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Cold-working
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Spending on Bending
01 Jul 2002
South Yorkshire based, Tubeform Engineering Ltd has recently completed new machinery installations at two separate divisions of the BAE Systems group.
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Spinning Dishes Up Rotational Symmetry
01 Jul 2002
Since the purchase of Metal Spinners by Precision Engineering International nearly five years ago, investment in the latest spinning technology has been considerable.
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Punch Press Switches On Complete Bus Bar Service
01 Jul 2002
Recent investment in an EHRT punching machine allows H.V. Wooding Ltd to offer a new service to their customers. The company has been awarded a major contract by one of the world's largest manufacturers of electrical switchgear products. The contract entails the supply of a diverse range of bus bars that will be delivered to a JIT arrangement with deliveries to the customer two or three times a week.
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Wire Bender Brings New Stainless Steel Springs
01 Jul 2002
Slightly unusual, difficult-to-source wire types have become something of a speciality for wire stockists William Hughes of Dorset who can now offer 177 precipitation hardened stainless spring wire from stock.
Industry News
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Help Is Available To Find Leaders of Change
01 Jul 2002
The need to recruit high calibre people capable of leading change is becoming increasingly important for manufacturing companies. However, finding staff with the right combination of capability, experience, personal drive and leadership is extremely difficult, especially when financial rewards may be constrained. The DTI's Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) offers help to attract, select and retain suitable staff.
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SEA Offers Updated Free Advice On Metal Finishing
01 Jul 2002
Authoritative guidance on metal pre-treatment and the safe use of hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, are described in the latest publications available free of cost from the Surface Engineering Association (SEA).
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No Future for Low Skill, Low Wage, Low Quality Production
01 Jul 2002
The number of changes and new initiatives introduced by central government during the past five to ten years with regard to education, qualifications, training and development has resulted in confusion and lack of knowledge and understanding among employers.
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New Board Determines To Tackle Industry Problems
01 Jul 2002
New determination to tackle the problems facing UK engineering and technology was signalled last month when fourteen leaders of UK business and industry, academia and Government met for the first time in London as the board members of the newly formed Engineering and Technology Board (ETB).
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Global Trading Network To Save MoD 20% Costs
01 Jul 2002
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Exostar have formed a strategic alliance to offer the worldwide aerospace and defence industry a complete suite of business-togovernment electronic procurement and collaboration services.
News
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Subcontracting Is Growth Area of Sheet Metal Show
01 Jul 2002
When EuroBLECH 2002 opens in Hannover, Germany in just a few months (22-26 October), exhibitors from around the world will be displaying the very latest developments in sheet metal technology.
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Cold Forging Ahead For Turned Part Alternatives
01 Jul 2002
Fisco Precision Components, the UK arm of Heico, has over 100 years of manufacturing experience, and are world leaders in cold forming technology. The company offers an alternative to volume turned parts, with extensive in-house secondary operations including internal and external threads, heat treatments and surface finishing to the highest standards in all grades of mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper and brass.
Precision Engineering
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Welsh Toolmaking Winners Are World Class
01 Jul 2002
South Wales based FSG Tool and Die, which has been at the forefront of the design and manufacture of precision tooling for over 40 years, was a double winner at the recent Production Engineering Solutions Awards ceremony held at the GTMA 60th Anniversary Lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London.
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Dramatic Changes Require New Controls For Component Specialist
01 Jul 2002
Management and staff at Dawson Precision Components Ltd, specialists in fine limit instrument components, are adjusting to a new production control system to keep up with the dramatic increase in volume of the precision components they are producing.
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Fine Tolerance Extrusion Specialist Uses 'Indirect' Methods
01 Jul 2002
Standard extruded aluminium parts are some of the most common components used in the manufacturing industry.
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
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Unique 'Seawork2002' Gathers Commercial Marine Industry To Port
01 Jul 2002
With 95% of the United Kingdom's trade by weight arriving or leaving by sea, and much of the world's trade passing near our coasts, a safe and thriving global shipping industry is vital to the country's economy. Last month, seawork2002, the largest European commercial marine exhibition held in a working port, took place at the ABP Port of Southampton, for the fifth consecutive year.
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Shipbuilding Clause Shores Up Defence Work
01 Jul 2002
Senior Defence Minister Lord Bach told unions and MPs this month that a vital clause would be put on all future defence contracts guaranteeing that all sub contracting work will be done in the UK.
