£5m international orders for Mollart

Deep-hole drilling specialist Mollart Engineering has captured international orders worth over £5m.

An order from one of the largest independent automotive manufacturers in North America, worth some £2.5m, will see Mollart supply four special purpose four- and six-spindle gun-drilling centres for producing oil galleries in transmission shafts. A further US order is for a Prismabore PRB 25 six-axis combination gun-drilling and machining centre, which is to be used for the deep-hole drilling of cooling holes in steel moulds. Mollart also reports that a two-spindle Drillsprint LD2-750 machine is going to China to drill holes 7-10 mm diameter by 600 mm deep in forged alloy steel diesel fuel rails.
For further information www.mollart.com

Record sales and new showroom

XYZ Machine Tools has ended its 2017/18 financial year with record figures of almost £31m for machines that have been delivered to customers and invoiced (excluding export sales).

This represents an increase of 20% over the previous year for the UK. The news comes as the company also announces the opening of a new showroom in Slough, serving the southern England region. To celebrate, an open day will take place at the Slough facility on 12 July (09:00-15:00).
The showroom has undergone a full refurbishment to bring it to the standard of XYZ’s other four showrooms across England, and replaces the Waltham Abbey site in Essex, which had been outgrown by the company.
For further information www.xyzmachinetools.com

Mazak’s Inabe plant goes into operation

Yamazaki Mazak has announced the completion of the first construction phase and start of assembly operations at its new Inabe plant in Mie prefecture, Japan.

The new plant has been opened to meet the increasing demand for large five-axis machine tools, specifically in the aerospace, construction and energy industries. Inabe is the sixth Mazak production facility in Japan.
Construction of the Inabe facility began in 2016, with the first phase completed in February 2018. The production of large machine tools has already been transferred to Inabe from the Minokamo plant in Gifu prefecture. In addition, by starting operations at Inabe, overall production capacity in Japan has been increased by 20%. The plant represents an investment of ¥16bn (first construction phase) and presently spans a floor space of 33,000 sq m.
For further information www.mazakeu.co.uk

Deep-hole drilling and superfinishing

Specialising in gun-drilling, deep-hole boring, CNC turning, honing, CNC grinding and super-finishing, Perfect Bore Manufacturing will be present at Subcon 2018 on stand D23.

A £1m investment in a CNC/prismatic drilling division, allows Perfect Bore to drill multiple holes in various shaped blocks and offset holes in round billets. Also on stand D23 will be Fintek, which offers a range of deburring, edge radiusing, fine grinding, smoothing, polishing and performance superfinishing subcontract services. Fintek has the capability to achieve a surface finish of Ra 0.01 µm, helping component manufacturers to meet their customer expectations for wear parts that reduce friction, generate less heat and are more durable.
For further information www.subconshow.co.uk

Subcon 2018 opens this week

The organiser of Subcon (5-7 June, Birmingham NEC) has revealed that it is preparing for a bumper year with over 400 exhibitors confirmed and some 4,500 visitors expected, which would be a new record.

This year, visitors will enjoy two shows – Subcon and a brand new sister event, The Engineer Expo.
“There is going to be so much to talk about this year: from our research into the ignorance around Industry 4.0 and the importance of increasing the number of women in manufacturing and engineering leadership roles, to the presentations across our stages and discussions among the stands of more than 400 exhibitors,” says Subcon event director Gordon Kirk. “This year’s event is set to be our best yet and will give visitors and suppliers an opportunity to interact with every facet of the UK manufacturing and engineering community, maintain their competitive edge, and shape how the industry is seen from the outside.”
For further information www.subconshow.co.uk