EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

BLM Officially Opens Towcester Headquarters

BLM Group has officially inaugurated its new headquarters in Towcester, Northamptonshire,  

reaffirming its commitment to strengthening the company’s presence in the UK and providing customers with an even higher level of support. The three-day event earlier this month welcomed customers, partners and industry professionals, offering them the opportunity to tour the new facility and experience BLM Group technologies first-hand. 

Visitors were able to discover laser-tube systems, tube benders, 3D cells and laser systems for sheet metal processing. The new premises also feature dedicated training areas, providing customers and partners with opportunities  to enhance their technical expertise.  

The open house marked a further milestone in BLM Group’s development in the UK, where the company has been operating since 1997. 

More information www.blmgroup.com 

Colchester And FANUC Begin Strategic UK Partnership

Colchester Machine Tool Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with FANUC UK, further strengthening the range of advanced manufacturing technologies available to customers. As part of the agreement, Colchester Machine Tool Solutions is now an authorised distributor for the FANUC ROBODRILL range of high-performance machining centres.  

Jonathan Wright, managing director at Colchester Machine Tool Solutions, says: “This partnership brings together two organisations with a shared commitment to engineering excellence. The addition of FANUC ROBODRILL allows us to offer our customers a premium machining solution that’s recognised worldwide for quality, performance and reliability.” 

More information www.colchester.co.uk 

Bramley Engineering Launches Sister Aerospace Firm

Bramley Precision Aerospace has acquired the assets and intellectual property of SFM Technology, creating a new sister company to Bramley Engineering. For existing customers, Bramley Aerospace brings a connection to a broader range of engineering and manufacturing support, from precision-machined components and prototypes to fabrication and complete assemblies. Based at an established facility in Martock, Somerset, the business combines an experienced manufacturing team with specialist machinery, supporting aerospace, defence and wider industry. 

More information www.bramleyaerospace.co.uk 

Visitors Flock To Mills CNC’s Innovation Day

Mills CNC’s Innovation Day technology event, held at the company’s Technology Campus in Leamington earlier this month, attracted over 100 visitors. Those in attendance were able to check out 10 DN Solutions multi-tasking machine tools performing several challenging machining demonstrations. Also sharing centre stage was a Heller HF 5500 FLEX horizontal five-axis mill-turn machine. 

Says Tony Dale, Mills CNC’s CEO: “The Heller machine proved to be a popular draw, alongside notable DN Solutions models like the two DVF 4000 five-axis machining centres and a DNX 2100S mill-turn machine. We’re now actively following up the leads and enquiries and I’m confident that many will, in the coming weeks and months, convert into sales.” 

More information www.millscnc.co.uk 

Tube Deal

For 40 years, Sportelli.Tech has supported tube cutting, bending and finishing projects by designing tooling and servicing equipment. Expanding the company’s tube offering into laser cutting was therefore the natural next step. To this end, Sportelli.Tech has become an official ‘Bystronic Tube Partner’, offering the ByTube Star 130 and ByTube Star 330 in the French and UK markets. For end users, it  means a familiar starting point for discussing tube production needs – from cutting and bending to tooling and end forming – with Bystronic tube laser technology now part of the conversation. 
More information www.tinyurl.com/ypbcfrav