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  • 01.03.2010Mould tool methodology

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    Five years after setting up their mould tool making business Dave Bowyer and Steve Riddle took delivery of their first CNC machine tool. A ProtoTrak turret mill was the first of several CNC/manual mills and lathes to be supplied by XYZ Machine Tools. However,......

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  • 28.02.2010Part of the service

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    It’s perhaps not that surprising that every machine tool user puts aftersales service high on the agenda when considering a new machine investment. Indeed, when precision manufacturers are narrowing down their choice of potential suppliers it becomes a critical......

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  • 28.02.2010A festival of technology

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    Snowy weather did nothing to dampen spirits at the recent DMG Open House held in Pfronten, Germany. Despite a difficult year in 2009, 2010 has kicked off positively for the global machine tool manufacturer with an order intake value of €58.5 million and 282......

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  • 28.02.2010Not to be mist

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    When Martin Campbell started his own business by designing, developing and testing fire prevention equipment, he had little idea of the success it would become. Twenty years later his company, Reeling Systems, is now a primary fire prevention equipment supplier to......

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  • 08.02.2010Big business

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    According to Viaturn’s managing director, James Kearney, there’s more to building a large capacity machine tool than simply using oversized components.  Viaturn is the exclusive UK supply partner for Taiwanese manufacturer of heavy-duty lathes,......

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  • 06.02.2010Titanic turning

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    Rekindling a partnership that ended in the early 1990s, Dorman Machine Tools has announced that it is once again representing IMT Intermato, the specialist Italian manufacturer of high quality vertical lathes. ...

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  • 05.02.2010On the fly

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    To meet the needs of its aerospace customers, DMG is focusing on innovative technologies, and on a Centre of Excellence as the first port of call for the national and international aviation industry.  Although the aviation industry is affected by the global......

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  • 05.02.2010Cell out

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    A new cell based on a robotically fed Makino machining centre configured for VIPER (Very Impressive Performance Extreme Removal) grinding has been installed at one of the Crewe production facilities of Trac Group. It follows the award of a long term contract to produce......

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  • 05.02.2010Great guns

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    For more than half a century, Italian company Chiappa Firearms has manufactured replica, sports and blank firing handguns and rifles that are sought the world over by historic weapon enthusiasts, collectors, re-enactment societies and film production......

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  • 05.02.2010Continuous flight

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    According to managing director, Ron Daly, Queensferry-based RD Precision is continuing to fly in clear blue skies as it navigates a steady course forward into additional aerospace contracts. The 100 strong privately owned aerospace subcontractor was formed 23 years......

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