Machinery & Manufacturing | Issue 15 | May-June 2024

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UKMHA Appoints Rob Fisher as New CEO

The UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) announces Rob Fisher as its Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2024. Rob Fisher will succeed Tim Waples, Chief Executive UKMHA, whose retirement was announced earlier in the year, and

Cameron Burnett, CEO Designate.

Keith Villiers has retired as Applications Engineer at Walter Ewag UK, manufacturer of CNC grinding, erosion and measuring machines, after 27 years’ of service. James Hanmer has succeeded him as Applications Engineer. Keith joined Walter GB (as it was then) in 1997 as a machine salesman, moving into applications two years later. He has been involved with customers the length and breadth of the country, applying his vast applications knowledge to help with programming, process and productivity improvement in the production and regrinding of cylindrical cutting tools. James joined Walter Ewag UK’s customer care department in 2017 after a career in production engineering that began with an apprenticeship in the early ‘90s. He now succeeds Keith at the Warwick-based company and will continue to offer similar outstanding levels of support. www.walter-machines.com ‘All change’ at Walter Ewag UK

“I am honoured and excited by this unique opportunity,” says Rob Fisher. “I look forward to engaging with UKMHA members along with our Safe User Group at the earliest opportunity. With an exceptional team by my side, I am confident in our ability to drive positive change and continue to elevate the profile of our industry.” Innovative solution reduces set-up times for die change

ROEMHELD announces the new, rail- guided RWS die changing table for transporting heavy dies and moulds. The innovative solution

is available in three versions for loads of up to 15 tonnes, 25 tonnes, or 40 tonnes

per die. Electrically driven, the system is equipped with two different pull-push systems for the safe and automatic transport of dies to set up presses. It can be used to change dies and moulds on all types of machines, including vertical forming and injection moulding machines. www.roemheld.co.uk

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