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Brother, the Japanese 30-taper machining centre manufacturer, has had a machine in its portfolio with a one-metre X-axis for nearly a decade. The third iteration of this model, launched in April 2023, has seen the specification uprated in several key areas to boost capacity and versatility. Sole sales and service agent in Britain and IrelandRead more

30-taper vertical machining centre (VMC) manufacturer Brother, Japan, has introduced a new 5-axis model with a swivelling rotary table, the Speedio U500Xd1. Despite having a nominal footprint of just 1.5 x 2 metres, it is capable of multi-face machining of components up to 500 mm diameter by 270 mm high and weighing up to 100Read more

Speedio 30-taper, 3- to 5-axis machining centres built by Brother are able to produce components in such short cycle times that it is difficult to load raw material and unload finished parts by hand quickly enough. So to maximise production efficiency, the Japanese machine manufacturer introduced a robotic handling system, Feedio, at the EMO machineRead more

It was as recently as 2012 that manual plus two-and-a-half-axis CNC milling gave way to full 3D machining of plastic injection moulds on a 3-axis vertical machining centre (VMC) at family-run toolmaker and plastic injection moulding specialist Plasticom Group (www.plasticomgroup.com). Since that time the toolroom has undergone a transformation, with 2020 alone seeing investment ofRead more

Featuring a generous working volume of 815 x 510 x 510 mm in a small 2.5 x 1.8 metre footprint on the shop floor, the new VC850- 5A is the latest prismatic metalcutting machine to be launched by German manufacturer Spinner Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik, whose factory is located near Munich. The 5-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre, which isRead more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New, larger twin-pallet R650X machine added to SPEEDIO range

Ex-Stock Brother Twin Pallet 32BN-QT (40ATC, 16K, CTS) available for sale. Call now for details….Read more

Ex-Stock Akari Horizontal HS450i…..80 tools, 15K Big Plus spindle, CTS…..Call for detailsRead more

Ex-Demo Twin-Pallet Brother R450X c/w Trunions now available, call to arrange Demo….Read more

Now available New 5-Axis Brother M140X1 mill-turn available ex-stock…. Call for further details….Read more