Schuler buys Farina Presse

Schuler has acquired Farina Presse, the Italian manufacturer of presses and forging lines.

With its acquisition of the engineering specialist based in Suello, northern Italy, the Schuler Group has rounded out its own product portfolio in the field of forging and single-stroke presses. Farina Presse will gain access to Schuler’s global distribution network for its products, and continue to operate under its own brand name. In 2017, Farina Presse generated sales of around €21m with just over 40 employees. The company is particularly successful in the automotive industry.
For further information www.schulergroup.com

Tool of the year competition

Tool and cutter grinder specialist Anca is launching a competition to find the ‘Tool of the Year’, with the winners being judged and announced live at Chicago’s IMTS exhibition in September.

The prize is a trip for two to Anca’s headquarters in Melbourne, Australia to see first-hand how the technology is created. To enter, share a photo or video of the tool being ground on an Anca machine on LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook using #ANCATooloftheyear18 before 20 August. Then visit the web address below to complete an entry form.
For further information www.anca.com/Tool-Of-The-Year-2018

Welcome evening for Matsuura apprentices

Matsuura Machinery Ltd recently held a welcome evening for the four successful candidates who comprise the company’s next intake of technical apprentices.

Their families were also welcomed along to find out more about the company and the staff who will guide their sons through their time at Matsuura. Long-serving members of staff from each department spent time with the young recruits and their families, providing them with a good understanding of the company, its products and customers.
Roger Howkins, UK managing director, says: “It was a pleasure to welcome these young engineers into our business and meet their families. They are the future of our company and vital to the wider economy and UK manufacturing community going forward. Each of our successful 2018 intake will receive a full technical apprenticeship and work in every department of our operation over their term, achieving the standard of excellence that customers demand from our highly valued engineering team.”
For further information www.matsuura.co.uk

Dugard introduces Hanwha ‘cobot’ range

The latest HCR range of Hanwha collaborative robots (‘cobots’) is now available from Dugard.

Hanwha HCR cobots prioritise safety while offering installation costs that are up to a third lower than regular industrial robots. Dugard will be showing off the range at the Robotics and Automation 2018 exhibition, which takes place at Arena MK in Milton Keynes on 10-11 October, as well as at the Dugard open house in Hove on 17-18 October.
Regarding safety, the user-friendly series of Hanwha cobots offers collision detection at 25-150 Nm. Moreover, each cobot is built with joint rotation limit, joint speed limit, TCP speed limit and a virtual safety fence. The range starts with a small, lightweight model and extends up to a heavy-duty cobot with a large working radius. Suitable for all kinds of loading, unloading, picking and packing operations, Hanwha HCR cobots provide positional accuracy of 0.01 mm.
For further information sales@dugard.com

Walter installs assembly flow line

A new assembly line with streamlined work flows that result in shorter machine build times – and therefore reduced delivery times – has been created by Walter at its Kuřim site in the Czech Republic.

Walter Helitronic Power and Helitronic Mini Power tool grinders are currently being produced on the line, and it is planned that the Helitronic Vision 400L will be added later this year. Construction of the multi-million euro project took just 14 weeks, involving the installation of a 90 m long continuously moving conveyor belt that spans the complete assembly facility and travels directly into the shipping department.
For further information www.walter-machines.com