italian injection moulding business HCM Stampi.

News from Arrk PDG ( 9 October 2006)

Project manager for Airbus projects