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Since its inception in 2000, Ace Precision has won contracts to supply a plethora of industries including the racing car industry. To manufacture components for the various sectors, ACE has purchased four Hitachi Seiki VS40 machining centres equipped with cutting tools from ITC of Tamworth. ACE works with titanium, Inconel and HS15 and 30 aluminium alloys to fine tolerances, so the use of correctly designed cutting tools is imperative. |
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The continual challenges of the aerospace industry are nothing new to Hudson Engineering of Nailsea near Bristol; since its inception in 1980 the company has worked in the aerospace sector producing components for a number of companies. |
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Hitchin based BBF Machining has supplied components to virtually every UK based Formula One team and manufacturer of race cars. The company is fully dedicated to motor sport with over 90% of its work in the industry. The continual pressure of demand is a way of life for BBF, a company with a vast array of CNC machine tools. |
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The benefits of high spindle speeds in mould and die applications are well known. However the cost of high speed machining centre prohibits many companies from employing this technology. Tarpey Harris Ltd, who have invested over £300K in the last year in new machine tools, design and manufacturer mould tooling and gauging systems for several industries. |
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Midlands, based Graphite Technologies plc, part of the Tokai Carbon Group, is currently using a 65,000 rpm air driven spindle for the manufacture of solid, sinking EDM electrodes. |
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Armitage Shanks is renown for its stylish, high quality and up-to-the-minute bathroom ware. Mention bathrooms and Armitage Shanks is one of the first names that springs to mind. A key global player in the design and manufacture of precision non, ferrous castings for domestic and industrial applications, including bathroom and sink taps and shower heads the company is design driven. |
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Three Daewoo Puma 2500SY lathes, installed over a 12-month period to November 2004, have been key to improving productivity at Finsbury Orthopaedics, which specialises in the design, development and manufacture of implants for hips, knees and other joints. |
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The ability to use cutters for numerous operations has vastly reduced
tooling stock at Tufflay, specifically special cutters. Another contributing
factor to stock reduction is the ability of ITC cutters to perform roughing
and finishing tasks.
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Armitage Shanks, renowned for its stylish, high quality and up-to-the-minute bathroom ware, is in parternship with ITC Tooling
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Graphite Technologies is currently using a 65,000 rpm air-driven spindle for the manufacture of solid-sinking EDM electrodes. |
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To gain an additional high speed resource and increase the range of its new Depojet 1208 machining centre, Tarpey-Harris the company has invested in an Air Turbine Tools 250XJS 30,000 rpm high speed unit supplied by Industrial Tooling Corporation. |
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