William Hughes is expanding its European operations with the acquisition of Nosag Polska. Based in Tychy, Poland, Nosag Polska is a manufacturer of seat mats, wire frames and bent wire parts, predominantly for the automotive industry.

Nosag has been established in Poland since 2005, and with over 150 employees supplies its products to all major car interior and car seat manufacturers. ”There is much synergy between Nosag and William Hughes in terms of products and markets,” says managing director Max Hughes. “By combining our manufacturing, technical and logistical resources we are confident there will be many benefits for our expanding automotive customer base.”
For further information www.wmhughes.co.uk

NSK has launched a new generation of DIN-standard ballscrews for machine tools. Manufactured in shaft diameters from 32 to 63 mm, and with leads from 10 to 40 mm, the new high-speed, low-noise ball screws for European machine tool applications offer a speed factor of 160,000 dn.

This performance level means they can be used without restriction for high-speed machining applications where very accurate positioning is also required. The ballscrews conform to DIN 69051 (ISO 3408) with regard to both dimensional and tolerance classes.
For further information www.nsk.com

SLM Solutions Group AG, a supplier of metal-based additive manufacturing (AM) technology, has signed the company’s largest ever multi-machine contract.

Some 50 machines of the SLM280 series, the most successful model in the company’s product range, will be sold
via a sales partner in China. The machines will be sold up over the course of three years through to 2020. To the knowledge of SLM Solutions it is one of the largest orders for AM machines ever placed in China.
For further information www.slm-solutions.com

Rollomatic and Advanced Grinding Solutions (AGS) are to partner together, with the latter being officially appointed as the sole UK and Irish agent for the Swiss-manufactured tool grinding machines.

Chris Boraston, managing director at AGS, says: “The chance to work with such a successful manufacturer of precision grinding machines does not come along very often. We’ve got a long and well proven track record of successfully introducing grinding machine manufacturers into our market,
and achieving record sales for them. With Rollomatic already being such a long established and well-known name, this now provides us with a very different and exciting challenge.”
For further information
www.advancedgrindingsolutions.co.uk

Abrasive solutions manufacturer Weiler Abrasives has published a new catalogue that introduces its latest series of Metalynx cutting and grinding wheels. Featuring a complete series of abrasive wheels, flap discs and wire brushes, the Metalynx brand includes the new Max Performance and Pro Performance lines.

The Max range has been introduced to maximise productivity and preserve service life on steel, stainless steel, Inconel, titanium and high-nickel alloys. In contrast, the Pro line is designed to demonstrate long product life when undertaking general purpose applications on materials such as carbon and stainless steel, structural steel, iron and other common metals.
For further information www.weilercorp.com/metalynx