While the total number of visitors to the Hurco stand at MACH this year was down on two years previously, the quality of enquiries for new machines and the volume of business concluded more than made up for the lower attendance. Managing director David Waghorn says: “Although we welcomed fewer people onto our stand this time, it was clear that those who did visit had been planning and budgeting carefully. The result was a much more successful show than two years ago.”

He adds: “Machine tool technology increases in value year on year, which means people tend to consider investments ever more carefully, so it can be as much two years later that an enquiry results in a sale.”However, based on orders in excess of £2m at the show, plus more than 200 quotations, Hurco will certainly be returning in 2026.” For further information www.hurco.co.uk

Unison Ltd, a UK manufacturer of tube bending machines and the inventor of all-electric tube manipulation, is introducing a ‘refurbish and re-control’ service specifically for Addison tube bending machines.The service will provide owners of Addison tube benders with a cost-effective, quality-assured means of upgrading their older machines with the latest operating technologies.

It involves the use of Unison’s latest servo-drive platform, new control and drive chassis plates, a replacement machine controller, an updated safety PLC, and a new Windows 11 PC running the latest version of Unison’s Unibend CNC. A comprehensive warranty covers all replacement parts, while the service also includes a full machine inspection and condition report.

For further information www.unisonltd.com

The bi-annual MACH exhibition once again proved successful for cutting tool manufacturer Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC). The supplier showcased its full range of cutting tool solutions at MACH, including ITC’s UK-manufactured cutting tools and solutions from principalsBig Kaiser, Widia, Karnasch, Kemmler and Bass. ITC reports an unprecedented level of enquiries.

Georgia Graves, internal sales and marketing at ITC, says: “In the aftermath of Covid, it’s evident that more manufacturers want to buy UK-manufactured products with guaranteed supply chain continuity and stability. As a manufacturer based in the Midlands, it’s not just our product quality that sets us apart, but also our UK production base and portfolio diversity. This combination once again generated an incredibly high number of leads at MACH.”

For further information www.itc-ltd.co.uk

A UK manufacturer of precision aerospace components has secured a string of new multi-million-pound contracts just a few days after it was named as a King’s Award for Enterprise winner for International Trade. Arrowsmith Engineering (Coventry), which is part of the ASG Group, has sealed long-term agreements with ITP Spain, Incora and Rolls-Royce in the UK and Germany, delivering the company’s largest order book in its 57-year history.

The news marks what has been a strong export period for the business, with overseas sales rocketing by nearly 400% following the pandemic and accounting for 35% of the firm’s annual £8.3m turnover.Precision components manufactured in Coventry are sent to global customers in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Singapore and Spain for use in aerospace engines, landing gear and airframes.

For further information www.asg-group.co/arrowsmith