News & DEALS: Milling Machines, Lathes, Turning + Machining Centres, Tooling & Machine Tools

January 2012 - New Machine Tool DEAL Highlight...

January 23rd...Deal of the week this week belongs to Ward Hi Tech, this large Vertical Lathe is available from HNK. This machine tool is in stock and in the showroom at Ward Hi Tech in Sheffield. Offering high performance machining at a great price. Find out more..click here

 Machine Tool Direct - The UK's leading engineering machine tool and accessory website, MTD delivers up to date news, special offers and deals on new and used machine tools and tooling accessories. Machine Tool Direct or MTD as known to many is all you need when searching for machine tools, CNC machines or related tooling accessories, with over 2000 CNC machine tool specifications our website is easy to navigate and helps 100's of engineers everyday find the best machine tool solution for them.

New to MTD........Just launched our new used machine tool dealer search, this helps you narrow your search selection to each individual machine tool dealers stock. Engineers often have a preference of machine tool dealer and with this being the case they can quickly locate them and see what they have in stock without visiting differing websites...see more used machine tools 

Also now on MTD, find CNC programmer training, CNC machine tool spare parts and Service engineers capable of fixing your machine tool problems. These new features aim to serve our industry and provide a platform for engineers to quickly circulate their machining needs to a wide audience of suppliers. We have a whole host of industry experts waiting to forfill your requests, simply fill out the necessary forms on the relevant pages to find the best suppliers.

New Feature - MTD Can Educate

Just added to MTD, our new educational feature; Continually we are being asked by users about CNC in general, to me and possibly you a CNC lathe or Machining Centre is part of our daily life. It helps us make money and we pay little attention to the fact that many are still embarking on the transition from conventional to CNC. We aim to help and will be delivering interesting and educational articles about technology.

Recent Educational Articles;

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Dec 23rd...CNC Equipment is for all Industries...In today’s CNC Equipment, end-to-end component design is highly automated using computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing programs. With these...read more

Dec 23rd...If it's a CNC Lathe, then Doosan should be considered...If after much consideration the purchase of your choice is a CNC lathe then there are many brands to consider. If you are looking for a machine tool..read more

Sell Your Machine Tool for a Top Price...

MTD provide a sell machine tool and accessory service which gives engineers the best sales price for their goods, how? it' simple, your request is circulated to over 100 machine tool buyers instantly, they respond with their buying price, you simply choose the highest..try it click here



UK based machine dealers and tooling dealers use MTD as a marketing platform for their products, attracting up to 1000 visitors per day, MTD is hugely popular amongst engineers throughout the land due to the resource it offers. Its popularity is often attributed to its up to date content, MTD is updated automatically using our own uniquely developed trawling system which visits every machine tool and tooling companies website everyday and updates their MTD account with the machine tools and accessories they have for sale.

New Product of the Month for January 2012...

The new testit is a dynamic measuring device specifically for lathes and turning centres. This unit will enable you to test the clamping pressure of a chuck or collet chuck. We've all had to CNC machine thin walled parts and taken a touchy, feelly guess on the chuck pressure, well not anymore. If you CNC turn using a turning centre or lathe and machine thin walled and delicate parts, the Testit will ensure repeatable concentricity...read more

Looking for a Specific Machine Tool - list your wanted here...  
 

If you've got a requirement, list it here on MTD, we have 1000 visitors everyday who can help you, simply click above and fill in what you need with your email address, it could be a machine tool, new or used or a tooling accessory or spare part. Use our service, it's free...click here

 Valuations on your plant - Find out how much yours is worth...

Got a machine tool or accessory that's not working for you, sell or get a true valuation using MTD, it's easy we work with all the dealers, you submit, they quote, no obligation and no cost. Good luck, click here

Machine Tool Finance and Insurance

80% of machine tool purchases are funded by finance companies here in the UK, protecting the cashflow of engineering companies simple finance solutions assist by spreading the cost over a period of months. With interest rates low there has never been a better time to borrow funds. There are many ways in which machine tools can be financed, options such as leasing and HP are the most popular. MTD can assist in finding engineers in the UK finance for their CNC machine tool purchase, simply visit our machine tool finance page. Once a machine tool is installed it often proves fruitful to insure it. This serves to protect your purchase in the event of breakdown or operator error. MTD has several insurance options...find out more click here

CNC Machinist Positions

Recently launched our new find a cnc machinist section is set to help engineers find operators for their CNC lathes and CNC machining centres, often CNC machinists are very difficult to find and agencies will charge high end fees in order to place people in positions. We developed a simple platform which we hope will help both CNC machinists and engineering companies...see how it works here

2012 on MTD and in the Machine Tool and Tooling Industry

2012 is shaping up to be an exciting year, certainly 2011 has seen manufacturing buck the trend in the UK, almost all of MTD's customers report hugely successful sales throughout the period. So, bring on 2012. On MTD you will see our tooling and accessories section evolve in a big way. We have just welcomed a new Business Manager into the company who will oversea the growth of this area. Looking for accessories for your machining centres, lathes, turning machines and other machine tools? then continue to keep MTD bookmarked because we will have all THE latest tooling deals here. We will also be developing solutions pages for cutting tool and tooling users who are looking to get the optimum out of their equipment.

