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Aerospace
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Flight Deck Locks Deal Secures Work
01 Jun 2002
A small Hampshire-based engineering company has overcome a downturn in the aerospace industry by designing and manufacturing aircraft flight deck security locks for some 300 British Airways commercial jets.
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Fluro-Polymers Perform In Critical Applications
01 Jun 2002
Fuchs Lubritech UK Ltd recently launched their Carbaflo range of extreme performance lubricants developed specifically for use in critical applications and extremes of environment throughout the Aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Finisher To Win Shining Endorsement
01 Jun 2002
Specialist aerospace finishing company Abbey Metal Finishing Company Ltd (Amfin) of Nuneaton are currently awaiting confirmation of supplier approval status from a major international company following recent site visits. The approval is set to add yet another prestigious name to Amfin's customer list, together with a new contract that would operate over several years.
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Marshall's Excellent Showing For Boeing
01 Jun 2002
Cambridge-based Marshall Aerospace was presented with a plaque from Boeing last month in recognition of the outstanding round-the-clock effort, which resulted in the on schedule April delivery of the first auxiliary fuel tank for installation in the new 'Longer Range 747-400' aircraft.
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Electrochemical 2D Data Matrix Marking Assures Aerospace Traceability
01 Jun 2002
The aerospace industry worldwide is adopting 2D Data Matrix (DMx) coding to enable cradle to grave unit-level traceability of their aircraft components. 2D DMx is machine readable code containing up to 100 times more information than a linear barcode in the same or less space. As the code itself is much smaller it can fit easily onto the smallest components.
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The Fun of the Air at Farnborough International 2002
01 Jun 2002
The aerospace industry is one of the UK's leading and most successful manufacturing sectors, but it is facing increasing competition from other parts of the world. The Society of British Aircraft Companies (SBAC) therefore welcomed the announcement last month by the Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, of a new venture to improve innovation and competitiveness in the aerospace industry. UK aerospace is eager to establish a shared vision and strategy for the future, and this will be evident at Farnborough International 2002 (22 to 28 July), the world's premier aerospace business event.
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Westland Appoints First Ever Subbie As Strategic Supplier
01 Jun 2002
South Shields based Ford Aerospace, a division of the long established Ford Component Manufacturing, scored a notable achievement recently when it was selected as the first ever Westland Transmissions subcontractor to be awarded strategic supplier status.
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Contract Engineers Team Up At Air Show
01 Jun 2002
Technical Aid International Ltd has been selected by ATC Lasham Ltd to provide recruitment and payroll services for over 50 specialist engineers working at this year's Farnborough Air Show.
Casting And Hotworking
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Smithy Hammers Out Iron Work Gates For Jubilee
01 Jun 2002
One of the many lasting and fitting Golden Jubilee memorials unveiled last month was a set of blue and gold wrought iron gates for Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire. The gates were designed and produced by architectural blacksmith Peter Clutterbuck from Portsmouth, who operates the last remaining traditional forge in the city.
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Diecasting Foundry Gets A New High Pressure Cell
01 Jun 2002
A new Buhler high pressure diecasting cell with a locking force of 530 tonnes is the latest addition to MRT Castings' foundry in Andover. Established in 1947, the family owned business specialises in high quality aluminium and zinc components for a variety of applications, primarily in the electronics, marine and communications industries.
Industry News
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Encouraging Innovation - That Fragile and Improbable Process
01 Jun 2002
Innovation is the successful exploitation of new ideas. It's a proven ingredient of business success.companies either need to develop new ideas themselves or gain access to those developed by others.
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Website is Global Health and Safety Resource
01 Jun 2002
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has launched a new electronic gateway to global occupational safety and health (OSH) information and expertise.
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Protect Against Computer Security Vulnerabilities
01 Jun 2002
The way personal computers (PCs) are used has changed tremendously in the past few years. Evolving technologies make it easy to connect them to each other from anywhere in the world. However, these new capabilities create additional responsibilities, such as ensuring that systems are secure. The latest security fixes for Windows and Internet Explorer can be downloaded free of cost from the Internet.
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Manufacturing Network To Close UK & US Gap
01 Jun 2002
Research undertaken by the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) into the causes of the gap in productivity between US & UK manufacturers identified two main causes - one is the difference in investment strategies and the second concerns the active adoption of 'Lean Manufacturing'.
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Diary Dates For Regional Manufacturing Shows
01 Jun 2002
Without wanting to wish away the summer that has not yet arrived, exhibitors are looking forward to the next round of manufacturing and engineering shows.
Turned Parts
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Raising The Video Profile
01 Jun 2002
ASK Technoset, which employs 24 people, made its home in Rugby in 1978. Its products are at the forefront of technology in the aerospace, medical and telecommunication fields. The company is planning to expand into new market areas and has accepted assistance from Business Link to make a promotional video.
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Big Enough to Cope, Small Enough to Care
01 Jun 2002
A recent contract won in the security market illustrates the ability of Automatic Precision Turning Leicester Ltd (APT) to work alongside the designer of a product from the initial concept, through to launch and subsequent on-going sales of the finished item.
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Plastic Parts Machined with CNC Sliding Heads
01 Jun 2002
Investing in new machines has enabled Tefloturn to diversify the business along lines that would not have been possible before. The company, which is based in Watton at Stone, in Hertford, process a wide range of plastic materials including PTFE, PEEK, nylon, acetal and other engineering plastics in quantities from a single component to batches of 250,000.
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You Need Not Be Alone, BTMA Reminds Its Members
01 Jun 2002
In September the British Turned Parts Manufacturer's Association (BTMA) will be playing host to the steering committee of the 2003 conference of the international turned parts association, Syndicat International du Decolletage (SID), which will be held in the US.
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Hourly Rates Come Down As Investment Goes Up
01 Jun 2002
Considerable investment, this year from North Somerset Reproductions (NSR), in Bristol, has put the company in such a healthy position that it can now offer even lower hourly rates than before.
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Auto Sport Supplier Turns from Milling to Turning
01 Jun 2002
For 15 years Ian Cosby has been producing parts for racing cars at his one-man company, GI Engineering situated in Crowfield, in the heart of rural Northamptonshire. During that time he has milled the most intricate of parts using the latest CNC technology, but, until now, he rarely ventured into the field of turning.
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Honeymoon Couple Buy Citizen Wedding Present
01 Jun 2002
Sue and Ian Gaskell, both owner-directors of NC Precision, based in Chard, Somerset, spent their honeymoon at MACH 2002, at the NEC Birmingham. They bought themselves a £140,000 wedding present in the shape of the latest 13axis, Citizen M16 CNC sliding head automatic lathe on the NC Engineering stand.
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Internet Bidding Lands £2.65M Orders From US
01 Jun 2002
Orders worth up to £750,000 and the retention of an existing contract worth some £1.9m were won by turning subcontractor Rodmatic Precision Engineering Co Ltd, Reading, Berkshire, through a recent internet auction staged by a US multi-national company.
