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As with previous MACH exhibitions, MACH 2022 will have a strong focus on encouraging more young people into the engineering and manufacturing technologies industry. Focus of this will the Education & Development Zone, which will feature special displays and a dedicated exhibition zone showcasing the changes taking place within manufacturing and highlighting what makes it […]

For manufacturers and engineers looking to invest for growth, the arrival of MACH 2022 could not be timelier. The exhibition, which opens its doors at the NEC in Birmingham between 4-8th April, features the largest display of new machinery and manufacturing technologies under one roof in the UK for four years. The Manufacturing Technologies Association […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]