Kyal Machine Tools recruits UK sales manager

Kevin Jones has been appointed by Kyal Machine Tools as its new UK sales manager.

Joining the business at the start of September, Jones hit the ground running with an immediate trip to the EMO exhibition in Hanover to investigate the latest innovations from Kyal principals such as WFL Technologies, Weiler, Hembrug and Willemin Macodel. With over 35 years’ industry experience, Jones started his career as a shop-floor apprentice and progressed through several machine shops prior to moving into applications engineering with a well-known machine-tool builder. He then moved into machine-tool sales.
For further information www.kyalmachinetools.co.uk

Restructuring at Filtermist

Filtermist International Ltd has restructured its UK business operations to ensure it delivers a single-source solution for customers seeking cleaner, safer and more productive work environments.

Following a number of acquisitions over the past three years, and in order to strengthen its market position and improve the turnkey customer experience, Filtermist will merge its current eight businesses into just two: Filtermist International and Filtermist Systems.
The restructured company will operate and manufacture from sites in Telford, Northampton, Wetherby, Dewsbury and Glasgow. In addition to oil filters, the company is also responsible for manufacturing a range of product brands, all of which are being retained, including Dustcheck, Ecogate, Fastclip, Gallito, Kerstar and XS Automation.
For further information www.filtermist.co.uk

IMechE bestows award on AMTC

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has presented the MTC’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC) with an award.

AMTC, which is supported by Lloyds Bank, has been awarded IMechE’s ‘Advanced Apprenticeship Provider of the Year’ accolade. The award was presented at a special ceremony at the IMechE headquarters in Westminster.
Chiefly, the award recognises the role that employers and educators play in encouraging young people into engineering apprenticeships, and supporting them throughout their training. The AMTC willl be taking on a further 200 apprentices in the 2020 intake, who will be trained in a variety of manufacturing disciplines, from basic engineering to using some of the most advanced manufacturing technologies in existence.
For further information https://the-amtc.co.uk/training/

Halter and Fastems join forces

Halter CNC Automation from the Netherlands and Finland-based Fastems have established a joint venture that became active on 30 September 2019. Relevant parts of Fastems Systems GmbH, namely those related to R&D and production of the Halter LoadAssistant product range, will be transferred to the newly founded Halter CNC Automation GmbH.

This company will be located in Issum, Germany and, together with Halter CNC Automation BV, will form the Halter Group.
Since 2013, Halter has been working closely with Fastems on the engineering and development of the Halter LoadAssistant portfolio. In addition, Fastems Systems GmbH has been the sole manufacturer of the product line. Hundreds of units have since been delivered to more than 25 countries, through a network of machine-tool manufacturers and distributors in Europe and the US. A more intensive and integrated co-operation is a natural step in order to become a leader in flexible, plug and play automation solutions for CNC machines.
For further information https://haltercncautomation.com/

Four-flute solid-carbide end mill

Kennametal has added to its Harvi line of solid-carbide end mills in the shape of its Harvi I TE. With a radical new design, the HARVI I TE is suitable for use on materials that include steel, stainless steel, high-temperature alloys and cast iron.

Furthermore, thanks to significantly reduced cutting forces, the tool can be used on any machining centre or mill-turn centre in the shop.
“The Harvi I TE consistently outperformed competing four-flute end mills in both wet and dry machining tests on a variety of materials and applications, delivering unprecedented tool life in many cases,” states Bernd Fiedler, manager – solid end milling. “It performs exceptionally well on heavy roughing and finishing cuts alike, from deep cavities and full width slots to shoulder and dynamic milling.”
Kennametal engineers designed the Harvi I TE to address four key problems that plague more than 90% of all milling applications: chip evacuation, tool deflection, corner stability, and breakage due to radial cutting forces. The result, according to the company, is a tool that is durable and versatile enough to tackle the lion´s share of milling applications.
Consider chip evacuation. The Harvi I TE has a novel flute design that helps curl and break chips into manageable pieces, while a series of chip gashes within the flute lift those chips up and away from the workpiece. Both serve to promote coolant flow, eliminate chip re-cutting and improve tool life. A twisted end face and novel gashing further promote chip evacuation but are also responsible for the Harvi I TE´s ramping and plunging capabilities.
Tool deflection is reduced thanks to the tool´s parabolic core, as well as an eccentric, faceted relief along the entire flute length that lowers cutting friction.
For further information www.kennametal.com