There will also be seminars by: the Society of British Aerospace Companies, the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, Sandvik and MG Rover (Tooling), the National Physical Laboratory, the Institute of Quality Assurance and the British Standards Institute (Inspex).

Organisations such as the Federation of Small Businesses, the Manufacturing Advisory Service and the Production Engineering Research Association are also playing key roles in this year's events.

It all adds up to an unrivalled extravaganza of manufacturing knowledge that every purchasing director and sub-contractor cannot afford to miss.

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A K Industries leads the way in precision moulding technology, and specialises in two-colour, twomaterial, gas injection, insert and liquid silicon rubber moulding, as well as micro-injected moulded parts, and the laser drilling of plastics.

The company also offer a mould tool manufacturing service, using external toolmakers.

The Creative Group incorporates the Creative Vacuum Group, which specialises in welding and brazing - electron beam, resistance and TIG and orbital welding, as well as vacuum brazing and heat treatment. Silver and soft soldering are also offered, along with mass spectrometer leak detection.

Da/Pro Rubber is a leading manufacturer of precision moulded rubber products, offering complete inhouse facilities from design assistance through compounding, laboratory, mould making and quality assurance.

Visit the stand and find out about the Da/Pro process as well as the company's diaphragms, electrical connector inserts, one-way sealing valves, rubber to metal plastics parts.

Duright Engineering is a subcontract cutting shop supplying customers for the automotive, aerospace and leisure industry. The company specialises in laser and circular saw tube cutting and has recently invested in "the most up-to-date laser tube cutting machine in the UK".

Excalibur Manufacturing Solutions offers sheet metalworking, powder coating and value-added supplied to customer requirements. Typical metal thickness processed is up to 3mm, and the company is committed to lean and agile manufacturing principles.

Visit the Harrison & Hutchinson stand to see various examples of the company's production engineering expertise.

Metal Injection Mouldings will demonstrate the metal injection moulding process, which allows the same types of parts typically made in plastics, to be produced in low alloy steels, stainless steels, tool steels and magnetic irons.

According to P. I. Castings, the more complex the shape, the more economic the process of investment casting becomes, in comparison to other manufacturing techniques.

Castings from 5mm to 600mm are available in a wide range of metals.

Sassen Engineering manufactures a wide variety of turned parts on single-spindle autos and Emco CNC machines up to 40mm diameter in steel, stainless, brass, aluminium and copper. The company also provides second-operation machining from 4mm to 40mm diameter and assembly work, as well as a finished parts.

Whitmar Precision Engineering has built its reputation by providing quality machined components companies involved in the ink printing, industrial laser, micropositioning equipment, motor sport and special-purpose machine sectors.

Widney UK's manufacturing programme includes machining centres, NC forming machines, CNC laser presses, multi-station direct glazing equipment, semi-automatic pre-treatment and paint plant, and robotic welding. Visit its stand at Contract Manufacturing and discover how you can benefit from these.