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Group Rhodes Sell Two Award Winning KJX Horizontal Impact Extrusion Presses (10 Jun 2008) Group Rhodes Sell Two Award Winning KJX Horizontal Impact Extrusion Presses Group Rhodes has recently supplied two KJX Horizontal Impact Extrusion Presses to Alucon PCL. The presses have been installed in a new manufacturing site to extrude aluminium bodies for the production of marker pens. Based in Thailand, Alucon is renowned as the largest producer in Asia of aluminium impact extruded packaging materials, with an annual capacity of 400 million components produced... Rhodes Wins International Machine Tool Award (09 Jun 2008) At a time of unrest in the financial markets, as our major banks fight the fallout from the “credit crunch” we are pleased to be able to report a major success for UK manufacturing in general and a Wakefield company in particular. On Tuesday 22nd April, 2008 the NEC hosted the MWP International Machine Tool Awards 2008 as part of the MACH Machine Tool show. International machine tool companies from countries as far afield as Japan, Germany, Switzerland and China... Rhodes Interform Scoop £1m order (12 Jun 2007) Rhodes Interform Scoop £1m Order Rhodes Interform recently received an order from a major aerospace manufacturer for a 10,600 Tonne Flexible Die Press. The press will be designed and manufactured at the Wakefield site, and will be used to produce Aircraft Nacelles for Aircraft Engines. Purchased to keep pace with rising demand, the Customer is one of the leading players in the international nacelle market. It has a workforce of 3,500 employees and a presence in the... A perfect fit; I\'ll take two please! (15 May 2007) A Perfect Fit; I’ll Take Two Please! Ibstock Brick Limited, the UK’s leading manufacturer of high quality clay facing bricks, has recently purchased two Craven Fawcett Box feeders. Impressed with the design and performance of the machinery, the Box Feeders will be installed at the Ibstock South Holmwood factory, as a cost effective and efficient method of increasing production. Purpose built to suit Ibstock Bricks exact requirements; one Box Feeder will use a... New Appointment - Alan Cheetham (01 Feb 2007) New Appoinment - Alan Cheetham Rhodes Technical Solutions employ specialist consultant Alan Cheetham to spearhead the Company into new markets. Professional engineer, Alan Cheetham, has over 30 years technical knowlege and experience working with some of the largest Blue Chip Companies in the world. Corus, Rolls Royce and BAE to name a few. The Press that thinks it\'s Mechanical (02 Oct 2006) The Press that thinks its mechanical! Joseph Rhodes worked closely with Chasestead Limited to design and build an 800 Tonne Adaptive Motion Hydraulic Press, which precisely mimics the pressing motion profile of conventional mechanical presses. The user friendly CNC system offers its user, for the first time, a press slide motion profile equivalent to either the sinusoidal curve of a simple crank/slider mechanism or modified harmonic of a link motion press. Application of... Winning Together (13 Sep 2006) Winning Together Ibstock Brick Limited has awarded its prestigious ‘Preferred Supplier Status’ to Craven Fawcett for its range of Clayworking Products and Service Engineering Support. Ibstock Brick is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high quality clay facing bricks, offering an unrivalled choice of almost 400 products from both fully automated factories through to traditional hand-made and clamp fired sites. Commenting on the award,... VICTORY FOR BEN! Group Rhodes apprentice Ben Jennings won first prize at the NC Graphics MACH 1 Racing Car Challenge. The event was organised by NC Graphics who specialise in 3D Advanced CAM Solutions for the Engineering industry. The entrants designed their own cars from scratch and machined them, using NC Graphics DEPOCAM software. Taking part in the competition final, held during the MACH 2006 Show at the NEC, were Joseph Rhodes Limited, Datron Technology... Success at MACH 2006 (17 May 2006) Success at MACH 2006 Group Rhodes was awarded first prize at the Metalworking Production Awards 2006 in the category of Best Manufacturing System. Working in partnership with a customer, Joseph Rhodes developed and built a new manufacturing system for producing quick-fastening captive screws used predominantly within the automotive sector. Traditionally these fasteners were produced from two separately pressed pieces, machined and then welded together. This involved a... Rhodes Interform scoops deal (04 May 2006) Rhodes Interform scoops Chinese CATIC deal Rhodes Interform Limited, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of special purpose metalforming machinery, has beaten off stiff international competition to win an order from CATIC (China National Aero-Technology International Supply Corporation) for a 250 tonne Hot Forming Press. CATIC has purchased the Hot Forming Press to cater for increased demand, and will use the press to manufacture titanium helicopter fuselage components. The... Ecology Update... At Group Rhodes we are fully aware of our environmental responsibilities and over the last six months we have spent more than £20,000 on environmental projects. Peter Ward, responsible for monitoring the company's environmental performance says: Recent projects have dramatically improved our working environment and benefited our manufacturing operations. Initiatives range from improvements in cutting fluids to the creation of a public access to a... Rhodes Beat International Competition The leading UK press manufacturer, Joseph Rhodes Limited, has recently supplied three KJX Horizontal Impact Extrusion Presses to Alucon PCL. The order consists of two KJX 50 (160 tonne) presses and a KJX 25 (60 tonne press). Joseph Rhodes are one of only a few press manufacturers in the world capable of producing Impact Extrusion Presses. As Alucons’ technical plant manager, Mr Ian Neighbour, explained, “Having already purchased a number... Royal Visit.. His Royal Highness The Duke Of Kent, KG recently visited Group Rhodes (in Wakefield). The event also coincided with the Company's 180th Anniversary. The visit of the Prince to Group Rhodes celebrates 180 years of design and manufacture of innovative machinery. The Group is one of Europe's largest Original Equipment Manufacturers in its field, supplying an extensive range of machinery for Metalforming, Material Handling, Clay Preparation, Concrete... Hot off the Press! Rhodes Interform Limited, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of special purpose metalforming machinery, beat stiff international competition to win an order from CATIC (China National Aero-Technology International Supply Corporation) for a 250 tonne Hot Forming Press. Based in Beijing, China, CATIC is a state-owned conglomerate specialising in aviation, operating 7 specialised companies and 10 regional subsidiaries in China and an additional 56... |
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