UK — Mould specialist Metalite Engineering has recently invested in a Quaser 5-axis UX500C machining centre and a 10-pallet Erowa Robot Easy 250 pallet loading system. Supplied and integrated by the Engineering Technology Group (ETG), the machine is adding further capacity capabilities with unmanned machining.

Fluid engineering experts Sulzer has committed to a three-year contract with MSC Industrial Supply (MSC). The companies experts identified a host of measures to realize savings in Sulzer's maching operations.

UK — More than 150 machine tool manufacturers worldwide are already adopting the Big Kaiser BBT spindle interface technology that is available from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) under license. The company recently put its equipment to the test against leading industry rivals to underpin the underpin the superior performance claimed by the manufacturer.

UK — Flawless quality assurance is a basic prerequisite in the energy and petrochemical sector. To meet the high standards demanded by its customers, UK company Covis overcomes multiple challenges by using high-precision tooling from Big Kaiser.

The new solid carbide barrel machining tools from Seco Tools for 3D components enable larger stepovers at the same cutting speed and ensure high surface quality. Since fewer stepovers are required overall, the time required is reduced. Users can significantly reduce finishing operations and only require a lean tool inventory.

Germany — Orders received by the German metal forming technology manufacturers in the first quarter of 2021 were nine percent up on the previous year’s figure. Orders from Germany fell by twelve percent. Foreign orders, however, were 25 percent higher than in the previous year.

Switzerland — Swiss company Starrag Group, which specializes in precision cutting machine tools, uses Vericut NC simulation software to predict machining times. In addition to verification and optimization of NC programs, it provides a precise indication of the runtime of the optimized machining on the machine.

Germany — Machining centre manufacturer Röders has introduced to its machining centre range an upgraded CNC system capable of programming and controlling a full range of metalcutting operations more efficiently, from roughing through high-speed milling to micron-accuracy jig grinding.

UK — A recently launched high-precision tool achieves tight tolerances in one operation and significantly reduces cost per hole in aerospace applications.

Italy — Giancarlo Losma passed away last Friday, 30 April. He was past president of Ucimu, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, which he led from 2008 to 2011.