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Machinery's Technology Zone provides editorial features classified into key industry sector topics. The latest 25 articles are displayed below.
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Centres of attraction
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25/07/2008
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| Ease of programming on the one hand and high tech 5-axis on the other, Machinery examples some recent machining centre investments and their benefits |
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A picture of health
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22/07/2008
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| The strength of the medical sector over the past decade has delivered a new niche in which many machine shops now flourish. Machinery reports |
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Decision time
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18/07/2008
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| Mollart Engineering set up its Welsh facility in 1998 to service next-door-neighbour TRW with volume components. It didn’t work out like that, as Machinery reports. |
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Winning combination
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17/07/2008
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| When CNC was heralded as the future of machining in the 1980s and ‘90s, many turned parts specialists began replacing manual turning machines such as cam autos with high tech, computerised models. However, the fundamental differences between cam autos and CNC turning machines meant that some may have missed a trick. |
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Competing cleverly
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15/07/2008
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| Renishaw probing is the foundation on which two companies, one a mould tool maker another an aerospace sub-contractor, have built smart manufacturing. But it is not the only technological element, as Machinery discovers. |
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History with a future
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11/07/2008
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| It’s been just over 18 months since machine tool makers Jones & Shipman International and Holroyd Machine Tools became part of Precision Technologies Group (PTG). Machinery visited the company to get an update on progress to date |
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Making it big
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10/07/2008
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| Today’s heavy engineering is very much hi-tech, encompassing everything from power generation and oil exploration, through to yellow goods, large machinery and aircraft wings. |
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Don't huff and puff later, act now
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08/07/2008
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| The UK is set to install huge numbers of wind turbines. Industry must act together if it is to win substantial parts of this business. |
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Stock in trade
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03/07/2008
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| Advanced sawing technology has become synonymous with modern stockholding; indeed, leading stockholders could not compete and provide value-added services without them. Machinery reports |
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Suite success
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03/07/2008
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| Manufacturing should be simple. The order arrives; the parts get made; and an invoice is sent shortly after delivery. If only it was really like that.
In reality, we all know that the complexities and vagaries of modern manufacturing demand the application of a precise science called ‘scheduling’. Machinery takes a look at modern production management for the smaller company. |
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Farnborough International Airshow 2008
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01/07/2008
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| As Farnborough International Airshow celebrates 60 years, the 2008 event will be the biggest ever in terms of exhibition space and exhibitor presence. Manufacturing technology suppliers are increasingly attending the event. |
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Valued service
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25/06/2008
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| Success in any industry is the ability to provide a valued product or service. One UK mould maker is showing its possible in this sector, too. |
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MACH accolades flood in
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21/06/2008
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| There was a positive rush from exhibitors to praise MACH 2008, held at Birmingham’s NEC from April 21 to 25. And it very much reflected the rush by visitors to the show. |
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Turning to technology
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20/06/2008
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| Hunting Cromar, based in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, is part of Hunting plc, an international firm involved in the oil and gas industry. Since its purchase by Hunting plc, Hunting Cromar has experienced rapid growth and has invested heavily in new equipment to manufacture its range of well service technology products. It needed to invest in more efficient turning technology to up its game. It is one of many, as Machinery reports. |
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Holding fast in production
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19/06/2008
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| Reduced operator fatigue, increased productivity plus higher component accuracy and repeatability have been won through investment in latest workholding technology. |
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Arabian attraction
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17/06/2008
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| Oil demand and price are soaring, and investment in oil production is booming. One Scottish sub-contractor has moved closer to the action, setting up in Dubai. |
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Innovative display
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16/06/2008
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| Having an innovative machine is not eneough at a MACH exhibition: you have to stand out from the crowd in other ways, too. Several exhibitors at MACH 2008 did just that. |
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Triumph or not yet tested
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16/06/2008
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| It’s 10 years since the birth of the euro, now adopted in 15 of the EU’s 27 Member States, but not, of course, the UK. Who’s saying what on this anniversary, asked Machinery. |
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(Carbide) recipe for success
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27/05/2008
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| If the LMT group of companies’ ‘head’ – its corporate headquarters - is located in Oberkochen, Germany, its ‘heart’ is very much in Kepfenberg, Austria, says Gerhard Melcher, head of product management, cutting tools and marketing for Boehlerit, which is located there. The reason is simple, this is where the carbide insert mixes and inserts themselves for the six-company LMT group are made, and where the inserts are also coated. |
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Still cleaning up
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21/05/2008
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| With legislation on solvent use becoming more and more restrictive, Clive Ward, general manager of the Clean-Tek product range at the Wheelabrator Group, reminds industry that there is a ban on trichloroethylene (Trike) looming. All solvent using companies must now have written documentation in place setting out how they will restrict the use of Trike in business practice by October 2008, under the requirements of the Solvents Emissions Directive (SED). |
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A technology strategy for the UK
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19/05/2008
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| The Technology Strategy Board was established as an executive public body at arm's length from government in July 2007, and is sponsored by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). Its mission is to promote and support research into, and the development and exploitation of, technology and innovation for the benefit of UK business. It will spend £1 billion in the coming three years alone. |
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Precise approach
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19/05/2008
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| Anybody heard of someone saying they don’t make precision machines or parts? The adjective ‘precision’, meaning exactness or accuracy, is banded about by everyone. Indeed, we also have high precision, super precision and more.
Hardinge has come up with a more scientific approach to setting relevant precision against requirement. |
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Dormer story - latest twist
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16/05/2008
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| With its move to Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Park later this year, Dormer is returning to its roots but with a new high tech focus, working with the AMP's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. |
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Efficiency in the round
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07/05/2008
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| Hi-tech laser cutting is making sure that IAE’s fencing products and more fit well prior to welding. |
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Barfeed bonanza
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03/05/2008
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| Every good CNC lathe deserves a good barfeed; and there are products aplenty available, as Machinery reviews. |
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