Editor’s Pick

Increased business expected at ADIPEC

Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ADIPEC is one of the world’s leading oil and gas events. Taking place on 13-16 November, the event spans over 135,000 sq m and hosts more than 2000 exhibiting companies from 135 countries (25 country pavilions will be present).

Situated at a crossroads of east meets west, ADIPEC is the largest oil and gas exhibition and conference in Asia, Africa, Europe and the MENA region, attracting 100,000+ trade professionals across the world. As always MTI will be present at the show (Stand 121018), where it will be busy handing out copies of its latest issue to event visitors.
For further information www.adipec.com

100+ attend Dugard open house

More than 100 people attended Dugard’s recent two-day open house at the company’s headquarters in Hove. Many came from subcontract firms specialising in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, medical and general engineering, although representatives from a several large OEMs were also in attendance. The company says that 11 orders for machines were placed at the event, with lots of strong leads collected.

Dugard vertical machining centres proved popular, including the company’s range of five-axis models. Indeed, two five-axis machines were officially unveiled at the event: the large-capacity Dugard X5-800 and the X5-320. A number of turning machines were also introduced, including the Dugard 52SY Swiss-type CNC lathe, Dugard i42U production CNC lathe and Samsung SL2500bSY CNC lathe with Siemens control.
For further information www.dugard.com

ADIPEC will aid oil & gas sector evolution

An expanded and restructured strategic conference programme at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC, 13-16 November), will play a vital role in driving strategic investment decisions across the industry’s full value chain.

Investment in refining and selling the oil and gas industry’s end products, such as fuel, plastics and petrochemicals, is emerging as a core business strategy among Middle East national oil companies wanting to capture more of the processed value of their natural resource.
ADIPEC’s 2017 strategic programme will be restructured to reflect this change. An expanded programme recognises that the conference’s high-level participants – who include some of the world’s most powerful oil and gas CEOs – command businesses that cover the full scope of upstream, midstream and downstream operations.
For further information www.adipec.com

XYZ names new distribution partners

XYZ Machine Tools’ attendance at the EMO exhibition in Hanover last month proved to be successful, and the company is already planning for its return in 2019. Although sales within mainland Europe have increased by 12% in the past 12 months, the stated aim of attending EMO was to increase the company’s distribution. With extensive dialogue taking place on the stand, additional partners look likely within mainland Europe and Africa. Indeed, export sales director Howard Bamforth comfirms the finalising of two distribution deals, one with PBS Machine Tools in South Africa and the second with CNC Island, based in Iceland.

“We’ve had limited sales to both South Africa and Iceland before, but with these two distributors coming on board it is exciting times for both territories. In fact, we are already seeing the positive effects, with two machines on their way to Iceland that will be supported in the coming weeks with a visit by one of our applications engineers.”
For further information www.xyzmachinetools.com

Mazak bringing taste of EMO to UK

Yamazaki Mazak has announced the date for its ‘EMO Encore’ open house, which offers UK machine users the opportunity to see first-hand the latest technology debuted in Hanover last month. The event will be held at Mazak’s European Technology Centre in Worcester on 14-17 November, and will combine machining technology in live cutting action, with guided tours. Attendees will also have the chance to gain insight and understand the capabilities of Mazak’s iSmart Factory concept.

Among 20 machines on display, 11 of which were on the original stand at EMO, will be the Integrex i-500 – which was created in response to requests from the European market for an Integrex with a bigger workspace envelope. The machine is therefore equipped with increased X- and Y-axis capacity, and a large machining envelope. Benefitting from a new 24 kW, 12,000 rpm mill spindle, complemented by a 37 kW, 2500 rpm main spindle, the i-500 also allows the operator closer access to the workpiece.
For further information www.mazakeu.co.uk/emoencore