Rotor grinding machine on order

The latest company to order a Holroyd TG350E rotor grinder is Jaguar Compressors, a division of the Xiamen East Asia Machinery Industry Company. Currently in build, and costing some £1.3m, the machine will be shipped to Jaguar’s Xiamen, China-based manufacturing facility in mid-2020.

Holroyd reports the TG350E rotor grinding machine is rapidly making a name for itself as the preferred choice among industrial refrigeration specialists. There are currently around 70 TG series machines in use around the world and, each year, Holroyd typically receives orders to build several new TG models.
“The team at Jaguar Compressors continually strives to enhance the performance and energy efficiency of its screw air compressor products,” says Holroyd regional sales director Steven Benn. “With the ability to grind medium-to-large capacity rotors of up to 350 mm in diameter and 1795 mm in length, the TG350E model offers a versatile, high-quality solution to Jaguar’s varied production requirements in producing screw compressors for a variety of applications, including precision filters, gas storage tanks and refrigerated dryers.”
A further benefit for users of Holroyd TG series models is that a significant amount of production time can be saved as each machine’s diamond dressing discs are able to continuously dress during semi-finishing cycles. By contrast, cutting tools typically require periodic regrinding, the frequency of which is determined by the materials and volumes being cut.
Developed primarily for the finish-grinding of helical screw components after they have been milled to a rough or semi-finished state, Holroyd TG series machines are just as suited to prototyping and batch manufacture as they are to volume production. Fully automated on-machine probing provides closed-loop feedback of corrections to the dresser disc.
For further information www.holroyd.com

SteelFab celebrates 16 years of excellence

It has been 16 years since the Gulf region’s steel fabrication and metalworking industry changed the way it did business – when SteelFab made its debut.

A lot has changed in the intervening years, and the event continues to steer the industry through the ups and downs of the economy, and the market. Over the past 16 years SteelFab has grown with the industry and, along the way, expanded its geographical footprint far and wide.
At SteelFab 2020 (Sharjah, 13-16 January), nearly 300 exhibitors from over 20 countries are expected to fill six halls across 11,000 sq m of space. Over the course of the three days, the organiser is expecting close to 7000 visitors from around 70 different countries to attend the show. Special focus areas will include welding and cutting, machine tools, tube and pipe, and wear resistance. SteelFab will also host seminars, technical presentations and live displays.
For further information https://steelfabme.com/

Less noise on the shop floor

An engineering firm providing equipment to many of the UK’s heaviest industries has reported a dramatic improvement in noise levels on the shop floor following the introduction of air compressors from Vert Rotors.

East Lothian based DMI Precision installed 10 Vert A100 compressors to run equipment throughout its shop. Says DMI managing director David Black: “As well as making it easier to communicate, a quieter workplace also makes it easier to concentrate, which is an important consideration for the highly skilled work that we undertake.”
For further information www.vertrotors.com

AMRC Cymru up and running

The £20m Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Cymru (AMRC Cymru) has opened for business in Broughton, north Wales.

This state-of-the-art centre will be a catalyst for growth and jobs in Deeside, north Wales and the wider cross-border and ‘Northern Powerhouse’ region. AMRC Cymru will provide businesses with a new level of research and development opportunities and support. The facility was officially opened by First Minister Mark Drakeford and Economy and North Wales Minister Ken Skates.
AMRC Cymru will enable businesses to access advanced technologies, helping them to drive improvements in productivity, performance and quality. Situated in the Deeside Enterprise Zone, the facility will focus on advanced manufacturing sectors, including aerospace, automotive, nuclear and food. It is predicted that the new centre could increase GVA to the Welsh economy by as much as £4bn over the next 20 years.
For further information https://is.gd/beyura

Contract win

Reaction Engines and Nammo UK have signed an agreement for the supply of a rocket plume heat exchanger for the UK’s new National Space Propulsion Test Facility.

Steve Gill, chief commercial officer at Reaction Engines, says: “Reaction Engines is delighted to supply Nammo UK with a world-class heat exchanger that will cool extreme temperatures in a very compact envelope, and which will be one of the first large-scale commercial applications of the knowledge and technology we’ve developed. This project
shows Reaction Engines has world-leading thermal management capability.”
For further information www.reactionengines.co.uk