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Industry News

  • Engineering Needs Re-Branding, Say School Children

    01 Jul 2003

    Is engineering a career for the next generation? Researchers at the University of Greenwich do not think so. A recent survey of children from Year 7 (11 years old) has revealed that this future generation of school leavers rated the engineering industry as the worst in all six categories, i. e. lowest status, least exciting, most boring, least enjoyable, most difficult and least glamorous. One of the suggested actions arising was to re-brand engineering as apparently even the name is unappealing! 

  • UK Leads in High Value R&D Inward Investment

    01 Jul 2003

    The UK continues to perform strongly in high value R&D inward investment, despite the uncertain global economy, Ministers confirmed this month. The Invest.UK Annual Review 2003, released on 9 July by the Government's inward investment operation, showed that the UK had attracted 709 investment projects last year, creating more than 34,000 jobs. 

  • Showcase of New Products Promised

    01 Jul 2003

    Early news from companies exhibiting at next year's MACH exhibition, 19-23 April 2004, at the NEC Birmingham, shows that a whole host of new products and services will be unveiled. Over 50 of the 320 contracted exhibitors already on the floorplan have said they will be launching new products at the show, and many more are keeping their plans under wraps until nearer the event. 

  • European Lean Educator Open's UK College

    01 Jul 2003

    Kaizen College, the educational arm of Kaizen Institute, the consulting organisation that introduced the world to kaizen, is coming to the UK.commencing in September 2003, a series of 20 structured training courses and seminars is set to change the way the UK's manufacturing industry trains its lean champions. 

  • A Site For Surplus Stock

    01 Jul 2003

    Earlier this month, Cashflow-2U Ltd launched a web site for engineering companies to buy and sell anything from a block of steel to an underutilised 7.5t lorry. Firms can use the site to share resources, reduce scrap, and thereby release equity and assets. 

  • Can Skills and Innovation Policies Succeed Without Radical Workplace Change?

    01 Jul 2003

    The national Skills Strategy unveiled on 9 July sets out a new agenda for business success through skills. 

Machined Components

  • New High Technology Machining Facility Hits the Ground Running

    01 Jul 2003

    Although it is a new company that officially opened its new facility last month, for two years prior to its launch, Doncaster-based Agemaspark trialled and fine tuned its expertise within a leading EDM machine tool marketing company, where it operated as a stand alone workingdemonstration-toolroom. 

  • Addition of Smaller and Older Plant Frees Up Larger Capacity

    01 Jul 2003

    The latest two machine additions at Millbrook Precision Engineering, Derbyshire, in March, might have seemed insignificant compared to the extensive capacity list of bigger equipment. However the addition of a surface grinder and a third table type horizontal boring and milling machine have already freed up the company's medium to large machine capacity - meaning reduced lead times and more competitive pricing on larger machined components. 

  • Achievement in Process Innovation is Outstanding

    01 Jul 2003

    Micrometric Techniques, the Lincoln based laser cutting, welding, marking and wire EDM specialist, has won an Institute of Mechanical Engineers MX 2003 Outstanding Achievement in Process Innovation award. The judges were particularly impressed by Micrometric's use and application of its recently installed £450,000 state-of-the-art laser machining system. 

  • Difficult Plastic Machined to Close Tolerances

    01 Jul 2003

    High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a versatile polymer mainly used for injection moulded bottle tops, food chopping boards, and milk crates, but it is not normally machined as it becomes unstable when its temperature varies. However, Regenesys needed to turn, mill and water jet profile this material for the manufacture of energy storage equipment, and they approached contract machinist, Holifields Precision Engineers, Oxford, to machine the required parts. 

  • Blast Proof Window Parts Supplied Against All Odds

    01 Jul 2003

    Kingsway Precision, a sister company of Streamline Waterjet and Laser Cutting, Gateshead, has recently completed the manufacture of bomb blast proof window components for the Scottish Houses of Parliament. 

  • Subcon Builds Routes to Many Markets in One Go

    01 Jul 2003

    According to Stockport-based Mini Gears, around 20-25% of its business has come from exhibiting at the Subcon show, which is one of Europe's leading subcontract engineering exhibitions (www.subconshow.co.uk). Mini Gears has been at every event since 1994 and has already booked its stand for the next show, 19 to 22 April 2004, NEC Birmingham. 

  • Horizontal Machining is the Right Way Forward

    01 Jul 2003

    LMS Precision Engineering of Droitwich, Worcestershire has invested in a Matsuura H.Plus 405 horizontal machining centre fitted with 6 pallets and 120 tools on a 240 base. By investing in such a high quality model of machine that is in operation globally in every conceivable sector of manufacturing, LMS knows that its Matsuura investment has the capacity and quality to increase its chances of securing future work. 

Moulds & Moulding

  • Investment in Skills Wins Top Industry Accolade

    01 Jul 2003

    At a recent ceremony, the Gauge and Toolmaker's Association (GTMA) presented its Rudolph Carne award to specialist tool company, FSG Tool & Die Ltd. The company's track record in maintaining a consistent throughput of highly skilled engineers and its commitment to recruiting apprentices year-on-year is a substantial investment for a company of its size. 

  • Local Toolmaker Invests For Shorter Lead Times

    01 Jul 2003

    The most recent additions to high speed machining capacity at toolmaker LPS Engineering of Kent, include DepoCam from NC Graphics and a Bridgeport HSC 600. These latest developments have significantly reduced lead times. The company continually invests to keep up with demand for ever increasing component complexity, shorter product life cycles, and shorter delivery times. 

  • Steel Injection Moulding is a Dream Come True

    01 Jul 2003

    Complex shapes and details which are not normally economically possible by other manufacturing methods, can now be produced by metal injection moulding (MIM). The process is a design engineer's dream, allowing the same types of parts typically made in plastics, to be produced in low alloy steels, stainless steels, tool steels and magnetic irons. 

Ship Building & Marine Engineering

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