Case Studies

Machine tool supplier to Ford and Bosch, transforms machine accuracy without design changes Most CNC machine tool manufacturers invest heavily in machine developments that improve accuracy but by using the latest calibration systems at its factory in Istanbul, Turkey, leading manufacturer Spinner has improved specified machine accuracies without the need to change designs. As Mr Nurhan,
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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 that have been sold since the late 2000s. Available in the UK through sole agent, Whitehouse Machine Tools, the machines lower the 5-axis investment
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In 2012, a new name in metalcutting equipment came to the fore in the UK when Whitehouse Machine Tools, Kenilworth, took over the sole sales and service agency for Spinner Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik GmbH, near Munich. It gave British manufacturers the option of buying top quality, European-built machines at prices that are more competitive than those offered
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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. The right products (luxury cars and utility vehicles) at the right time (burgeoning middle classes in developing countries
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Japanese machine tool manufacturer, Brother, which specialises in building turret-type machining centres with 30-taper spindle tooling, will unveil a successor to its TCS2DN high torque, 10,000 rpm, 500 x 400 x 300 mm capacity model. Called Speedio S500X1, it offers even faster acc/dec, rapid traverse rates and tool change, which were already very quick. The
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The 5-axis, vertical spindle machining centre with turning capability, employing a rotary table on an integrated, swivelling trunnion, is a proven configuration offered by many machine tool manufacturers, mainly in BT40 and BT50 variants or their HSK equivalents. Now the Japanese firm, Brother, has entered the arena with a similarly designed BT30 version that adds
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As a result of receiving new, ongoing business from a manufacturer of flow meters used in the oil, gas and food industries worldwide, Leicester subcontractor, Nisan Engineering, has invested in an Akari 4-axis, horizontal machining centre (HMC). Supplied by Whitehouse Machine Tools, the machine is built by Averex Automation in Taiwan and is the first of
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Comments like “marvellous value” and “all jobbing shop machines should be built this way” make it clear that Andrew Russell and Stephen Boocock, owners of contract machinists Progress NC, are very keen on their first 5-axis machining centre. It is a German-built Spinner U5-620, the first in the UK, supplied in January 2013 by recently
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Manchester-based Renthal, a world leading producer of accessories for motorcycles and mountain bikes, is changing its rear chainwheel (sprocket) manufacturing process from CNC drilling followed by a sequence of manual operations to virtually one-hit production on a pair of Brother machining centres. The Japanese-built, high-speed, twin-pallet machines were installed in January 2012 by UK agent,
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Moreover, as the Brother machine is equipped with a twin pallet changer – Greenway Pepper’s first – parts are presented more quickly to the spindle so floor-to-floor times are reduced further. It is not surprising that Greg Pepper, joint owner and managing director, reports such dramatic improvements in productivity. The Brother TC-32BN QT has a
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