NEWS
Miyano: 80 mm bar
The largest bar capacity CNC lathe in
the Citizen Machinery product
portfolio is the new 12-axis Miyano
ABX-80THY, a fixed-head model with
twin-opposed C-axis spindles and
three turrets moving over boxways
for maximum rigidity.
www.is.gd/wamula
Siemens Industry 4.0 app extension
Siemens is extending the edge application ‘Analyze MyMachine /Condition’ with a
corresponding Mindsphere application, so linking edge computing and cloud
computing intelligently. www.is.gd/wokafa
Nahel ECOHONE-NE has automation built in
Able to work on small bore diameters up to 40 mm in diameter, the Nagel
ECOHO-NE features a built-in robot cell offering automatic tool and workpiece
changing, plus more. www.is.gd/amamok
MecWash upgrades faithful performer
MecWash’s MWX400 replaces the company’s Midi system, which has evolved over
its 20 years. The process now comprises improved ultrasonic washing, flood
washing, spray washing, ultrasonic rinsing, flood rinsing, spray rinsing, hot air drying
and vacuum drying. www.is.gd/ekipab
Chiron machines get smarter on collisions
Chiron Group machines have been made even smarter with the new ProtectLine and
CutLine software solutions. Collision ptotection is a key feature.
www.is.gd/ajeyub
High speed carbide end-mills for aluminium & more
ITC’s 4204 Series of solid carbide end-mills are ideal for high speed and high feed
cutting of aluminium and aerospace-grade alloys. www.is.gd/deleye
Stainless steel turning insert range from Ceratizit
For turning stainless steel components – regardless of whether they be cast, forged
or semi-finished parts – Ceratizit says it has the optimum insert in its range.
www.is.gd/ewuneg
FANUC robot is strong but compact
FANUC has expanded its LR Mate series of multi-purpose industrial robots with the
the strong yet compact LR Mate 200iD/14L. www.is.gd/cenumo
3D surface data collection in detail
The GelSight Mobile handheld sensor (left) reveals detailed surface
features, independent of lighting, reflectivity or material.
www.is.gd/obumap
Siemens technology packages
Three Siemens technology packages increase programming and
CNC program execution efficiency. www.is.gd/nubazo
manufacturing facility are now being
realised. Despite a number of
obstacles, not least the impact the
Coronavirus pandemic has had on
the plant’s operational capabilities,
the new manufacturing plant is now
producing more than three times as
many wheels as the old plant, with
55 high quality off-highway wheels
now being manufactured every hour.
With the new line now fully
operational, the old lines and
assembly cells have now been
decommissioned and disposed of.
www.is.gd/ijiyin
Birmingham-based stamping
specialist Brandauer is pressing
the button on a £1m project that
will see it develop a new process to
support the UK’s acceleration into
electrification. The firm, which
already produces components for
use in more than half of the world’s
cars, has secured over £300,000 of
funding from the Industrial Strategy
Challenge Fund run by UK Research
and Innovation to help it set-up a
high volume e-machine stack line to
produce thin laminates required by
the automotive and aerospace
sector. www.is.gd/bilubo
The Coventry-based Manufacturing
Technology Centre has made a sixfigure
investment in its
industry-leading laser processing
capability, with the installation of a
Synova LCS305 waterjet-guided
laser. www.is.gd/orefid
Precision engineering SME CBE+
has been shown how an investment
of just £20 could bring about a huge
improvement in its manufacturing
process and unlock significant
savings, following a free R&D
intervention by the University of
Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing
Research Centre (AMRC). “We were
able to show the management at
CBE+ that with a new toolholder,
which would cost £60 rather than
the £40 one they currently use,
they could get a 10-15%
improvement in their tool life,” says
Tom McCready, technical fellow in
the AMRC’s Machining Group.
www.is.gd/bobima
Jetcam has made available a free
online tool to estimate possible
savings through investment in its
nesting software. The figures,
provided by a Jetcam nesting
benchmark comparison allow
companies to estimate potential
savings in three key areas of their
operations, claims the company.
www.is.gd/oyefaz
Yamazaki Mazak UK is welcoming
17 new apprentices to its
Worcester base, despite the
challenges facing the manufacturing
sector, showing its forward-thinking
nature and willingness to plan
beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.
www.is.gd/oqurug
Yamazaki Mazak has a new
structure for its Northern sales
division. The new set-up will
stretch from the Scottish
border down to and
including
Warwickshire, as
well as the whole of
Wales. It will be
overseen by general
sales manager –
northern region, Tony
Creamer.
www.is.gd/ewakew
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