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3D CAD/CAM Allows Flexibility and Fast Customer Response
01 Jun 2005
In recent years, precision sheet metalworker, Henderson Fabrications, has invested in new premises, new CNC machinery and the very latest computer technology, in the form of CAD/CAM software from Radan Computational. The company has full CAD/CAM capability, with two fully trained operators providing an origination service that offers exceptional benefits in terms of speed and accuracy.
Robotic Press Brake Cell Will Accommodate Demand for Flexibility
01 Jun 2005
Fine limit sheetmetal work and laser cutting specialist Carlton Laser Services, of Leicester, is a step closer to implementing its plans to invest £1.2m in automated laser cutting and fabrication cells.
Iris Specialist Sets Up New Sheet Metal Service
01 Jun 2005
A new sheet metal working subcontractor, Pearlfisher Engineering Ltd, has been set up on the former site of Temple Shearing and Engineering Ltd of Burgess Hill.
Manufacturer Signed Up for Help to Re-Organise
01 Jun 2005
When the South West MAS approached the Plymouth Manufacturers Group offering members the opportunity to take part in a business improvement programme employing 'Root Cause Problem Solving Methods', Alderman Tooling signed up for help. Its problem was how to move from the current configuration to manufacturing cells that would supply product more reliably and with a shorter leadtime.
Investment is Key to Diversification Strategy
01 Jun 2005
Over the last three years Coventry based DCM, which used to depend largely on the automotive market, has diversified into new sectors and invested heavily in new equipment such as a laser cutter, a press brake and earlier this year, an MRP system.
£750k Investment Cuts a Dash in Fully Automatic Tube Profiling & Cutting
01 Jun 2005
Sheetmetal and fabrication specialist Intec Laser Services of Redditch has recently invested a total of £750k in what is thought to be the most powerful, fully automatic, high volume, laser tube cutting machine in the UK enabling tubular components to be cut with any shape of aperture, hole and complex or simple end detail. This facility is housed in a dedicated new building with overhead craneage for hopper loading.
Sheet Metal Show Time In Paris and Nuremberg
01 Jun 2005
Tolexpo, a new international trade show for sheet metal, coil, tube and section technologies, will be held in Paris, 15-18 November 2005 in Paris (www.tolexpo. com). This is followed by FabForm 2005 a sheet metal forming and fabricating technology showcase in Nuremberg, 6-8 December (www.fabform. de).
