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A smart cloud-based application designed to enhance machining strategies by offering cutting forces predictions and feed rate optimisation for the $153.8 billion Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tool market has been launched by Productive Machines, one of just ten ambitious start-ups around the world to have been invited to the Boeing innovation accelerator programme. The new Feed Rate Calculator […]

Improved workpiece clamping for large carbon-fibre parts enables the aerospace industry to machine more quickly. MAPAL supports this development with new tools. With its diamond coating and optimised geometry, the OptiMill-Composite-Speed-Plus guarantees process reliability. The aerospace industry is reluctant to change functioning processes that have already been audited due to the large effort involved. However, […]

An alternative for long-chipping aluminium materials Replacing a drill by a milling cutter to drill bores into a workpiece is a suggestion that takes some getting used to and initially causes many manufacturers to frown. However, the technology change makes sense for some parts, especially in the field of e-mobility. MAPAL shows that this not […]

Leading power transmission stockist ACORN® has become the first company in the UK to be awarded new maintenance product partner status by the world-leading bearing and maintenance product manufacturer – SKF. SKF awarded the newly created accolade to ACORN in recognition of meeting criteria set out by the manufacturer that focused on stock holding and […]

2023 has been a landmark year for Oemeta, especially as it coincided with the 30th (pearl) anniversary of Oemeta products being made available in the UK. The origins of the UK arm of the German innovator begin with a sole sales technician in the summer of 1993. The company quickly gained momentum on UK turf […]

Axe & Status Machinery Ltd Partners with ACCURL; Uniting Strengths in the Laser & Bending Market Introduction: Axe & Status Machinery Ltd is pleased to announce the recent collaboration between itself and ACCURL, forging a powerful partnership that holds immense promise for the laser market. Following an in-depth visit to ACCURL’s facilities in China, Steve […]

LG Motion has appointed Basingstoke-based MiniTec UK, which specialises in aluminium profile solutions for a wide range of industries, as a systems integrator for collaborative robot solutions in the UK. The new partnership will give MiniTec UK access to the full Techman Robot collaborative robot series to help integrate complete robotic solutions for customers nationwide. […]

Increasing productivity while optimising energy usage has long been the holy grail for manufacturers. However, for many, it has been hard to achieve. That doesn’t have to be the case though. By adopting Industry 4.0 technologies such as machine monitoring, manufacturers can capture the data insight to inform decisions that lead to increased productivity, optimised […]

FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, a fast-growing technology company has taken on its first customers in Europe, the Middle East and the Southern Hemisphere. The tech company’s affordable and user-friendly machine monitoring platform enables manufacturers of all sizes to increase productivity and profitability by delivering valuable data on machine utilisation and energy. Since being founded in 2021, […]

“Smart Abrasive System” Lowers Energy Consumption, Blast Media Usage And Equipment Wear Walther Trowal has introduced the “Smart Abrasive” option to its THM troughed belt continuous flow shot blast machines. The “intelligent” control of the media flow drastically reduces the energy consumption and significantly extends the usable life of the blast media as well as […]