The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) has now announced the arrival of its new Vulcan Series of large bed double-column machining centres for the machining of large components.
The Vulcan double column machining centre series allows for the production of large complex components up to 10 metres in length and are offered as a boxway or linear configuration.
For the past four years a hot rolling mill at a steel plant in Spain had been experiencing unexpectedly short bearing life, leading to costly production stoppages.
As a result, the plant worked closely with the Technical Department at leading bearing specialist NSK to assess the application and propose and implement
a solution based on high-performance spherical roller bearings. By adopting the recommendations set forward by NSK, the steel plant is now saving €69,803 per annum in reduced costs for downtime, maintenance, bearings and lubrication.
Established in 1947, MRT Castings specialises in the manufacture of high-quality aluminium die castings. In addition to regularly investing in the most up-to-date casting technologies, over the past 70 years the progressive family business has introduced a range of complementary end-to-end services.
Along with state-of-the-art high pressure and gravity diecasting, the Andover, Hampshire based company now provides first-class tool making, surface finishing, mechanical assembly and not least a comprehensive CNC Machining provision.
The mainstay of MRT Castings’ impressive machining facility are its collection of highly efficient Brother CNC Vertical Machining Centres supplied by Whitehouse Machine Tools Ltd. MRT’s policy of standardising on machines from a single supplier provides enhanced flexibility as both operators and products are interchangeable between machines. Additional benefits include the use of standardised fixturing, tooling and CNC rotary tables.
Founded over a hundred years ago, Blackburn based Dobson & Beaumont is a subcontractor with a distinct niche. The longstanding company are experts in thread rolling, a process that cold forms threads to work harden the thread, strengthen the grain flow and improve overall thread strength by more than 25% when compared to typical thread cutting operations.
Before thread rolling, Dobson & Beaumont has to machine some of the most challenging materials known to the industry – this is one of the many reasons the company has just purchased a Nakamura-Tome AS200 twin-spindle turning centre from the Engineering Technology Group (ETG).
Appointed Managing Director of the family business last year following the unfortunate passing of previous company Managing Director Phil Dobson who had served the company with distinction for 50 years, Mr Richard Guest comments on the position the company was in during the pandemic: “Like all subcontract manufacturers, we were impacted by the pandemic. Luckily for us, our niche offering sees our business work across the fastener, pump and flow control, automotive, motorsport, oil and gas and petrochemical, marine and defence, subsea, wind energy and aerospace markets – this means that we were not too heavily impacted by one particular industry segment.”
