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Aerospace
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Marshall Facility Wins Triple Bombardier Commendation
01 Jan 2002
Cambridge based Marshall Aerospace, specialists in avionic upgrades, has recently been approved as service, completion and modification centre for Global Express aircraft by Bombardier Aerospace, Canada.
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Innovative Approach Staggers Customer
01 Jan 2002
Previous work on two sides of turbine blades made from Inconel, an exotic, hard to machine material, had always been done by solid sink EDM, and that is what subcontract specialist Wines was asked to do. However, the Kent based company suggested an alternative method that staggered and delighted the customer.
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Further Calibration Services Allied to Aerosystems
01 Jan 2002
Allied Aerosystems, based in South Wales and Heathrow, has recently been selected by JcAIR, a subsidiary of Goodrich to become their European Calibration and Repair Service Centre.
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The Future is Bright for Re-designed Plating Plant
01 Jan 2002
Abbey Metal Finishing Co. Ltd (Amfin) re-designed it's new plating and anodising facility specifically to meet the exacting demands of the aerospace industry. It is now, arguably, the most impressive and up to date facility of its kind in the UK.
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Aerospace Challenge
01 Jan 2002
A competition aiming to switch 16-18 year olds on to the opportunities available to them IF they first go to university and study for an aeronautical engineering degree, is to be launched on 28 January by The Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU).
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Peelable Aluminium Sheets Allow Fine Adjustments to Shims and Spacers for Boeing
01 Jan 2002
Bolsan Company Inc, of Pittsburg USA, a member of UK based Hampson Industries plc, has won an order from Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Wichita, to supply laminated aluminium sheets.
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Executive Javelin Knocks Socks Off The Competition
01 Jan 2002
Aviation Technology Group, Inc. is introducing the Javelin, a two-seat high performance sport jet that will be the fastest general aviation aircraft in the world.
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CATIA Capability Expands
01 Jan 2002
W&J Tod Ltd, specialists in composite component engineering, are expanding their Crewkerne-based engineering design centre with additional CATIA workstations.
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Management Buys Out Forth Tool & Valve
01 Jan 2002
Taking effect 31 December 2001, the Forth Tool & Valve division of BI Marine & Offshore Limited (FTV) underwent a management buy-out, returning 80% of the sub-contract engineering business to private ownership.
Cutting & Profiling
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Water-Jet Cutting Leads The Way Forward Where Lasers Cannot Go
01 Jan 2002
The first water-jet cutting operation in the UK was set up by Colin Gee, managing director of Gee Graphite Ltd, and today the company based in West Yorkshire has the largest UK capacity. Colin Gee explains why water-jet cutting leads the way forward.
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Two Series of Flying Optics Cutting Systems
01 Jan 2002
Since 1991, Kingsland Engineering has been a member of the HACO GROUP, a Belgian based multinational with extensive experience in the design and manufacture of sheet metal working machines. The company first introduced the HACO European Laser Applications Systems into the UK during 1996 and set up an autonomous Laser department comprising engineers specialising in mechanics, electronics and applications.
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Cutting for Boat Kits and Architectural Decorations
01 Jan 2002
Steelkit Ltd, Aberleri, West Wales, has developed new techniques to apply their plasma profiling and CAD/CAM services for architectural and decorative steel and aluminium. The company's major trade is to the marine industry, developing steel and aluminium construction kits for boats from 5m workboats to 50m superyachts.
Industry News
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SprintTM Composite Runs Away with Product Award
01 Jan 2002
Developments in the application of advanced composite materials were recognised on 4 January when SP Systems won the British Nautical Award for Marine Product of the Year. The composite engineering materials specialist from the Isle of Wight combines skills in materials science, structural design and process engineering to make structures lighter, stronger and stiffer.
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Sign up Today for a Free SEA Handbook 2001-2
01 Jan 2002
Next month, the new edition of The Surface Engineering Association Handbook 2001-2 will be distributed exclusively, and free of cost, to SEA members and registered readers of Engineering Capacity. Readers are advised to re-register to ensure they receive a copy of the directory, which contains an enormous range of surface engineering technologies and processes.
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EEF Sets out Agenda for Future of Manufacturing
01 Jan 2002
In a study entitled 'Manufacturing at the Crossroads - Neglect or Nurture' The Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF) has set out a long term agenda for the future of manufacturing, which it hopes the forthcoming DTI Manufacturing Summit will also address.
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Airbus Lower Sights as Aircraft Output Heads for Deep Trough
01 Jan 2002
The maiden voyage of the first A318, the latest member of the Airbus 320 family, took place just two days before the world's second largest aircraft manufacturer announced its commercial aircraft order tally for 2001 was 30% down on 2000. However, for the second time in three years, Airbus beat rival Boeing, which suffered a 45% drop in new aircraft orders last year, reflecting the deep crisis that has engulfed many of the worlds leading airlines.
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Going For Goal with Innovative Working Practices
01 Jan 2002
At Watford FC, Employment Relations Minister Alan Johnson kicked off the launch of the fourth round of the Work-Life Balance Challenge Fund. He invited businesses to boost their performance by bidding for a share of £5 million in Government cash, intended to help them show the red card to workplace problems such as long hours, rigid shift patterns and absenteeism.
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Prepare to Meet New Contacts at Southern Manufacturing Show
01 Jan 2002
Southern Manufacturing 2002 is by far the largest gathering of specialist suppliers of manufacturing technology, industrial components and engineering resources ever assembled in the South of England.
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Changes at the BTMA
01 Jan 2002
At its recent AGM in London, the British Turned Parts Manufacturer's Association (BTMA) elected a new Chairman, and appointed a new Director.
Tool & Machinery Services
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Giants with a Green Twist
01 Jan 2002
An order for giant helical rotors destined to compress waste gases in the USA, presented an ideal opportunity for Holroyd, Rochdale, to apply the expertise that makes it one of the world's leading manufacturers of helical components and the machine tools on which they are produced.
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Two-in-one Grinder Breaks New Ground In Tooling
01 Jan 2002
Walter GB of Redditch has broken new ground in tool and cutter grinding with the launch of the 'two-in-one' Helitronic Power + Diamond machine that combines CNC erosion with 'conventional' CNC tool grinding for the machining of both polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and carbide and hardened stainless steel tools.
