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Blum Helps Ceratizit To 'Measure at Speed'

Practically everyone has used a consumer product that has been manufactured with carbide inserts from Ceratizit at least once in their lives, 90% of all the balls in ballpoint pens come from this company. For the measurement of carbide cutting inserts, Ceratizit Austria recently began using an automated measuring cell from Blum-Novotest. This system is special in that the measurements are precise ...
Tornos Nano Lathe Makes Big Impact for Harwin's Gecko Connectors

Portsmouth-based Harwin has a reputation within in the global electronics industry for the production of high reliability connectors. From its humble beginnings in 1952 as a small family-owned turning shop, Harwin has evolved into a world leading connector manufacturer that exports 80% of its products to over 90 countries. With locations on three continents, Harwin has an active portfolio of ov ...
AG/CAD Cutting Table Used for Audi Signage at Recent Goodwood Festival

As a company that has relocated to new facilities three times in the last four years, JCT Developments is witnessing extraordinary growth levels. Despite the relentless growth, the Hampshire company that specialises in large format digital advertising and retail print production, PoS signage and the respective fitting, has seen business expand by 30% over the last 12 months. Recently conducting ...
Blum Delivers Precision for Turbo Manufacturer

Blum Turbo-Charges Productivity for Automotive Manufacturer Often faced with the challenge of a complex and almost uncontrollable machining processes, RUMPEL Präzisionstechnik specializes in the machining of high-alloyed materials and investment castings. This is also true for the turning process of turbine wheels for turbochargers of Continental AG. With over 50 years of experience and the use ...
Irish Subcontractor Cuts Bottlenecks & Costs With a Kerf Plasma Machine

As a general welding and fabrication subcontractor, Clonakilty Engineering Ltd was finding that its growth potential was being held back by the lead-times of its supply chain. To eradicate the lengthy lead-times and costs of using subcontract laser cutting services, the County Cork based manufacturer has invested in an RUR2000p high definition plasma cutting machine from Kerf Developments. Foun ...
Nederman 'Clears the Air' for UK's Leading Tube Manufacturer

Processing over 30 tonnes of tube each week, Iracroft Limited is the UKs leading tube manipulation company, achieving its prominent market position through a program of continuous investment and diversification. This strategy has seen the Blandford Forum business invest over £2.3m in new buildings and plant over the last 5 years. The result has seen the Dorset operation increase its floor spac ...
Hip Joint Manufacturer Selects OPEN MIND CAM Software

Based in lslikon, Switzerland, Jossi Orthopaedics AG is a world leading manufacturer of orthopaedic implants and the critical communication from development through to series production, delivers workpieces that are in demand all over the world. Playing a critical role in the development to production process at Jossi Orthopaedics is the hyperMILL® CAM package from OPEN MIND Technologies. Ortho ...
Medical Giant's Success With First Ever Tornos EvoDECO's

The Stryker Corporation is regarded as being a global leader in the production of orthopaedic and general medical equipment. With an extensive range of products that include joint prostheses, trauma and vertebrae implants and surgical navigation systems, Stryker has over 25,000 employees in more than 100 countries. Regarded as the benchmark in its field, Stryker relies upon turning centres from To ...
Peugeot Citroen Save Tooling Time with OPEN MIND CAD/CAM Package

A great many tools have to be created to mass produce quality vehicles, and they have to be flawless. Their quality and cost are key factors in the competition of the global automotive market. The skill of the toolmakers and their machine-tool programming have a crucial role to play in meeting these challenges. The role of the Peugeot Citroen Group (PSA) tool shop in Mulhouse involves designing ...
CNC International Provides the Spark for Oil & Gas Subcontractor

Carving your own niche in the subcontract manufacturing sector is something that many will boast, but in reality, there is always a company snapping at the heels offering the same service. This isn't the case for Poole based Multispark, a subcontract manufacturer to the oil & gas, satellite and F1 sectors. The second generation family owned business has been working in the wire EDM and spar ...
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