News releases on Manufacturingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 9 July
to Saturday 15 July 2000
Versatile pallet store for aerospace manufacturer
User Application Article One of the most advanced subcontractors in the UK serving the aerospace industry, Hamble Structures, has invested £12 million recently in new production plant including 15 CNC machine tools
News from Fastems Divisions, Helvar (14 July 2000)
Vertical turning lathe takes on complex production
New from Index is the option to fit a four-axis CNC tool turret in addition to a standard two-axis turret on the German manufacturer's V300 vertical turning lathe (VTL), allowing the production of mor
News from Kingsbury Machine Tools (14 July 2000)
Brass turning on CNC lathes
User Application Article Leipold (UK) uses eight Index 6-axis CNC lathes supplied by Geo Kingsbury, the latest two installed during May and June 2000
News from Kingsbury Machine Tools (14 July 2000)
Measuring software cuts Jaguar's time to market
User Application Article The ability to program inspection machines well in advance of the prototype stage is helping Jaguar to shorten the lead time between drawing board and forecourt.
News from LK (14 July 2000)
Mitutoyo CMM programming time halved by software
User Application Article At Luton-based Huntleigh Healthcare, the time taken to program a seven year old Mitutoyo co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) has been halved using CAMIO software
News from LK (14 July 2000)
Auto-calibration assures robot welding accuracy
User Application Article A novel method for verifying the absolute position of a robot-mounted arc welding torch has been developed by Plymouth-based Autotech Robotics and Meta Vision Systems
News from Meta Vision Systems (14 July 2000)
Automated weld control cuts tube production costs
User Application Article Automated weld positioning based on non-contact laser seam tracking equipment manufactured by Meta Vision Systems has been introduced on 29 tube production lines at Sosta in Berlin
News from Meta Vision Systems (14 July 2000)
Ford uses Motoman robots for sealant application
User Application Article As an alternative to fitting conventional gaskets to seal the mating faces of vehicle engines, Ford finds that a quicker and more economical method is to lay down a bead of sealant by robot.
News from Motoman Robotics (UK) (14 July 2000)
Articulated-arm robots offer larger envelope
The SK Series of articulated-arm robots from Motoman has been replaced by a new range, designated UP Series.
News from Motoman Robotics (UK) (14 July 2000)
Rotary coolant adapter avoids bearing wear
A rotary coolant adapter uses split construction to separate the bearing housing from the coolant collar to increase reliability over extended service life. Brochure Available
News from NCMT (14 July 2000)
New low-cost lathe from Okuma
Okuma has introduced a 2-axis CNC turning machine, called Soarer L270E, which is the first of a new range from the Japanese manufacturer built to in-house standards under contract in Taiwan. Brochure Available
News from NCMT (14 July 2000)
Machining centres developed for inconel grinding
User Application Article Rolls-Royce has developed a new technique called Viper grinding for producing Inconel aircraft engine parts on a machining centre instead of on a creep-feed grinder Brochure Available
News from NCMT (14 July 2000)
Shopfloor comms spells the end for time sheets
With the Macman Intranet system, programs, component and tooling drawings and parts orders can be made available on-line while progress data can be collected for analysis off-line Brochure Available
News from NCMT (14 July 2000)
Faster automated bending of sheet metal components
An uprated version of Finn-Power's bending automation equipment offers greater speed of workpiece manipulation in front of the machine, assisted by a new design of manipulator for rotation. Brochure Available
News from Press and Shear Machinery (14 July 2000)
Flexible sheet metalworking for generator maker
User Application Article Two advanced sheet metalworking facilities are nearing completion at the Springvale and Monkstown factories of FG Wilson, featuring six Finn-Power Shear Genius turret punch press cells Brochure Available
News from Press and Shear Machinery (14 July 2000)
Laser profiling machine offers linear motor speed
Believed to be the only laser profiling machine to use low-friction linear motors on axis drives, it is able to accelerate at 2G and position within +/-25 micron. Brochure Available
News from Press and Shear Machinery (14 July 2000)
Dubus machine cuts shower component costs
User Application Article Sequential sawing, drilling and notching of aluminium extrusions on separate machines have been replaced by multiple machining in a single clamping in a Dubus cell at Coram (UK).
