Machining

It has been announced that Rhodes Interform, a specialist in bespoke composite and metal forming machinery, has recently completed the installation and testing of a ‘world class’ composite forming facility at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in the UK.

It has been announced that Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique Service division has introduced the Full Machine Room (FMR) Service Plan, through which it offers to maintain all types and makes of rotating equipment used in a production environment. 

At this year’s AMB exhibition (Stuttgart, 18th-22nd September), Sandvik Coromant intends to show how customers and partners can achieve significantly higher productivity levels, more flexible machining processes and more sustainable production under the strapline ‘Shaping the future together’. 

More than £2m has been spent upgrading the Heller Machine Tools manufacturing plant and headquarters in Redditch, UK. The administrative and applications engineering departments have benefited from a comprehensive makeover, a new customer area for machine demonstrations has been added, and production output of horizontal machining centres has risen by 30%.

An aerospace supplier in the UK has been awarded the contract to produce the pylon box assembly that attaches the engine to each wing of an Airbus A319, A320 and A321 NEO (New Engine Option) single-aisle jetliner. 

It has been announced that two new members have recently joined the AEMT (The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades). Nestech, a startup producing laser cut lamination stacks is the second member to join.

Everything is turning: AKM servomotors from KOLLMORGEN in CNC multi-spindle machines from INDEX. Author: Sandra Becker, Kollmorgen Marketing Communications, EMEA & India

  CGTech will showcase its expanded range of software applications for the aerospace industry in Hall 2, Stand 1120, Booth 2, at the Farnborough International Airshow, between 16th-20th July, 2018.

The group manager for Kasto, Volker Bühler, here describes the widening choice of automation systems on offer to minimise labour costs and increase production output from the company's circular sawing and bandsawing machines. The production solutions are available in the UK and Ireland through the firm's subsidiary in Milton Keynes.

Until now there was not a solution for battery driven hydraulic cutters for heavy industrial cutting applications, based on powerful industrial mobile cutters and the proven technology for rescue battery cutters, Holmatro developed a complete new range of battery cutters specially designed for recycling, demolition, dismantling and replacement industries.