EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

ASG Arrowsmith gains SC21 OE Silver award

Already a holder of major aerospace accreditations that include AS9100, NADCAP, ISO 14001, and Queens Award for International Trade, ASG Arrowsmith is now also an SC21 OE Silver award holder. Managing Director Jason Aldridge says: “We have set objectives to focus on the control of key measures, make ongoing improvements across the business, maintain KPIs while increasing turnover and expandour customer portfolio. To achieve this, we plan to push for SC21 Gold, continue our support for the SC21 community and drive further growth.”
For further information www.asg-group.co/arrowsmith

MSC becomes Renishaw Channel Partner

MSC Industrial Supply Co (MSC) has joined Renishaw’s Channel Partner Programme, marking the latest in a series of strategic partnerships to enhance its portfolio of metalworking and MRO industrial consumables. Launched in 2021, the Renishaw Channel Partner Programme aims to increase the level of local customer service and support. Renishaw selects partner companies based on their sector-specific expertise and range of metrology and manufacturing disciplines.

Under the partnership agreement, MSC will stock a broad portfolio of Renishaw machine tool probes and styli. The company will also install a series of Renishaw products at the newly built MSC Technology Centre in Wednesbury to further improve its technical engineering support offering for customers.
For further informationwww.mscdirect.co.uk

Kyocera buys BFT and GSB

Kyocera Unimerco (KUA), a German manufacturer of carbide cutting tools, BFT Hartmetall and a manufacturer of oscillation knife drives, GSB (located at the same site as BFT), have signed a share transfer agreement for KUA to acquire 100% of the shares of BFT and GSB.BFT produces high-precision carbide tools for oscillation machining, used widely in industries such as aerospace and automotive, while GSB produces oscillating knife drives for use with BFT tools. These products enable the cutting of various challenging materials, including composites.
For further information www.kyocera-unimerco.co.uk

Secoswitches to recyclable insert packages

With ambitious targets of being 90% circular by 2030 and carbon-neutral by 2050, Seco is making a major move towards sustainability by switching to product packaging made from recycled materials. “We believe that to be a sustainable business, we must act with economic, environmental and social responsibility, all while taking advantage of the opportunities that arise from the integration of sustainability in our value chain,” says Maria Blomqvist, head of sustainability & EHS at Seco.The new packaging will be made of 100% recycled material that mainly comes from discarded packaging plastic from households.
For further information www.secotools.com

Crowd pleaser set to ‘wow’ exhibition

Mills CNC will showcase one of its best-selling simultaneous five-axis machining centres on the company’s stand at Manufacturing Solutions Ireland 2023,taking place in Limerick on 14-15 June.The DVF 5000 model from DN Solutions, which features direct-drive spindle technology (17kW/12,000rpm), linear guides, a 60-station ATC, integrated thermal compensation and the latest Fanuc 31i Plus control with 15” touchscreen, will be available to view on Mills CNC’s stand (M4) in the Technology Zone of the exhibition.The DVF 5000 will be under power, machining a complex, high-precision aluminium part.

Says Tony Dale, Mills CNC’s CEO:“The DVF 5000 is one of our most popular five-axis models and is a firm favourite with component manufacturers. It already has a large following in Ireland among aerospace and medical component manufacturers in particular, and will, I’m sure, prove irresistible to visitors attending the event.”
For further information www.millscnc.co.uk