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Posted in Technical Members News on 31st Jul 2019

PRODUCTION CONTROL SOFTWARE INVESTMENT IS KEY TO DAVTURN'S TURNED PARTS OPERATION

Davturn Limited of Bromsgrove offers customers a complete turned parts facility and growth at the company has long been based on competitive pricing and high levels of customer service. This... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 24th Jun 2019

VERSATILE BAR AUTO IS HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE

A new, twin-spindle, 10-axis CNC turn-mill centre, the Miyano BNA-42GTY LFV, has been introduced by Citizen for manufacturing complex components in one hit from bar stock up to 42 mm... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 24th Jun 2019

CITIZEN'S NEW 32 mm SLIDING-HEAD LATHES HAVE LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION SOFTWARE

Two new sliding-headstock, twin-spindle, turn-milling centres of 32 mm bar capacity have been added to Citizen Machinery's Cincom programme. Designated L32-X LFV and L32-XII LFV, both feature the firm's patented,... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 24th Jun 2019

5-axis mill-turn centre installed for titanium aero engine component production

Silcoms, a niche UK supplier to the aerospace industry of nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and aluminium aero engine ring components and assemblies including seals, shrouds, segments and casings, was... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 10th Jun 2019

KUB Centron - a highly cost-effective and process- secure drilling system

The KOMET KUB Centron is a tried-and-tested drilling tool that has been available for many years, providing cost-effective and process-secure drilling in hole depths from 4xD to 9xD. Previously, KUB Centron... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 10th Jun 2019

SHELDON PRECISION BEING THE BEST THEY CAN WITH PSL DATATRACK

The real time Status Board display system for the shop floor is the latest acquisition by Sheldon Precision Engineering for its PSL Datatrack production control software system. The fast-growing Barnstaple... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 29th May 2019

SEYCHELL PROFITS FROM REAL TIME INFORMATION WITH STATUS BOARD DISPLAYS

Seychell Engineering has added the Status Board display system to the PSL Datatrack production control software modules used to run the company's business. All jobs that pass through the shop... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 29th May 2019

A GUIDE TO PRODUCTION CONTROL SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION by Geoff Gartland, Managing Director, PSL Datatrack.

Production control software is specifically designed to offer a measure of control in the production environment. That in itself begs the question, what do we actually mean by ‘production?’ It... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 29th May 2019

LIVE PRODUCTION INFORMATION FROM PSL DATATRACK STATUS BOARDS

The contribution that PSL Datatrack production control software can make to subcontract engineering companies looking to improve production efficiency is widely recognised. Many engineering organisations, serving many different manufacturing sectors,... Read more

Posted in Technical Members News on 28th May 2019

SECOND-GENERATION TURN-MILL CENTRE FROM INDEX

The second generation of the successful Index G200 turn-mill centre, designed for highly productive, complete machining of components from bar or billet, has been introduced by the German manufacturer, Index.... Read more