Milling Machine - A milling machine is a machine tool used to machine all types of materials, a milling machine comes in varying differing specifications and serves the purpose of removing material to form a component. MTD has hundreds of milling machine tools for sale, you can find used milling machine tools here or new milling machine tools for sale here.

Lathe Machine - A lathe machine tool turns components from material blanks, a cnc lathe machine will provide an answer to producing multiple components to same tolerances time and time again. Lathe machines come equipped for automatic chucks for holding the parts in question. If you're looking for a used lathe machine you can search from hundreds here or for new lathe machines click here...

Lathes for Sale - If you're in search of lathes for sale, use MTD to find the right lathe for you. With over a thousand lathes for sale MTD can be the beginning and the end of your search, lathes with both single and multi axis are for sale, both dealers and private sellers list their lathes for sale on MTD. See hundreds of used lathes for sale here or new lathes for sale here...

CNC Turning - In the UK there are approximately 12,000 engineers, of which 70% of these specialise in CNC turning, the art of CNC turning has become more sophisticated over the last 20 years with the introduction of CNC. Turning used to provide a platform to produce components accurately, the introduction of CNC turning meant engineers can machine in multiples.

CNC Milling - As well as CNC turning, engineers in the UK also specialise in CNC milling, this is the prismatic form of machining and is normally associated with square parts. CNC milling machines are often now termed as machining centres, these perform all types of CNC milling operations.

Used Lathes - Often engineers opt to buy used lathes rather than new ones, this can save a considerable amount of money and often means you can save the depreciation when buying a new lathe. One drawback with used lathes is the warranty, it's unlikely you'll get one.

Used Milling Machines - It's the same with milling machines, buying used milling machines is often a better option if funds are tight. There are a lot of dealers in the UK that can supply used milling machines at reasonable prices and sometimes you may even find you can negotiate a warranty, see used milling machines here...

Used Machine Tools - Whatever type of machinery you are looking to purchase, used machine tools can prove to be more cost effective. Used machine tools may also come equipped with tooling and accessories, this will save you money from day one as often these items can prove expensive. You can find hundreds of used machine tools for sale here...

Turning Centres - A lathe tends to be a flat bed machine with a single axis, a turning centre is a cnc machine with multi axis, a turning centre turns parts from blanks to finished components often in multiple quantities. Turning centres tend to be accompanied by bar feeds to help feed the material through the machine, see turning centres for sale here...

Machining Centres - In the modern machine shop you will always find a machining centre, these are milling machines with a full suite of guarding, a machining centre is commonly known to produce milled components in fast cycle times, often better as a solution than a standard milling machine. Machining centres can be 3,4,5,6,7,8 or 9 axis. See machining centres for sale here...

Mills for Sale - If a machining centre is unnecessary, then a milling machine will perform the same results, just in more time. Mills for sale will also be a lot less money than machining centres due to the nature of them. Dealers in the UK will always have mills for sale as mills will represent probably half of their stock. You can find mills for sale on MTD.

Machine Tools For Sale - MTD serves as a platform to engineers in the UK, the whole theme of our website is geared around machine tools for sale, whether it be new machine tools for sale or used machines. The machine tool market in the UK has a consumption of approximately 10,000 machines per year, that's a lot of machine tools for sale that you can find on MTD.

Used Machining Centres - On MTD you will find hundreds of used machining centres, these will range from 3 axis machines through to 5 axis used machining centres. As well as vertical machines MTD has a section for horizontal machining centres, which tend to be less popular as they are mainly geared towards production machining. See used machining centres for sale here...

Second Hand Lathes - Like cars lathes are often available on the open market for sale second hand, tread carefully, as unlike a car you're unlikely to get a history of the machine. Second hand lathes will be far cheaper than new ones and may be better value especially if you're looking for a lathe with more axis for less money. See second hand lathes for sale here...

Second Hand Milling Machines - Both CNC and manual milling machines are available for sale on MTD, most UK dealers list their second hand milling machines on our website. Often these second hand milling machines are a result of a part exchange deal that an engineer have agreed when buying a new machine. Good condition second hand milling machines don't stay around for long, so be quick. See second hand milling machines for sale here...