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Posted in Technical Members News on 23rd Jan 2020

CNC multi-spindle automatic gains more power, speed and flexibility

A new version of the MS32 six-spindle automatic has been introduced by German CNC turning machine manufacturer INDEX, whose sole sales and service agent in the UK, Irish and Middle... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 21st Jan 2020

Ceratizit Group keeps the innovation coming at MACH 2020

MACH 2020: Hall 18 Stand: 210 Ceratizit Group keeps the innovation coming at MACH 2020 The four competence brands of the CERATIZIT Group, Cutting Solutions by CERATIZIT, Komet, Klenk and WNT, will be... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 21st Jan 2020

PUMP MANUFACTURER INSTALLS FIRST SLIDING-HEAD LATHE

PUMP MANUFACTURER INSTALLS FIRST SLIDING-HEAD LATHE Two-year payback expected by bringing subcontracted work in-house One of the UK's largest pump manufacturers shipping more than 200,000 units per year, Charles Austen Pumps (www.charlesausten.com),... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 15th Jan 2020

All round turning grade CTPX710 unveiled by Ceratizit

MACH 2020: Hall 18 Stand: 210 All round turning grade CTPX710 unveiled by Ceratizit Cutting Solutions by CERATIZIT a product brand of Team Cutting Tools has introduced its latest grade for turning, CTPX710,... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 6th Jan 2020

CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT AT THE CENTRE OF LATEST PSL DATATRACK VERSION

The latest version of PSL Datatrack production control software is now available. 227 Wishlist ideas have been satisfied in this release, adding 131 new configuration options which now total in... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 17th Dec 2019

Team Cutting Tools keeps you UP2DATE with latest developments

Team Cutting Tools from CERATIZIT has its latest UP2DATE publication containing 122 pages of the latest cutting tool developments from the CERATIZIT Group. The latest UP2DATE focusses on brand new... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 17th Dec 2019

NEW TURN-MILL CENTRES FOR MORE POWERFUL MACHINING

The common platform launched in 2018 for the manufacture of two universal turning machines, the B400 from Index and the TNA400 from its subsidiary Traub, has been expanded with the... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 17th Dec 2019

2019 Closing Statement from Stephen Totty

  2019 has been an interesting year for Star GB and the industry as a whole. Despite the scepticism amassed through the continued uncertainty of the economy and political climate, it... Read more

Posted in Our Events & Meetings on 3rd Dec 2019

Wednesday 18th March. General Meeting 1 Fanuc UK

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Posted in Technical Members News on 18th Nov 2019

Chance purchase of a second-hand lathe triggers transformation of subcontractor's machine shop

When a customer of subcontractor Apsley Precision Engineering suddenly stopped manufacturing components in-house, one of the redundant machine tools, a Miyano fixed-head, twin-spindle, single-turret lathe, was purchased by the contract... Read more