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Too many eggs in one basket
A study of the effects of recession on the West Midlands automotive supply chain reveals a worrying over-reliance on one customer. 04 Mar 2010
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Powell maximises laser uptime
Powell Manufacturing has achieved 99.68% uptime since installing its latest Trumpf laser – keeping turnaround times for customers to a minimum. 04 Mar 2010
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Piano that plays the greats
NSF Controls supplies components for a computer-controlled piano that has recreated Rachmaninoff concerts from 100-year-old recordings. 04 Mar 2010
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A giant project for HadFab
A Scottish steel fabricator is using its expertise to produce a giant Anthony Gormley sculpture of a crouching man. 03 Mar 2010
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Support your suppliers – pay them!
One of the issues that has come to the fore in the past year or so is the importance of supplier viability. 22 Feb 2010
Cleaner, lighter and safer bodyshells
A chemical immersion process that removes paint, grease, oil, underseal, adhesives and sound deadening material offers a simpler and safer method for stripping bodyshells. 03 Mar 2010
North West aerospace industry ‘leads the UK’
Defence Minister Quentin Davies has praised the work of the North West Aerospace Alliance and its ASCE supply chain excellence programme. 03 Mar 2010
Indian group buys DavyMarkham
Sheffield-based, heavy engineering concern DavyMarkham has been acquired by Indian engineering procurement and construction company, Hindustan Dorr Oliver (HDO) Limited. 03 Mar 2010
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Precise encoder discs
A combination of laser processing and electroforming means encoder discs and strips can be smaller, more accurate and produced in any volume. 08 Mar 2010
Powell maximises laser uptime
Powell Manufacturing has achieved 99.68% uptime since installing its latest Trumpf laser – keeping turnaround times for customers to a minimum. 04 Mar 2010
Piano that plays the greats
NSF Controls supplies components for a computer-controlled piano that has recreated Rachmaninoff concerts from 100-year-old recordings. 04 Mar 2010
Tube investment cuts component costs
HMD has invested in a four-machine cell to produce copper tube components from coil rather than pre-cut tube. This reduces waste giving more cost-effective components. 03 Mar 2010
