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Industry News

  • Turning On the Next Engineering Generation

    01 May 2003

    It is said that if you haven't sold engineering as a career to people by the time they are 11 years of age, their interest will be lost forever. As engineering is becoming increasingly unattractive for many young adults, we will all have a lot of time on our hands if companies do not invest in recruiting the next generation of engineers says Mark Eaton, Head of the MAS in the South East. 

  • Two Great Exhibitions Add up to One Unmissable Event

    01 May 2003

    Details are starting to be released about the 2004 MACH and Subcon exhibitions, which will provide a unique opportunity for visitors to update their complete manufacturing strategy at the NEC, Birmingham next year. 

  • Source of Support Grows

    01 May 2003

    The Engineering Industries Association (EIA) is one of the latest of a growing number of specialist organisations to be approved by the Manufacturing Advisory Service as a Centre of Expertise in Manufacturing (CEM). 

  • What Physics Has Done for Entrepreneurship and Industry

    01 May 2003

    Ten years ago, on 30 April 1993, CERN, the European Organisation for nuclear research, issued a statement declaring that a little known piece of software called the World Wide Web was in the public domain. This month a special week of celebration hosted by the Institute of Physics (IOP), 'Opening Doors On Physics' followed the launch of an IOP report comparing the importance of physics to industry over the past ten years. 

Joining, Fabrication & Assembly

  • Modern Manufacturing Methods Suit Short Runs

    01 May 2003

    Guttridge Laserfab is the CNC sheetmetal division of South Lincs based Guttridge Services. 

  • Dryer Refurbishment

    01 May 2003

    The decision by Lafarge Aggregates to bring a major piece of equipment back into operation gave engineering company Ace Arc the opportunity to use all their welding and fabrication expertise. 

  • Design Service Comes of Age

    01 May 2003

    Twenty years ago, next month, Arunfabs started business as a small fabrication shop. Today the company offers sheet-metal component manufacture, small to medium sized fabrications and conventional and CNC machining. The latest generation CAD hardware and software means that customers can take full advantage of the company's 20 years of design expertise. 

Precision Engineering

  • Continuous Investments Bring Customer Benefits

    01 May 2003

    During 10 years experience supplying high quality laser cut parts, Bailey Manufacturing, Bradford, has researched cutting methods for a diverse range of materials, establishing procedures to handle a full spectrum of jobs from one-off items to large high volume runs. 

  • Investment in 5-axis machining to beat global competition

    01 May 2003

    Jefferson Engineering Services, a Kent-based sub-contract manufacturer of ultra-high precision and complex components for the high technology industries, has just completed a £2.5 million investment programme in seven Kitamura-MyCenter 5-axis machining centres. 

  • Driving Tool Paths for Motor Sport Success

    01 May 2003

    Problems with importing and manipulating IGES files drove Hampshire based engineering company Rimor Precision Engineering to look for a replacement CAM system with the aim of increasing productivity for their motor sport customers. After an extensive evaluation of alternative systems, the company recently installed two seats of NC Graphics DEPOCAM. 

  • New EIA Member Responds to Ever Changing Marketplace

    01 May 2003

    One of the latest companies to take up the benefits of membership of the Engineering Industries Association is Alder Precision Engineering, which was formed in 1987 as a result of the changing market place within the investment casting industry. At that time, customers were asking for fully machined and finished castings from a single source. 

  • Managing Supply Chain Helped To Win Business

    01 May 2003

    Following a bold move to set up a dedicated production unit, within six weeks, to penetrate the aerospace and defence sector, Gateshead based Express Engineering has grown rapidly from being a traditional jobbing shop into a leading manufacturer of precision components to a customer base that includes Goodrich, Thales, BEA Systems and SAAB Bofors. A key factor in making this happen was the company's ability to pull together a powerful supply-chain. 

  • Laser Business Focused on Future After Sell Off

    01 May 2003

    In March, The Cutting Edge Group sold its site, which was only 30 miles from London and close to Stanstead Airport, for residential redevelopment. It also sold off its flamecutting and waterjet departments after 31 years, and will focus the business in new premises on the laser cutting service that it started 25 years ago. 

Surface Engineering

  • Pickling & Passivation Plant Extends Services

    01 May 2003

    Specialist surface finisher of stainless steel and higher alloys, Vecom of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, extended the scope of service it provides with the opening of a new pickling and passivation plant at Bury, Lancashire earlier this month. 

  • Responsible Electroplater Achieves Recognition for Environmental Controls

    01 May 2003

    Recognising that environmental responsibility is a key supplier attribute, within 18 months of deciding to obtain ISO14001 accreditation, R Wilson & Co, Chesterfield, has become one of the few companies within the electroplating industry to achieve the standard. It is just one of a string of good practice accreditations held by this proactive firm, which was established in 1947. 

Work In Progress

  • Pig Launcher Project Pushed the Limits

    01 May 2003

    Leeds fabrication and machining engineers, A. Taylor and Son, have once again demonstrated their versatility with the recent completion of a 36 tonne vessel destined for Western Australia. 

Stevens Rowsell is a specialist precision sheet metal engineering company in East Sussex