production world
TCT Live 2009 programme
THE programme
for the TCT
Additive
Manufacturing
Conference has
now been
finalised. The
event is at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 20th-
21st October, and this year the registration fee has
been removed - making it completely free of
charge to attend. This unprecedented step has
been taken to aid designers, product developers
and manufacturers who are looking to source
cutting-edge techniques and gain expert
knowledge to help them stay ahead of the
competition.
Ian Risk, Vice President and Head of EADS
Innovation Works, Airbus UK, will give the
keynote address on Day 1. Airbus is a key player in
the commercial use and development of
Additive Manufacturing technologies. The
presentation will look at the business reasons for
adopting this technology. www.tctshow.com.
Obituary: Tom Pailor
IT is with sadness that
the board of directors
at JJ Hardy & Sons
announces the
passing away of Tom
Pailor following a
short illness. He
joined the family
business in 1956 at
the age of 16 and
became managing
director seven years later. In subsequent years
he moved the business away from its roots in
brass founding and into the world of CNC
machining, investigating new technologies and
manufacturing methods along the way. Tom
Pailor was also prominent for his charity work.
He was the founder of Hartlepool-based
sponsored bike ride Cycle4Life - in 2007 he
rode from Lands End to John O’Groats; and
last year undertook his most arduous
challenge, cycling from Calais to the
Mediterranean in 16 days on behalf of the Jack
Smith Trust Fund. His son Andrew took over as
Managing Director of JJ Hardy in 2002.
www.jjhardy.co.uk
Extra CNC Appreciation Days at XYZ
DEMAND for places on XYZ Machine Tools’ free CNC Appreciation Days has prompted several
additional dates. Each CNC Appreciation Day takes place at one of the four regional showrooms -
Burlescombe (near Tiverton), Waltham Abbey, Blackburn and Nuneaton - and is strictly a ‘no sales
pitch’ event. According to Mike Corbett, XYZ’s Manager, Applications and Training, the emphasis is
on demonstrating to non-CNC users that the technology is as relevant to small batch and
prototype/one-off machining as it is to longer production runs. ‘The focus at these events is on
making the most of the time available by tailoring the day’s agenda to suit the individual, which is
why we limit attendance to a maximum of six people from up to three companies.’ Sessions are
scheduled for 15, 29/07; 12, 26/08; 30/09; and 14 and 28/10.
Telephone 01823 674200 for details www.xyzmachinetools.com
Cincinnati becomes MAG
CINCINNATI Machine has changed its name to MAG
Maintenance UK to reflect the development of the business.
The change highlights the focus of UK business in
providing sales and service to all MAG brands of machine
tools. These include Boehringer, Cincinnati Machine, Fadal,
FMS, Giddings & Lewis, Hessapp, Honsberg, Hueller Hille,
Ex-Cell-O, Cross Hueller, Lamb, Witzig & Frank and many additional legacy brands of the MAG
group. ‘The change of name better reflects the position of the company and the overall group within
the UK machine tool industry’ says Managing Director John Boyd. www.mag-ias.com
Matsuura event best ever
MATSUURA’S May open house was one of its most successful to ever. Over the three days, 110
attendees from 57 companies attended. By a small margin, the majority were first time visitors to
Matsuura. component manufacturers. A common theme of enquiries taken was the growing
requirement and business imperative for automation and unmanned production coupled with multi
tasking functionality. Customers included visitors from Spain, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and Sweden
attend - all keen to see the European launch of the CUBLEX-42 (multi pallet Mill/Turn/Grind) and
the new incarnation of the H.Plus-405 multi pallet horizontal - offering a larger machining envelope
from a 12% smaller machine footprint. www.matsuura.co.uk
Classic investment in new Doosans
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE-BASED subcontract specialist
Classic Precision Engineering has acquired two new
Doosan CNC machines supplied by Mills CNC. The Lynx
220B 2-axis lathe and a DNM 500 VMC (4th-axis-ready),
were installed at the company’s Kirby-in-Ashfield facility
in June 2009, and are being used to manufacture highprecision,
complex parts (one-offs and small batches right
through to medium-to-high volumes).
Says Managing Director Russell Beastall: ‘We have a good
relationship with Mills and value their involvement in our
company. Doosan machine tool technology has helped us
improve our productivity and increase our manufacturing
flexibility enabling us to grow our business. And the Mills
technical and service back-up we receive is second to none.
www.millscnc.co.uk
10 MWP july 2009
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