One of manufacturing’s leading champions and business support professionals is the new chair of the UK Metals Council (UKMC). Rachel Eade MBE will become the first woman to take the helm of the organisation, which initially began life 20 years ago as the Metals Forum and today represents more than 11,100 companies and supports more than £200bn of UK GDP. Eade’s focus will also be on maximising innovation in the sector and setting out how it can develop technologies and skills that support the move towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

“This very exciting challenge gives me the chance to work with influential trade associations, member companies and academia to shape how we navigate sector issues while still making the most of the opportunities,” explains Eade, who is also currently supply chain lead at Birmingham City University.
For further information www.ukmetalscouncil.org

Seco Tools UK and its technical partners will host the company’s first hybrid (physical and virtual) Inspiration Through Innovation (ITI) event on 28 September. The event will focus on the aerospace manufacturing segment, with machining demonstrations, a seminar programme and networking opportunities.

The event’s interactive sessions will be presented to a live audience and streamed live via the event website. In addition, all recorded sessions will be available on demand after the event for every registrant. Attendees gain valuable insights and learning from the ITI events, which demonstrate the value of collaboration in the pursuit of innovation – this time, specifically in aerospace manufacturing. Seco and its technical partners will host an ITI event focused on automotive manufacturing in Germany in November.
For further information https://event.secotools.com/aeroiti2022

The 33rd edition of IMTS, North America’s premier manufacturing technology show, will take place next week at McCormick Place, Chicago. The last show, in 2018, hosted the highest number of exhibiting companies ever (2563) and was the largest in both number of registrations (129,415) and square feet of exhibition space (1,424, 232). IMTS is held every even-numbered year and attracts buyers and sellers from 117 countries. This year, visitors can experience more than 15,000 new machining technologies, and find processes that will help solve manufacturing challenges and improve efficiency.
For further information www.moduleworks.com

The metalworking industry will meet in Stuttgart from 13 to 17 September 2022 at AMB 2022, where business partners from all over Europe will gather once again. Running since 1982, the last AMB in 2018 attracted over 90,000 trade visitors and more than 1400 exhibitors. On an exhibition area of 120,000 sq m, the exhibitors showcased innovations and further developments for machine tools, cutting tools, measuring systems, robots, work-holding solutions and industrial software. AMB 2022 is backed by supporters that include the VDW German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW).
For further information www.messe-stuttgart.de/amb

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions’ machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has introduced a next-generation, high-productivity horizontal machining centre. The new twin-pallet NHP 5500 represents a significant upgrade on its predecessor, and boasts faster acceleration/deceleration rates, improved tool change times, enhanced thermal compensation and faster B-axis table rotation.

DN Solutions’ NHP 5500 features acceleration/deceleration rates in X, Y and Z of 0.91G, 1.07G and 1.02 G respectively which, combined with its 60 m/min rapid rates, delivers faster processing speeds and a reduction in non-cutting times: all essential in ensuring higher productivity and process efficiency.

The focus on improving productivity is also evident with the machine’s faster tool change times. Equipped with a generous sized servo-driven ATC (from 40 up to 376 tools depending on the tool magazine selected), tool change times are 1.7 seconds (T-T-T) and 4. 7 seconds (C-T-C).

Notably, the NHP 5500 is equipped with a built-in 37 kW/10,000 rpm BT50 spindle with integrated smart thermal compensation sensor technology, This, combined with the machine’s spindle (oil-cooled) cooling system, reduces thermal displacement and ensures high part accuracy and repeatability, even during heavy-duty machining and long periods of operation.

The NHP 5500 has a rotary shuttle-type, twin-pallet configuration with a pallet-change time of 12 seconds. In addition to fast B-axis indexing (1.1 seconds for 90°, and 1.5 seconds for 180°), this capability enables customers to achieve higher productivity. The integration of a cone air blower that injects high pressure air into the location cones which connect the pallet to the table, removes chips from surfaces, resulting in accurate pallet positioning and improved process reliability.
For further information www.millscnc.co.uk