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IT’S THE TOOLS
THAT SAY HOW GOOD YOU ARE
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Highly automated tube branching for
automotive and air conditioning industries
Industry standard collaring station
with integrated pilot hole milling,
collaring and trimming
Industry News
Lord Green
opens facility
LORD Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment,
has opened the new design and manufacturing facility of UK
machinery builder, Unison.
Based in Scarborough, Unison makes machines for
bending metal tubes and pipes, exporting over half of its
output – mainly to America. The new facility will allow Unison
to more than double its production capacity, which will help the
company to enter new international markets that it is targeting
in the high growth ‘BRIC’ countries.
Applauding Unison’s export success, Lord Green
emphasised the critical need for the UK to increase its
manufacturing output, and to increase its export ratio. In his
role as Minister of State for Trade and Investment he has
visited over 50 countries and he noted how receptive world
markets are to British goods and services, and the high
regard in which many countries hold British values, quality
and technology. This effect has been greatly reinforced by
the success of the London Olympic games and he urged
British companies to capitalise on the major opportunities
that exist.
“Unison makes specialist equipment that goes around the
world. It’s a perfect example of the kind of manufacturing
that this country excels at and that we need to do more of,”
said Lord Green.
“We aim to make our new Scarborough facility the world
centre for advancing tube bending technology,” added Alan
Pickering, managing director of Unison. “One of the first
machines we are manufacturing in the new factory will be
the largest ‘all-electric’ tube bender ever made – with the
ability to bend pipes up to eight inches in diameter. This
technology is opening up new markets for Unison – in this
case it’s destined for the shipyards in Virginia that build the
US Navy’s aircraft carriers and submarines.”
Unison – UK
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Roto-Die joins
Formtek Group
FORMTEK Inc has entered into agreement to purchase
Roto-Die based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Roto-Die is a
manufacturer of hydraulic press brakes for sheet metal that
has a unique, versatile tool design to quickly and easily
switch between bending operations.
“Having common dealers and serving similar markets,
Roto-Die is a great fit for the Formtek Group,” said Darren
Muchnicki, president of Formtek Inc. “It will be a great
complement to our Iowa Precision, Lockformer, Engel, Lion
and ISM products and solutions.”
Formtek – USA
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