Following on from our previous previews of 1st MTA’s presence at the 2016 Mach Exhibition, here you can see a sampling of the collet chucks, custom chuck jaws, and steady rests that will be on show. If you would like to see our previous Mach 2016 previews, please follow the links below. Mach 2016 Preview […]

Following on from our previous Mach 2016 Preview, here you can see some of the products we will have on show from Chick Workholding and Kitagawa. If you would like to see our previous Mach 2016 preview, please follow the link below. Mach 2016 Preview – Tecnomagnete FLEXIBLE AND FAST-ACTING WORKHOLDING   The US workholding […]

1st Machine Tool Accessories will be exhibiting during the 2016 Mach Exhibiton at Hall 5 Stand 5120. During the run-up to the show, we’re going to be previewing some of the innovative workholding items we will have on offer. WIDE RANGE OF WORKHOLDING AND AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS WITH BESPOKE OPTIONS  Workholding, drill sharpening and automation equipment specialist, […]

With the holidays upon us, 1st MTA is offering a range of stock clearance items and general offers all available at great prices and full warranties. Offers run until 31st January 2016, or whilst stocks last, and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, discount, or promotion. A complete list of the bargains […]

Kitagawa Chucks Provide High Repeatability and Long Life in Honing Applications Honing machines are usually delivered with rudimentary or no equipment for clamping workpieces, as machine builders do not know what types of component their customers will be producing. Oleo International, which makes hydraulic buffers for the rail industry as well as for lifts and […]

CLAMPING MULTIPLE WORKPIECES AND 4TH AXIS INDEXING RAISE PROFITABILITY The way in which workpieces are clamped for milling and drilling can make a big difference to a manufacturer’s bottom line. With this in mind, Armac Martin, a manufacturer of luxury fittings for kitchens and furniture, uses Chick Workholding equipment from the USA to increase profitability and […]

MAGNETIC WORKHOLDING AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT FROM ITALY A new range of Italian-made products that incorporate permanent-electro magnets, designed for workholding on machine tools including grinding machines and for handling sheet, bar and other ferrous materials in warehouses and factories, has been introduced to the UK and Irish markets by 1st Machine Tool Accessories, Salisbury. It […]

A new, versatile, automatic drill sharpening machine manufactured by the US firm, Darex, has been introduced to the UK by sole agent, 1st Machine Tool Accessories. Called XT-3000 Auto, it bridges the gap between a manually operated machine and a fully automated CNC sharpening system. The automation attachment is factory-fitted to a new unit but […]

Last April (2013), precision engineering company Columbia Precision installed its first vertical turning lathe (VTL), a Mazak Megaturn Nexus 900M, as part of a £2 million investment in new plant and software.  It increased to one metre the maximum diameter of component that can be accommodated on a lathe at the subcontractor’s factory in Aston, […]

Subcontractor’s detailed examination of workholding reveals astonishing cost savings and productivity increases No matter how fast a machining centre is, the speed and efficiency with which parts can be clamped for presentation to the spindle and unclamped afterwards defines the productivity of a process. A prime example is at Gosport-based subcontractor and precision engineering firm, QCD Limited, […]