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San-tron – a family operation with Tornos connections
Headquartered in Massachusetts, is San-tron, Inc., a successful manufacturer of RF connectors, turned components and cable assemblies that can attribute a proportion of its success to Tornos machine tools. The family-owned company was started in a cellar by Kenneth Sanders after he completed duty as a Machinist’s Mate on PT boats for the Navy in World War II. Since then, the company has seen its ...
Service Robots Revolutionize Clean-Up of the Sydney Harbor Bridge
While research continues under laboratory conditions else-where, Australian robotics specialists have demonstrated a con-crete application at the recent SCHUNK Expert Days event on Service Robotics. Using the Sydney Harbor Bridge as an exam-ple, Australian specialists have highlighted how service robots will soon revolutionize how steel structures are serviced. The robust lightweight robotic syste ...
Machine Investment Continues at ITC
As the UK's leading manufacturer of cutting tools, Industrial Tooling Corp (ITC) has invested over £1m in new machine tools in the last 12 months. The new acquisitions include an Anca GX7, Rollomatic NP5 and four Walter Helitronic grinding centres. The continual investment program at ITC highlights the company's commitment to delivering cutting tools that are manufactured to the highest p ...
Floyd Improves Hole Accuracy For Motorcycle Subcontractor
When A-BAX Precision Engineering Ltd was having difficulties in achieving holemaking concentricity and accuracy on a new order the company won, the scrap rate and re-working rapidly escalated. Looking for a solution that would improve concentricity, accuracy and repeatability with its small hole drilling, A-BAX turned to Floyd Automatic Tooling and its Mowidec-TT Spindle centring system for the ...
AG/CAD Designs Large Format Success for PS2 Print Company
As a company that has invested over £750k in the last 12 months, PS2 Print Ltd has developed from a repro print and design business to a company that can fulfil virtually all print demands. Since its inception in 1995, the Runcorn based company has rapidly evolved with its latest diversification being to enter the large format print sector. The entry into large format work over the last five ye ...
Tornos Unlocks Productivity By Retrofitting HPC System
Over the last five years, Southco, a manufacturer of quick access fasteners has seen demand for its product range increase and evolve with more stainless steel products requested. For the Surrey manufacturer that has turned its parts on two Tornos Deco 20A and a Deco 26A machines for over ten years, the material change delivered poor swarf control, excessive machine downtime and the loss of full ...
AG CAD Makes An Impression Upon Bolton Print Company
As a company that only opened its doors for business four years ago, Impression (Bolton) Ltd is flourishing as a large format display, event and signage company. Producing a range of graphics and digitally printed products from A4 leaflets to vehicle wraps, building branding and exhibition stands, the company has invested heavily in the latest equipment to meet the demands of these diverse marketp ...
Swiss Sharpening Shop Acquires Vollmer Technology
For Swiss sharpening service Siprotool AG, precision comes first when it comes to business success. For this reason, the medium sized company from Rothenburg is using Swabian sharpening technology from Vollmer. Siprotool is making use of the eight axis Vollmer CHD 270 CNC grinding machine. This machine enables the efficient and precision processing of carbide tipped circular saw blades according t ...
Blum-Novotest Building A Successful Relationship With Huron
The first contact between Blum and Huron was made through the German manufacturers' laser tool setting technology. The varied customer needs induced Blum-Novotest to develop mechanical tool setting systems based on the technical expertise it has gained with its laser systems. Today, Huron is proud to be able to offer these measuring systems on its own machines. A price war is raging in the ...
Oxy-Fuel, Plasma, Waterjet or Laser Cutting?
The past four decades has seen considerable developments in the metal cutting process with a range of oxy-fuel, plasma, waterjet and laser cutting machines used to cut materials from 1mm galvanised sheet through to 300mm thick mild steel. Each process still has its role to play in the cost effective manufacture of a wide range of products. There is no question that early air plasma systems crea ...
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