NEWS
Ceratizit ISO turning
inserts offer cost benefits
Ceratizit’s new Standard Line range
of ISO turning inserts (right) provides
customers with significant cost
benefits, while retaining the quality
and performance expected from the
Ceratizit Group.
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Better steel drilling
Kennametal’s HPX next-generation high-performance drill is for steel applications
and “sets the bar for tool life, productivity”. www.is.gd/ecibig
Tornos SwissNano 7
The SwissNano 7 sliding-headstock lathe has proven its worth with many customers
and excels in the machining of parts for the medical, dental, electronics and the
micro-mechanics industries. www.is.gd/buvava
CNC simulation bar raised with Vericut Version 9.1
Several new cutting-edge features increase efficiency and empower users to do
more in less time, says CGTech. New visibility options, plus enhancements to
toolpath optimisation, additive manufacturing, tooling and multi-tool stations,
measuring and inspection/reporting are highlighted. www.is.gd/evaxuv
Unmanned wire EDM made reality
Two new wire EDM slug-related innovations from GF Machining Solutions make true
uninterrupted and unmanned operations a reality. www.is.gd/loqupa
Grob linear pallet storage system
Grob Systems has developed a new linear pallet storage system (PSS-L) – an
automated, flexible manufacturing line that complements a wide variety of part
types. www.is.gd/cexiwe
Videos explain Baty metrology software update
Bowers Group has created a series of videos covering new functions included in the
latest version of Fusion Software from Baty International. www.is.gd/yurepe
Esprit support for Mazak Smooth AI controls
CADCAM package Esprit’s digital twin may now be used within the Mazak Smooth Ai
CNC. The extended support offered includes the ability to utilise the Esprit digital
twin inside the CNC itself. www.is.gd/sokapa
Mapal composite milling system gets new addition
Mapal’s new milling cutter OptiMill-Composite-Speed-Plus is the
logical further development of the OptiMill-Composite-Speed in
relation to tool life and fracture strength. www.is.gd/yuwado
Social distancing & productivity improvement
Using proven hardware and software, Siemens has developed a
solution for workplace social distancing (left). Companies can
simulate and manage possible risks to their employees while at
the same time increasing productivity. www.is.gd/exoduf
consolidate the technology
management and advancement of
its multiple manufacturing
businesses. www.is.gd/axajog
Renishaw is collaborating with UK
start-up business Additive
Automations as part of a project to
automate metal additive
manufacturing (AM) post-processing,
which involves using collaborative
robots (cobots) to perform support
structure removal.
www.is.gd/icinec
MSC Industrial Supply Co has won
a three-year contract with Sulzer as
preferred supplier for metalworking
and MRO categories. The win covers
the global leader in fluid
engineering’s 25 UK facilities.
www.is.gd/befife
Digital manufacturer Protolabs has
secured a global accolade for
demonstrating excellence in health
and safety. The company received a
RoSPA Gold Health & Safety Award
for ensuring its staff, customers,
contractors and any visitors to its
manufacturing facility in Shropshire
remain safe. www.is.gd/wicapa
Renishaw has launched its own
online virtual exhibition. Called
‘Virtual-Expo’, the rationale behind
this new initiative is to bring
Renishaw’s traditional exhibition
offering to customers in an engaging
and interactive digital format,
accessible 24/7.
www.is.gd/miluwo
Carfulan Group has expanded its
workforce by almost 20% as it
continues to strengthen its offering
to UK manufacturers.
www.is.gd/icocix
In-Comm Training, which operates
three technical academies across
the Black Country and Shropshire,
has just released 23 new
vacancies for young people and
mature workers looking to train in
administration, operations or
various disciplines of engineering.
www.is.gd/osuyiv
A £3m ESF-funded, 18-month
programme aimed at providing a
strategic approach to developing
employer-led skills with businesses
across Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly (CIOS) has concluded with
exceptional results for the Cornwall
Manufacturers Group (CMG).
www.is.gd/zagowi
Hurco has set up a manufacturing
cell in its High Wycombe technical
centre to underline that machine
tool tending can be simply and
inexpensively automated.
www.is.gd/eyuyot
Mike Wilson (above) has been
appointed chief automation officer
at the Manufacturing Technology
Centre (MTC). He will lead the MTC’s
drive to increase the adoption of
automation throughout UK
manufacturing. www.is.gd/yixohi
Dr Jennifer Johns has
joined the GTMA team,
bringing a range of
expertise including
research on
technological
change and
innovation in global
supply chain
networks to the
organisation.
www.is.gd/atogam
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