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Heavy Engineering

  • Larger Fabrications

    01 Jan 2006

    Arc Energy Resources has invested in a new £45,000 CNC press brake to meet the growing demand for its specialised fabrication services. The 150 tonne press brake, which can form sheet lengths up to 3,600mm, will also enable Arc Energy accommodate larger fabrications and handle a greater variety of work. 

  • Stadium Work Awarded

    01 Jan 2006

    A new contract for ductwork and systems installation on the northeast and north-west quadrant developments stand extensions at Manchester United has been awarded to Senior Hargreaves. 

Industry News

  • Materials Network to Transfer Knowledge

    01 Jan 2006

    At the London Science Museum earlier this month, Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury launched the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network, an organisation aimed at making cutting-edge science available on the factory floor. 

  • Alternative Accountancy Gives Clearer Costings

    01 Jan 2006

    Accountancy is a key area that is often overlooked when adopting lean practices. Alternative costing systems such as Activity Based Costing, Variable/Marginal Costing, Acquisition Costing and Kaizen, are more appropriate than traditional accountancy practices for today's manufacturers, says Arthur Richardson, South West MAS. 

  • Good Measurement Gives Competitive Edge Precisely

    01 Jan 2006

    What would you ask if you had unlimited access to some of the world's most experienced measurement scientists? How would you use their knowledge to benefit your business? 

  • CAD/CAM Pavilion is Full

    01 Jan 2006

    The CAD/CAM pavilion is the first of the MACHplus areas of MACH 2006, being held at the NEC, Birmingham, 15 to 19 May 2006, to completely sell out. With 19 companies taking all available space within the MACHplus pavilion visitors can expect to see the very latest in new CAD/CAM developments. 

Medical Engineering

  • Solid Business Growth

    01 Jan 2006

    Oxford Engineering, a 100-person, £8m turnover, 'one-stop shop' contract manufacturing business long established in Abingdon, Oxfordshire opened a low cost manufacturing facility in Estonia last year - Oxford Engineering Eesti. The company has experienced solid business growth over a period when many engineering firms have struggled to survive. 

  • BSSA Joins Metals Forum

    01 Jan 2006

    The British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) has joined the Metals Forum industry grouping (www. metalsforum. org), so that it now has 12 organisations in membership. The metals industry is one of the UK's largest manufacturing sectors, employing over 400 thousand people with a sector turnover in excess of £41 billion according to the government's statistics (Annual Business Inquiry published in December 2005). 

  • Innovation-Driven Medical Device Market Assembles

    01 Jan 2006

    Over the last 13 years, the Medical Device Technology Exhibition and European Conference (NEC 15-16 February) has grown in size and standing to become the UK's premier event and the only exhibition (MDT 2006) and conference for the medical device and in vitro diagnostics industry. 

  • Anodising on Titanium Colour Codes Implants

    01 Jan 2006

    A reliable and innovative anodising technique for colour coding titanium parts, such as surgical screws, has been developed by AEP (Chippenham) Ltd, Wiltshire, a specialist in anodising, electroplating and chemical processing. Demand for this process is growing from the medical, food processing and motor sport sectors where titanium components need to be colour coded for identification purposes. 

  • Press Feed Line Will Improve Performance

    01 Jan 2006

    Tadley Engineering Ltd in Tadley, Hampshire, a supplier of precision sheet metal components and fabrications in ferrous and non ferrous material, has ordered a Dimeco Press Feed Line from Shear-Form Machine Tools Ltd to be delivered this month to retrofit to a new Amada TP150 power press. 

  • Contractor's 4kW Laser Adds Capacity for Heavier Sheet Metal Fabrications

    01 Jan 2006

    It has been one year since Toolmasters, based in Deal, Kent, installed a new Prima 4kW Platino laser cutting machine to improve production efficiency and competitiveness of cutting operations. With higher cutting speeds and increased cutting capacity up to 20mm in mild steel, the company offers a complete 'cut, bend and weld' service with up to 200 ton press brake capacity. 

  • Micro-Tooling Research

    01 Jan 2006

    One of the flagship research projects currently being undertaken by the Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC) at Cardiff University is the development of micro-tooling for non-silicon micro components. 

  • Successful Succession Plans Ensure Continuity

    01 Jan 2006

    The UK's largest independent, flame cutting, steel profilers, Malthouse Engineering, based in Tividale, is working with Business Link Black Country (BLBC) to include succession planning as part of its on-going business strategy. 

  • Patient Care Demands Machining Expertise for Medical Equipment

    01 Jan 2006

    The Medical Equipment Management Organisation (MEMO) manufacturing facility based at Bristol Royal Infirmary, has recently acquired a XYZ SM 1500 manual/CNC turret mill. 

  • New Assembly Facility Fitted Out for Antistatic

    01 Jan 2006

    Shearline Precision Engineering has recently invested £40,000 to expand and enhance the assembly and finishing areas at its 57,000 sq ft factory in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The new facility, covering a total of 5,148 sq ft features the latest electrostatic discharge (ESD) rated flooring and benches to eliminate any possibility of damage to sensitive electronic components during handling and assembly. 

  • Extra Press Brake Covers Growing Workload

    01 Jan 2006

    Rojac, Birmingham, has installed a further Edwards PR6 CNC 6-axis press brake (100t) to complement existing PR6 capacity in order to cope with the growing workload for sheetmetal assemblies- especially in the UK domestic heating sector and foreign conveyor parts market. 

  • Award Proves Mould Specialist's Skills

    01 Jan 2006

    Avenue Mould Solutions' analyst Andrew Hodson is celebrating his recent success at being the very first person in the UK and Ireland to have achieved Moldflow Silver Level Accreditation. Avenue operates a continuing programme of investment not only in the most advanced technology but also in leading-edge software, and in training for its staff - ensuring that all the potential benefits of the technology are harnessed to the benefit of its customers. 

  • Subcontract Machinist Controls Day-to-Day Events across Two Sites

    01 Jan 2006

    During the first half of 2005, specialist subcontract machinist Kenard Engineering increased its sales turnover by some 30% helped in part by the installation of new high specification machine tools. But it is a new manufacturing and production scheduling system by Seiki Systems of Brighton that is proving critical in controlling day-to-day events on the shopfloor to maximise production and deliveries. 

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