The first phase of a planned programme of capital equipment investment has seen the South Wales-based designer and manufacturer FSG Tool & Die invest in a further two new Jones & Shipman grinding machines....

Wheel dressing remains one of the most underutilised processes within the field of grinding. As cutting tool materials become more advanced, it is necessary to optimise wheel performance by maintaining open and exposed wheel grit. The simplest and most basic dressing......

As part of the global Rittal Group of companies – one of the world’s largest manufacturer of industrial and data communication enclosures, Rittal-CSM is a success story in its own right, having grown substantially since relocating to Plymouth some 25 years......

The Huddersfield facility of Cummins Turbo Technologies has installed an Engis SPM single pass, four spindle, superabrasive bore finishing machine to help it reduce cycle times and achieve repeatability on the critical tolerances of two types of important turbocharger......

Cutting edge geometries and final dimensions of cutting tools are typically produced on CNC tool and cutter grinders. However, tooling with PCD cutting edges, as commonly used in the processing of aerospace grade materials and carbon fibre components poses a problem.......

To Northern Tool and Gear Company (NTG), one of the UK’s largest family owned precision gear subcontractors, machine and process flexibility is a top priority in order to maintain its position in the marketplace. As Solutions learns, continuous investment is a......

The annual conference at Studer’s Thun, Switzerland headquarters was an opportunity for the company to announce how it has got back up to speed after the economic downturn and the launch of a major new universal cylindrical grinding machine – the S41. Simon......

There has been a distinct shift towards highly specialised cylindrical grinding applications in the UK requiring bespoke solutions for large, high value, and increasingly complex components in difficult and unusual materials. Solutions reports. ...

Glasgow-based Castle Precision Engineering has a longstanding relationship with Mori Seiki and is the first UK-based company to install one of its Taiyo Koki vertical grinding machines. Castle Precision manufactures a wide range of parts including fan discs, blades......

Founded in 1919 Yamazaki Mazak has grown to become one of the world's largest suppliers of CNC lathes, machining centres and manufacturing systems. The multinational company produces a wide variety of machine tools and advanced manufacturing systems designed to......