£1.5m extension for training specialist

A Black Country training provider has pushed the button on a £1.5m extension that will more than triple the size of its facility in Aldridge. In-Comm Training, which was recently awarded ‘Outstanding’ status by Ofsted, has joined forces with workholding specialist Hyfore to develop what it is calling an Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre next door to its current site in Vigo Place.

Backed by the Black Country LEP’s Growth Deal, the ambitious plan will create an additional 16,000 sq ft of space that will be fitted out with CNC machine tools, automation and a robotics line. The facility will also house material testing, material handling and grinding capabilities, as well as a 16-seat Mastercam and CIMCO CADCAM studio to help students develop their design-for-manufacturing skills.
For further information www.in-comm.co.uk

Boost for accuracy and control at toolmaker

Dartford-based toolmaking specialist Synergy (Kent) Ltd has invested in the latest Sodick AD35L from Sodi-Tech EDM, a move that has seen both precision and ease-of-control improve in comparison with the company’s existing die-sink machine. The new AD35L has been set to work producing punches with intricate and precise forms for the compaction industry.

“Such has been our growing order book that it was clear we needed to increase our EDM capacity,” explains one of the company’s owners Ian Chambers. “For this reason, we decided to assess the market for an additional die-sink EDM.”

Despite having never used a Sodick machine before, the company’s research identified the AD35L as the solution. Following a full demonstration by Sodi-Tech EDM and the manufacture of sample parts, Synergy placed the order. Since installation, the machine has been dedicated to a single repetitive job; special compaction punches made from Vanadis 30 tool steel and carbide with the requirement for a tight form sparked in the top face. The AD35L completes three punches every day.

“The tight form includes a maximum corner radius of 0.1 mm,” explains Chambers. “We have to hold a tolerance on concentricity of 5 µm, and 10 µm on size, depth and profile shape, as well as a high level of surface finish. However, our new AD35L meets the specification day-in, day-out.”

Ease-of-use and high levels of control are additional features of the AD35L to have impressed Chambers: “Considering I have been a user of another EDM brand for the past 30 years, the learning curve on the Sodick machine was really short,” he says. “In fact, we were running-capable in just 2-3 days.”
For further information www.sodi-techedm.co.uk

Asia’s largest used machinery exhibition

The 11th edition of Asia’s largest pre-owned machinery exhibition, UMEX, will take place on 8-10 September at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India. Last year, around 7100 visitors from 31 countries attended the event, along with over 350 exhibitors. Covering 14,000 sq m and supported by 16 trade associations, the event is organised in partnership by ITEI and MTI.

From its dedicated stand, MTI will be handing out extra printed copies of its show issue to passing visitors. In fact, the stand will be part of the MTI Pavilion, a now-familiar sight at exhibitions the world over. Among the companies to have already secured their place on the pavilion include GCH Machinery (USA), Jansen Machinehandel (Netherlands), Gibbs Machinery (USA), Luthy Machines (Switzerland), Silini Press and Hammer (Italy), and Pressen Haas (Germany). Please contact MTI for further UMEX opportunities.
For further information www.umexonline.com www.mtimagazine.com

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