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Witon cleans up on blind holes
07 Feb 2008
Drilling a 1 mm diameter, 15 mm long blind hole in batches of brass probes is a simple job for a precision turned parts subcontractor like Witon Engineering, but cleaning the components afterwards is more difficult. Conventional washing equipment was not removing oil and swarf from the fine holes so it invested in a Dürr Ecoclean industrial washing machine.
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SMEs can share their views
07 Feb 2008
The Engineering Industries Association Southern Region is inviting all SMEs to share their views on the changing face of the UK’s engineering industry. Sir Ronald Halstead, President of the EIA, will also be attending. The event is free and open to both members and non-members.
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Caparo body building for Tata Nano
07 Feb 2008
Body structures for the new €1,700 Tata Nano, India’s new cheap and tiny people’s car, are to be built by Caparo, manufacturer of the T1 supercar. Selected inner structural panels will be pressed and assembled by Caparo at a new facility in Singur, adjacent to the Tata Nano manufacturing plant. Caparo will supply 60 percent of these assemblies, with the rest being manufactured in-house by Tata.
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Darling praises Radshape’s training record
07 Feb 2008
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling, has praised Birmingham manufacturing company Radshape Sheet Metal for establishing an apprentice training scheme at a time when skills and training are high on the political agenda. Radshape has taken on four apprentices in the last three years and plans to take on one or two more each year.
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Free advice on IP rights
07 Feb 2008
Inventors and entrepreneurs who want understand their IP (Intellectual Property) can take advantage of a series of free clinics run by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA). Teams of experts offer free basic advice to innovators who are at the early stages of developing an idea. Many firms of patent attorneys will also offer the first consultation free of charge.
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Businesses fear green regulations mean more red tape
14 Feb 2008
A survey of British businesses has revealed strong concern that Government regulation to reduce carbon emissions will make the UK uncompetitive and add more cost than benefits. The npower survey found that 75% of intensive energy users surveyed think the combined pressures of the Climate Change Levy, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and the new CRC will place an undue burden on business.
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Sheet metal exported from Telford to China
14 Feb 2008
A Shropshire company which specialises in laser cutting high precision tube and sheet metal components is bucking the trend by exporting to China. Just 18 months after launching Telford-based CEL Sheetmetal has already created 21 full-time jobs, due in part to its innovative tie-up with a factory in China.
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Forgemasters meets pressing needs in Europe and US
15 Feb 2008
Sheffield Forgemasters International has announced a £1.2 million contract to produce steel press components weighing a total of 669 tonnes for German company SMS Meer. To cast the 168 tonne foundation platen for the closed-die press Forgemasters poured 388 tonnes of liquid steel into a specially designed mould.
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Engineering technique has a jewel purpose
21 Feb 2008
When commissioned by the Tate Modern to produce a niche range of jewellery items designed to reflect nuances of displayed art, Oxford-based jeweler Tess Blenkinsop conceived a complementary range of pendants and earrings with a difference – and turned to Tecan’s high-precision manufacturing techniques to bring them to life.
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Don't dismiss the UK
21 Feb 2008
Forget what you hear from nay-sayers crying into their beer about UK manufacturing being dead writes John Collins of the MTA. It is not true; far from it. When asked where we rank in manufacturing output in the world, leading journalists from the FT perceived us to be somewhere between 34th –36th: Rubbish – we’re 6th in the world, about the same size as France, behind the USA, Japan, Germany and China.
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Trustworthy data gives absolute traceability
21 Feb 2008
Founded over 30 years ago by current Managing Director Paul Dyer and his late father John, Dyer Engineering is a £6m turnover company producing 30,000 low volume high turnaround items every month. An EFACS Enterprise Resource Planning system from Exel Computer Systems means that the entire company, from management to shop floor, can totally rely on the accuracy and visibility of data provided.
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DRN celebrates silver jubilee
28 Feb 2008
DRN Engineering is celebrating its 25th Anniversary and now turns over £1.9 million with 19 employees. In the past two years it has invested in six new machines, expanding its capacity to 15 CNC lathes, six with a mill/turn capability, and 5 vertical machining centres.
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Free Subcon seminars hit hot sourcing topics
28 Feb 2008
Sourcing in global markets, make/buy strategy, lean manufacturing and new market opportunities are just some of the subjects covered in this year’s free Subcon seminar programme. Subcon 2008 is the international show for buyers of subcontracting and takes place at the NEC Birmingham from 22 to 24 April
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Diamond honing sparkles at Precision Products
28 Feb 2008
When Rustington-based Precision Products was presented with the opportunity to produce complete components for one of its customers the company invested £80,000 in a new single-stroke honing machine from Sunnen Products to achieve both the production volumes required and stringent quality levels specified.
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International award awaits Incorporated Engineers
28 Feb 2008
Individuals registered in the UK as Incorporated Engineers (IEng) now have the opportunity to gain wider recognition for their particular skills and expertise. Provided they have the necessary qualifications and experience, they can apply for the newly created title of International Engineering Technologist (IntET), the aim of which is to make it easier for holders to practise their profession overseas.
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RP and 3-D design come to school
28 Feb 2008
MEIRG, a Midlands engineering project, has given almost 300 students from across the East Midlands the chance to see demonstrations of cutting-edge technology used in engineering, plus gain valuable hands-on experience of rapid prototyping. The project aims to inspire young people in the region to consider a career in the sector by letting them try out the latest kit used in 3-D design.
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