Fast twin turret Biglia offers big cycle time reductions

  New B465-T2Y2 halves cycle time at Dicker Precision….. Dicker Precision

ONE-HIT TURN-MILLING CUTS CYCLE TIME 10-FOLD AND INCREASES YIELD BY ONE-FIFTH

Using a 36 mm capacity Biglia B436-Y2 twin-spindle lathe with two Y-axis turrets supplied by WhitehouseRead more

NEW R650X SLASHES CYCLE TIMES BY UP TO 50% USING THE SAME FEEDS AND SPEEDS

Ilfracombe subcontract machinists, Richmond CNC, has installed its first 30-taper vertical machining centre (VMC) to copeRead more

Expandable machining centre supports subcontractor’s growth

An Akari Seiki horizontal machining centre designed specifically so that it can be expanded easily and inexpensively in the field hasRead more

TRIPLE-TURRET TURNING MACHINE INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY BY 86%

A Biglia CNC lathe with twin-opposed spindles and three Y-axis turrets has had a dramatic impactRead more

Tube Bending Specialists adds Spinner 5Axis capability

Entech start producing complex prototypes and other one-offs using a German-built Spinner U5 five-axis machining centre with 40-taper spindle and a 1,520Read more

New Speedio S1000 – First 30-taper machining centres with one-metre X-axis

Specifying a big working envelope no longer means settling for a slow machining centre.

Brother Speedio twin pallet R450X doubles motorcycle parts output

Brother Speedio twin pallet R450X doubles motorcycle parts output

Subcontractor Progresses To Simultaneous 5-axis Machining

Subcontractor needed simultaneous 5-axis machining – a Spinner U5-620 5-axis was ideal

Large variety of multi-axis work undertaken on one Spinner machine

Spinner U5-1520 universal 5-Axis machining centre perfect for sub-contract machinists

Production times slashed by between a half and two-thirds on new Brother SPEEDIO machines

Production times slashed by between a half and two-thirds on new Brother SPEEDIO machines

New Compact VMC1150 from Spinner

New Compact VMC1150 from Spinner

High-speed HMC offers top specification at low price

High-speed HMC offers top specification at low price

New Product: Akari HS-450j

Akari Seiki HMC with 5-Axis capability for Jaguar parts

WMT provide full turnkey on an Akari HS-450i 5-axis HMC, configured as a production cell to provide extra capacity for machining a Jaguar casting at JVM, Worcs.

Crediton subcontractor uses automated high-speed 5-Axis Brother 32BN-FT machine for unmanned running with 84-Pallets

Subcontractor uses automated high-speed 5-Axis Brother 32BN-FT machine for unmanned running with 84-Pallets

Spinner uses Renishaw laser calibration and QC10 ballbar to achieve even greater machine accuracy

Spinner uses Renishaw laser calibration and QC10 ballbar to achieve even greater machine accuracy

Hard Turning Is Six Times Faster Than Grinding

Significant cost savings and single-digit micron tolerances achieved at Eaton Fluid Power using a robotically loaded CNC lathe built by the German firm, Spinner.
The high precision production cell has slashed cycle times by up to 600 per cent compared with grinding….

Spinner entry-level, 5-axis machining centre for under £100,000

Three entry-level, 5-axis machining centres were introduced by the German manufacturer, Spinner, at EMO 2013. Called the U5 Compact series, they are cost-optimised versions the established 620, 1520 and 2520 models. Spinner has built this U-series since the late 2000s and will soon ship its 1,000th 5-axis machine.

The new machines are intended to lower the 5-axis investment threshold, extending this important technology to a wider variety of manufacturers, subcontractors and job shops.

Spinner TTC 300 SMMCY – New multi-axis turning centre from Germany

The new Spinner TTC 300 SMMCY twin -opposed-s p i n d l e , twin-turret CNC lathe. Machining coming into stock in December….

Brother Turnkey cells at JVM for machining Aluminium castings

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is enjoying an unprecedented upturn in sales since Tata Motors took over the group in 2008, making the automotive manufacturer a major driver for growth in manufacturing across the West Midlands and beyond.

Suppliers like Worcester based JVM Castings, the largest independent aluminium die casters in the UK, must respond promptly to constantly changing demands from JLR. So also must equipment suppliers to JVM, the UK agent for Japanese-built Brother vertical machining centres and Akari horizontal machining centres from Taiwan.