Monday 13 October 08 - 23:14
 

Automotive

    MCT turns round parts rapidly

    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. 

    Innovative Shoulder Rolling Process

    H R Adcock Ltd has a unique world patented process which until now has been used exclusively in the company’s own factory. 

    Equip Auto Increases Custom

    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.  

    Nakamura’s Reliability is the Key for Dawson Shanahan

    Reliability is crucial when you are machining high-value components in production volumes. 

    Kemppi Launches F1 Model Welding Competition

    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. 

    Dilligence opens up a world of business for Baylis

    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.

     

    £1.7m productivity boost for West Midlands’ auto suppliers

    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. 

    Race winning engineering

    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. 

    Astra Seat Fram Arc Welded by Robot

    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. 

    £3 Million Investment in Automated Machining of Steering Knuckles

    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. 

    Injection Moulded Passenger Airbag Housing From Quadrant Cms Saves Weight And Cost

    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. 

  • Auto expert invited to boost manufacturing support

    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. 

Stevens Rowsell is a specialist precision sheet metal engineering company in East Sussex