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Finishing
Used honing machinery opportunity
ARTHUR Sanders Ltd, UK, is a used
honing machine dealer, experienced in the
purchase and supply of services to the
honing manufacturing industry.
The company, launched in 2008, is owned
by honing experts David Arthur and Charles
Sanders, who have a combined honing
knowledge spanning over five decades.
Faced with the challenge of how to survive
a recession they realised there was an
opportunity in the used honing machine
market. In the first year of trading a quarter
of all sales were exports.
Charles Sanders commented, “It was
apparent that there was a need to offer
reconditioned honing machinery with the same
service and advice you would expect from a
new purchase. We offer a turnkey package
that can include tooling, consumables, delivery,
installation, commissioning and training.”
Recovery from the downturn is expected
to be protracted and weak, and with the tight
flow of credit to manufacturers remaining a
worry, and firms unable to obtain funding to
meet orders, the opportunity to save costs on
the purchase of equipment for a manufacturer
could be the answer to the problem of how to
satisfy growing order books.
Current stock, which can be viewed
online at the company’s website, includes
hand hones, beam stokers, cylinder kings,
vertical and horizontal tube hones from
manufacturers such as Delapena, Sunnen
and Nagel. All can be demonstrated under
power, and trials can also be undertaken on
customers’ work pieces.
The company offers training at the
customer’s premises, and supplies machines
with tooling and consumables. Arthur
Sanders engineers have recently travelled to
India and Ireland to install and commission
on-site, and the company is currently looking
for additional overseas agents.
Arthur Sanders (Cheltenham) Ltd – UK
Email:
Website:
Grinding and
polishing
GRIND Master manufactures a wide
range of centreless machines, from low
cost LMCL models with fixed vertical belt
heads to sophisticated FH series used by
stainless steel tube, hard chrome bar and
hydraulic cylinder makers. Various models
are offered for heavy grinding, high stock
removal jobs to super finishing applications
to achieve 0.05 micron Ra. The machines
are modular and are configured to suit
individual requirements.
Grind Master Machines Pvt Ltd – India
Fax: +91 240 2376205
Email:
Website: