Rainford Precision

Rainford Expands Team

October 14, 2022

As part of its continued growth strategy, Rainford Precision has now expanded its team with the addition of a new Technical Sales & Applications Engineer. The appointment of Jaison Toon is a welcome extension to […]

Enthused Engineers Flock to Rainford for Solutions at MACH

April 11, 2022

If you didn’t get to the Rainford Precision stand in the first half of MACH week, you would have missed the FREE tool giveaway promotion the company was offering to MACH visitors. Celebrating the launch […]

Ceramic Tools With Huge Benefits

March 30, 2022

Rainford Precision has now been announced as the new UK and Ireland distribution partners for BSQ Tech GmbH. For engineers looking to improve their productivity drastically when machining aluminium, aluminium alloys, copper brass, plastics, PEEK […]

New Tooling Range To Be Unveiled at MACH 2022

March 29, 2022

Rainford Precision has been announced as the new UK and Ireland distribution partner for 6C Tools AG, a range that will be presented to the UK for the first time at MACH on Stand 573 […]

‘Free Tool’ Giveaway at MACH

March 28, 2022

At MACH, we will be celebrating the launch of our new V-Series of small end mills from Union Tool by giving 300 end mills to show visitors. This offer will be limited to one tool […]

Microabrasive Waterjet Cutting from Firepart Sweden AB

Rainford Gives Micro Waterjet Machine UK Premiere at MACH 2018

February 21, 2018

Making its UK exhibition premiere at MACH 2018 will be the new line of Finepart micro abrasive waterjet machine tools that are now available from Rainford Precision. On Stand H19-300 from the 9th to 13th […]

Rainford To Launch Micro Abrasive Waterjet Machine at Advanced Engineering 2017

September 27, 2017

Rainford To Launch Micro Abrasive Waterjet Machine at Advanced Engineering 2017 On Stand L1 at Advanced Engineering, micro machining specialists Rainford Precision will once again take ‘micro’ innovation to another level with the UK premiere […]

EMO 2017 Hannover 18th to 23rd September

August 29, 2017

At the forthcoming EMO Exhibition a number of our principals will be showcasing their new capabilities. Please come along to see the latest developments.

Spotlight: Kern Microtechnik Five-Axis EVO

August 26, 2016

Recently our partner, Kern Microtechnik, were in the spotlight regarding how much their Five-Axis Evo machine helped Toronto based company, Integral Machining LTD, differentiate themselves in their very competitive market during an economic downfall. Read […]

New Composite Drills & End Mills from Rainford

August 15, 2016

If you are looking for small drills and end mills for composite machining, the majority of tooling vendors will only offer tools as small as 2.5 to 3mm diameter. Perfectly acceptable for many applications, but […]

Rainford is the ‘Expert’ for Drilling

July 13, 2016

Rainford Precision may well be regarded as the expert in micro machining, but now it’s taking this mantle to the discipline of drilling with its new 370 Expert Series of micro drills from Louis Belet. […]

Rainford Shows Perfect Form With the Union of New Brands at MACH 2016

May 15, 2016

Widely acknowledged as the technology leader when it comes to micro-machining, Rainford Precision will be cementing this reputation at MACH 2016 with the arrival of a host of new cutting tool innovations. On stand 5050, […]

Rainford’s New Range is Saw Good

April 10, 2016

For machine shops producing small precise components, Rainford Precision is now introducing the new Louis Belet range of circular slitting saws. The high quality range of circular saws from Louis Belet is available with an […]

Still Surprising the Market With New Innovations After 25 Years

February 15, 2016

It was Christmas 1990 when Arthur Turner, like so many other engineers of the day faced redundancy due to yet another recession. A familiar story no doubt; but in Arthur’s case, he took his machining […]

RAINFORD PRECISION LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

September 24, 2015

Rainford Precision, the UK’s leading supplier of cutting tools and machine tools for the micro machining industry has now launched a new website. The launch of the new website by the St Helens micro and […]

RAINFORD EXTENDS ITS SALES TEAM

September 6, 2015

As the UK’s leading cutting tool supplier for the micro-machining industry, Rainford Precision has now extended its team with the appointment of Mr Stuart Bishop. Rainford Precision has built a reputation as an industry authority […]

