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5-Axis Spinner U5 cuts machining cycles from 45 minutes to 8 minutes

25 June, 2019

Traditionally a 3-axis vertical machining centre (VMC) user, Singer Instruments (www.singerinstruments.com) in Watchet, on the north coast of Somerset, installed its first 5-axis CNC machine – a Spinner U5630 – at the start of 2019 to streamline the manufacture of aluminium components. Cycle time savings have been dramatic and there has been a considerable reductionRead more

New agent for WELE in the UK and Ireland

4 July, 2018

Whitehouse Machine Tools has been appointed, with immediate effect, sole agent to sell and service in the UK and Ireland the full range of machine tools manufactured by WELE Mechatronic. You can view the complete WELE range here. Founded in 2007, the Taiwanese firm produces vertical and horizontal machining centres with X-axis strokes up toRead more

Spinner VC1650 – Compact, Heavy-duty 5-axis Machining Centre

9 November, 2017

Anyone needing to machine complex components weighing up to two tonnes within an 820 mm cube may wish to review the new VC1650 5-axis machining centre from German manufacturer, Spinner, represented in the UK and Ireland by sole agent Whitehouse Machine Tools, Kenilworth. Rigidity and accuracy are assured by deploying a +1°/-110° B-axis spindle toRead more

Compact, high performance machining centre from Germany

8 November, 2016

A new, vertical-spindle machining centre has been introduced by the German manufacturer, Spinner, which despite having a generous working envelope of 1,650 x 820 x 820 mm, occupies a relatively small footprint on the shop floor of 3,550 x 2,750 mm. Its compactness is a result of employing a novel method for protecting the 1,800Read more

i-machining on the Brother 5-Axis Mill/Turn M140X

31 March, 2016

New Brother Mill/Turn M140X cutting demo featuring super high-speed i-machining from Solidcam unveiled at METAV exhibition See the machine in action via the video link on our Brother page ; Read more

Tube Bending Specialists adds Spinner 5Axis capability

5 February, 2016

Established in Blackpool 21 years ago, Entech Engineering has within the past five years invested in a new, purpose-built factory as well as modern inspection equipment and new machine tools to keep in the forefront of technology. The company specialises in the manufacture of original and replacement manipulation tools for tube in a wide varietyRead more

MTDCNC.com ‘Brother’ video

30 September, 2015

Leading UK Diecasting company outlines the benefits of using Brother’s range of high-speed VMCs, including the new 1metre Speedio S1000X complete with 4th-axis Trunion with 550mm swing…..Read more

10-Axis Biglia cuts cycle-times on Plastics

5 August, 2015

Many subcontractors offer to machine components from metal as well as plastics, but they are different disciplines and it is difficult to excel at both. Plastic materials present special challenges, not the least the long, stringy swarf that is normally produced during turning. Chip breaking is almost impossible, whatever tooling is used, except when machiningRead more