EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Making way for UK’s largest open-die forge

Demolition has started at Sheffield Forgemasters to facilitate construction of the UK’s largest open-die forging line.Parts of the site north of Brightside Lane are undergoing controlled demolition to create space for a 13,000 tonne forge, which will house a new 12,700 sq m structure adjacent to the Sheffield to Meadowhall train line.Sections of disused forge and foundry buildings that date from the Victorian era, will make way for the new facility, creating one of the most efficient open-die forging operations in Europe and the largest within the UK.

According to the company, the whole project is working to the best environmental standards, so all spoil from the site will be graded and recycled as far as is possible. Estimates suggest that the multi-million pound project will see completion of the foundations by 2025.The new facility will service defence and commercial work in sectors such as civil nuclear power.
For further information www.sheffieldforgemasters.com

60 start-ups from 12 nations at EMO

The EMO 2023 exhibition in Hanover, Germany (18-23 September) will once again feature a large start-up area on Stand E34 in Hall 9, presented jointly by EMO organiser the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) and the VDMA Start-up Machine. “Start-ups bring a breath of fresh air to well-established industrial sectors because they often function as pioneers and trendsetters in their field of business,” says Stephanie Simon, who is responsible for the project at the VDW. “That’s why established exhibitors are often more than interested in talking to young companies.”
Forfurther information www.emo-hannover.de/startups

Four machines in one week

In just one week, Rochdale-based PTG Holroyd secured orders for four of the company’s EX series CNC helical rotor milling machines from two German-based screw compressormanufacturers. The machines will despatch in 2024.Two of the machines, both 3EX-R models (for helical parts of up to 350mm in diameter), are destined for a leading producer of screw compressors for refrigeration applications. The other two EX rotor milling machines, a 3EX-R and a 4EX-BL model (for milling parts of up to 420 mm in diameter and Roots-type blowers) will see service at a specialist in screw compressors andblowers.
For further information www.holroyd.com

Perfect 10 for MACH Machine Tools

MACH Machine Tools, a supplier of CNC and manual machine tools to UK, Irish and European component manufacturers, and part of the Vigilance Group, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in September.Over the past decade, the Bristol-based company’s product portfolio has increased and improved significantly, and its range of CNC machines today focuses exclusively on the DynaPath control. MACH Machine Tools is now looking forward to the next 10 years, starting off with MACH 2024 in April where the company will be introducing a new range of 6”, 8’ and10” chuck slant-bed DynaPath-controlled lathes.
For further information www.machmt.co.uk

Double milestone for Guhring

Cutting tool manufacturer Guhring is celebrating twice in 2023, as the company sees in its 125th anniversary andreaches half a century since inaugurating its UK subsidiary in Birmingham.To mark the occasion, Guhring is paying tribute to Prime Accountants Group, a long-term supporter and advisor to the German firm since its arrival on UK shores in 1973. Guhring’s Birmingham team uses the accountancy services of Prime, also based in the Midlands, for several key functions, including its year-end audit and reporting financial results back to its headquarters in Germany.
For further information www.guhring.co.uk www.primeaccountants.co.uk