News releases on Manufacturingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 11 November
to Saturday 17 November 2001
Information Management and Workflow solution sold
Cimage NovaSoft is to provide an Information Management and Workflow solution to Hydrocarbon Resources, previously part of British Gas Exploration and Production.
News from Cimage Novasoft (16 November 2001)
M-C offers 60,000 rev/min spindle as standard
The Raptor M8 high speed CNC machining center is a complete turnkey solution for fast, high precision machining in aluminum and other non-ferrous metals.
News from Datron Dynamics (16 November 2001)
CNC high speed miller engraves parts as well
Datron Dynamics has answered the need for a CNC 'one-hit' milling and engraving system - the M5 - that could increase production times, and eliminate secondary processes.
News from Datron Dynamics (16 November 2001)
Furniture adhesive users value performance
Latest research from international market analysts Frost and Sullivan reveals that in the European furniture and woodworking adhesives business, customers value product performance over price.
News from Frost and Sullivan (16 November 2001)
Suppliers connect to any e-procurement solution
Suppliers of all sizes reduce operational costs and increase revenue by using Microsoft Solution for supplier enablement and offers greater opportunity in business-to-business selling.
News from Microsoft (16 November 2001)
Automotive OEM reduces inbound logistics costs
User Application Article Ford Motor Corporation gains savings on inbound goods logistics costs with SynQuest Supply Chain Planning software.
News from SynQuest (16 November 2001)
Superlarge floor borers are flexible
Of travelling-column floor-type design, the Union P/PC range of horizontal live spindle boring and milling machining centres are believed to be the most flexible machines for large workpieces.
News from Ward CNC Machinery (16 November 2001)
New pigment lines designed around Invensys system
User Application Article Silberline is the world's leading supplier of non-leafing aluminium-based pigments, used extensively within the automotive and plastics industries,
News from Worcester Controls (Flowserve Flow Control) (16 November 2001)
Rented measurement equipment helped after fire
User Application Article Following a major fire in which all of Tecan Components' measuring equipment was lost, Mitutoyo was able to help out by rapidly supplying new equipment on a rental basis. Brochure Available
News from Mitutoyo (UK) (15 November 2001)
Sensor improves double-sheet plastics control
The new ultrasonic Sonar BERO 3RX2210 sensor from Siemens, improves double-sheet control in paper, plastics and metal foil handling applications.
News from Siemens Automation and Drives (15 November 2001)
Light barriers improve operator safety
The new Siguard 3RG784 light barrier is an active, optical device, which uses infrared light beams to create a two-dimensional protective field of light beams.
News from Siemens Automation and Drives (15 November 2001)
Proximity switch is offered in four versions
The new Opto BERO C40 Shorty, is a compact proximity switch which monitors sequences in conveyor systems, and production and packaging applications.
News from Siemens Automation and Drives (15 November 2001)
PocketExtra software extends Pocket Outlook
New software utility allows handheld users to add information, drawings, and handwritten notes to Pocket PC's built-in Contacts application.
News from Syware (15 November 2001)
Heavy duty VMC is ruggedly built for precision
US machine tool builder Fadal has extended its Performance Line range of vertical machining centres with the introduction of the VMC 6535 -- the third, and largest model in the series.
News from Matchmaker M/C (15 November 2001)
Jaguar gets into gear with Citrix MetaFrame
User Application Article Citrix Systems announced that Jaguar Cars is using Citrix MetaFrame application serving software to deliver applications to 1000 users in its dedicated design department.
News from Citrix (14 November 2001)
Cyco appoints Sales and Marketing director
Cyco Software has appointed Ramon Burke to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
News from BlueCielo ECM Solutions (14 November 2001)
Bearing failures? Here are some tips.
Bearing failure? Maybe the bearings are not being taken care of properly. Check up on these tips offered by NSK UK. Brochure Available
News from NSK UK (14 November 2001)
SS latch holds parts/tools container top open
An innovative strut hinge (90-degree support hinge) has been devised and manufactured and is now stocked and sold around the World as a standard catalogue item by Pro
News from Protex Fasteners (14 November 2001)
Controls supplier expands training courses
Following the opening of its new GBP 6 million head office and distribution centre, Routeco, has significantly expanded its range of training courses.
News from Routeco (14 November 2001)
Five ways to solve supply chain problems
Five solutions to key planning problems faced by organisations with complex logistics networks will be offered by supply chain planning specialist SynQuest at
News from SynQuest (14 November 2001)
Visit website for thermoplastics welding data
Information on welding thermoplastic materials is now available free on TWI's website at http://www.twi.co.uk/plasticswelding Processes covered in this area of
News from TWI (The Welding Institute) (14 November 2001)
ZF appoints Home Counties distributor
ZF Industrial's unique range of hysteresis tension control products is now being supplied through DJ Automation, over an area centred on Bedfordshire. Brochure Available
News from ZF Great Britain (14 November 2001)
ABB wins Award for its Six Step Plan
ABB has won the Electrical Industry Award for Marketing with a campaign promoting its "Six Step Energy Saving Plan".
