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Bracket Work Hinges on Efficient Partnership
01 Feb 2005
Coventry-based DCM Group is this month celebrating the tenth anniversary of its relationship with light commercial vehicle manufacturer, LDV. There is a dual cause for celebration as another important milestone for the partnership has also been reached; DCM has just manufactured its 250,000th bracket for LDV.
Electroplater Gets Green Light for Future Growth
01 Feb 2005
Birmingham electroplater EC Williams Ltd successfully met the new requirements of the Environment Agency before the 31st July 2004 deadline to implement Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC). This milestone for the business followed a £150,000 investment in a new and completely automated zinc plating line, incorporating the latest technology.
Intelligent Jigs Enable Error Proof Assembly
01 Feb 2005
Car, van and truck makers could save millions of pounds in a breakthrough that is revolutionising the way car parts are made. Engineers at Remploy Automotive have invented a range of 'error proof'machines. The technology has put the firm at the cutting edge of advanced manufacturing techniques and has given the automotive industry a big step towards what it has always dreamed of - zero defect components.
Mould Shop Races Ahead
01 Feb 2005
Bourne Technical Mouldings (BTM) is racing ahead of many more established mould shops in and beyond the West Midlands region.
Hexagonal Section Solves Special Spring Problem
01 Feb 2005
When a major manufacturer of seats for passenger cars was experiencing problems with the spring mechanism used to raise the driver's seat, it contacted William Hughes, Dorset, a specialist in bent wire and spring manufacture, for help with improving the operation of the spring. After considering a number of alternative designs, an innovative approach using hexagonal section was selected.
New Lathe Increases Capacity for High Quality, Small Batch Work Gears
01 Feb 2005
Beard & Fitch, Essex, specialises in gear grinding and shaving, the manufacture of spur and helical gears, worms and wheels, in addition to general machined parts.
