Editorial Focus

Engineering Capacity magazine aims to provide UK manufacturers with unrivalled information on  subcontract manufacturing and engineering services

To acheive this, Engineering Capacity's editorial is strictly news based, and is published free of charge.

The purpose of our editorial is to turn the spotlight on proactive contract manufacturers who are serving a specific industry area, or are offering specialist subcontract processes. (See Features List and Synopses.) Engineering Capacity magazine contains the following sections:

Industry News

Short news items covering issues that are shaping the competitive environment for UK manufacturers throughout the supply chain. Incudes a regular contribution from Arthur Richardson, director, South West MAS. www.swmas.co.uk

Features

Our features contain brief news items about subcontractors typically covering: Latest developments in continuous performance improvement programmes, Involvement in recent contracts; and Applications of new methods and technologies. Features provide a showcase for subcontractor activity in particular industry sectors (e.g. Aerospace, Automotive, Medical Devices), or in specific outsourced processes (e.g. Design, Prototyping and Pre-production; Fabrication and Assembly; Heat Treatment; Machining; Metal Forming and Metal Flow Processes; Moulding; Surface Treatments and Finishing; Test and Measurement; Tooling and Machinery Services).

'In-focus'- International Emerging Markets

A briefing from Dr John L Collins, business development manager, Manufacturing Technologies Association. www.mta.org.uk

Trade Leads

A sample of trade leads for the UK engineering industry that are currently appearing on the Trade Board pages of www.eia.co.uk, the website of the Engineering Industries Association, provided by Pat Young, regional director.

Capacity Available Now

Classified advertisements making up the most comprehensive buyer's guide of subcontract services.

Andy Sandford, Editor, Engineering Capacity