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Last month saw the 5G Factory of the Future project draw to a close, hosted at AMRC North West, MTT attended the closing event alongside other partners the University of Sheffield, BAE Systems, Digital Catapult, IBM and AQL. Attended by over 75 representatives from businesses, leading manufacturers and academics, the event concluded the £10m+ Read More +
April 17, 2023
Manufacturing companies are often faced with increasing unit production requirements however, businesses are failing to invest in the maintenance and servicing of their key machinery. Machine tools are highly complex pieces of equipment and so, an investment is required in some form of maintenance programme. However, deciding which form of machine tool maintenance is suitable Read More +
July 18, 2022
Productive maintenance is focused on preventing problems and breakdowns from occurring. While often viewed as an unnecessary expenditure, it is a strategy that has been proven to save time and money while increasing production efficiency. Machine Tool Technologies has overseen many transitions from reactive maintenance helping many manufacturers make significant long-term savings. Introducing and implementing Read More +
January 17, 2020
The team at Machine Tool Technologies have recently provided support and repair services on one of the largest gantry milling machines across the United Kingdom. MTT’s experts were tasked with repairing a milling head attachment of the milling machine, which is a core part of the production process, being utilised 75% of the time. However, Read More +
November 27, 2019
Machine Tool Technologies Ltd, based in Padiham, has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping its staff get home safely at the end of the working day. Machine Tool Technologies Ltd has achieved a Gold in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the longest-running industry awards Read More +
October 17, 2019
The principle of lean manufacturing is centered around working relentlessly to eliminate waste and optimising production processes. There are five basic principles of lean manufacturing…
September 17, 2019
RAM are system design traits that have a significant effect on the sustainment of a production system. These impact the ability of a machine tool to perform its intended purpose affecting overall output. It can be broken down into: Reliability: This is the machine tool’s ability to function. It may also be referred to as Read More +
September 8, 2019
Overall equipment effectiveness measures the effectiveness or productivity of a machine tool or other production system. It quantifies the percentage of manufacturing time spent being truly productive. A manufacturer that scores 100% OEE means that they are only producing 100% quality parts, at 100% performance with 100% availability. OEE is a critically powerful metric. It Read More +
August 15, 2019
ISAMOD – In-Situ Machine Axis Error Monitoring Project Summary Laser interferometry is commonly used to measure machine axis accuracy but has one major flaw in that it cannot be used to monitor axis dynamic performance while the machine is cutting. The result of this is that machine accuracy measurements can only be guaranteed when the Read More +
December 8, 2018
Thermal imaging is a common technique for analysing the thermal properties of a machine and identifying heat sources. Thermal effects are common sources of non-linear, hard to predict errors in the tool position. MTT in the conjunction with the University of Huddersfield are researching methods for using automatic methods for measuring, analysing and compensating for Read More +
December 8, 2018
Last month saw the 5G Factory of the Future project draw to a close, hosted at...
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Manufacturing companies are often faced with increasing unit production requirements ...
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