The rail and commercial vehicle braking systems manufacturer Knorr-Bremse, generates high volumes of aluminium swarf at their Melksham site. As a company aiming to support their customers shift towards greener transport options by rail or road, sustainability is a core value for Knorr Bremse something which of course must transfer up through their manufacturing processes. …
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Towards the end of last year, we installed a bespoke version of our BPH belt component collector at N.E Engineering. The Norwich based company were looking to automate the parts collection from their Muratec CNC turning machine, but special consideration had to be given to accommodate the design of the part ejection point of that …
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After finding us at MACH this year, Surrey based manufacturer Kiyo Engineering have invested in a compact swarf briquetting machine. This customer was looking to reduce their environmental impact, save swarf storage space, reclaim coolant & boost their scrap metal recycling revenue. The space and height restrictions Kiyo had for the location of the system, …
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Sustainability is an important part of the ethos of Hope Technology and runs through the heart of the company. As their website states ‘cycling & bikes are the key to a sustainable lifestyle’, so it’s only natural that working in an environmentally friendly way has to be at the heart of the business too. Environmental …
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Whitstable based company Amphenol, have taken delivery of their second disc parts handler from J&S Engineering. The DPH1000 has been installed to collect parts from their Nakamura WT150 turning centre. This enables the machine to run unmanned for lights out machining and also ensure the critical surface finishes of the components are maintained. The DPH …
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Plymouth based engineering manufacturer Hymec have invested in a swarf briquetting system as part of their sustainability plan. The company were looking to achieve a number of responsible manufacturing goals – both environmental and budgetary. Primarily these were to: Increase the value of their aluminium swarf Decrease the number of recycler pick ups from their …
Effectively collecting the parts they were ejecting every 20 seconds from their Citizen L32 was becoming problematic for Mini Gears! The storage on long runs with this speed of production meant they were having to keep their sessions shorter in order to manage the parts collection. Through advice from Citizen, the Stockport based company placed …
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Without doubt the focus of manufacturing sustainability at MACH Exhibition was prominent with customers visiting us this year. Interest in all of our swarf processing technology proved to be at an all time high, with the primary focusses for companies being the management of large volumes of swarf and coolant reclamation for reuse. Many customers …
J&S Engineering MACH 2024 Hall 20 Stand 321 This year J&S Engineering are asking ‘What’s on your shopping list for MACH 2024?’ Exhibiting an exciting range of machinery from our product offering, J&S are looking to demonstrate to both end users & OEM’s alike the benefits of swarf processing, oil and coolant reclamation, bar chamfering …
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For Gardner Aerospace, the process of roughing out large parts on their Starrag 5-axis machining centre at their production site in Derby had become unsustainable due to the high volumes of aluminium swarf being generated and the large quantities of coolant being wasted. A solution to provide both money and time savings, alongside the sustainable …
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