THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

Haimer acquires 25% of WinTool

The Haimer Group is now a 25% shareholder in WinTool AG and has agreed on a strategic
partnership with the TCM Group, which grants Haimer global distribution rights to WinTool
and Toolbase. Prior to the decision to acquire this stake in the company, WinTool and
Toolbase were introduced at Haimer’s own production facilities and tested in continuous
use, proving their worth in a short period of time.
Andreas Haimer, president of Haimer Group, says: “The strategic partnership with TCM and
the investment in WinTool fit perfectly with our strategy: we want to offer our customers
worldwide a coherent system concept with regard to the digitalisation and automation of
tool-room management. This requires easy-to-implement products and intuitive software
solutions.

For further information www.haimer.com

Bend TecDay 2024 Success

Trumpf’s Bend TecDay 2024, held at the company’s Luton headquarters in February, proved a resounding success with an impressive number of visitors attending from both existing and potential customers. The highlight of the event for visitors was to get up close and personal with Trumpf’s new TruBend Series 1000 press brake. Designed as the ideal entry to Trumpf bending solutions, the new TruBend 1000 impresses with simple and reliable operation at high levels of precision and speed.

The new machine set the theme for Bend TecDay 2024, delivering an easy-to-understand introduction to the Trumpf world of bending and focusing on all the essentials that help manufacturers start their bending journey. The company says that its TruBend Series 1000 centres on what really counts with its sturdy system structure, high-quality components and intuitive programming system, reducing the skill level required for operation.

For further information www.trumpf.com

Moore & Wright exhibition opens

The history of Bowers Group’s Moore & Wright brand is being brought to life by The Hawley Tool Collection as its new ‘Britain’s Tool Factory’ exhibition launches at the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield. With a history dating back over 100 years, Moore & Wright is one of the most prominent names in measurement tools and one deeply rooted in the history of the steel city.

Famous for its range of high-quality tools and measuring equipment, the new exhibition tells the story of the brand and its products, as well as some of its former employees. Two years in the making, highlights of the display include a BBC video spotlighting Moore and Wright’s Micro 2000, hailed as the world’s first digital micrometer.

For further information www.bowersgroup.co.uk

Discover new Knowledge Hubs at MACH

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) will launch its new Knowledge Hubs initiative at MACH 2024 (NEC, Birmingham, 15-19 April). This exciting new programme showcases new technology which is readily available to UK manufacturers, helping them to understand the potential that adopting such technology can bring to their operation through effective implementation.

The Knowledge Hubs initiative will have dedicated stands across the event, each focusing on a particular type of technology, including automation and robotics, sustainable solutions, additive manufacturing, tooling, and data and artificial intelligence. In recognition of the importance of these hubs, each will be managed by one of the specialist centres from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, such as the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

For further information www.machexhibition.com

Dugard machine is an ace in the hole

Sussex-based Sink Golf, a manufacturer golf putters, has invested in a Dugard 760 machining centre to produce its bespoke products.

Discussing how the Littlehampton business started, company founder Olly Longlands says: “Four years ago I was living in New Zealand and got into CNC manufacturing. I loved it so much that when I returned home to the UK, I bought a 2008 Dugard machine at auction – and I didn’t even know how to turn it on. I called Dugard and they were absolutely unbelievable.With their help and learning from YouTube videos, I managed to get my business up and running.”

Explaining the arrival of the latest Dugard 760 machining centre, Longlands adds: “When I decided to start running the business full-time it just went from strength to strength. I got so busy that I couldn’t keep up with orders using just one machine, so I bought a new one: it wasn’t going to be anything else other than Dugard.”

The company is machining two types of material, 303 stainless steel and mild steel. Now that Sink Golf has two machines, it is possible to perform the first operation on the new machine and undertake facing on the older machine.

“Some clubs have around four hours of machining time, although we also just produced a Damascus club [a process where multiple metals are joined in layers under extreme heat] that took more than 32 hours,” explains Longlands.“Although processing time varies, the rigidity of the new machine enables us to run the tools faster and harder while improving our surface finishes and tool life. This makes us 40% more productive and secondary manual finishing times are reduced.”

For further information www.dugard.com