EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Mapal grows turnover and remains on track

In the 2022 financial year, group turnover at tooling specialist Mapal increased by 6.5% to €558m. The first months of the current year also showed increases, which is why the company is cautiously optimistic about 2023 and expects turnover to grow to €590m. “The first half of the year was very positive, so we’re now working on achieving our targets despite increasing economic risks,” says Dr Jochen Kress, president of the Mapal Group. “We have used the past few years intensively and faced up to the changing conditions in order to be prepared for the future.”
For further information www.mapal.com

Jergens expands

Spencer Wills has joined Jergens as commercial business director for Europe. The move comes as the company looks to further expand its customer base and support in the UK and mainland Europe. One of the main initiatives is to develop and grow the distribution network for the company’s work-holding solutions, with a focus on high-level competencies and experience within target market sectors. The second to increase support for major OEMs and end users within the aerospace, defence, motorsport, marine, oil and gas, and general engineering industries.
For further www.jergensinc.com

Small machine shops see growth

From robotic machining, digital machine shop planning, IoT and process optimisations, engineers at Scotland’s world-leading R&D manufacturing hub have helped growing businesses harness their competitive edge after completing a major European project.The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) – part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group – was the UK partner in a four-year initiative designed to transform the machining sector by encouraging the uptake of innovative digital technologies.Overall, it helped more than 500 SMEs in the region’s machining sector.
For further information www.machining4.eu

Open house success for Trumpf

Another successful open house took place at Trumpf’s UK headquarters in Luton last month, where the company opened the doors to customers so they could see the latest machine tool and laser technology solutions.As in previous years, the 2023open house was proof of the need to meet with customers personally and, once again, Trumpf was delighted with the number of visitors who walked through the door.

Trumpf welcomed 170 visitors over the two days, with the company taking several orders. During the day, visitors had the opportunity to choose from various technology presentations, including EdgeLine Bevel for automatic chamfer creation, laser cutting, automated welding, and the latest sheetmetal software developments with TrumpfOseon.There was also prime opportunity to see the latest laser cutting, punching, welding, bending and laser marking technology in live action.
For further information www.trumpf.com

Mills CNC confirms SPE attendance

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions and Zayer machine tools in the UK and Ireland, will exhibit at SPE Offshore Europe 2023, the offshore industry’s leading conference and exhibition taking place in Aberdeen on 5-8 September.The company, through its CNC machine tool technologies, automation systems, and turnkey and process improvement solutions, aims to strengthen its already-strong presence in the oil and gas, subsea, and renewables sectors through its attendance at the show (stand 2K64).

“SPE Offshore Europe is an important event for Mills CNC,” states John Morning, Mills CNC’s business manager for Scotland.“It gives us an opportunity to meet customers and prospects, understand their immediate and future machining requirements, and discuss ways in which our technologies can help them achieve their objectives.”
For further information www.millscnc.co.uk