Matsuura reports record interest at Southern Manufacturing

Matsuura UK reports record levels of interest generated on its stand at Southern Manufacturing 2015. On its blog, the firm comments on the "superb footfall" on its stand, with visitors eager to see its 5-axis MX-520 cutting live throughout the event. After Southern Manufacturing 2014,

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Scaglia Indeva showcases new lifting gear

Scaglia Indeva’s latest release, showcased at Southern Manufacturing, is the Liftronic Easy 05, part of the Liftronic range which also includes the Liftronic Air series of manipulators. It combines the strength of a traditional pneumatic manipulator with the intelligence of electronic control. See for yourself

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Quickgrind rethinks tool management

Quickgrind – The internationally renowned carbide cutting tool manufacturer has chosen Southern Manufacturing 2015 as the stage to present its novel vending solution under a new name: the Quickgrind Tool Management System. As visitors will discover, this system is offering tool users a unique, low-risk

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Biodegradable filaments for 3D printers

Among the new lines from M.G. Chemicals showcased at Southern Manufacturing will be filaments for 3D printers. The corn-based filaments are biodegradeable. Other new products will be leaded and non-leaded solder pastes, and a no-clean flux. The 8351 is halogen-free and can be used with

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Quickgrind demonstrates the productivity benefits of a partnership approach

A partnership between Southern Manufacturing exhibitor Quickgrind, TTL and VoluMill has, it’s claimed, cut milling cycle times by over 75% while retaining tool integrity and performance. Quickgrind sees partnerships of this kind as another outcome of its ‘total solution engineering’ approach, as Managing Director Ross Howell

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Goodbye transit troubles

Lightning Packaging Supplies is showcasing solutions for all transit packaging issues at Southern Manufacturing 2015. It has blue chip customers in the pharmaceutical, automotive, electronics, aerospace and defence industries and supply, from stock or bespoke cartons, saving inflatable cushions, and all products in between, it

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Label making extends to five-axis machining

Claiming to offer the most comprehensive range of advanced label and marking solutions to all industries, Southern Manufacturing exhibitor Fine Cut can produce a simple label, commemorative plaque or foiled terminal block up to a complex membrane switch panel, calibrated dial, electro-formed badge or aluminium

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EMC test lab covers commercial standards

Independent EMC test laboratory, Southern Manufacturing exhibitor Hursley EMC Services, covers all commercial standards including  ITE, medical, domestic, industrial, lighting and rail. It also has a military department covering, DO160, MIL461 and DEFSTAN 59-411 testing. It is a notified body under the EMC directive and

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Diagnostic technology is wearable

Partnering with Activinsights, Southern Manufacturing exhibitor LGG Charlesworth manufactures the injection-moulded external casing and strap assembly for the next-generation of robust wearables. The housing contains the technical components which assist healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and management of specific conditions such as obesity, diabetes and

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Heico make bolt security easier with new Wedge Lock Nut

Hot on the heels of the successful Heico-Lock® wedge locking washers, Heico-Fasteners will be launching their new Wedge-Locking Nut variant of this superior bolt securing product at Southern Manufacturing. The Heico-Lock® Wedge Lock Nut uses the proven locking ability of the original Heico-Lock® Washer combined

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