TPi July 2016

products & developments

High-yield, thick-wall stainless steel tubes Fives has announce that a further contract has been signed between its UK-based entity, Fives Bronx Limited, and Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes France, in Montbard. first Bronx machine, ordered in August of last year, it has been purchased to process high-yield, thick-wall stainless steel tubes. ourselves since the initial contract was awarded to us last September. It is a credit to all UK personnel involved with the project to enable the client to have the confidence to purchase a second machine from us, without yet having taken delivery of the first project.”

Jon Dunn, managing director at Fives Bronx Limited, said: “The contract has been awarded to Bronx as a consequence of the excellent working relationship that has developed between the client and

This second contract is for the supply of a six-roll 6.CR9.S straightening machine, complete with ancillary electrical and hydraulic control systems and, like the

Fives Bronx Ltd – UK www.fivesgroup.com

Third Mecal machining centre for Neville Precision

as well as to complex machining tasks. Other features include mobile 12-position rotary tool magazine; fully motorised self-positioning vices; vice movement during machining cycle (optional); 3D graphical software with external CAD link; powerful 11kw HSD spindle; fibre-optic high-speed data communication; dual loading zones for seamless production; rear safety mesh fence; and central automatic lubrication system.

from 4.5m-long extrusion bars. This latest investment in CNC machining technology has enabled Neville Precision Engineering to reduce machining cycle times significantly, removing any need for components to be manually repositioned during the manufacturing process. The Ariel-5 machining centre is equipped with an optional, fully independent clamping system, and also offers Neville Precision Engineering opportunities for component development. The Mecal MC304 Ariel-5 MDT machining centre is able to automatically machine, drill, mill, slot and cut aluminium extrusions of up to 7.5m in length. The additional rotary axes provide flexibility, making the machine suited to new product development,

Neville Precision Engineering, a UK specialist in the design, prototyping and manufacture of aluminium extruded products, has taken delivery of a third Mecal CNC machining centre from cutting and sawing technology company Addison Saws. The first two machining centres, bought in 2015, are four-axis models and are used to manufacture 40,000 aluminium door sill plates a year for a premier automotive brand. The new machine is a five-axis Mecal MC304 Ariel-5 MDT – the first five-axis machining centre of its type to be sold in the UK by Addison Saws. “For a new contract, which involves the manufacture of some 10,000 aluminium carriage light fittings a year for the next generation of high-speed trains, I initially considered purchasing an additional Mecal four-axis machine,” commented NevillePrecisionEngineering’smanaging director, Edward Neville. “During a visit to Mecal’s HQ with Addison Saws for machining trials, however, I was able to see the latest generation Mecal MC304 Ariel-5 MDT five-axis CNC machining centre. A demonstration confirmed that it was precisely what I was looking for.” With full five-axis capability, the Mecal MC304 Ariel-5 MDT allows the cutting tool to approach the component from all possible angles, in order to complete cutting and machining operations on the top, bottom, sides and ends. This has brought flexibility to the company’s carriage light manufacturing cycle, where finished components measuring 2m long x 200mm wide are produced

Addison Saws Ltd – UK sales@addisonsaws.co.uk www.addisonsaws.co.uk

Neville Precision Engineering Ltd – UK

sales@nevilles.co.uk www.nevilles.co.uk

The five-axis Mecal MC304 Ariel-5 MDT brings greater flexibility to Neville Precision Engineering

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