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Top Supplier of the Year Wins Two Years in a Row
01 Dec 2003
The Alfa Laval 'Supplier of the Year' award has been won, again, for the second consecutive year, by LMS Precision Engineering of Droitwich, Worcestershire. The biopharm manufacturer based in Eastbourne, introduced its vendor rating system to meet stringent requirements for the supply of components for its range of maximum hygiene integrity products.
New Bed Mill Provides Back Up For US Contract
01 Dec 2003
Hampshire's Gravatom Engineering Systems Ltd has extended its machining capabilities with a new five-axis Anayak bed mill as part of a multi-milion pound contract with Varian Medical Systems Inc, a manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, based in San Francisco.
WM Manufacturers Give Added Bite to Dentistry
01 Dec 2003
Two West Midlands manufacturers are getting their teeth into an exciting new project that is promising to revolutionize the art of dentistry for years to come. Redditch's Machined Components Systems plc and Birmingham-based Everest Engineering have joined forces with Peter Winter-Moore, a local practitioner and owner of Springfield Dental Care, to develop a new dental post, which makes fixing crowns and gaps quicker and more effective.
Firm Specialises in Highly Complex Turned Parts
01 Dec 2003
Automatic Precision Turning Leicester Ltd (APT Leicester) specialises in the highly complex, medium to low volume precision components with strong customer co-operation to maximise value for money components.
Precise Machining Needs Improved Inspection
01 Dec 2003
Birmingham based Rowan Precision, is passionate about precision. Over seven years ago, after the company saw the potential of the enormous advances made in high speed one-hit machining typified by the Swiss type sliding headstock machines, it replaced a shop full of Swiss cam machines, and embarked on a program of updating to the Tornos Deco machine range. These investments have in turn required improved inspection facilities.
Competitive Quotes Win Business from College
01 Dec 2003
Educational establishments and research facilities are a significant source of subcontract machining work, particularly as many are winding down their internal facilities, but budgets are always tight and quotes have to be realistic. Imperial College in London, for example, recently put out the machining of components for a centrifugal compressor to the company offering the most competitive quote, which was Holifields in Abingdon.
