Planning permission granted for NMIS

Planning permission has been granted for the development of the state-of-the-art National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility.

Renfrewshire Council’s planning authority gave the green light to plans for the brand new carbon neutral building, which comes complete with a distinctive heather coloured façade. At around 1.5 times the size of Hampden football pitch, the site will include a skills academy, a fully digitalised factory of the future and a collaboration hub. The facility will help support manufacturing firms of all sizes and from all sectors across the country, and internationally, to innovate and grow.
For further information www.NMIS.scot

Benefits of Sterling SRA DGSA bandsaw

Selmach Machinery has released a guide to the benefits associated with the Sterling SRA DGSA bandsaw, which is suitable for cutting structural beam and box section.

The semi-automatic machines that make up this series bring with them a range of features. Build quality and strength are the obvious benefits of these high-capacity machines with their heavy-duty bow structure and design. Importantly though, Selmach says that the Sterling SRA DGSA eliminates issues found in other, similar capacity machines with similar length bows, wherein speeds can increase during the cutting process, affecting both the life of the blade and the quality of cut. This is thanks to the twin ram (push and pull) system; the balancing ram on the rear of the machine ensures accurate cutting consistency throughout the cutting cycle.
Another quality that elevates the Sterling range is the mobile detached control panel, which is not fixed on one side as found on other bandsaws. The ergonomic control panel is wheel mounted for easy access at all times and to protect the controls from damage when loading or removing large, heavy materials such as beams. For mitred cuts, users can also bring the panel in close, allowing the operator to see marker lines and cuts much more easily, along with the ability to control all of the bandsaw’s functions.
The heavy-duty, full-stroke hydraulic vice follows the same ethos as the rest of the Sterling bandsaw, making squaring beams easy with the ability to slide from left to right. Also featured is a sacrificial plate which can be conveniently replaced, solving the problem of unavoidable wear and tear on the machine’s bed after years of throughput.
For further information https://selmach.com/

Basco sharpens up with Vollmer

Based in Faridabad, near New Delhi, Basco Tool Industries manufactures carbide-tipped circular saw blades, and has relied on sharpening technology from Vollmer for more than 15 years. To date, Vollmer has supplied seven machines to the company, including models from the CP and CHP model series.

Vikas Tiwari, CEO of Basco Tool, says: “We currently manufacture around 3000 carbide-tipped circular saw blades a month for companies across the metalworking and woodworking industries. Our vision is to not only increase the quality of our products and services, but achieve further growth. We want to be producing at least 10,000 saw blades per month within a few years.”
With around 20 people, Basco Tool produces over 25 variants of carbide-tipped circular saw blades for Indian manufacturers.
Vollmer machines on site include a CHP 840 and two CP 200 sharpening machines. With the former, carbide-tipped circular saws can be sharpened in a single set-up. The CHP 840’s four CNC-controlled axes allow the complete machining of all common tooth geometries, even when sawing with an axial angle and group toothing.
CP 200 machines are equipped with multiprocessor technology and integrated software programs. As a result, whether it is tooth faces or tooth tops, grinding speed can be freely selected and there is no need to set tooth pitch or blade thickness.
Basco Tool customers are primarily based in the north and east of India. However, the aim is to establish additional regional distribution and service centres and, ultimately, become the leading manufacturer of carbide-tipped circular saws in India.
For further information www.vollmer-group.com

MTC invests

A TruPrint 3000 metal additive manufacturing (AM) system from Trumpf has been acquired by the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).

Installed within the MTC’s National Centre of Additive Manufacturing (NCAM), the machine is based on laser metal fusion (LMF) technology. “The idea behind installing the TruPrint 3000 is to showcase laser powder-bed technology,” explains Ross Trepleton, chief engineer at the MTC. “Our new knowledge hub for metal AM has only been open since October, but already we have a range of different AM platforms in place, the latest of which is the TruPrint 3000.”
For further information www.uk.trumpf.com

New UK agent for Leadwell

A new sole agent for the UK and Irish markets has been appointed by Taiwanese machine-tool manufacturer, Leadwell CNC Machines.

Newly formed WH-Lead Ltd is a sister company of Whitehouse Machine Tools. Seamless continuity of supply in Britain and Ireland is assured, as Mike Heapy and Brendan Parrott from the previous agent, Lead Precision Machine Tools, have joined the new organisation. A representative selection of Leadwell machines will be available for demonstration in the new Towcester facility from May this year.
For further information www.wh-lead.co.uk