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AA Tools up with new Mitsubishi
When long-established cutting tool manufacturer AA Tools was acquired by new owners in 2014, the objective was to modernise the shop floor equipment with the very latest CNC machine tool technology. For the bespoke cutting tool manufacturer, the acquisition trail included a CNC tool and cutter grinder, a 4th-axis machining centre, a live tooling turning centre, an EDM drilling machine and a Mitsub ...
Quaser Crushes Cycle Times for Robo Challenge
When it comes to creating a wow factor in the manufacturing sector and engaging the masses; few names stand out like Robo Challenge. As a creative company that brings ideas to life, Birmingham based Robo Challenge are the innovators and manufacturers behind TV shows like Robot Wars and are famed for their work on prestigious TV shows like Blue Peter, Guy Martin’s shows, The Gadget Show and much mo ...
Sharpening Service Aiguisatek Benefits from VOLLMER Automation During Pandemic
The global pandemic has impacted businesses around the world, but for Aiguisatek, the impact was compounded by stringent local regulation in the Quebec province that all but shut down manufacturing in the area. Luckily for the Delson based company, its investment in a VOLLMER CHD 270 8-axis TCT circular saw blade sharpening machine with the VOLLMER ND250 automation station enabled the company to r ...
SRD Switches Up its CAM System
For any established subcontract business to switch from one CAM system to another can be a daunting prospect. When you consider the training and skills invested in staff, the legacy programs and the prospect of having to re-program those historical parts – many busy subcontract businesses will often stick to what they know. But for SRD Engineering Ltd, the change from a license to a subscription C ...
hyperMILL® Delivers Case Full of Benefits
When Pro-Cut Precision Engineering Ltd opened its doors for business just over 10 years ago, the objective was to invest in the very latest equipment to ensure the Milton Keynes business could machine high-quality components with short lead times. As a company that has acquired a multitude of 3 and 5-axis Hurco machine tools for machining complex parts, part programming was becoming a time-consumi ...
hyperMILL is On-Point for Subcontractor
Founded in 1995, Point CNC has provided a high quality and flexible CNC machining service to its customers in the medical, aerospace, surveillance and automotive sectors since it opened its doors for business. The evolution of the company down the years has seen the Kent manufacturer invest in high-end machine tools from YMT and CAM software from OPEN MIND Technologies. The Sevenoaks subcontrac ...
ITC Gives ‘Cutting Edge’ to Game of Thrones
With almost 20 years in business and thousands of successful projects undertaken, Cutting Edge Designs specialises in routing, trade signage, acrylic fabrication, panelling, wood and laser cutting, printing, 3D carving, finishing and assembly and CAD design. Since its inception, the Newry-based company has been working closely with the cutting tool experts at Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) t ...
ITC is no bore at A&M EDM
A&M EDM Ltd is an engineering solutions company always striving to maximise its service to clients in the aerospace, motorsport, automotive, marine, medical, rail, defence and general subcontract sectors. To achieve this, the West Midlands company has invested in technology from 3, 4 and 5-axis machine tools, EDM wire and spark erosion and laser welding that is comprehensively supported with cutti ...
High-precision tooling enables accurate superalloy machining for energy applications
Founded in 1994, Covis SRL designs and manufactures tailor-made solutions to strict deadlines and quality standards, managing and certifying the entire production cycle at its three operating sites in Italy. The company specialises in the precision machining of parts for the energy sector with customers in the offshore and onshore oil rigs and platform industry. This results in the processing of e ...
Bike Maker Discovers Savings with Special Tool Holders
Bicycles are one of the oldest modes of transportation, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t evolved with the times. Having built bikes in Wisconsin since 1976, Trek Bicycle knows this evolution well. Moving with the times, the bike manufacturer has invested in tooling systems from BIG KAISER that are supplied and supported in the UK through Tamworth based Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC). Tr ...
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