Manufacturers of every size are coming to realise the peace of mind that comes with having a planned preventative machine maintenance scheme, says machine tool supplier Starrag UK as it reflects on a recent flurry of new service deals that complement a host of similar contracts which have been in place for some years with a number of existing users.

In addition to an annual machine service and maintenance plan, Starrag’s ServicePlus programme covers every eventuality, assuring service response times, inspection and repair, as well as an uptime guarantee in some cases.Starrag UK has a team of 20 customer-facing service specialists covering the UK and Ireland, including 16 very experienced, highly-trained and skilled ‘mobile’ service engineers who each have an average of 17 to 22 years’ experience of Starrag machine technologies.
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Unison Ltd, the UK-based inventor of all-electric tube manipulation, celebratesits 50th anniversary on 3 April 2023. To mark reaching a half century, the business is planning a special birthday party at its Scarborough headquarters on 24 May, when several of its latest tube bending technologies will be on display, alongside fibre laser cutters from its sister company, Nukon Lasers UK.Customers, colleagues, friends and neighbours of Unison will all receive an invite to the event, as will members of Made in Yorkshire.

“All in all, it’s been an incredible journey,” says managing director Alan Pickering. “One made possible by having fantastic people on our team, and amazing customers around the world who, every day, put their trust in our uncompromising technologies. Moreover, having invented all-electric tube bending, we intend to stay at the top of our game. Here’s to the next 50 years!”