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Budget Encourages SMEs to Invest in People and Training
01 May 2002
The Government has launched a multi-pronged assault on the industry-wide problem of skills shortages with major boosts to funding for Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) and to enable more small firms to take up the Investors in People Standard (IIP).
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Gadgets get Big Brother Style Test Treatment
01 May 2002
NewScientist.com reported this month that Dutch electronics company Philips has built HomeLab, a two-storey house for trying out new consumer technologies. Guinea-pig families will spend up to two months in the HomeLab using the new systems, while the lab's researchers play their own version of Big Brother with 20 hidden video cameras.
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Prestigious Awards Demonstrate Talent of UK Business Community
01 May 2002
On 21 April, The Queen's personal birthday, the winners of the 133 Queen's Award for Enterprise 2002, were announced. Large and small business from all over the UK were honoured.
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Women Engineers of the Future Sought for Course
01 May 2002
Women engineers of the future are being sought by the University of Bradford to take part in a taster course that will provide an opportunity to look ahead to a rewarding career in Engineering Technology and Design.
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President Putin Speaks for Engineers' Interests
01 May 2002
In his first statement as President of the Bristol and Western Engineering Manufacturers' Association (BEMA), Andrew Putin indicated that the organisation will be raising its profile and increasing its influence on government policy relating to the engineering and manufacturing sectors.
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Network Opens Gateway to Business Opportunities
01 May 2002
Companies looking to do business with Europe should contact the UK's network of 23 Euro Info Centres, which produce regular bulletins listing the details of European companies looking to do business or for partnerships with the UK.
Joining & Fabrication
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Silver Trophy for Best Fabrication Subcontractor
01 May 2002
A. Taylor & Son (Leeds) Ltd were awarded with a silver trophy in the category of Best Fabrication subcontractor at the recent Subcon 2002 awards held in Birmingham.
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Workshop Brings Friction Stir Welding To Industry 's Attention
01 May 2002
A workshop on the benefits of using the friction stir welding process in industrial applications is to be held at TWI, Cambridge on Tuesday, 16 July 2002. Users of friction stir welding in the marine, aerospace and rail industries have already benefited from significant improvements in productivity and cost reduction.
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Specialised Adhesive Bonding Process for Pod
01 May 2002
A Birmingham manufacturer has set up a dedicated customer cell to provide the unique controlled environment needed for the manufacture of the monocoque chassis, or pod, for Morgan Motor Cars 'Aero 8'.
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Manufacturer Opens Door to Market Spare Capacity
01 May 2002
As part of its programme for business growth, APV Baker, a major manufacturer of machines and systems for food production, is now offering subcontract services ranging from the management and complete manufacture of major turnkey projects, to the supply of fabricated and machined components and subassemblies.
Manufacturing Technology Scotland
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Triple Skinned Bellows Performance Couplings
01 May 2002
Exhibiting on stand D33, Abssac Limited has added a complete range of stainless steel and brass bellows shaft couplings to their product line. These are specifically designed to meet the ever increasing demands of today's power transmission applications.
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Not Just A Pretty Face
01 May 2002
Rosler, one of the world's largest producers of surface finishing machines, related abrasives and wastewater treatment systems, will be demonstrating their expertise on stand C41.
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Building on the Success of Last Year's Show
01 May 2002
The second Manufacturing Technology Scotland exhibition will follow the format that succeeded in establishing the event last year. In addition, and new for 2002, is an increased emphasis on electronic assembly, and manufacturers from the aerospace supply chain. These developments are a direct response to comments from last year's visitor exit poll.
Non-traditional Metal Cutting
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Beam Steered Laser Marking Leads The Way
01 May 2002
Laser engraving, or marking, is a well-established technique used in a wide variety of industries for product identification and date coding.
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F1 Supplier In Race To Get New Parts On Grid
01 May 2002
A week before the Malaysian Grand Prix in March, Portsmouth based precision engineering company, Amdale Ltd, was called upon to supply new parts to help rectify the suspension glitches that had plagued the Jordan Formula One team's yellow cars in the season's first race in Australia.
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Toolmaker Consolidates Manufacturing Expertise
01 May 2002
Subcon 2002 provided the first opportunity for Surrey-based PG Technology to demonstrate the company's vast experience as a high quality machining and manufacturing company since its acquisition and consolidation with Toolmasters Technology and BPR Precision Toolmakers at the end of 2001.
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Training, Investment and Partnerships are Key to Future Success
01 May 2002
HV Wooding Ltd, based in Kent, is a specialist in CNC wire erosion, tooling and production of metal pressings, sub-assemblies and electroplating. The company is a major provider of these services in the UK and mainland Europe.
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Lazerblade Launched at Metalworking Show
01 May 2002
One of the main attractions for sheet metal fabricators visiting MetalWorking 2002 last month was the new 'Lazerblade plus' sheet metal profiling machine from Electrox which was shown operating in conjunction with a Fanuc loading/ unloading robot.
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Non-Contact Deep Hole Drilling is Unaffected by Metal Toughness
01 May 2002
Founded in 1992, MJ Technologies, Leicestershire, designs and manufactures special process equipment for the aerospace, power generation and automotive industries.
