EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Ward CNC names head of strategic sales

Following recent enhancements to the company’s sales,after-sales andservice teams, TW Ward CNC Machinery (Ward CNC) is appointing Phil Hopkins as itshead of strategic sales.
Hopkins started his career as a CNC machinist in the aerospace industry and developed into a production project engineer before moving into sales, where he has enjoyed a highly successful career. His main focus at Ward CNC will be selling and promoting the company’s Soraluce portfolio of machine tools and value-added services into existing markets, as well as identifying potential new applications and customers.
For further information www.wardcnc.com

SteelBuy hits £1m sales

SteelBuy, an easy-to-use online marketplace where businesses can buy and sell metals quickly and securely, has recorded over 300 transactions and £1m+ sales in revenue since it launched at the start of the year.Users from across the UK are leveraging the technology to achieve faster and more efficient deals for their mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium, with all the logistics and invoicing managed through the encrypted platform.Within seconds,sellers can post their material with product specifications, test certificates and price per tonne ready for consideration by potential buyers. All transactions are anonymous.
For further information www.steel-buy.com

Ward CNC welcomes partner innovations

UK machine tool supplier Ward CNC is supporting principal partners such as Soraluce (hall 13, stand B30) and Takisawa (hall 17, stand B22) at EMO. As an expert in milling and boring, Soraluce is bringingits automated solutions to the table, with a particular focus on the company’snew ‘Performance Line’ and a new generation of heads. Turning machine specialist Takisawa Japan is using the show to release its new ‘green machinery’, while new models from Takisawa Taiwan include the latestNX-2000economic two-spindle turning centre.

Ward CNC is also announcing new partnerships with Gurutzpe (hall 13, stand B25), a Spanish company that designs and manufactures CNC multi-tasking lathes, and Ronchini Massimo (hall 12, stand A12), an Italian company that produces high-end CNC milling routers for the metalworking industry. “The added value that these companies bring will complement our existing array of machine tools to provide even more choice for customers,” states Ward CNC managing director Simon Whitworth.
For further information www.wardcnc.com

Titanium machining

Starrag (hall 12, stand B50) says it is revolutionising titanium machining performances with its new ultra-rigid and robust STC 1250 HD horizontal machining centre, the first machine in its large-capacity class with hydrostatic guideways for zero friction/non-stick/slip movements. The machine – one of the highlights of Starrag’s EMO stand – reduces roughing times by up to 50% and decreases overall machining times by up to 30%. It also reduces energy consumption during machining by 33%, and offers more dynamic finishing and therefore more precise parts courtesy of higher acceleration and jerk rates.
For further information www.starrag.com

Roemheld to introduce new machine vice

Work-holding equipment manufacturer Roemheld is launching a mechanically operated, centric (self-centring) machine vice on stand E54 in hall 4. The new Hilma.UC 125 vice is of modular build and intended for three- to five-axis prismatic machining applications. The design ensures easy tool access to the workpiece from all sides, allowing the use of short tools for high-precision machining in a single set-up.Versatility in operation comes courtesy of a separate vice base and two individual jaws that, upon turning a single handle, travel simultaneously inwards towards the centre to clamp the part and out again to release it.
For further information www.roemheld.co.uk