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RLS Tooling
American metal
market named media
continues expansion
sponsor for IFE 09
RLS Tooling has announced that the workshop can update progress
The International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers’
another stage of its expansion regularly. This allows RLS to check the
Association (IFMSA) has announced that it recently
programme has been completed, position of orders swiftly and
named American Metal Market (AMM) as the official
with a new CNC form grinder being efficiently and provide reliable
media sponsor of IFE 09, the International Fastener
installed in its factory in Cannock. deliveries when quoting.
and Precisioned Formed Parts Manufacturing
This increase in production capacity
“We believe that this has already Exposition and Conference, which takes place at the
for special form & thread dies will help
helped us to recently secure two good I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on April 27- 30,
meet the existing demands and
contracts. We are hoping to complete
2009.
reduce delivery times.
our two year expansion plan early
Commenting on the announcement, Raymond Zirkle,
The recently installed computerised
next year when we expect to install
executive director of IFMSA, which organises and
progressing system is now fully
produces IFE, said, “We are extremely pleased to have
functioning. It allows the production
further CNC machinery to handle the
the support of American Metal Market, which provides
manager to allocate machining time
demand for licensed products that we
the most complete, comprehensive and timely
for every job and the technicians in
manufacture.”
information on the metals industry. Our attendee base of
manufacturers is heavily involved in specifying, pricing
and purchasing a wide range of metals in bringing the
Matco invests as machining
latest advances in fasteners and precisioned formed
parts from concept to customer. AMM has been the
recognised go-to resource for this essential information
business takes off
and market research for more than 125 years.”
David Brooks, senior vice president of AMM, said,
“AMM welcomes the opportunity to participate as media
UK based Matco Engineering, which was set up in April to provide a guaranteed
sponsor for IFE 09. The association with IFE brings us into
on-time supply of machined parts to small and medium volume manufacturers,
close proximity with a key group of metals industry
has made its largest-ever investment in a single piece of equipment, following a
buyers and specifiers, who we believe can greatly
period of significant growth.
benefit from our information resources to procure their
The £60k investment, in a Mitsubishi M-H5B twin pallet horizontal machining centre,
materials requirements in a more timely, efficient and
has helped it to secure a growth in business of more than 30% from its largest
cost-effective way. We see this alliance as mutually
customer, and Matco director Matt Bishop (pictured below) says that the fledgling
beneficial for the two parties, as well as the fastener
company has also secured long-term business from new customers, most notably in
manufacturing industry overall.”
the transport industry.
“The new machine is helping us to service these new contracts, and also gives us
the competitive edge we need to go out and find new business as we pursue our
growth plan. Our focus is on providing small and medium sized manufacturers with a
RAD-CON relocates
reliable source of supply for machined parts, and offering the same levels of service
that very large manufacturers enjoy. This approach has proved popular, and it is helping
RAD-CON Inc, a manufacturer of industrial furnaces
us to grow despite the economic
based in Cleveland, OH, USA, has moved its
downturn.”
corporate offices to Lakewood, Ohio, USA, from its
The new machine offers greater
previous location in nearby Bay Village.
flexibility, and horizontal working
The new location is part of a refurbished industrial
allows the company to machine
property managed by Omni Lakewood Corp. The space
parts in one complete operation.
was configured to accommodate RAD-CON’s growing
The Mitsubishi M-H5B twin pallet
staff of engineers and programmers, as well as to
horizontal machining centre is
consolidate its warehouse activities.
operating alongside a suite of
RAD-CON, Inc. is a supplier of bell-type batch
vertical machining centres.
annealing furnace (BAF) equipment that uses a
The machine has a pallet size of
protective atmosphere of 100% hydrogen. The annealing
500mm x 500mm. The spindle
process softens metal which is a key operation within
works at 12,000 revs per minute
cold rolling and finishing mills that produce coils of strip
within a working envelope of
and wire. The 100% hydrogen protects the metal and
650mm x 650mm x 650mm. It is
makes the process more efficient. In addition to the
equipped with a 60-tool changer
equipment, RAD-CON provides design, installation, and
carousel.
operational support of complete annealing facilities. The
This latest purchase takes Matco’s
equipment is manufactured primarily at affiliated
investment in capital equipment to
companies in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Some equipment is
more than £250,000. It will be used
also manufactured in qualified partner shops located
to service business right across the
near the markets served. Equipment designs are
company’s customer base in the
complemented by the decades of experience in
automotive, transportation and
annealing various alloys to specific finish requirements,
general manufacturing sectors.
for both ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
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