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Aero-engine Expo

  • Registration Opens for The World Premier of Aero Engine Expo

    01 Aug 2005

    The Aero Engine EXPO is the largest independent Aero Engine event in the world - and this year it has got bigger - much bigger, thanks to partnering with the Gas Turbine O&M EXPO. Both these events have a substantial pedigree, with the Aero Engine EXPO playing host to the 14th annual Aero Engine Conference. 

  • Leading Aero Industry Companies Support Aero Engine Expo

    01 Aug 2005

    This year's event is being supported by the leading companies in the industry: Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, SR Technics, CFM International, Lufthansa Technik, Shannon Engine Support, International Aero Engines, MTU Maintenance, Aeroturbines & Mxi. 

Automotive

East Midlands Manufacturing

  • East Midlands Manufacturing Exhibition 14-15 September 2005

    01 Aug 2005

    For anyone in the East Midlands involved in engineering design, production or purchasing, the East Midlands Manufacturing Exhibition at Donnington Park, Derby offers a face-to-face, hands-on look at around 200 companies in half a day. 

Forming & Presswork

  • Spring Maker Acquires Low Cost Base Factory

    01 Aug 2005

    Business is booming for William Hughes, the specialist manufacturer of springs and bent wire assemblies, so much so that the company is now operating a purpose built 1,000 square metre production facility in Bulgaria, representing an investment of over ?750,000. 

  • Work Handling System Maximises Potential for Heavy Duty Press Work

    01 Aug 2005

    When Birmingham based APS Metal Pressings invested in a new 600 tonne transfer press to extend its capabilities into larger, more heavy-duty automotive pressings, the company specified a PressTrans work handling system from Gudel to maximise the full potential of its new machine. 

  • Large Mild Steel Sheets Handled and Studded in New Robotic Press Cell

    01 Aug 2005

    Dundee based, Texol Technical Solutions plc recently placed an order for a robotic insertion press cell, comprising a Haeger 824 'OneTouch' insertion press with a 50kg Motorman UP50N 6-axis industrial robot and NX100 control system. This order is part of Texol's ongoing investment in technology and has been purchased to handle and apply studs to a range of mild steel sheets, the largest of which is 2m x 1m and 1.5mm thick. The finished sheets are used to fabricate control cabinet casings. 

  • Small Batch Supply Service Saves Costs of Storage and Stock

    01 Aug 2005

    West Midlands based Yeoman Pressings Ltd specialises in low to medium volumes (less than 10k off) of sheet metal fabrication involving presswork, tube bending, CNC punch pressing. YPL adds value to its manufacturing services by supplying just what customers want, when they want it. 

  • Press and Programming Halve Sheet Cycle Times

    01 Aug 2005

    Pressworking cycle times have been halved at sheet metalworking subcontractor, Coleman Manufacturing, near Burton-onTrent, following the installation in November 2004 of a Finn-Power C5 turret punch press and Jetcam programming software from Press and Shear Machinery. 

  • Partnership Approach Led Intricate Medical Pressing from Concept to Market

    01 Aug 2005

    Regent Engineers Ltd was recently approached by a medical company with a concept for a new product. 

Heavy Engineering

  • Fabricator Shows Steely Determination to Safeguards Workers

    01 Aug 2005

    When William Hare Ltd carried out a safety assessment on workers operating cutting and drilling equipment, the assessors identified that the location of the equipment in booths separating them from other workers could pose a risk and delay first aid in the event of an accident or fall. Consequently, the SBES LifeSaver MICRO system has been given total priority at the California Works in Bury, Lancashire, where the company's outstanding safety regime has previously earned a gold award from RoSPA. 

  • Long Serving Workers

    01 Aug 2005

    Dudley-based Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd has acknowledged the exceptionally long service of two of its employees. 

  • Machine Shop's Latest Additions Mill and Bore Fabrications up to 12t

    01 Aug 2005

    Since its inauguration as a sheet metal worker over 140 years ago, A Taylor & Son of Leeds has continually modernised and substantially invested in both its people and plant to facilitate the transition towards heavy fabrication. 

Industry News

  • Role of Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Set to Rise Significantly

    01 Aug 2005

    The tenth anniversary of UKAS, the sole national accreditation body, has prompted considerable thought as to the organisation's future role and priorities over the next ten years. Accredited conformity assessment is going to be busier and its use more widespread and varied, not least because it can provide a more flexible alternative to more conventional regulation, says UKAS's Chairman Lord Lindsay. 

  • Simulation Games Aid Team Problem Solving

    01 Aug 2005

    In engineering and manufacturing, the use of highly interactive simulation games is growing. By an enjoyable and sometimes messy experience in a simulated environment, an out of control process is put back into control. This form of learning, which can be very time and cost effective, gets people interacting, supports team building and addresses problems quickly says Arthur Richardson of the South West MAS. 

  • 'Sound Off ' Plugs Noise Control in the Workplace

    01 Aug 2005

    Manufacturing is the highest risk workplace area when it comes to noise, with 177 reported cases of work-related hearing loss between 2001 and 2003, which far outweighs any other sector. At Sound Off - Noise Reduction at Work Conference 11 and 12 October 2005, London, visitors will receive sound advice on controlling noise in the workplace. 

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