Renishaw 25

SGS Carbide 25

Proto Labs 27

Bowers Group 29

isel UK 29

Europac3D 29

WNT (UK) 30

CGTech 30-31

Heidenhain (GB) 31

Kemet Solutions 33

Rud Chains 33

Physical Digital 35

Kyrus/TMP 35

EOS Electro Optical Systems 37

Man and Machine 37

High Gain Technology 37

Delcam 38

Hardcoat Technologies 38

Eley Metrology 38

Roemheld 41

Indysoft Europe 41

Alicona UK 41

Yorkshire Precision Gauges 43

Steinbichler Europe 43

Yamazaki Mazak 43

Mahr UK 45

Bruderer UK 45

Boneham & Turner 47

Blum-Novotest 47

Verisurf Software 47

A-Z OF GTMA SUPPLIERS

AT MACH 2014 48-51

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GTMA

GTMA AT MACH 2014

FEATURED SUPPLIERS

GTMA will be showcasing what it terms

"a unique turnkey solution for procurement" at this year's MACH exhibition.

It will be part of the GTMA Pavilion (Hall 4,

Stand 4454) which will host 10 supplier

companies and a special area dedicated to

the UK Tooling Alliance (UKTA) procurement

initiative.

As well as the GTMA suppliers in the Pavilion

another 40 from the association are taking

individual stands - making it one of the

biggest and most impressive turnouts for

many years. Many are launching new or

enhanced products and services at the show.

PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS

CEO Julia Moore says: "As a UK-based

trade association representing leading

companies in precision engineering, rapid

product development, toolmaking, tooling

technologies, metrology and other critical

manufacturing related products and services, MACH provides

us with the ideal

opportunity to highlight the projects the

association has developed and to showcase

the skills of the members."

There are two key projects being highlighted

by the GTMA at the event at the NEC,

Birmingham (April 7-11). As well as the

recently launched UKTA, the association will

also be promoting the further developments

and commercialisation of the Incremental

Sheetmetal Forming (ISF) technology project.

UKTA aims to offer customers a unique

turnkey solution for procurement. CEO Julia

Moore points out that the new alliance will

provide a well-resourced and versatile capability to customers, supporting the growing

trend

for OEMs to use local suppliers and services.

It comprises of a number of toolmakers with

a variety of capacity and technical capabilities to present

a unified credible supplier

front with far more to offer than any single

company. Supporting the toolmakers, which

have a wide range of expertise and the ability to handle tools ranging from

micro to 10

tonnes capacity, it will secure projects and

engage them in Early Supplier Involvement

(ESI) and introduce what is termed a 'total

care package' at the design development

stage.

"The aim of the UKTA is to achieve a 'right

KEY SUPPLIER PROJECTS AT MACH

continued on page 25

Right courtesy the UK Tooling Alliance, a key initiative to help strengthen

supply chains which is

exhibiting at MACH in the GTMA Pavilion, and,

inset above right, images from Physical Digital and

RUD Chains - two of more than 40 GTMA suppliers at MACH in their own right. Both are

specialists

in their fields.

GTMA SHOWCASES 'RIGHT FIRST TIME'

EXCELLENCE FOR BUYERS