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Auto expert invited to boost manufacturing support
13 Aug 2007
A leading Lichfield engineer is hoping to influence the next era of manufacturing after being elected onto the board of MAS-WM, one of the most successful regional support organisations in the UK.
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MCT turns round parts rapidly
01 Aug 2007
MCT, one of the world's leading motorsport engine constructors, has further improved its service by investing in new surface finishing equipment, from specialist manufacturer, Rösler.
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Injection Moulded Passenger Airbag Housing From Quadrant Cms Saves Weight And Cost
01 Aug 2007
Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems (Quadrant CMS) of Tielt, Belgium, working in close co-operation with Tier-1 automotive supplier Autoliv, has developed a new, polyamide passenger airbag housing for use in vehicles based on the Volkswagen Golf platform.
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Kemppi Launches F1 Model Welding Competition
01 Aug 2007
International welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi OY in Lahti, Finland, whose UK subsidiary, Kemppi (UK) Ltd is based in Bedford, has announced the launch of a brand new Worldwide welding competition to run until the end of November 2007, in which entrants will be invited to fabricate and weld a F1 style aluminium racing car.
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Dilligence opens up a world of business for Baylis
01 Aug 2007
In the summer of 1981, the now Lord Tebbit offered some encouragement to those who were suddenly jobless, based on his own father’s experience of hardship in the depression of the 1930s.
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Innovative Shoulder Rolling Process
01 Aug 2007
H R Adcock Ltd has a unique world patented process which until now has been used exclusively in the company’s own factory.
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Equip Auto Increases Custom
01 Aug 2007
With 110 days to go before the exhibition opens its doors on 15 October, EQUIP AUTO 2007 can already confirm massive interest from French and international exhibitors for this 18th session. 93% of the available exhibition space has already been booked by some 2,000 companies.
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Nakamura’s Reliability is the Key for Dawson Shanahan
01 Aug 2007
Reliability is crucial when you are machining high-value components in production volumes.
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£1.7m productivity boost for West Midlands’ auto suppliers
10 Jul 2007
Automotive suppliers in the West Midlands are being urged to take part in a groundbreaking £1.7m initiative that will boost productivity and increase global competitiveness.
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Astra Seat Fram Arc Welded by Robot
26 Jun 2007
When automotive component manufacturer, Wild Springs & Wireforms, won the contract to manufacture the frame supporting the rear seat cushion in the latest Astra saloon cars, Vauxhall specified that the wire frame should be arc- rather than spot-welded.
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Race winning engineering
26 Jun 2007
Race winning engineering from Holden Alumnium Worcester Ltd as their world beating aluminum chassis helps the Aston Martin Racing Team triumph at Le Mans 2007.
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£3 Million Investment in Automated Machining of Steering Knuckles
11 Jun 2007
First-tier supplier to the automotive industry, King Automotive Systems, has invested over £3 million in three automated machining lines at its Coventry factory for producing two different types of steering knuckle for passenger cars.
Casting & Forging
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Engineering specialist secures £4m in contracts in one month
24 Aug 2007
Vulcan SFM, a subsidiary company of Sheffield Forgemasters, has secured 40% of its predicted annual contracts in the first month of its financial year
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Die Casting automotive parts return
16 Aug 2007
Deburring Centre Ltd is finding that thermally deburring die cast parts is on the increase again. A few years ago the prolific number of components they deflashed declined rapidly as the work moved east.
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Making Plastic Transform into Aluminium
01 Aug 2007
In some situations plastic mouldings are found wanting and only a metal part will do.
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Large Castings Machined at High Speed
01 Aug 2007
Companies that machine relatively small, non-ferrous metal components at high speed have a wide choice of production equipment, ranging from CNC drill-tappers to light-duty machining centres.
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Sheffield company produces most expensive steel casting
31 May 2007
World leading engineers Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd (SFIL) has produced its single largest and most expensive steel casting to date.
Comment & Analysis
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Degreasing forum advises water is safest solvent of all
07 Aug 2007
UK companies were encouraged to flush out damaging surface preparation processes at a technical forum on 30 July.
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Business landscape to be shaken by ‘e-Quake’
07 Aug 2007
Businesses across the UK are facing the biggest supply shake-up since barcodes were introduced 30 years ago.
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International emerging markets: Europe
03 Aug 2007
Western Europe accounts for 27% of the world’s manufacturing industries machine tool consumption; that’s bigger than China and more than twice that of the USA and Japan. As EMO 2007 looms large, the UK’s exports to Europe are growing and the UK’s participation in EMO this year will be more successful than ever before says Dr John L Collins, business development manager, The Manufacturing Technologies Association.
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Creating a company common purpose
07 Jul 2007
Businesses need a ‘totem pole’; something that encourages loyalty and that helps the team to feel part of something bigger. If you can unite your people towards a common purpose or goal, then you are bound to work effectively and have real strength as a business says Arthur Richardson, director, South West MAS.
Factory Support Services
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Tricorn contributes to quality and efficiency at
01 Aug 2007
Metalwork and mechanisms manufactured by Poole based KW Engineering Ltd are used in a variety of aircraft cabin applications.
