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A new subcontract machining firm has purchased a Hurco VM5i to help it undertake small batch manufacture and project work.
Coventry-based Overstone Engineering brought the 3-axis vertical machining centre (VMC) for its compact footprint of slightly over 1.6 x 2.2m, working envelope of 457 x 356 x 356mm and height of less than two metres tall with its ram lowered.
Staffordshire Precision Engineering has purchased a VTC-800/20SR vertical travelling column 5-axis machining center from Worcester-based machine tool manufacturer, Yamazaki Mazak UK.
The investment will enable the £3m turnover company to begin manufacturing larger, high precision components for the automotive and aerospace industries, as well as the medical and scientific instrument markets.
Hardide Coatings has gained Nadcap accreditation, enabling it to provide its advanced tungsten carbide-based coatings to any aerospace prime contractor or their supply chains worldwide.
Hardide Coatings developed Hardide-A for the aerospace and defence industry as a replacement for hard chrome plating, shortly to be banned under EU REACH regulations, and provide an alternative to HVOF, cadmium plating and other coating processes.
Following the acquisition of deep-drawing specialist Fourjay, West Bromwich-based manufacturer, Berck Limited will be supplying the MoD with pressed components for fighter jets.
Berck, which manufacture metal pressings and metal sub-assemblies for the world's leading automotive, electronic and medical industries will now be supplying fuses for the Eurofighter and F-16.