Tool systems for interior boring and testing of ultra precise turned parts

July 20, 2015

The miniaturization of turned parts, particularly when internal machining, demands completely new tool philosophies and concepts, as the ‘scaling down’ of proven tool geometries meets physical limiting factors. The effect on turning tools is magnified […]

Rainford Has a Long Neck for Hard Machining

July 8, 2015

Capable of machining hardened steels up to 70HRc, Rainford Precision has now extended the new range of HSB and HSLB ball nosed cutters from Union Tool. The HSB Series is a stub length tool with […]

RAINFORD PRECISION WINS EUROPEAN SALES AWARD

June 12, 2015

At a recent European Sales Distributor’s meeting in Portugal, Japanese cutting tool manufacturer Union Tool presented Merseyside based Rainford Precision with an award for ‘The Largest Sales Growth by a Distributor in 2014’. The Marinha […]

RAINFORD OFFERS THE SOLUTION FOR HARD MACHINING

June 4, 2015

Building upon the success of the Union Tool range of hard milling tools, Rainford Precision is now delighted to announce the arrival of a new range of ball nosed end mills from Union Tool. The […]

Rainford Appoint Distributor in Ireland

May 5, 2015

The extremely buoyant electronics and medical industries in Ireland have now prompted Rainford Precision to appoint a distributor. As the UK’s leading supplier of micro machining solutions in both machine tool and cutting tool disciplines, […]

Rainford Launch Micro Drills

May 5, 2015

As the industry authority for resolving micro-machining issues with its line of machine and cutting tool innovations, Rainford Precision has two new lines of deep-hole micro-drills for processing holes from 0.3 to 1mm diameter. The […]

Samurai Endmills Slash Machining Times

April 29, 2015

The Samurai Series of end milling cutters from Union Tool SA has now been extended by Rainford Precision. Previously available as two or four fluted end mills for machining a range of materials, the new […]

Test the Precision of your 5-axis Machine

January 20, 2015

One of the great debates in machining is how to confirm the accuracy of a machine when working with tilting and swivelling tables. The reluctance of machine tool companies to specify accuracies in this form […]

Rainford Breaks Boundaries for Drilling at Speed

November 25, 2014

The new Iwata Tool ‘Great Performance’ (GP) Drill is probably one of the most understated product names in the industry. Now available from micro and hard machining specialist Rainford Precision, the GP Drill Series can […]

Rainford Precision – The Bright Spark For Hard Machining

October 17, 2014

Building upon the success of the Toglon ‘Hard’ drilling line from Iwata Tool, Rainford Precision is now delighted to announce the arrival of a new range of milling, drilling and thread milling tools from Union […]

RAINFORD PRECISION ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR EDM DRILLING

September 26, 2014

In sectors such as tool and mould-making and the aerospace industry, it is not uncommon to face the daunting task of drilling remarkably hard steels up to 75HRC. Whilst some cutting tool manufacturers can supply […]

More Than a ‘Micro’ Success at MACH for Rainford

April 28, 2014

The announcement of new agencies coming under the umbrella of Rainford Precision prior to MACH, set the stage for the company’s most successful event to date. Acknowledged as the UK’s leading supplier of ‘micro machining’ […]

Rainford to Show the UK’s smallest drills at MACH

February 12, 2014

Rainford Precision has now taken orders for drills with the miniscule diameters of 0.015, 0.025 and 0.030 mm, which will be at MACH 2014 on Stand 5219. The micro machining specialist has supplied the high […]

Rainford – An Agent of Change at MACH 2014

January 20, 2014

Renowned as the UK’s market leading supplier of ‘micro machining’ solutions with machine tools and cutting tools for true ‘micron’ precision; Rainford Precision has increased its product portfolio by announcing the introduction of a number […]

RAINFORD TAKES HARD MACHINING TO THE MAX WITH NEW CUTTERS

September 9, 2013

For the machining of extremely hard and abrasive materials, Union Tool has now developed its new HRRS four flute corner radius end mill. To complement the HRRS, the leading Japanese manufacturer has also launched the […]

Rainford Offers Free Report on Micro Drilling

February 21, 2012

With the micro manufacturing industry continually growing in the UK, micro machining experts Rainford Precision have now launched a six page report to assist manufacturers in the drilling of micro holes. The new technical report […]