In the November issue of MTD magazine, we went behind the scenes with Red Bull Racing to investigate how the relationship with Hexagon has evolved down the years to compress time for the F1 Team. In this second instalment, we take a closer look at ‘Race Week’ and how metrology plays a critical r...

As manufacturers of the ‘LILLEY’ range of brass lamp holders, Birmingham based S. Lilley & Son is a company of remarkable pedigree. Founded in 1840 to produce components for the rail industry, S. Lilley became one of the worlds’ first manufacturers of brass lamp holders and lighting ac...

Three years ago Rivercircle Ltd invested in a UMC-5X The Challenger 5-axis machining centre from XYZ. The company was so happy with the acquisition, they have now gone and bought a second machine. MTDCNC went to Peterborough to find out why…

As a business, Rivercircle manufactures special-purpo...

To support continued growth ambitions, workholding specialist Micron Workholding Ltd has recently installed a new 3-axis machining centre from the Engineering Technology Group (ETG).

 

The arrival of the Vulcan VMC610L machining centre from ETG was the machine of choice due to its spaciou...

When Empire Manufacturing opened its doors in January 2008, it started with three sliding head turning centres from Star GB. Now, with more than 10 Star machines, the company has again added to its plant list with a new Star SR32 JII Type B with HFT. MTD travelled to Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire to fi...

Fastems, a Finnish developer of industry-leading factory automation systems and manufacturing management software, is delivering two Automated Structure Laser Cleaner (AutoSLC) units for the F-35 Lightning II Wing Line. The delivery of the new project is estimated to be completed by the end of 2021....

In the September issue of MTD magazine, we interviewed directors from FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, a tech start-up spun out of the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). They launched a ‘FitBit’ to unlock and optimise data hidden away in your machine tool....

What are exotic metals, why are they so rare, and how are they machined? To understand this, let’s start by defining it.... There are exotic types of materials that were developed to answer specific demands. These exotic materials suit a dedicated application - they are rare, not commonly used and...

As a world leading manufacturer of clamping equipment for machine tools, SMW Autoblok relies on the quality of BIG KAISER chucks to produce its world-renowned workpiece clamping systems. Available in the UK from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC), the reliability, precision, range and rigidity of ...

As a US$14bn corporation, the journey of Parker Hannifin started over 100 years ago when Arthur Parker founded the Parker Appliance Company back in 1917 from a loft with business partner Carl Klamm. Through the generations, the company has moved from pneumatic brake systems for trucks, trains and bu...