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Forgemasters to supply urgent parts for crippled Russian power plant (Video) 12/03/2010
Sheffield Forgemasters International (SFIL) is to supply major parts to a Russian hydro-electric power plant wrecked by an explosion, which killed 75 workers and injured many more.
Up to £250,000 to spend in 2010, for 83 per cent of MACH attendees 12/03/2010
An independent survey indicates a huge proportion of visitors to MACH 2010 plan to purchase new manufacturing equipment over the next 3 years.
Mollart debuts its “Hole Solution” at MACH 2010 12/03/2010
Mollart Engineering will be presenting its deep hole drilling machines, its tooling solutions from Botek and the recently acquired Bencere product range, plus its capability for deep hole drilling via its subcontract machining services.
PTG's Holroyd Precision and more sold to Chinese company 11/03/2010
Precision Technologies Group (PTG) has sold its Holroyd and heavy machine tools businesses to Chinese machine tool maker Chongqing Machinery & Electric Company for £20 million, subject to approval by Beijing, expected in six weeks.
2010 VERICUT User’s Exchange (VUE) events in the UK 11/03/2010
CGTech's has organised UK VERICUT User's Exchange (VUE) on 22nd April in Worcester, 12th May in Glasgow, 15th September in Sheffield and 7th October in Belfast.
Water jet cutting spares and consumables from Wightman Stewart 11/03/2010
Water jet cutting specialist, Wightman Stewart, now offer spare parts and consumables for major water jet cutting products, including Omax, Jet Edge, Flow, WSI and AccuStream, cutting heads and intensifiers.
Open Mind demonstrating latest packages at MACH 2010 10/03/2010
Open Mind Technologies will be demonstrating its hyperMILL 2009.2 and hyperCAD 2009.1 packages at MACH 2010 (Stand 5150).
Roemheld to demonstrate sector advantages at MACH 2010 10/03/2010
The Roemheld stand (4110) will be split into automotive, aerospace, medical, energy and general manufacturing sectors, at MACH 2010, to offer market-driven examples of how workholding can increase competitiveness and maximise existing investment.
Sandvik Coromant brings added solutions to wind power market 10/03/2010
Sandvik Coromant is focussing support on manufacturers operating in the wind energy sector, offering a component-specific cutting tooling and a wealth of applications knowledge.
China order boosts Forgemasters' international reputation 09/03/2010
Sheffield Forgemasters International (SFIL), has secured a multi million pound contract to provide eight 170-tonne rolls, with barrel diameters of 2.2 metres, for a steel mill in Xingcheng, China.
Magnetic range sourced from the USA 09/03/2010
Lift Hold & Separate have launched a range of products from The Magnet Source USA, not previously available in the UK.
Stevens Rowsell Engineering to represent Sussex at Manufacturing award 09/03/2010
Stevens Rowsell Engineering has won the nomination to represent Sussex in the MASSE Manufacturing Best Practice Awards, later this year.
Delcam to show 64-bit PowerMILL at MACH 2010 08/03/2010
UK machining companies will have their first chance to see the 64-bit version of Delcam's, award-winning, PowerMILL CAM software, at MACH 2010 (Stand 4010).
Manufacturing industry demands action 08/03/2010
Representatives from the UK's manufacturing industry made their concerns very clear at The Future of UK Manufacturing Summit, held last week at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London. The summit was organised by Findlay Media, in association with the ERA Foundation and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
System 3R workholding and automation solutions at MACH 2010 08/03/2010
System 3R will be showing their Delphin BIG reference system, the Twist lock direct clamping chuck, System 3R automation and the WEDM B-axis indexer, at MACH 2010 (Stand 5331).
The UK manufacturing sector continued its solid recovery in February 08/03/2010
The headline seasonally adjusted CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted 56.6, unchanged from January's fifteen-year high.
Tornos introduces Gamma turning centre at MACH 2010 08/03/2010
The Gamma turning centre gets its UK exhibition debut from Tornos Technologies, stand 5128, at MACH 2010.
China export breakthrough beckons for Gamet 08/03/2010
Gamet Bearings, the precision tapered roller bearings specialist, has achieved an important foothold in China, with confirmed orders, for trial bearing sets, from two leading machine tool manufacturers.
HK Technologies collect Objet European distributor award 07/03/2010
Objet Geometries, a designer and manufacturer of ultra-thin-layer, 0.016 mm, high resolution 3D printing systems, has named UK agent, HK Technologies of Rugby, as its "European Distributor of the Year for Outstanding Performance 2009".
ITC shows ranges at MACH 2010 07/03/2010
At MACH 2010 (Stand 5546), Industrial Tooling Corp (ITC), the cutting tool specialist, will be giving a multitude of products their UK exhibition debut.
Blum tool setting system at MACH 2010 06/03/2010
Blum NovoTest will be exhibiting its tool setting system, LaserControl NT-H 3D at MACH 2010, stand 5130.
Additive manufacturing seminar announced 05/03/2010
Materialise and the International Digital Lab, at the University of Warwick, will host a "New Additive Manufacturing Technologies Seminar" on Wednesday 31st March 2010.
Indian firm acquires Sheffield-based heavy engineer DavyMarkham 05/03/2010
Sheffield-based heavy engineering firm DavyMarkham has been acquired by India's Hindustan Dorr Oliver (HDO) Ltd.
ACT tooling starter kits at MACH 2010 05/03/2010
Advanced Carbide Tooling (ACT) will be showing the flexibility of its Nine9 Series of cutting tools, stand 5198, at MACH 2010.
Grinding specialist Tacchella is latest member of Italian machine tool alliance 05/03/2010
Italian grinding machine maker Tacchella has joined gear cutting machine maker De.Ci.Ma and grinding machine maker Morara as part of an Italian machine tool alliance.
 
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