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Listing of all 47 news releases from StarragHeckert UK:

StarragHeckert acquires Swiss SIP company

StarragHeckert has acquired all assets of the Swiss high-precision machine tool builder, SIP (Societe Instruments Physiques) in Geneva, Switzerland, and its subsidiaries American SIP and SIP China.

News from StarragHeckert UK (17 February 2006)

Machining centre to produce stealth aircraft parts

StarragHeckert is to supply a GBP 1m-plus 5-axis machining centre to BAE Systems in Samlesbury, UK, to produce titanium components for the F-35 JSF, the next-generation, supersonic, stealth aircraft.

News from StarragHeckert UK (17 February 2006)

Modular millers tailored to suit users' needs

Portal milling machine's modular construction enables the specification to be tailored in order to optimise specific machining demands with high orders of geometric accuracy.

News from StarragHeckert UK (10 May 2005)

Concrete raises CNC milling rigidity and stiffness

CNC milling centre has been developed around a self-contained polymer concrete filled ribbed steel fabricated structure in order to create the high levels of rigidity and stiffness.

News from StarragHeckert UK ( 7 April 2005)

Gearbox housing machined in one clamping

User application article Three machine flexible manufacturing system will produce, in a single clamping, a range of ready to assemble gearbox housings each for use in wind power generators.

News from StarragHeckert UK (14 March 2005)

HMC cycles speedily through dry or wet cutting

Developed to accommodate high throughput using multiple part/multiple pallet loadings under both dry and wet machining conditions, a HMC offers extremely short production cycles.

News from StarragHeckert UK (21 January 2005)

Expertise to aid research into difficult machining

User application article StarragHeckert's expertise is to play a key role in AMRC research into the machining of difficult and exotic materials.

News from StarragHeckert UK (17 December 2004)

CNC sliding head auto ousts second operations

User application article Objective of a sub-contract machinist was to eliminate as much 'second operation' as possible, which it has done with a carefully chosen CNC sliding head automatic lathe.

News from StarragHeckert UK (16 December 2004)

Machining 'exotics' - research cuts time cycles

Technical background article Dedicated to push out the boundaries of all aspects of machining difficult and exotic materials, A UK university is already showing how machining times can be reduced.

News from StarragHeckert UK (16 December 2004)

Modular solution for portal milling

The modular construction of the Zimmermann FZ 37 portal milling machine enables the specification to be tailored in order to optimise specific machining demands with geometric accuracy.

News from StarragHeckert UK (24 November 2004)

CNC sliding head auto mills complex 3D forms

It is the high flexibility generated through the four-axis, 16 tool all-driven turret of a CNC sliding head auto that enables a combination of complex 3D forms to be milled.

News from StarragHeckert UK (25 October 2004)

Unicut Precision buys component cleaning system

Subcontract small mill/turned parts specialist Unicut Precision of Welwyn Garden City has installed a Durr Ecoclean Minio 85C compact washing machine.

News from StarragHeckert UK ( 5 October 2004)

Duplex bed absorbs heavy milling thrusts

Duplex bed design of apowerful, compact machining centre absorbs the thrust when drilling and milling using up to 22kW and allows the machine to accept workpieces up to 2 tonnes.

News from StarragHeckert UK (26 August 2004)

OPS-Ingersoll EDM agent appointed for UK and Eire

Following the acquisition of the Ingersoll range of EDM by OPS to form OPS-Ingersoll Funkenerosion, StarragHeckert UK has been appointed as sole UK and Eire agent for OPS-Ingersoll products.

News from StarragHeckert UK ( 3 August 2004)

North West UK area sales manager appointed

Following the promotion of Julian Frankland to UK sales manager of StarragHeckert UK, the machine tool agency has appointed Nick Dye to take over as area sales manager for the North West of England.

News from StarragHeckert UK (26 July 2004)

Latest parts cleaning system reduces labour costs

User application article To stay competitive in supplying high quality clean subcontract turned parts to the gas appliance and water fittings industries a subcontractor invested in up-to-date cleaning.

News from StarragHeckert UK (19 July 2004)

Travelling column M-C removes metal at 1000cm3/min

Universal travelling column machining centre, developed for high metal removal while maintaining precise levels of accuracy and surface finish, is able to remove material at up to 1000cm3/min.

News from StarragHeckert UK ( 7 July 2004)

Services operation gives global expertise access

Industrial Services operation provides a range of services such as prototype machining and development, process engineering, special tooling and application engineering.

News from StarragHeckert UK (24 June 2004)

Aqueous system eliminates manual washing of parts

User application article Following the installation of an aqueous washing machine at an engine builder the company has eliminated manual washing of components between machining and manual deburring.

News from StarragHeckert UK (21 June 2004)

Subby let-down led to in-house CNC investment

User application article When one of its principal subcontractors started to become unreliable, a toolmaking company quickly installed an electronic lathe, eliminated grinding and brought work back in-house.