Managing a workload is an essential requirement for any business or department and many companies will be familiar with the manual T Card Board developed by T CARDS DIRECT over 60 years ago.

The KALTENBACH Group of companies have announced two new co-operations with leading machine tool manufacturers Zeman and RSA

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.

A totally new solution for higher productivity hard turning at higher speed and feed rates has the major advantage based on the more economic use of a specific design of octagon insert incorporating special wiper geometry that enhances surface finish and is an intrinsic feature in Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal’s latest High Feed Turning (HFT) system.

Daventry based motion control specialist INMOCO has introduced a new high-precision roller screw actuator to the UK, designed for incorporation into weld guns and pedestal welders, which should provide a service life of 30 million or more welding cycles.

The HIRT-Line range of stainless steel adjustable and lockable coolant hoses and nozzles have been a revelation since the product was recently introduced to the marketplace.

ControlPoint is the new inventory management solution from MSC Industrial Supply Co - combining MSC’s existing suite of software, hardware and service expertise into a unified inventory management portfolio that allows customers to leverage technology to achieve greater visibility and control over their Tooling, Consumables and MRO spending.

Borrowing a trick from nature, engineers from the University of California at Berkeley have created an incredibly thin, chameleon-like material that can be made to change color -- on demand -- by simply applying a minute amount of force.

Danish fabricator - MVI Maskinfabrik- originally specialised in small batch production with short lead times but wanted to increase manufacturing flexibility to introduce new products; a new range of fittings for kitchen manufacturers, the wholesale market and general engineering applications.

The SCHUNK standard Chuck Jaws range is recognised as the world’s most comprehensive series, comprising of over 1,200 different jaw types.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG has announced that its hyperMILL® CAM software has been utilized to conduct the 5-axis programming of a replica basketball hoop.

XYZ Machine Tools has been selected as an official reseller of the revolutionary HP Jet Fusion 3D printing solution

Machine Tool Accessories will show its extensive range of products for raising production output and maximising return on investment from machine tools.

The Hilma division of German workholding specialist, Roemheld, has entered into a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with long-term co-operation partner, Rivi Magnetics, Sassuolo, Italy. The JV company, Roemheld Rivi GmbH based in Hilchenbach, Germany, intends to leverage both partners’ expertise to develop new applications for magnetic clamping technology and penetrate global markets more comprehensively.

“We don’t believe it!” – that’s how experienced machinists reacted to an encounter with a machine tool that produced nine bores per part with only 0.000020”

At the Star Micronics Open House this week (4-7th) and the Citizen and Tornos Open Houses next week (11-13th October), UK manufacturers will get their first opportunity to take a look at the next generation of Applitec PRO-Line sliding head tools as well as a multitude of new turning innovations from Floyd Automatic Tooling.