july 2009
10 production world 24 automotive sector 49 forming & fabrication/automation
07 editor’s comment / event diary
production world
08 Cost savings of £708k per day on tap; Fuchs
strengthens BAE alliance; Haas cuts it for
Pressco; Standing room only at Hardinge.
10 Matsuura event best ever; Classic
investment in new Doosans; TCT Live
2009 programme; Extra CNC
Appreciation Days at XYZ; Tom Pailor
obituary; Cincinnati becomes MAG.
12 Protecting the future: MTA president Bob
Hunt and director general Graham
Dewhurst aim to deliver value to members.
14 mwp online and electronic media -
complementing the printed product
16
production
management
Ten health and safety myths
The significance of health and safety law
continues to grow - we look at some of the
continuing mysteries, myths and
misunderstandings.
19 Filtering out costs
22
Innovations are making cutting fluid
filtration and recycling easier and more
cost effective than ever before.
Controlling the flow
Production control software keeps the
spindles running.
23
24
automotive
sector
Shoulder to the wheel
As UK aerospace companies face some of
the most challenging times since the mid-
1990s, there are also reasons to be
cautiously optimistic about the future.
27 Compact VMC underpins high performance
gas-flowed cylinder heads; P1-E technology
available to other electric vehicle
manufacturers.
30
Making progress in
automotive
Tool supplier works closely with automotive
manufacturer.
28 Yorkshire firm develops specialist fuel cap
for Spyker; disk lasers are used to weld the
doors and body reinforcements of the new
Peugeot.
32
machining
Hi-Force boosts UK
manufacturing
Manufacturer of high pressure hydraulic
bolting and lifting products undertakes
massive machine tool investment.
Productive 5-axis solutions
Latest technology means reduced cycle times,
improved component accuracy and lower
manufacturing costs.
33
Looking ahead
Ability to exploit investment in the good
times creates opportunities for future
growth at Rowan Precision.
tooling
34 Oil industry supplier gets superior threads
and saves costs after redefining cutting tool
requirement; regrind and recoat service relaunched,
with added benefits.
36 Demand from the aerospace sector drives
product development, quality and
conformity.
39-40 Turning-orientated subcontractor buys into
milling; newly-formed mould tool specialist
builds its customer base on the back of
investment.
grinding
43 New cylindrical grinder features modular
wheel head design, and graphical
programming software; ‘hard-fine
machining centre’ offers multiple
processes.
44 Superabrasive grinding wheels boost
productivity on difficult materials;
subcontractor halves precision grinding
cycle times, addresses skill shortage.
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