Manual drill grinder pays for itself in three months An economical way to reduce consumable costs associated with deep-hole drilling of nickel alloys and stainless steels has been adopted by oil and gas advanced machining specialist, Evenort. Located in Dinnington, near Sheffield, the company is saving around £1,000 per month by not sending solid carbide […]

New Vices Are Ideal For 5-Axis Machining The range of workholding products offered by 1st Machine Tool Accessories has been significantly expanded following a new agency agreement with BEST GmbH, Filderstadt, Germany. The company is a leading manufacturer of low-profile, centric (self-centering) vices that are particularly suited to clamping components undergoing multi-axis metalcutting applications on […]

High productivity workholding and machining equipment to be showcased Workholding and machining systems specialist, 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA) will be exhibiting a wide variety of new productivity enhancing equipment for the first time in the UK. Chucking and rotary table developments from Kitagawa Europe will include the company’s NV, QJR and DHP/DHF series collet chucks, […]

Master 80 HF Provides Automatic Operation with Vast Range of Bar Sizes The Master 80 HF, a new generation of IEMCA high performance barfeeder, is the latest addition to the range of work handling systems available from 1st Machine Tool Accessories.  Developed to provide automatic operation with an exceptionally wide range of bar sizes, the […]

An attachment to automate drill refurbishment – the latest addition to the Darex XT3000 Xpandable Tool Sharpener system – will be launched in the UK by workholding and machining equipment specialist, 1st Machine Tool Accessories Ltd (1st MTA). Comprising an automated sharpening fixture, geared drill holder and control panel, the new module delivers faster and more accurate […]

Everything about the equipment manufactured by Ipswich-based Kocurek Excavators Ltd is tough – from its arduous operating environments to the aggressive machining strategies used to produce the company’s custom-engineered excavator products. With roots in the earthmoving and plant hire sector, Kocurek Excavators has amassed more than 25 years experience in developing long reach arms and […]

The ability to process multiple components in a single cycle is a key factor in enabling users to drive piece part costs down and their competitiveness up. It has certainly proved to be the case for Crabb Engineering in North Wales, which employs Chick Workholding equipment from 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA) at the heart of […]

An interchangeable chuck attachment for accurately sharpening Morse taper and common shank drills is the latest addition to the Darex XT3000 Xpandable Tool Sharpener system from leading workholding and machining equipment supplier, 1st Machine Tool Accessories Ltd (1st MTA). Suitable for 3-12 mm (1/8 – 31/64 in) diameter No 0, 1 and 2 Morse taper or common […]

New Kitagawa DHP 52 and 65 series quick change collet chucks from workholding and machining equipment specialist, 1st Machine Tool Accessories provide a powerful pull back action for secure and accurate clamping of components up to 52 mm and 65 mm diameter respectively. The compact new chucks are ideal for first operation work and are […]

Novel Conversion Kits Enable Single Wedge Clamps To Provide Pull Down Action A series of cover plate kits that enable single-wedge machining clamps to provide an additional pull-down action have been added to the range of OK-Vise low profile workholding equipment available from 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA). Used in conjunction with inverted OK-Vise units, the new […]