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
New straightforward horizontal mechanical shears
Seven sizes of horizontal mechanical shear for forging blank production are available in the Ficep 'Caddy' range, newly available in the UK through Rivers Machinery.
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Bandsawing machine developed for TCT blades
A completely new design of bandsawing machine from Kasto was unveiled at MACH 2000 by sole UK agent, Rivers Machinery.
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Circular saws for light alloys and plastics
The range of general-purpose circular sawing machines manufactured by the Italian company, FOM, has been extended by the addition of the Spring 55, a cut-off machine with a horizontally acting blade
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Inspect tubular parts with laser and touch probes
Bema has a new and unusual co-ordinate measuring machine on which a laser head, a touch probe or both can be used to inspect components after they have been produced on a tube bending machine
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Circular saw simplifies endoscope production
User Application Article By being able to cut tube to within 10 microns squareness tolerance, a Rohbi circular sawing machine from Rivers Machinery has taken over from parting-off in a lathe and subsequent lapping
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Faster fittings through double-ended machining
User Application Article Three sawing and rotary transfer machines built by Sinico, Italy, have replaced 10 dedicated barrel nipple automatics at CMT Engineering for the volume manufacture of threaded pipe fittings
News from Kasto (14 July 2000)
Turned parts subcontractor turns to Star
User Application Article Roger Innes of Inro says that he has based his company's rapid growth over the last three years mainly on the purchase of Japanese-built Star CNC lathes through A and S Precision
News from Star Micronics GB (14 July 2000)
Bar magazines boost lathe output
Two new bar magazines capable of increasing the productivity of an automatic turning machine by typically 10 percent have been introduced to Britain and Ireland by A and S Precision
News from Star Micronics GB (14 July 2000)
Universal grinder a major step for Toyoda
Toyoda has announced the GU4x100, the first universal grinder ever built by the Japanese manufacturer.
News from Toyoda Mitsui Europe UK (14 July 2000)
Toyoda's UK first for cylinder head production
User Application Article A travelling-column machining centre linked to a space-saving pallet pool system for storing 10 pallets on two levels has increased cylinder head production capacity at Ruston
News from Toyoda Mitsui Europe UK (14 July 2000)
Five-axis machining centre for complex components
A compact five-axis machining centre, the Ohtori Kiko OSU-545, suited to machining highly complex components has been introduced by Yuasa Warwick Machinery.
News from Yuasa Warwick Machinery (14 July 2000)
Better performance claim for slant bed lathes
Superior productivity, finish and precision are claimed for the Hakusui HTL Series of CNC slant bed lathes from Japan, available in the UK from Yuasa Warwick Machinery under a new agency agreement.
News from Yuasa Warwick Machinery (14 July 2000)
Automated production for engine gears
User Application Article Rochdale-based Renold Gears has installed two Japanese-built machine tools with automatic component load/unload in a production line for parts for Perkins Shibaura Engines
News from Yuasa Warwick Machinery (14 July 2000)
4000 holes tapped per hour
User Application Article British manufacturer, Centreline, has built a special purpose machine for tapping 18 holes with three different pitches simultaneously in an aluminium alloy die casting.
News from CTL Centreline (14 July 2000)
Large right-angle milling and drilling heads made
User Application Article Three right-angle milling and drilling heads valued at £25,000 have been manufactured by Centreline at its Nuneaton factory for AB Marwin
News from CTL Centreline (14 July 2000)
Easy access PC workstation for HMI use
The CTC PC9 PC-based HMI from PBE Systems is a powerful workstation with hinged sections that simply snap open for fast and easy configuration, customising and servicing without any tools
News from PBE Systems (13 July 2000)
Motovario offers metric or imperial gear option
Motovario now have in full operation a manufacturing division in the US with all the necessary assembly machinery together with specific stocks of Imperial dimensional gear units
News from Motovario (UK) (12 July 2000)
Lighter bevel helicals thanks to aluminium casings
Motovario have extended their range of bevel helicals to include two new larger sizes and more small sizes made with lightweight aluminium universal mounting casings
News from Motovario (UK) (12 July 2000)
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