ModuleWorks buys Celeritive Technologies

ModuleWorks, a specialist in tool-path generation and simulation technology for digital manufacturing, has acquired Celeritive Technologies, the developer of VoluMill CAM software. Both Celeritive and ModuleWorks have been strategic partners to many global manufacturing organisations for many years. The companies expect that the acquisition will enable more technology to become available to both sets of customers in the near future.

“This strategic acquisition aligns perfectly with our vision of being at the forefront of our industry,” says Dr Yavuz Murtezaoglu, founder and managing director of ModuleWorks. “We are enthusiastic about the opportunities that this integration presents and are committed to a seamless transition that maximises the benefits for our partners, employees and stakeholders.”

For more information www.moduleworks.com

Aberlink wins King’s Award for innovation

Aberlink has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise 2024 in the Innovation category. The accolade is in recognition of the design innovation and error mapping demonstrated during the development of the company’s Extol CNC CMM. Company owner Marcus Eales says: “This prestigious award underscores 30 years of constantly pushing to create unique solutions to metrology problems that have applications worldwide. The Extol CNC CMM is an excellent example of this in practice.” Employing 44 people, Aberlink was founded in 1993 and claims to be the largest UK-owned manufacturer of CMMs.

For more information www.aberlink.com

Record growth for ANT Industries

ANT Industries, a precision engineering firm headquartered in Atherstone, Warwickshire, is celebrating a year of unprecedented success and growth by announcing new orders in excess of £30m for the next three years. The company machines components for aerospace and gas turbine engines that include engine rings, casings and prismatic parts for customers such as Eaton Aerospace, Rolls Royce and ITP.

Central to success at ANT Industries is its investment in cutting-edge machinery. Over the past 18 months the company has invested heavily in new CNC machines that include a Haas UMC 1000SS five-axis machining centre and an Anca FX5 Linear tool and cutter grinder. Additional investments will arrive in Q2 2024 through The Engineering Technology Group.

For more information www.antindustries.com

Showtime for motor spindles

Following MA Ford Europe’s appointment as UK distributor and technical partner by Japanese manufacturer Nakanishi, its range of high-speed motor spindles was unveiled at MACH 2024 in Birmingham last month. This is the latest appointment for MA Ford Europe, which now handles the HES, iSpeed3 and HTS products from Nakanishi’s range of electric and air-turbine units, which are capable of spindle speeds up to 150,000 rpm. The units mount in CNC machine spindles with various shank types, including BT, HSK A63, IT and straight.

For further information www.mafordeurope.com

Heller heads to Farnborough

The UK subsidiary of German horizontal machining centre (HMC) manufacturer, Heller Maschinenfabrik, will be exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 (22-26 July) as part of the Midlands Aerospace Alliance stand in Hall 1. Redditch-based Heller Machine Tools, which manufactures selected HMC models at its UK site for global markets, is celebrating its 50thanniversary this year.There will be much for the company to promote to the aerospace sector, not least its new F 5000 and F 6000 five-axis production centres, although the machines will not be on the stand.

For further information www.heller.biz