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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
September 8, 2024
Genius Facades invests in automated panel bender
September 8, 2024
50th Anniversary open house for Citizen
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UK NEWS View All
Morgan Rushworth XPH now in Bison showroom
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024The Morgan Rushworth XPH hybrid press brake is now available to view in the showroom...
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Ensuring press brake (and staff) safety
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Press & Shear understands that press brakes are the workhorses of sheet metal fabrication. However,...
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ETG serves up a treat with new press brakes
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024New to the Engineering Technology Group’s (ETG) Fabrication Division is the Durma AD-Servo range of...
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Key Renishaw appointment
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Renishaw has appointed Kasim Hussain as its new group general counsel and company secretary. Hussain,...
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Groundbreaking new facility
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024The MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre) in Coventry is providing the UK with the capability to...
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Co-ordinated approach to net zero skills
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Two leading figures in ‘clean growth’ are calling for a more co-ordinated approach to net...
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50th Anniversary open house for Citizen
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Sliding- and fixed-head turning machine supplier Citizen Machinery UK will hold an open house on...
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Electrification sector receives boost
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024An £800,000 initiative - designed to provide a ‘single source of truth’ for electrification skills...
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Voyager set for £60m Alstom refurbishment
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Alstom has signed a contract to refurbish CrossCountry’s Voyager trains. The contract, valued at around...
Read More Anticipation builds for UK Metals Expo
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Opening this week (11-12 September) at the Birmingham NEC, the UK Metals Expo is a...
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS View All
E-Brake 35T Mini Cell at GS-Metaal
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024By choosing the SafanDarley E-Brake Mini Cell, metalworking specialist GS Metaal is able, to automate...
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The making of Ursviken’s largest press brake
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Ursviken is currently amid its largest project yet: building a custom press brake with a...
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How to bend server and switchgear cabinets
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024For those in the business of fabricating server cabinets, NEMA boxes or switchgear cabinets, precision,...
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LVD launches Easy-Cell bending automation
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024LVD has introduced Easy-Cell 80/25, the latest in its line of robotic bending cells for...
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Big Daishowa opens 9th production plant
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Industrial tooling specialist Big Daishowa has opened its ninth production plant at the company’s Awaji...
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Sunnen celebrates 100 years
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Founder Joe Sunnen’s quest to sell his honing inventions started 100 years ago with cross-country...
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Linear drive to innovation with UX450L
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Introduced to the UK in the spring, the new Sodick UX450L high-end machining centre from...
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SW presents world firsts at AMB 2024
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen (SW) will present two innovations at the AMB 2024 exhibition in Stuttgart on...
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Robot order in double-digit million range
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024Kuka is supporting its customers in the transition to more sustainable mobility with state-of-the-art technology:...
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Robot-driven production meets military demand
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024Heckler & Koch USA (HKUSA), a designer and manufacturer of small arms and light weapons...
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E-Brake 35T Mini Cell at GS-Metaal
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024By choosing the SafanDarley E-Brake Mini Cell, metalworking specialist GS Metaal is able, to automate the bending of a wide...
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MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINING FROM MULTIPLE NAKAMURA MACHINES AT DIAMOND PRECISION
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024Located across three sites on the Wirral, Diamond Precision Engineering has evolved from a small toolmaking business to a subcontract...
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Investment reduces nitrogen costs at STL
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024A £120,000 investment by Samuel Taylor Limited (STL) in nitrogen generation is set to reduce its nitrogen costs by up...
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AS9100 brings £1m opportunities
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024One of Shropshire’s fastest-growing manufacturers is targeting more opportunities in the aerospace sector after it secured a prestigious quality accreditation.Advanced...
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WEC Group acquires Laser Profiles Ltd
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024WEC Group, the UK’s largest fabrication and contract manufacturing company, is acquiring Laser Profiles Ltd, a laser cutting specialist based...
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Drury increases automated component production
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Established in 2003 as a subcontractor, Drury Precision Engineering started two years later to manufacture its own range of mainly...
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Hurco machines drive growth at Factory 33
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Factory 33 was established in 2016 at Carterton, Oxfordshire, as a subcontract manufacturer of medium-to-large batches of components to fine...
