25 years of Omax

Omax Corporation is celebrating 25 years of waterjet technology. A special event took place on 27 July at the company’s Kent, Washington facility to mark the occasion, featuring the latest advancements in waterjet machining, live cutting demonstrations and tours of the company’s manufacturing factory.

Visitors were shown the entire process of how a waterjet machine is created. They were also shown where Omax’s largest waterjet machines are assembled, in addition to how direct-drive pumps are built.
For further information www.omax.com

Mills heads to ITI

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, says it will be attending Seco’s Inspiration through Innovation (ITI) 2018, which this year is taking place on 9-10 October at Seco’s facility in Alcester.

As one of 17 demonstrations planned for the event, Mills will showcase its new Doosan NHP 5000 horizontal machining centre with automatic pallet-change system. The NHP 5000 boasts 60 m/min rapids and 1 G acceleration/deceleration in all axes. Over 40 technical partners will attend the free-of-charge event.
For further information www.secotools.com/iti

Mollart to represent OTW in UK

Ohio Tool Works (OTW), a specialist honing machine tool, tooling and bore-finishing application company, has added Mollart Engineering to its worldwide distribution network.

The new agency brings a further dimension to Mollart’s deep-hole drilling portfolio, in particular for bore-finishing tool supply. Mollart’s managing director Ian Petitt says: “Our appointment will not only broaden our deep-hole drilling product range, but expand our customer support capability across the finishing of bores and deep holes through standard and customised honing abrasive tool supply.”
For further information www.mollart.com

Help dealing with late payments

The recently launched office of the Small Business Commissioner is offering a free service to help small firms deal with late payments.

Based in Birmingham, the office was created to ensure fair payment practices for Britain’s 5.7 million small businesses and support them in resolving their payment disputes with larger companies. Established under the Enterprise Act 2016, the SBC is headed by the Small Business Commissioner Paul Uppal, and is part of a package of measures to tackle late payment practices between businesses across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
For further information www.smallbusinesscommissioner.gov.uk

Degree for a digital future

Tooling specialist Walter is preparing people for an Industry 4.0 future via a new Bachelor of Science course at Baden-Württemberg Co-operative State University (DHBW) in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.

Industry 4.0 means that mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and information technology are growing closer together to form an intelligently networked production scenario, says Walter. According to the company, the interlocking of the analogue and digital world requires a lasting change of attitude, not just in companies, but also in universities.
The new co-operative Bachelor of Science in Business Information Studies will commence in autumn 2018, combining scientific study with Walter’s practical experience. Students will switch between the university and Walter AG every three months. In this way, they will gain knowledge, professional experience and so-called soft skills in equal measure. After a three-year study programme and a thesis, graduates will complete their education with the academic title Bachelor of Science.
For further information www.walter-tools.com