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Norfolk Sawmill Installs Five-Machine Vollmer Saw Blade Shop
Thomson Sawmills Ltd, a forward-thinking manufacturer of fencing and landscaping/architectural timbers, has replaced the subcontract reconditioning of its bandsaw blades and circular saw blades with five machines supplied by Vollmer UK. Not only does this impressive investment in its capability save on the costs of subcontracting, but Thomson Sawmills is also reaping the rewards that come with gre ...
Vollmer Sparks Success for Tooling Manufacturer
When Exactaform realised that its CBN insert production could not compete with cheap Asian imports from multi-national manufacturers, it made the bold move to target niche markets with rotary diamond tooling. And nine years after the company acquired the UK’s first Vollmer QWD760 5-axis wire erosion machine for the automatic measuring and erosion of tools – the company has grown to become the UK’s ...
Vollmer Cuts Cycle Times for Coventry Saw Blade Manufacturers KR Saws
When KR Saws Ltd witnessed increasing customer demand for its circular saw blades, the company visited MACH 2010 where Vollmer UK provided the answer with its Loroch K850 Solution circular saw blade grinding centre. Set up in 2004 as a joint venture by two of the world’s leading saw blade manufacturers, the Coventry based manufacturer of band saw and circular saw blades has witnessed continual ...
UK’s Largest Sawblade Manufacturer Continues Success With Vollmer
As the UK’s largest industrial sawblade manufacturer, Ernest Bennett Ltd produces tens of thousands of sawblades each year for the sawmill, timber, housing and general engineering sectors. Started in 1956 by Mr Ernest Bennett, the company has built its reputation and market share with decades of expertise and investment in high quality machine tools from Vollmer UK. The philosophy of continua ...
Tornos Supports Growth for Precision Metrology Manufacturer
As a long standing Tornos customer, it was instinctive for Solartron Metrology (www.solartronmetrology.com) to turn to the leading supplier of sliding head turning centres when its workload and component complexity demands changed. Known as the world leader in the design and manufacture of precision dimensional and position measurement transducers and instrumentation, Solartron acquired its first ...
Tornos Takes UK Market by Storm
With what is claimed to be the world's largest selection of turning centres under 32mm diameter capacity, Tornos is undoubtedly making significant increases to its market share in the UK. The remarkable success at Tornos, UK and Globally is the result of an aggressive R&D initiative and an investment in staff whereby the company committed itself to retaining all its development staff and skill ...
Productivity Takes Off for Irish Subcontractor with Open Mind
When JW Kane Precision Engineering Ltd invested in new staff and new machine tools that included DMG and Unisign 5-axis machining centres, the tier 1 aerospace supplier wanted to optimise its investment and exploit its 5-axis machining capability with a suitable CAM vendor. The extensive experience of the CAD/CAM staff at JW Kane and the type of complex aerospace parts produced led to a natural se ...
GE Engineering Speeds ahead of Competition with hyperMILL
There is never more of a truism than ‘you get what you pay for’ and this is definitely the case at GE Precision Engineering (GEPE). When the company opened its doors for business little over four years ago, like most start-ups the Northampton based company purchased equipment within its budget constraints. The acquisitions included a number of second hand machine tools and low end CAM software ...
Progressing into 5-Axis Machining with Open Mind
When Progressive Technologies Ltd had the insight to see the toolmaking and mould & die industries that it had historically served since 1977 enter a gradual decline, the company decided to evolve into new markets – an evolution that has paid dividends. When Ross Pinchin took over his father Bill’s business in 1996, Progressive was a one man band operating a couple of milling machines and a man ...
Subcontractor Irons Out Tooling Issues with ITC
25 years after the very first Ryder Cup competition, a Lancashire based manufacturing company opened its doors for business. Like the globally renowned golf tournament, StandelDawman has also made a significant impact on the global game of golf. Established in 1952, the company started manufacturing electric golf trolleys and related components in 1978 and can now boast remarkable production fi ...
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