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31/08/2010
| Value not price gives improved subcontract machining performance
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| A fire in a machine tool proved to be a catalyst for change for a Worthing-based subcontractor of high precision engineered components. "We had been using this particular oil on our sliding head section as it was a considerably cheaper per litre option than those on offer from suppliers, such as Jem ... Read more
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27/08/2010
| Miyano turn-mill centres a success for turning subcontractor
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| After four years of almost continuous successful production with a 7-axis Miyano BNJ-42SY fixed head turn-mill centre, which had delivered productivity increases between 30 and 50 per cent, precision aerospace contractor Rodford Engineering has installed another Miyano, this time a larger 51 mm capa ... Read more
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19/08/2010
| Peter Wolters Group restructures its Voumard operations
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| The Peter Wolters Group out of Rendsburg, Germany, has announced that it will restructure its Swiss Voumard operations and integrate the product line's R&D, production, logistics and administration into Peter Wolters' German Headquarters facility in Rendsburg, near Hamburg. Peter Wolters boasts over ... Read more
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18/08/2010
| Component traceability on show at Aero Engineering 2010
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| Jobshop, a leading supplier of advanced production planning and control software to aero engineering manufacturers, will be showing how it can help companies meet aerospace standards at Aero Engineering 2010. Visitors to Aero Engineering 2010 at the NEC, Birmingham, on 29-30 September will have a ch ... Read more
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13/08/2010
| Heller aims to take cost out of quality at Aero Engineering 2010
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| Reflecting the significant time and cost savings that Heller's machine tools bring to aerospace manufacturers, the company will be using the theme "Taking Cost out of Quality", at the Aero Engineering Exhibition - NEC, Birmingham, 29-30 September 2010. Heller's cost-down experience, gained with appl ... Read more
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03/08/2010
| Production accelerates for UK’s smaller manufacturers
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| Stronger demand and companies rebuilding stocks of goods helped boost production among the UK's smaller manufacturers, according to the CBI's latest quarterly SME Trends Survey. But the business group said that growth is likely to stall in the next three months in the face of weaker demand. Of the 4 ... Read more
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27/07/2010
| Unicut secures subcontract business at MACH
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| As a result of Unicut Precision's presence in the BTMA Village at MACH 2010, it secured an export order, with further contracts under negotiation, for producing high tolerance hydraulic components for an Indian company. Unicut was at MACH promoting its single cycle machining, inspection and measurem ... Read more
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09/07/2010
| Subcontractor Cube Manufacturing installs Haas CNC turning centre
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| Cube Manufacturing, the sheet metal and machining subcontractor, part of the Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire-based Cube Group, has extended its subcontract manufacturing capabilities with the installation of a Haas TL-25 turning centre at its Dunstable site. Incorporating C-axis, live tooling and sub-spi ... Read more
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05/07/2010
| Delcam reaches 1,500 customers in China
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| Delcam has announced its 1,500th customer in China; the Zhejiang (Taizhou) Jianli mould company. Marking this landmark achievement, Jiang Fang, general manager of Zhejiang Jianli, was presented with a plaque by Her Majesty's Ambassador to China, Sebastian Wood CMG, during the UK Advanced Engineering ... Read more
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01/07/2010
| Vollmer makes sale at MACH
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| Vollmer UK sold a GPA 200 machine, suited to stelliting band, gang and circular saw blades, at MACH. A specialist manufacturer of grinding and erosion machines for tool production, it also presented a selection of PCD tooling that highlighted the capabilities of the Vollmer range of erosion machine ... Read more
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