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Benchmarking is Start of Improvement Journey
01 Dec 2002
In a recent study of the manufacturing sector, the DTI identified that better performing companies have higher margins, significantly lower cost of sales and greater repeat sales. "Many manufacturers wanting to improve their activities have no idea how they compare with their competitors, and need help to identify where to start, " says Mark Eaton MSc MBA, Head of the MAS (South East).
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DTI's Cyber Cafe Helps SMEs Exploit B2B Communications
01 Dec 2002
This month the opening of the National Business To Business Centre (NB2BC) in Coventry coincided with the news that text messaging is fast becoming a fundamental business tool, with 60% of firms using it on a daily basis. The Centre will guide people taking their first steps towards using e-business, and will also help the more technically adventurous small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to build the best virtual business networks.
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EU Funded Centre will Train and Support Locals
01 Dec 2002
A New Technologies Centre is to be built at Tamworth & Linchfield College under a plan to help rejuvenate the region's engineering and automotive sectors. It will offer high level training facilities and support to local people and businesses.
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IUKT Lifts the Lid on UK's New Tested Technology
01 Dec 2002
To stay up-to-date on technology developments in the field of manufacturing requires contact with tested ideas entering commercial use from R&D centres. Nine organisations came together recently to raise the profile of new technologies in manufacturing at the Inside UK Technology (IUKT) Innovation Exchange in Manchester.
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emould@work Project Defines Collaboration
01 Dec 2002
Mouldmaker Tooling Technologies, and Diemould Service (DMS), are the latest Gauge and Toolmaker Association (GTMA) members to join emould@work, the EU funded software R&D project led by GTMA and Delcam. The initiative aims to help companies work more productively together and reduce the length of new product development cycles.
Metal Cutting: Non-traditional Machining
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New Laser Cutter Wipes the Shine Off Water-jet
01 Dec 2002
Until recently, contract manufacturing firm Molyneux Engineering, based in Derbyshire, used to subcontract a large amount of aluminium profiling work to a water-jet subcontractor. Having recently replaced its original laser profiler with a new Trumpf L3030 4kW machine, 90% of this aluminium profiling work has been brought back in house.
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Bomb and Blast Blanket Wet Cut Without Snags
01 Dec 2002
The challenge of cutting blast proof material without snagging or degrading the material is no problem for World Wide Water Jet (WWW) in Herne Bay. Recent work includes cutting the bulletproof material Aramid (also known as Kevlar) in its fabric form to produce blast proof blankets.
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Non-Traditional Laser and Water-Jet Work Together
01 Dec 2002
A recent large aluminium fabrication project at Intec of Redditch required the strengths of laser cutting for thinner materials and water-jet cutting for the thicker sections. Not only did these non-traditional methods replace the sheet cutting but they also removed the need for the secondary machining operation for weld preparation.
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Profiler Predicts Demand for Innovative Laser Cutting will Grow Despite Markets
01 Dec 2002
Jon Day, managing director of Charles Day Steels predicts that demand for innovative laser cut solutions to stainless, and other high value material, will continue to grow despite declining markets. The company continues to expand with a third machine installation planned for 2003.
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Honing Company Reaches New Depths in Small Hole Drilling
01 Dec 2002
Having invested in EDM technology three years ago to add small hole drilling services to its wide range of machining services, Hone-All Precision, Dunstable, has progressed to the next stage of capability in this field by purchasing a new Sodick K1CN CNC EDM drilling machine.
Turned Parts
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Heavier Milling Capability Attracts New Turned Work
01 Dec 2002
In the eighteen months since it took possession of a new sliding head automatic lathe, Purchase Engineering in Middlesex has fulfilled its business objective to sharpen-up its performance and seek opportunities to secure new work. The new machine has lived up to expectations by improving machining efficiency on a number of existing projects, as well as taking on new work that could not have been economically produced before.
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Biopharm Manufacturer's Supplier is Outstanding
01 Dec 2002
The biotech and pharmaceutical industries require the utmost stringency in dosing and sterility, and Alfa Laval has developed a range of maximum hygiene integrity products. To meet these stringent requirements, the manufacture operates a vendor rating system and has awarded its Supplier of the Year Award to LMS Precision Engineering, Droitwich, Worcestershire.
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Makeover and New Tools are Passport To Export
01 Dec 2002
In the New Year, Precision Engineering Components, Essex, will be reaping the rewards of its new marketing strategy and increased capacity with the latest 5-axis machine technology. The machined component supplier won grants and advice from Business Link and Trade Partners UK, which are set to launch the company into new markets.
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BTMA's New Year Resolution is to Merge Turned Parts with Machined Components
01 Dec 2002
As changes in technology have narrowed the gap between turned parts and machined components, the trade association representing the UK's turned part manufacturers is undergoing dramatic changes. The British Turned Parts Manufacturers Association (BTMA) changed its criteria for membership eligibility recently to include manufacturers of machined components.
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Xmas Product Launch Writes Off Competitors
01 Dec 2002
Mussett Engineering in Norfolk are completing a major contract for the product launch of a new writing instrument, the first of which appeared in the shops at the beginning of the month ready for Christmas. The contract for the only metal component in the product was won against competition from Japanese and Swiss contractors.
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One-Hit Wondering Turns Design to a Better Angle
01 Dec 2002
In times where most specifications are presented to the contractor as CAD output, volume turned parts specialists APT Leicester recently enjoyed the opportunity to offer support on design and pre-production prototyping, working from rough sketches for parts of a home beauty appliance for the face. The company contributed to making the design easier and cheaper to produce for mass production in the New Year, and also identified options for material selection and colour finish.
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Buying on Price with Annual Cost-Downs Needs Global Volumes
01 Dec 2002
Facts Precision in Fife have recently become the single global supplier of a relief valve that was previously dual-sourced from Facts and a competitor in the Far East by a multinational fluid power customer.
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Intimate Knowledge of Machines Pays Off
01 Dec 2002
Today, subcontract-machining company Addmore Engineering, Bedford, has a £1.5m turnover and is about to open a second factory with a machining cell for couplings.
