A large turn/mill centre has been introduced by DMG for machining components up to 3m in length and 700mm in diameter. Built by Gildemeister Drehmaschinen GmbH, the CTX gamma 3000 TC is equipped with a powerful ±120° B-axis for flexible turning operations and milling......

Fife Fabrications (FiFab) purchased its third and fourth Mori Seiki at the London WorldSkills 2011 event to cope with the growing demand for its products. The decision to purchase at this prestigious event was apt as FiFab actively supports local schools and colleges, near its......

Following on from almost a decade of research and development by Matsuura Japan, additive manufacturing now has a new, one process solution in its armoury - the Lumex Avance-25 metal laser sintering/high speed milling hybrid machine tool. The new dynamic technology combines......

Coventry based Dorman Machine Tools has announced the sale of the latest Gerber BP MX combi polishing and deburring machines to a manufacturer of carbide inserts used by the oil pipeline industry. The machine will be used to hone the edges of the inserts prior to coating with a......

Renishaw's AxiSet Check-Up is a cost-effective solution for checking the alignment and positioning performance of rotary axes. In just a few minutes, users of 5-axis machining centres and multi-tasking mill/turn machines can identify and report on poor machine alignments and......

The next generation twin spindle, twin turret turning centre from Nakamura-Tome, the WT-150 II, is said to bring faster cycle times and introduces an innovative easy-to-use control. The specification of the WT-150 II includes 12 station upper and lower turrets with half index......

The Samsung range of machine tools is proving to be Dugard’s fastest selling range of all time – with 13 sold throughout the UK and Europe (including Russia) at the Hove-based company’s recent open house alone. ...

Usually a 5-axis machining centre doesn’t provide a horizontal or vertical turning capability – or tilted turning with A and B axes. However, the cutting performance of Heller’s new C series will make it possible to perform such operations on a machining......

Mori Seiki has announced the MILLTAP 700 vertical milling and boring centre – the first corporate development in collaboration with its German business partner, Gildemeister. ...

Competitively priced at around £85,000, the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) has launched a high power, high speed BT40/SK40 vertical machining centre range from Feeler UK. ...