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RLS Tooling licensed to make MAThread® rolling dies
RLS Tooling has announced that it has been granted a licence from MAThread Inc. to manufacture thread rolling dies to produce the
MAThread® and MATpoint® fasteners.
The next few months will be spent on making the master tooling and producing sample dies for approval with the aim of being in a position
to offer regular supply of dies by the middle of the year. The introduction of the MAThread® range of dies dovetails well with RLS expansion
plans for the year. To help boost production it has installed two new grinding machines last year and expect to install more CNC machining
centres this year.
“To further improve our production we are updating our CAD/CAM software to assist in making the more complex style of dies. As part of our
commitment to customer service we are installing new software that will enable us to respond more quickly to enquiries, order progressing and
accounts.”
WIRE shaped up
Introducing Matco Engineering
well for Simufact
A new, UK based parts machining contractors experience periods of high
business has been set up to help demand.”
Simufact Engineering Manufacturing".
low to medium volume “Matco has a business model that
GmbH, a provider of At Wire 2008, Simufact
manufacturers secure a regular we believe is unique in the industry. We
software and services in introduced the new supply of quality machined parts on are introducing high-end service levels
the area of bulk metal version of time, and at the right price. and closely tailoring our schedules to
forming, announced that Simufact.forming, which
Matt Bishop, a manufacturing the needs of individual customers so
its booth at the Wire will officially be released
engineer with many years’ experience that they are confident they can rely on
2008 fair in Düsseldorf in May this year. The new
in the automotive, aerospace and other us to meet their particular
drew the attention of version offers major
engineering sectors, has set up Matco requirements.”
many visitors. improvements of the
Engineering in Birmingham, UK, having “Customers who wish to take on a
“Numerous engineers graphical user interface, a
from various industries superior solver technology,
identified a gap in the market for a priority contract with Matco can book a
visited our stand and a more efficient data
machining company willing to work in regular amount of machine time. This is
showed considerable exchange with CAD tools,
partnership with customers to develop something that has not been possible
interest in simulation for plus the implementation
a solution, and then guarantee its for low and medium volume
bulk metal forming of parallel computing timely delivery. manufacturers until now, and we
processes.” methods, to guarantee Matt said: “The purpose of Matco is believe that this, coupled with our
With its new name short calculation times.
to provide a turnkey solution for low regular, nationwide delivery service,
Simufact Engineering As well as this, Simufact
and medium volume manufacturers, provides benefits that will allow our
GmbH, which was informed visitors about its
from sourcing the raw material, through customers to manage their own
changed from Femutec latest news and activities,
machining, processing, assembly and manufacturing operations more
GmbH in February 2008, including the foundation
test to guaranteed on-time delivery. A efficiently.”
the company is building of Simufact Americas LLC
up its brand recognition in the USA and a new
key element in our offer is to help Matco has been set up with an
and is demonstrating its office at the technology
customers avoid the costly interruptions initial investment in capital equipment
focus on its core business center METAKUS in
to supply that they frequently of over £200,000, and a team of four
"Simulating Baunatal.
experience when their machining sub highly experienced machine operators.
Looking for the perfect match
By acquiring the Henkel wire drawing lubricant business in July 2007, CONDAT was looking
to obtain a perfect match with its well-known VICAFIL® range.
CONDAT was already offering lubricants, for cold forming applications covering rod/wire
drawing, cold rolling, drawing of bars and tubes as well as cold heading.
The result of this product integration was presented at WIRE 2008, where CONDAT displayed a
complete range of special soaps under the famous brand name of STEELSKIN®.
Among these specific soaps, a unique technology called “pellets” allows us to present the
lubricant, not in a powder form but as granules which are obtained by a specific manufacturing
process.
The main advantages of the pellet technology are to provide:
• Dust free environment in workshops.
• Low soap consumption during drawing.
• Consistent lubricant supply in the die cone.
Moreover the STEELSKIN® lubricants range is also introducing a full range of high-tech dry lubricants answering the particular needs of severe
applications where high resistance towards, pressure, temperature and shearing is needed. It includes sulphurised, graphited, mobydenium
disulfide, synthetic or aluminium based products.
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