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Titan Trade Windows has opened a new 4,300ft2 factory in Derby to manufacture aluminium windows, doors and bifold doors. The facility features a FOM Adir C CNC machining centre and a TT 425 double mitre saw, both from Haffner Murat. Ben Vowles, operations manager at Titan Trade, said: “Historically we’ve been a PVCU fabricator and we bought in aluminium products...
East London-based trade and retail fabricator Prestige Windows and Doors recently purchased a range of machines from Haffner Murat. “I have known Dave Thomas and the Haffner Murat team for some years and the quality of their machines and service has more than lived up to our expectations,” Kam Nandha, director at Prestige Windows and Doors, said.“The new machines are...
Compass Windows’ investment in a new Emmegi Quadra L1 12-axis machining centre has helped the Dungiven-based company to secure a £multi-million supply and installation contract for four new apartment blocks in central London. The specialist trade and commercial fabricator already had an EmmegiPhantomatic M3 machining centre, Emmegi Classic Magic twin head saw, and welders and crimping machines in its factory...
Plymouth’s Right Price PVCU recently took delivery of an SMR-5 Welder from Haffner Murat, which has since helped the fabricator increase output by 50%. Travis Chiddle, director at Right Price PVCU, said: “As a growing new-build fabricator, we needed to increase our output. We looked at what the market had to offer and approached Haffner Murat after reading about the...
Haffner Murat has commissioned a new 37,000m2 purpose-built factory in Istanbul, Turkey. Dave Thomas, managing director of Haffner Murat, said: “The need to expand our manufacturing facility is a clear indication of the continued success of Haffner Murat and will help further improve our production efficiencies for our rapidly growing machines.” The new Istanbul factory expansion follows a head office...
Limerick based Curran Aluminium has become the first company in Ireland to install a Tekna 743 vacuum clamping three-axis machining centre from Emmegi, giving it the ability to machine its own flat sheets and flashings in-house for the first time. The company is a leading fabricator operating in Ireland’s commercial construction market. It has recognised that there are huge benefits...
Emmegi (UK) has made significant investments in its service team over the past year, appointing Kully and Wayne Hunter to manage service and operations, and increasing the size of its onsite engineering team to seven. The company has received positive feedback from customers on how quickly service issues are now being resolved and how effectively Emmegi is now training customers...
Faster, more versatile, more accurate, less waste; there were no downsides when secondary glazing specialist Selectaglaze chose two new Kombimatec DGS530 CNC double mitre saws to streamline its production, the company said. “It’s a crucial part in our entire production process so we put a lot of thought into making the choice,” Selectaglaze’s managing director Keith Mercer said. “And I’m...
Vista has completed the next phase of its investment strategy with two new machine centres. The Wirral-based company has invested in a new SCM CNC machine centre, which will add 30% more capacity on a single shift, and a new Stuga machine centre, which will double frame capacity. The investment is partly in response to an increased demand for new-build...
Quickslide has added two Urban corner cleaning machines and two quad welders to its Brighouse factory following an investment of £350,000 in infrastructure. The spend is part of a £2 million investment plan spanning 12 months, which centres around increasing capacity and improving quality and efficiency. Quickslide has grown over the last decade and is now manufacturing close to 1,000...
Emmegi (UK) has launched an updated version of its Satellite XT 5-axis machining centre – branded the Satellite XTE. Developed as part of Emmegi’s ongoing innovation and development programme in Italy, the new XTE features a new ergonomically designed cabinet that provides improved safety, better soundproofing and easier visibility for the operator. The Satellite XT is already a popular model...
Epwin Window Systems has taken delivery of the world’s first Luna R automatic profile wrapping machine. Gerald Allen, marketing manager at Epwin Window Systems, said: “We are very excited to be the only systems house to currently have this latest technology. Together with our investment in two new twin lines earlier in 2019, it will help us set a new...
Four years to the day after it took delivery of an Emmegi Precision TS2 saw and Phantomatic X4 machining centre, Warwick based Newbury Commercial Glazing upgraded to a 12-axis Quadra L1 fully automatic cutting and machining centre. Emmegi’s Quadra L1 can cut, machine and transom notch all in one operation and can machine profiles continuously in 360° without the need...
Bedfordshire Windows has invested in a FOM Industrie Adir C CNC machining centre from Haffner Murat, to help the company meet growing demand for its aluminium bifolding doors. Tom Pitts, director at Bedfordshire Windows, said: “We’ve seen demand for aluminium bifolds increase considerably so we took the decision to bring manufacturing in house. The Adir C CNC machining centre ticked...
BDC Aluminium has become the first fabricator in the UK to invest in a new four-head Ever Theta frame crimping machine from FOM. Supplied by Promac Group as FOM’s authorised supplier in the UK, the Ever Theta cuts full-cycle times to as little as two minutes and 31 seconds, which is roughly half the time it takes using a traditional...
Emmegi has become the sole machinery partner of aluminium systems house AMS, having demonstrated the quality of its machines, sales advice, technical support and after sales service over more than a decade, it reported recently. The Cork based aluminium profile extruder, powder coater and sheet metal and trade frame fabricator bought its first Emmegi machine in 2006 and since then...
North East Bifolds, based at Seaham near Sunderland, recently invested in a CNC machining centre after three years of accelerated growth. Having made the decision to purchase such a machine from one supplier, directors Tony Meah and Chris Craggs switched to a Kombimatec AMC308 after seeing one in action at a business associate’s factory and examining the high quality offered...
Planet Roofing has invested in a second new Haffner Murat machine. Paul Rickman of Planet Roofing said: “We first approached Haffner Murat at the start of 2019 and purchased a new TT405 computerised saw. The quality and the efficiency of the machine has resulted in us approaching them again and we have now purchased a second TT405 computerised saw to...
Emmegi has launched a new L3 20-axis version of its flagship Quadra machining centre which, like all the models in the range, can cut, drill and machine aluminium and light alloys all in one single operation. It sits alongside the existing Emmegi Quadra L0, L1 and L2 models, which have already been installed at some of the UK and Ireland’s...
Haffner Murat will be supplying FomIndustrie aluminium fabrication machinery. Dave Thomas, Haffner Murat’s managing director, said: “FomIndustrie offers the state-of-the-art in aluminium automation machinery. By working with Fom, we’ll be able to offer even more choice to fabricators looking to make the most of the growing opportunities in aluminium. “The scale of Fom means they are able to keep a...