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STOCKED MACHINERY FROM HAFFNER MURAT Award-winning machinery experts Haffner Murat Ltd has confirmed their popular SBA-2 and SBA-4 machining centres are now available from stock with rapid delivery into fabricators.
demand for our machines but demonstrates how fabricators are investing in their businesses for the immediate and longer-term. Having two of our most popular machines available from stock, will certainly help support the growing demand for our products.” Fabricators looking to invest in machine automation have also been boosted by the Government’s new superdeduction initiative. From 1st April 2021 until 31st March 2023, companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery will be able to claim a 130% super-deduction capital allowance, cutting tax bills by up to 25p for every £1.00 invested. Dave said: “With the launch of the new Government initiative, there has never been a better time to invest in machinery. Since this proposal was announced, we have already witnessed a further surge of interest as fabricators look to invest.”
Dave Thomas, Managing Director at Haffner Murat, explains: “Due to the completion of our new state-of-the-art purpose-built factory in Istanbul, Turkey, we have rapidly increased our manufacturing output. This has resulted in two of our most popular machining centres now being available from stock, which supports the growing demand from customers looking to bring high-quality automation into their businesses.” The SBA-2 and SBA-4 machines are the stalwarts of Haffner Murat’s expanding machine portfolio with features and developments purposely designed to support fabricators’ businesses at every level. The machines are available with routing and sawing stations that can be mixed and matched to meet precise individual requirements. Every element of the machines has been designed to improve production quality and accuracy and allows fabricators to scale up or down their output as demand dictates.
Dave said: “To put the demand for automated manufacturing into context, we have been consistently selling automated packages since our return to work following the first lockdown. This not only shows the
The SBA-2 and SBA-4 machining centres have been setting the standard in automation machinery for many years. With the machines now being available from stock and the incentive to invest from the Government, there has never been a better time for fabricators to capitalise on the benefits Haffner’s automation can bring. Tel: 01785 222421 www.haffnermurat.com
FIRST EMMEGI R6I MACHINE INSTALLED IN UK Just a few months after the installation of the first Emmegi 4m Comet R4I 5 axis CNC machine in the UK, Emmegi (UK) has now also completed the installation of the first, larger Comet R6I version. That machine has gone into Charles Henshaw & Sons, the Edinburgh-based façade specialists, who manufacture both aluminium and steel curtain walling and integrated façades. Like so many fabricators, Henshaw is experiencing an increase in demand on commercial projects across the UK, so has made the investment in order to expand its manufacturing capabilities. Three years ago, Henshaw had invested in a heavy duty 10.5m Emmegi Satellite XT 5-axis machining centre to cut and prep oversized curtain walling profiles and bespoke elements; and has been impressed by the quality and durability of that machine. The mobile gantry on the Satellite enables different workpieces to be machined at the same time in two separate work areas, or one end loaded and unloaded while the machine is operating at the other. The Comet R6I offers many of the same opportunities for production efficiencies as the Satellite XT, with single or double zone modes which allow for machining either a single 6m bar length or multiple shorter lengths. The I in the R6I model means that the machine offers ‘Independent’ positioning
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of the servo-controlled vices. That means when the electrospindle is operating, the machine can be automatically setting up the vices ready for machining in the next area and this obviously has the potential to save significant amounts of operator time. The Comet R6I can machine bar lengths up to 6m, machining from -15° to 90° on the horizontal axis and a full 360° forwards and backwards on the vertical axis across all the profile faces. It has a 12-piece tool magazine on the gantry that can hold a blade with a maximum diameter of 250mm for cutting and notching large sections and a guaranteed fast changeover time. It also has a mobile worktable for easy loading and unloading which increases the machinable section on the vertical axis as well.
for our products and services on a UK nationwide basis.” Ian Latimer, Emmegi UK’s Managing Director, said demand for machining centres has remained strong throughout the pandemic. He commented: “There’s certainly no lack of confidence in the market. We’re seeing fabricators right across the UK making really significant
investments in machinery – partly to keep pace with demand and cope with the limitations imposed by social distancing in their factories, but largely because they want to optimise their efficiency in the way that Henshaw has done ready for when the market returns to something like normal.” More details at: https://www.emmegi.com/ en/home and https://henshaw.uk.com/
The R6I at Henshaw has also been installed with a fully soundproofed cabinet to minimise noise levels in the factory. Graham Chung, Henshaw Managing Director, commented: “We chose the Emmegi Comet R6I as a natural upgrade on our current CNC machine and it is fully delivering on our criteria to advance our manufacturing capabilities. Although there are other CNC machines similar to the Comet R6I on the market, we decided to go with Emmegi as we have had a long and prosperous relationship with Emmegi UK. This further investment, only 3 years after the installation of the Emmegi Satellite CNC, is a reflection on our expanding order book and the increase in demand
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