MTC to host National Manufacturing Summit

The third annual National Manufacturing Summit will focus on digital manufacturing and how to accelerate a digital revolution to transform the UK economy. Hosted in Coventry by the Manufacturing Technology Centre on 29-30 March, the hybrid event sponsored by Lloyds Bank will feature live, face-to-face presentations and discussions, as well as an interactive virtual audience.

Professor Chris White, director of the Industrial Policy Research Centre (IPRC) at Loughborough University, formed in collaboration with the MTC, says: “The agenda will be broad, engaging and interactive, covering a wide range of manufacturing issues. However, the over-arching theme will be the acceleration of digital manufacturing and the drive for productivity through digitalisation and automation.”
For further information www.nmsummit.co.uk

LVD launches 60-ton electric-drive press brake

The new LVD Dyna-Press 60/20 high-speed electric-drive press brakeprovides 2 m of working length and a five-axis back-gauge to handle a wide range of applications at bending speeds up to 25 mm/s. A 60/20 Pro model is further equipped with LVD’s Easy-Form laser system for greater control of the bending process to achieve high output at a high level of quality. The Pro model also offers an optional custom-made crowning system.

Dyna-Press press brakes consume low amounts of electricity and deliver fast cycle times to bend more parts per minute, more efficiently, at a lower cost per part. A streamlined design uses two heavy-duty ball screws to drive the force transmission from the servomotors to the pressing force of the ram. Fewer components means less maintenance.

Operators can use the machine for air bending, coining, hemming and bottoming. Furthermore, Dyna-Press 60/20 offers flexibility in tooling, accepting universal, Wila or US style-punches and universal, LVD or US style-dies. The Pro version offers pneumatic Wila clamping for the European market and hydraulic clamping for the US market.

LVD’s 60/20 Pro is available with a crowning system custom-made for each machine, distributing the appropriate force to ensure the bend angle remains consistent over the full length of the part. Like all Dyna-Press models, LVD says that the 60/20 is easy to operate with minimal training. The 15-inch Touch-B touchscreen control features an intuitive graphical display. Operators can create 2D designs and simulate in 3D on the screen, while the controller is compatible with LVD’s CAM software, CADMAN-B.

Dyna-Press press brakes are available in 24, 40 and 60 tons.
For further information www.lvdgroup.com

Targeting growth through bending machine investment

With the acquisition of Malvern Tubular Products and Maxpower Automotive from Tricorn UK towards the end of 2021, the Lander Group created the opportunity to continue its development as a single source of supply for tube-based assemblies. Now, under the branding of Lander Tubular Products, and with the latest investment in BLM tube bending equipment, the group has the capability to provide automated tubular solutions from 4 to 152 mm diameter in a range of materials, including steel, stainless steel and aluminium.

With capacity to bend tube up to 152 mm diameter, with added efficiency delivered by the multi-stack tooling system where up to eight tool sets can mount simultaneously, the BLM Elect 150 adds to the group’s overall capability and supports further expansion of its growing customer base.

“At Malvern we focus on lower volume production of larger tube diameters, often with higher complexity of bends, mainly for the off-highway, construction and power-generation industries,” says David Alexander, sales and marketing manager at Lander Tubular Products.
“With the new BLM machine we can look to expand into new market segments with our fully finished tubular products.”

Despite the scale of the BLM Elect150, weighing some 18,000 kg, the machine is versatile and brings greater control to production through itsSiemens Simotion system, which runs in conjunction with BLM’s proprietary VGP3D programming and 3D simulation software.Moreover, the machine allows torque to vary between 2 and 6 tonnes to eliminate part deformation, even on tight radius bends and. Control is via a control,

“We see many positives in the arrival of the BLM Elect150, and with many other BLM machines within the group we already have a good understanding of how to maximise their potential,” concludes Alexander.
For further information www.blmgroup.com

ITC 2023 catalogue

The latest edition of Industrial Tooling Corporation’s annual product catalogue is now available to viewonline. Now in its 17th edition, the catalogue is crammed with new product enhancements and developments from the Tamworth-based cutting tool manufacturer.The latest edition incorporates ITC’s updated pricing structure for 2023, as well sections that cover cutting tools for machining aluminium, steel, heat-resistant alloys and exotic materials, along with glass- and carbon-fibre composite materials.The 200+ page catalogue is available to download from the link below.
For further information www.bit.ly/3kNGme7

Tosec had clear preference for SafanDarley

Tosec is a Zwolle-based company that specialises entirely in sheet-metal working, including cutting, machining, bending and welding.

“We are known for being able to deliver high-quality products quickly,” explains company manager Ruben Nieboer. “These are generally products in small series or single pieces. Often we don’t know today what we are going to make next month. That’s why SafanDarley’s new H-Brake 320T Ultra suits us perfectly.”

Variety is an important factor at Tosec, asNieboer explains: “We consciously choose to produce small and medium-sized series and single pieces, because this ensures variation in the work,setting up the machine every time and looking at drawings and checking products. It can be big, small, thick or thin. We also work with different types of steel, such as very hard steel, such as Hardox, which is difficult to bend,or high-strength steel, which is very tough.

“That’s why no day is ever the same for the people in the office, our setters and our colleagues in the dispatch department,” he adds.“We make a wide variety of products for machine builders, the trailer and crane industry, the agricultural sector and offshore companies, among others. In total, we have over 500 customers throughout the Netherlands.”

Tosec’s relationship with SafanDarley goes back a long way. Still, the company did not go overnight for its most recent investment, assessingseveral competing brands before making a decision.

“In the end, the decisive factor was the opinion of our people on the shop floor,” says Nieboer.“Based on their experiences with the machines and SafanDarley’s service, we chose the new model.”
For further information www.safandarley.com