Archive for June, 2009
Bank of Algeria Mint invests in CAD/CAM technology
By admin at 26 June, 2009, 6:28 am
The Bank of Algeria Mint has invested in equipment and methods from Sescoi to help it respond to the demands of modern banking and to encourage the growth of the country’s economy.
The tooling department needed a computer-aided-design (CAD)/computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) technique to help it improve its range of capabilities and shorten lead times.
The assistant director at [...]
MazaCAM reduces machine shop downtime
By admin at 26 June, 2009, 6:25 am
Solutionware has introduced the MazaCAM Editor Performance Package, composed of Mazatrol management tools, to help machine shops reduce downtime for mills and lathes.
MazaCAM performs offline programming for Mazak’s Mazatrol conversational language.
The Performance Package prints customisable operations lists, including PNo, tool picture, tool description, cut information, and the sequence in which the tools are to be [...]
Latest CNC turning ups blow mould productivity
By admin at 11 June, 2009, 3:50 pm
A long-bed lathe is helping a manufacturer of blow moulds to increase its productivity and maintain its competitive advantage by reducing set-up time for turning complex cavities.
Solent Mould Tool (SMT) – the UK’s largest independent blow mould manufacturer has recently invested in a Hardinge Talent 10/78L (long-bed) lathe.
The machine, installed at SMT’s Waterlooville facility in [...]
Investment in two CNC lathes has produced significant business
By admin at 11 June, 2009, 3:47 pm
Investment in two CNC lathes has produced significant business benefits to a subcontractor including the winning of its first contract in the aerospace sector.
First investment in CNC machine tool technology creates solid platform for SB Engineering to take-off in manufacturing precision components for the aerospace sector.
Leicester – based precision subcontract specialist – SB Engineering – [...]
Powerful CNC lathe installed at subcontractor
By admin at 11 June, 2009, 3:43 pm
A 26kW CNC lathe now located at a leading sub contractor in Devon features a swing over the bed of 750mm, a turning length of 1440mm and a fully cast slant bed design.
MTL is pleased to announce the recent installation of the largest cutting capacity Feeler CNC lather ever ordered in the UK.
The FTC50L CNC [...]
