Hillfoot promotions

The New Year at specialist engineering steel supplier Hillfoot has seen three experienced team members – Craig James, Simon Taylor and Kasia Jesiolek – take on new management roles.

James becomes Hillfoot’s managing director, continuing his long association with the company, while Taylor, another long-serving member of the team, is promoted to the position of executive director. Jesiolek has stepped up to become the new technical and quality manager at the Sheffield-based company.
For further information www.hillfoot.com

Vollmer web

The Vollmer Group has launched a new website with a completely redesigned look. Online visitors seeking new grinding and eroding machines will now experience improved user-friendliness that can be traced back to the responsive web design.

Vollmer says that content is displayed clearly and transparently irrespective of the size of the screen on the viewer’s device.
In combination with a contemporary, attractive layout, visitors can find desired information from the entire Vollmer product and service portfolio quickly and
in great detail.
For further information www.vollmer-group.com

LMT joins MachiningCloud platform

LMT Onsrud and MachiningCloud have announced a partnership to provide the former’s product data on the latter’s cloud platform. LMT Onsrud manufactures solid-carbide end mills, PCD tooling and routing tools.

The partnership will enable customers to optimise the way they gather information for their manufacturing operations by reducing the need to research multiple catalogues or websites seeking the optimum cutting tool that best fits the machining requirements. Furthermore, LMT Onsrud customers will be able to increase productivity and achieve greater accuracy by downloading descriptive, usage and geometric information directly into their shop floor software suites.
For further information www.machiningcloud.com

Solvay composites for Boeing 777X

Solvay has signed an agreement with Boeing for the supply of advanced composites and adhesives in support of 777X airplane production.

Solvay will be supplying a range of material technologies, including out-of-autoclave structural carbon-fibre epoxy prepreg, flame-resistant interior phenolic prepreg, lightning-strike protection surfacing film and structural adhesive. These materials will support applications across the entire 777X programme, including the vertical and horizontal stabilisers, nacelle, landing-gear doors, wings, and interior structures.
For further information www.solvay.com

Double-column machines extend range

Broadbent Stanley has extended its range with large-capacity double-column machining centres from Taiwan-based Starvision. The machines are available with X-axis travels up to 36 m and 5.7 m in the Y axis, as well as five-face or full five-axis capability. The range covers boxway machines, linear-guide machines, moving-beam, moving-column and five-axis variants, which can be equipped with a range of milling heads.

“The addition of the Starvision range complements our existing range of bridge mills and will open up significant opportunities across the sectors that we serve,” explains managing director Graham Thomas. “We have probably had 10 enquiries in the past 12 months for machines of this size, so the market appetite is there. A quote has already been raised for the first Starvision machine and we are hopeful of a successful outcome soon.”
For further information www.broadbentstanley.co.uk