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Forging press repairs maximise uptime, improve plant performance
01 Aug 2007
Heavy Engineering
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Sheffield Steel Rolling into Russia
13 Aug 2007
World leading engineers Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd (SFIL) is now the largest supplier of steel rolls to Russia after confirmation of an £11.5m contract.
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Buyout of DavyMarkham Ltd heralds new era for engineering group
17 Jul 2007
A management buyout of the heavy engineering business DavyMarkham Ltd will underpin the company’s turnaround and enable DavyMarkham to re-establish itself as a world-leading brand in the heavy engineering market.
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Allerton Engineering aims for the top ten with Air Liquide Welding
17 Jun 2007
Sixty years of structural steel work have earned Allerton Engineering an enviable reputation for quality fabrication, delivered on time. It produces heavy fabricated plate and box girders, complex and sub-contract fabrications for a wide variety of industries, including building, infrastructure, power and process, nuclear, offshore and military markets.
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Forging Press Repairs Maximise Uptime, Improve Plant Performance
13 Jun 2007
With a current upsurge in demand for steel forgings, the production capacity of many large presses is approaching saturation point, which is reflected in full order books and lead times as long as twelve months, even 36 months for the largest forgings over 150 tonnes in weight.
News
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Engineers break the mould
28 Aug 2007
Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd (SFIL) has developed a new vast ingot mould to make forgings for some of the world’s largest steel mills.
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Avon Group acquires toolmaking and moulding expertise
26 Aug 2007
Premium toolmaker and trade moulding company, PP Injection Mould & Mouldings, has been acquired by expanding Avon Group Manufacturing.
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Profiling service boosted by £1.3 million
21 Aug 2007
BJF Profiling Ltd recently invested £1.3 million in new equipment and premises. The investment is a sign of positive growth for the Kent based firm and establishes BJF as one of the South East's leading profiling companies offering an expanded portfolio of services to industry.
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MACH 2008 100% SOLD
20 Aug 2007
MACH 2008 stand space is now OVER 100% sold with over 400 companies now booked to exhibit at the UKs premier manufacturing technologies event.
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Engineers encouraged to seek recognition
17 Aug 2007
On Thursday 8th November, the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB), the Engineering Council UK (ECUK), are holding a stakeholders’ workshop in central London to consider how best to promote professional institution membership and national registration to engineers and engineering technicians.
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Auto Russia 2007
16 Aug 2007
AutoRussia 2007 – the third annual conference, an international forum for automotive businesses in Russia and globally, takes place on 4th-5th of December in the Astoria Hotel, St Petersburg, Russia.
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Star's 'Fast Lane' Competition Winner Announced
14 Aug 2007
In the final of Star GB’s In The Fast Lane competition held at Donington Park at the end of July.
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Optimistic outlook for K 2007
09 Aug 2007
The worldwide plastics and rubber industry is putting its best foot forward in this K year. More than 3,000 companies from the global plastics and rubber industries will show their latest developments in Düsseldorf at the world’s No. 1 plastics and rubber fair, to be staged from 24 to 31 October 2007.
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SME manufacturers see highest domestic growth rate for decade
07 Aug 2007
Small and medium-sized manufacturers have reported the highest rate of growth in domestic orders since 1997, and continue to enjoy firm demand overall, according to the CBI's latest quarterly SME survey.
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Industry LIVE-2007
04 Aug 2007
Industry LIVE 2007, 26 -27 September, is a major new autumn event to be held at Sandown Park showcasing first, second and third tier engineering and electronics companies who supply specialist products, technology and services.
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Bosch Rexroth announces free seminar on hydraulic machinery maintenance
03 Aug 2007
On the 9th October 2007 Bosch Rexroth is hosting a free seminar about the effective maintenance of hydraulic machinery.
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New CNC contract machinist is open for business
03 Aug 2007
At the push of a green button the The Worshipful The Mayor of Reigate and Banstead Cllr Mrs Dorothy Ross-Tomlin started up production at Redline CNC’s new £700,000 purpose built engineering centre at Salfords, Redhill.
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Protool Manufacturing sets the pace
03 Aug 2007
Havant-based Protool Manufacturing is enjoying 2007 as the year in which the rewards of recent hard work and investment are being reaped.
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Engineering excellence recognised
02 Aug 2007
Yorkshire company Claro Precision Engineering Ltd, has picked up the award for Excellence in Engineering from the Gauge and Toolmakers Association (GTMA). This latest accolade joins a growing collection in the successful company's awards cabinet.
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Engineering managers say career ambition is stifled by organisational bureaucracy
31 Jul 2007
Managers in the engineering sector are extremely ambitious, but believe their careers are being held back by organisational red tape and a lack of support from their employers.
Offshore Europe
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Offshore Europe 2007 the Biggest Yet
01 Aug 2007
In the current climate of increased activity in the offshore sector, the Offshore Europe 2007 exhibition and conference, 4-7 September in Aberdeen looks set to be the largest event in the series, with more than 30,000 visitors expected from more than 100 countries.