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (13 November 2001)
Drive cuts costs for wooden toy company
A 30kW Comp-AC drive from ABB is helping a wooden toy company reduce the noise in its workshops, as well as save over GBP 700 a year in energy.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (13 November 2001)
Variable speed drives help cut dust and odours
Using variable speed drives from ABB Drives Alliance partner Slater Drives Systems has enabled a northern company to develop a revolutionary new system for removing dust and odours.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (13 November 2001)
How to keep motors clean in dirty environments
A new 32-page guide from Baldor provides a handy introduction to the differences between the protection measures available for electric motors operating in harsh environments. Brochure Available
News from Baldor UK (13 November 2001)
Pneumatic company lists expertise through CD-ROMs
Beko Technologies has embraced the benefits offered by screen media technology to produce CD-Roms on its Drypoint and Bekosplit products. Brochure Available
News from Beko Technologies (13 November 2001)
Reduce costs and increase efficiency in operations
Cimage NovaSoft has released its new Content Management System, Cimage e3-CM, developed to increase operational efficiency in plants and facilities.
News from Cimage Novasoft (13 November 2001)
Norgren extends its range of rodless cylinders
Norgren has extended the world's largest range of rodless cylinders even further to incorporate a spindle-driven electric linear actuator and a precision heavy-duty cylinder.
News from Norgren (13 November 2001)
Co-solvent cleaning ups PCB quality
User Application Article A Kerry Ultrasonics co-solvent cleaning system has upped cleaning quality and reduced reject rates for Electronic Technicians, which assembles printed circuit boards for aerospace industries.
News from Kerry Ultrasonics (13 November 2001)
Sheet metal technology investment boosts orders
User Application Article At the core of a company's GBP 600,000 investment programme over the past two years on advanced sheet metal technology is a 4-axis laser profiling machine.
News from LVD (UK) (13 November 2001)
Enabling suppliers to move to e-business
Online trading can improve order accuracy, lower order processing costs, open access to multiple selling channels and allow the supplier to take orders seamlessly from all those channels. shouldn't
News from Microsoft (13 November 2001)
UK's largest pattern maker wins rail work
As a result of employing techniques it has developed for the automotive industry NPL Technologies, the UK's largest pattern-maker, has recently won contracts in the railway industry.
News from NPL Technologies (13 November 2001)
Offline CNC programming software gains award
Further qualification of Pathtrace of Reading's commitment to create a CAD friendly CAM system has been won through the award of 'Certified Select Status' on the EdgeCAM Solid Machinist software.
News from Pathtrace Engineering Systems (13 November 2001)
Development environment made for HMI applications
Rockwell Automation introduces the first Human Machine Interface (HMI) development environment to support the full spectrum of both embedded and open HMI development requirements. Brochure Available
News from Rockwell Automation (13 November 2001)
Customised product manufacturing service launched
Electrical low voltage distribution products tailored to meet unusual installation demands can now be supplied quickly and easily by Merlin Gerin, with its Modified Standard service.
News from Merlin Gerin, Schneider Electric (13 November 2001)
Pick-up spindle machines - does the UK lag behind?
Are UK suppliers - particularly automotive sub-contractors - lagging behind Germany and the US in the take-up of pick-up spindle machining and turning centres? The question is put by EMAG UK. Brochure Available
News from Emag UK (12 November 2001)
EMAG is a market leader in vertical machining
EMAG has literally turned machining on its head. The pick-up-principle simplifies automatic loading and unloading of workpieces at almost no extra cost. Brochure Available
News from Emag UK (12 November 2001)
EMAG UK - a company profile
Since its foundation in 1984, EMAG UK has established a strong position in the UK automotive market supplying CNC multi-functional production centres. Brochure Available
News from Emag UK (12 November 2001)
Sandwich plates made in large sizes for CMMs
Simultaneous support of several fixtures allow better use of measuring machines, says Witte Bleckede Witte Bleckede is now offering aluminium sandwich plates up to 10m by 2.4m.
News from Witte Gerätebau, Horst (12 November 2001)
Program workpiece fixturing through CNC
Automatic workpiece positioning using a CNC program and direct-drive positioning, saves space, time and investment costs.
News from Witte Gerätebau, Horst (12 November 2001)
National information service aimed at small firms
A major new national information service aimed at boosting the productivity of small to medium UK manufacturing companies, is to be established by engineering consultancy the INBIS Group.
News from Manufacturing Advisory Service (DTI) (12 November 2001)
DTI appoints INBIS as National Network Developer
INBIS, together with consortium partners TA Net and ITM, have recently been appointed as National Network Developers for a new service being initiated by the Department of Trade and Industry.
News from Manufacturing Advisory Service (DTI) (12 November 2001)
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