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Star Solders Its Position for Reliability After 25 Years of 24/7 Production

4 July 2017

In 1984, Oglesby & Butler developed the world’s first pocket portable soldering iron, giving engineers the freedom to solder joints in the field without the need to plug-in to electrical outlets. This brought about the birth of the Portasol brand, global expansion and the subsequent requirement for sliding head lathes from Star Micronics GB. When […]

Star User Reaches Production Milestone With Zero Downtime

16 March 2017

When Willstar Precision Engineering bought its first sliding head lathe just over three years ago, the company thoroughly reviewed the marketplace and it was the reputation for service and reliability that led the Birmingham subcontractor to buy from Star GB. Three years later and the company have produced over 1 million parts on the machine […]

Bennett Reaches for the Sky with Star

23 January 2017

As a subcontract manufacturer serving the automotive, medical, nuclear and agricultural sectors, Scot Bennett Engineering Ltd has just invested in a Star SR-32J sliding head turning centre. The new addition is the fourth sliding head turning centre from Star. The company that initially bought two 20mm diameter capacity Star machines has since added to the […]

Empire Manufacturing: Striking Back with Star GB

1 December 2016

Empire Manufacturing: Striking Back with Star GB Empire Manufacturing have prospered in the face of great adversity, having survived a number of financial crises and setbacks. Stuart Wade explains how Star’s machinery has helped the company maintain standards and retain business through the toughest of times.

Eyes on the future following Autumn Open House

2 November 2016

Following a successful Open House event this October, we at Star GB have set our sights high for the future. After greeting over 100 companies during the three-day event, we have received a surge of orders and hope to expand our reach to more UK engineers than ever before. The Open House gave us the […]

Star GB: Enhancing Unusual Applications with Contamac

2 August 2016

Star GB: Enhancing Unusual Applications with Contamac Essex-based Contamac produce materials for contact lenses and export all over the world. In this video, Chris Boulton explains how Star GB sliding head lathes have improved the company’s production processes.

AAA Precision: Improving Profitability with Star GB

27 April 2016

AAA Precision: Improving Profitability with Star GB As a new adopter of Star technology, AAA Precision have found that their new SR-20J has enabled them to make considerable time savings in their production processes. Production manager Ian Lake explains how the company planned the acquisition of this machine to speed up order delivery and improve […]

RT Quaife Case Study

8 February 2016

RT Quaife Case Study RT Quaife Engineering have a stellar reputation in the motorsport industry for their outstanding differentials and transmissions. Michael Quaife and Karl Green explain how their Star machines have helped improve production times and streamline their manufacturing operations.

GWR Fasteners: Diversifying Engineering with Star GB

6 January 2016

GWR Fasteners: Diversifying Engineering with Star GB As with any industry, the engineering supply chain takes many kinds of business to operate smoothly. Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and vendors are all crucial elements of a bigger picture – so when a company changes its role, it can be a massive gamble. Shropshire-based fasteners distributor, GWR Fasteners, […]