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Haas machines turn to bow manufacture for Athens Archery

Athens Archery was formed as the recession hit in 2007 and owner Jason Hudkins was looking for alterntive ways to put his Haas CNC mills and lathes to work.

Published by: David Lloyd – Tue 03 May 2011 | Read the full article ›
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Sliding head plastics turning

Latest sliding head lathe installation enables plastics specialist to take on new business and has relieved the work loading on existing machines

Published by: Mike Excell – Wed 27 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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Radan CADCAM software specified for efficiency at Hydram

Hydram Sheet Metalwork is using Planit’s Radan sheet metal CAD/CAM software to drive a variety of CNC machines across a wide range of cutting technologies.

Published by: David Lloyd – Tue 19 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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HMG Paints helps restore vintage race car transporter

HMG has donated over 150 litres of coach enamel, undercoat, etch primer, chassis black and other coatings to help restore a 1940 Dodge VK62B race car transporter.

Published by: David Lloyd – Tue 19 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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Horn DR system reamers chosen for paper manufacturing in Germany

Reamers from Horn System DR have reduced finishing time for 50mm x 290mm through bores to H7 accuracy from 10 minutes to one minute at Voith Paper, Krefeld, Germany.

Published by: David Lloyd – Tue 19 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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R&D bottleneck panacea

5-axis machining speeds development of components for global supplier of prosthetic and orthotic products and services

Published by: Mike Excell – Mon 18 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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Clean and protect in one step

How one Finnish company boosted the efficiency and quality of conversion coating by using a corrosion protection product during metal pretreatment

Published by: Mike Excell – Thu 14 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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5 axis niche for BAW

New machining centre supports wide ranging strategy and managerial developments at BAW Precision, helping to make inroads into niche markets

Published by: Mike Excell – Tue 12 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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Scrap rates reduced by 40%

Automated tool presetter at Martin-Baker is on track to pay for itself in nine months

Published by: Mike Excell – Fri 08 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›
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Proseal cuts costs using cutting fluid supplied by Jemtech

Heat-sealing machinery manufacturer, Proseal, turned to cutting fluid supplier Jemtech for a coolant with extended sump life to reduce downtime and costs.

Published by: David Lloyd – Tue 05 Apr 2011 | Read the full article ›