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Starrag Group press release 02-2017
Starrag machines will help oil and gas specialists move into high-speed machining of aluminium
Glasgow/UK
It is clear that Scotland-based com-panies traditionally totally immersed in the oil and gas sector are increasingly now also looking to diversify into the high-speed machining of aluminium, according to Starrag UK.
Taking part in the ‘Profitable growth through applied research for Scotland’s manufacturing sector’ event held at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), Starrag UK received a number of serious enquiries for machines from Scotland-based blue-chip companies including:
An oil and gas OEM which is showing great interest in the Scharmann lights out Ecoforce solution for automating large valve machining using a system that would incorporate component transport, co-ordinate measuring machine and robot welding.
In addition, a company involved in shipbuilding is also considering, for the machining of large workpieces, Droop+Rein’s kinetic measuring system (KMS – for automatic com-pensation of geometric errors in rotary axes as well as angle and parallelism errors) in conjunction with the SQS self-qualification system and V3D (SQS – for automatic geometric checking of linear axes, via laser; V3D for checking rotational axes, with touch probe).
Engineering precisely what you value
Visitors to the event also reacted positively, says Starrag UK, to the affordability of the recently-announced Heckert Focus horizontal machining centres. These very flexible and cost-efficient machines are specifically designed for general sub-contract applications and for use by supply chain partners.
The three Focus machines offer users throughput increases of up to 10 per cent through reduced machining times and energy cost savings of up to 20 per cent via Blue Competence policies. They also promise up to 10 per cent savings in service and tool costs, and are available on shorter-than-usual delivery schedules times.
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At the AFRC event, Starrag presented a host of market-leading, high-tech-nology machining solutions, demon-strating its corporate Engineering precisely what you value mission – by displaying a number of machines for aerostructures (Starrag STC 800X horizontal machining centre), aero assembly (Droop+Rein FOGS overhead gantry type machine), automotive (Heckert HEC horizontal machining centre) and oil and gas (Scharmann Ecoforce horizontal machining centre).
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Starrag GroupMichael SchedlerHead of MarketingT +49 2166 454 0F +49 2166 454 [email protected]
Company profile Starrag Group
Starrag Group is a global technology leader in manufacturing high-precision machine tools for milling, turning, boring and grinding workpieces of metallic, composite and ceramic mate-rials. Principle customers are internatio-nally active companies in the Aerospace & Energy, Transportation & Industrial Components and Precision Engineering sectors. In addition to its portfolio of machine tools, Starrag Group provides integrated technology and maintenance services that signifi-cantly enhance customer productivity.
Starrag Group products are marketed under the following strategic brands: Berthiez, Bumotec, Dörries, Droop+Rein, Heckert, Scharmann, SIP, Starrag, TTL und WMW. Headquartered in Rorschach/Switzerland, the Starrag Group operates manufacturing plants in Switzerland, Germany, France, the UK and India and has established a network of sales and services subsi-diaries in numerous other countries.
Starrag Group is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (STGN).
