Press Releases

Haas Automation to Showcase Latest CNC Technology at MACH 2024 Haas Automation, the leading provider of CNC machine tools, is pleased to announce its participation in MACH 2024, the premier manufacturing technologies event, held at the NEC in Birmingham. The exhibition will take place from 15-19 April 2024 and will provide a platform for Haas […]

Building on the recent successful launch by Nikon Metrology of the APDIS Laser Radar, which is helping to drive a paradigm shift in automotive bodyshop measurement and quality control, the company announces the launch of its APDIS Gap & Flush System. It introduces a unique, innovative, fully automated method to measure gap and flush on […]

The first of an innovative range of high-performance X-ray CT (computed tomography) systems offering enhanced levels of precision, resolution and scan speed has been introduced and is ready to order from the Industrial Metrology Business Unit (IMBU) of Nikon Corporation (https://industry.nikon.com). The large-volume VOXLS 40 C 450 is able to inspect items of diverse size […]

For more than a decade, the LC15Dx laser scanner manufactured by the Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corporation (https://industry.nikon.com) has been a global benchmark for efficient measurement and inspection of manufactured components, especially those having complex freeform geometry such as turbine blades, orthopaedic implants and intricate plastic parts. Compatible for use with all industry-leading […]

Nikon Industrial Metrology presents an exciting new metrology system for manufacturers seeking to measure the geometry of medium-to-large parts – from a car door, casting or fabrication to a whole car chassis or airframe structure. APDIS Intelligent Quality (IQ) Stations offer a range of Laser Radar solutions as alternatives to traditional, slow, monolithic, inflexible panel […]

Nikon Americas Inc, the US subsidiary of Nikon Corporation (Nikon), has purchased the US company Avonix Imaging LLC* (Avonix), Maple Grove, Minnesota, which since 2015 has been a strategic X-ray CT (computed tomography) equipment manufacturing partner to Nikon Industrial Metrology Business Unit (IMBU). As a long-established imaging inspection services provider that uses systems from Nikon […]

or more than 30 years, manufacturers using Nikon’s NEXIV series of video measuring machines have harnessed the power of AutoMeasure software, a highly effective platform with which it is easy to create programs for performing precise dimensional measurements. Now the Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corporation (https://industry.nikon.com) has announced that the software’s operability has […]

The Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corporation has released the automatic wafer measurement system NEXIV VMZ-NWL 200 to solve the challenges of wafer metrology in the semiconductor back-end process, where more work is traditionally carried out manually than in front-end process control. The main target market for NEXIV VMZ-NWL 200 is therefore measurement centered […]

A pioneering X-ray computed laminography (CL) technique has been introduced by the Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corporation (https://industry.nikon.com) for non-destructively inspecting challenging components using the computed tomography (CT) systems it manufactures. Called Tilted CT, available now, the new method greatly improves voxel resolution when examining flat, high aspect ratio components. It also enhances […]

We are pleased to reveal our Universal Robot press brake tending solution for automating the TRUMPF TruBend family of machines. Our custom designed pneumatic gripper, capable of 180-degree rotation, and individual cup control with feedback, allows for simple and efficient manipulation to give the fastest results with the widest range of parts. The modular gripper […]

QCT have been in business for 31 years, starting as a service company for CMMs (coordinate measuring machine). We initially developed our own CMM operating software, and quickly realised we needed to develop our own CMM hardware interface for manual and CNC CMMs, which allowed us to retrofit or upgrade all makes of CMM. We […]

42, according to Douglas Adam’s computer creation, Deep Thought, in his acclaimed book Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. It doesn’t take Deep Thought to know that a company dedicating 42 years to serving the post processing and surface finishing needs of UK […]

Start of training in the MAPAL Group At the beginning of September, 57 apprentices started their training in the MAPAL Group and can now look forward to an instructive and interesting time in the company. The junior staff have opted for traditional professions with excellent prospects for the future: 49 of the 57 newcomers will […]

You cannot change the laws of physics – but Excetek’s efficiency can take you further With the snowballing costs of energy currently affecting UK homes and businesses the high efficiency, and thereby reduced energy consumption, of manufacturing equipment has never been more important. For decades, EDM machine tool specialist Excetek has focused its innovation and […]

When the Schlote Group built a new factory in Harzgerode in 2017, it was designed to mass produce only a single part. MAPAL supplied all the cutting tools. By optimising the tools, the foundation has now been laid for a future with new products. Schlote’s story begins in 1969 as a small workshop in Harsum, […]

The Coimbatore branch has built ecologically and expanded its manufacturing capacities. MAPAL invests in India and expands its capacities. In Coimbatore, the headquarters of MAPAL India, the company recently opened a “Green Field Facility”. The new company premises set standards in the areas of production, technology and sustainability. Since 2015, the headquarters of MAPAL India […]

MiniTec workstations are being used in more and more businesses. The areas of use are very different and range from assembly, picking, testing or packaging to the classic office environment. This diversity is made possible by the versatile workstation system based on the MiniTec modular profile system, which provides a comprehensive range of accessories. Whether […]

MAPAL launched two new products for high-volume milling of aluminium at EMO 2023, thus expanding its portfolio for the aerospace industry. The two milling cutter series in solid carbide and with indexable inserts are particularly suitable for use on high-performance machines.   With its new solid carbide roughing cutter OptiMill-Alu-Wave for aluminium materials, MAPAL is […]

With over 50-years’ experience machining components for the aerospace, defence, medical, electronic, and motor industries; utilising everything from two-axis lathes through to multi-pallet five-axis machining centres axis, Aylesbury-based CNF Precision Engineering could be expected to have all the expertise it needed. However, when it won a significant order to machine exhaust collector manifolds for a […]

Tebis is well known as a premium CAD/CAM and MES software company who offers advanced solutions for model, pattern, die and mould making as well as mechanical component manufacturing. Tebis also helps customers to optimise CNC machining processes and to automate CAM work with Intelligent Manufacturing technologies. Tebis Intelligent Manufacturing software and associated services help […]

Ingersoll Tools GmbH has integrated VERICUT® into the digital process chain Small lot sizes – short delivery times. There’s no better way to describe the greatest challenge the global manufacturing industry is facing. How do you address it? Perfection in production, as one example, is the foundation for sustainable competitiveness. This is why Ingersoll Tools […]

After a decade of using VERICUT machine simulation, verification and optimisation software, Advanced Manufacturing (Sheffield) Ltd (AML) is extolling the virtues of providing industry-leading protection for its high-value capital assets and expensive parts. VERICUT from CGTech is a key component of business success at this rapidly expanding precision machining company, which serves a plethora of […]

The machine shop of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team relies on VERICUT verification, simulation and optimisation software from CGTech to guarantee the successful machining of its many high-complexity, high-value components. A VERICUT user for over two decades, the team has engrained VERICUT into its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), aware of the benefits it provides in reducing […]

CGTech, developer of VERICUT CNC machine simulation software, is proud to celebrate 35 years of growth and innovation in CNC simulation and optimisation in 2023. “Whether it’s milling, turning, mill-turning or any other CNC-machining, VERICUT® is the industry standard to simulate CNC machines, as well as optimise and verify NC programs,” says Margaret Schmitt, President […]