Machining
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Turn to sliding heads
Sliding head turning centres can produce parts in one from bar, saving buyers money. 11 May 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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More mid-volume capacity
A third Eagle 32 sliding headstock mill-turn centre at Rodmatic’s Reading factory will expand mid-volume, higher value component production and free-up capacity on other CNC machines. 25 Apr 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Sliders help Lazer scale up
Two Star sliding head mill-turning centres have helped East Lothian-based Lazer Engineering expand its contract machining, assembly and fabrication business considerably in recent years. 10 Apr 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Turning over 4m at Hone-All
The latest investment at subcontractor and deep hole specialist Hone-All Precision is a 4150 mm between centres Tuscan CNC lathe from Axe & Status Machinery Ltd. 05 Apr 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Three turrets add flexibility not costs
A new Star triple turret 38mm bar capacity sliding head lathe gives precision parts manufacturer Neida Blue 62 increased flexibility to meet customers’ needs and keeps prices competitive. 28 Mar 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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More gear grinding capability
Gibbs Gears has taken delivery of a new P90G auto loading CNC Hobbing machine that will help a large European OEM meet increased demand and stock levels. 26 Mar 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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EDM and machining investment
Brown & Holmes (Tamworth) Ltd has extended its manufacturing capacity by investing in its first EDM wire erosion machine, a new 2m bed vertical machining centre and a driven tool CNC lathe. 26 Mar 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Checking the highest grade gears
The latest investment at subcontract gear, rack and machined parts manufacturer Mini Gears is a high accuracy metrology system to check the most precise grades of gear. 26 Mar 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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CNC and QA investments at Tenable Screw
Turned parts specialist Tenable Screw has made further investments in its CNC turning capacity and added new high technology metrology equipment to its quality assurance capabilities. 14 Mar 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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ETG on the level with Bowers
As UK agent for Wyler’s extensive range of inclination measurement instruments, Bowers Metrology UK has recently supplied an advanced Wyler Blue Level Inclinometer System, to the Engineering Technology Group. 01 Mar 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Five-axis unmanned customer benefits
A 32 pallet five-axis machining system installed at Peter Day, one of Dorset’s largest precision engineering companies has, will give customers the cost and lead time benefits of fast set up and unmanned running. 01 Mar 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Slider cuts process times
Investment in a Star sliding head mill-turning centre has allowed subcontractor Genhart to cut floor-to-floor times to give customers smaller economic batch sizes. 21 Feb 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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CNC multi-spindle adds volume
A CNC multi-spindle automatic lathe gives MJB Precision Engineering the volume capacity it needs to produce four different tool steel parts in batches of 3,000 per week. 21 Feb 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Competitive costs and high service levels
Suffolk subcontractor BCMZ Precision has invested in a second multi-tasking mill-turning machine to help it maintain high service levels and competitive machining costs. 14 Feb 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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FiFab invests in more Mori Seikis
Fife Fabrications (FiFab) aims to increase market share and meet the growing demand for its products with the purchase of its third and fourth Mori Seiki machines. 08 Feb 2012 - Engineering Capacity