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Barrs Court goes for sustainable growth
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Mills CNC has supplied Barrs Court Engineering, a precision machining and fabrication subcontract specialist based in Herefordshire, with a new...
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Ingenieur automates milling to boost productivity
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Machining contracts for the civil aviation, defence and space sectors make up about 60% of turnover at Ingenieur Ltd, Chandlers...
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Heavyweight champs of the (tooling) world
PUBLISHED: September 1, 2024Renowned within the industry for its plastic mould tool and pressure die expertise, Midlands-based Superite Tools has invested in a...
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FEATURE ON ROBOTS AND AUTOMATION View All
Robot order in double-digit million range
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024Kuka is supporting its customers in the transition to more sustainable mobility with state-of-the-art technology: the company is supplying 23...
Read More Robot-driven production meets military demand
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024Heckler & Koch USA (HKUSA), a designer and manufacturer of small arms and light weapons for military forces and law...
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Robot safety enables mobile machine tending
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024Be ambitious, dream big,’ proclaims a giant, brightly-coloured graphic that towers encouragingly above the bustling machine shop crammed with CNC...
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Automated tool production system launches
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024With its new Automated Tool Production (ATP) system, Walter is offering a new automation system for tool handling in the...
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New robotic systems for machine tools
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024A new range of storage and handling systems for the automatic loading and unloading of machine tools is now available...
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UR expands partnership with MathWorks
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024Universal Robots, a Danish collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturer, is further strengthening its partnership with MathWorks, a developer of mathematical computing...
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Automated airframe drilling becomes reality
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024An automated drilling solution comprising a FANUC cobot (collaborative robot) is using pre-qualified tools and process parameters to accelerate aircraft...
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ABB launches next-generation OmniCore control
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2024ABB Robotics has launched OmniCore, an intelligent automation platform that is faster,more precise and more sustainable, to empower, enhance and...
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Electric robot lifts large loads at longreach
PUBLISHED: May 5, 2024Mitsubishi Electric is launching itsMelfa RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot, which offers 1504 mm reach and 12 kg payload capacity. The...
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Kuka KR Fortec has dynamic performance
PUBLISHED: May 5, 2024Kuka says that its new KR Fortec industrial robot delivers versatility in a small footprint. Dynamic performance results in short...
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February 20, 2020AUCTIONS View All
Online Auction – Peaker Pattinson
PUBLISHED: August 19, 20243M United Kingdom PLC, due to the closure of the 3M Atherstone site.
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Online Auction – Lambert Smith Hampton
PUBLISHED: September 3, 2024LATE MODEL 3 & 5 AXIS HAAS MACHINING CENTRES, METAL WORKING AND FABRICATION EQUIPMENT ETC.
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Online Auction – E-Auctions
PUBLISHED: September 2, 2024Liquidation Sale of Woodworking and Engineering Machinery
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Online Auction – Maynards
PUBLISHED: August 29, 2024MASSIVE TWO-DAY ONLINE AUCTION CLOSURE OF OPEL TRANSMISSION PLANT IN VIENNA
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Online Auction – Cottrill & Co
PUBLISHED: September 3, 2024Excellent Quality DMG Mori Turning & Milling Machines previously used by a leading UK Luxury Watch Maker, removed for convenience...
Read More Online Auction – Maynards
PUBLISHED: September 9, 2024ONLINE AUCTION HIGHLIGHT! HIGH QUALITY AUTOMOTIVE MACHINING SURPLUS
Read More Online Auction – Cottrill & Co
PUBLISHED: September 9, 2024Matsuura MAM72-35V, Brother M140X1, Fanuc Robodrill & Haas VF-2SS Machining Centres, Aberlink Xtreme 500 CMM, Tooling, Compressors & Finishing Equipment...
Read More Online Auction – Cottrill & Co
PUBLISHED: September 9, 2024Entire Contents of One of the UK’s Leading Precision Turning, Milling & Grinding Specialists, featuring Citizen, Miyano and Star Fixed/Sliding...
Read More Online Auction – Peaker Pattinson
PUBLISHED: August 19, 2024Zimmer Biomet UK LtdMulti phase disposal programme 2024/2025
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