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Cutting and Profiling
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Stevens Rowsell looks to lean
07 Dec 2007
Following the installation of its new 4kW lase cell, Stevens Rowsell & Co is installing new production space and implementing lean training for its employees.
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Hutchinson boosts laser power
03 Dec 2007
To help cope increasing demand, Coleraine-based Hutchinson Engineering has installed an 4kW Amada CNC laser cutting machine with automated loading and unloading – and it will soon take delivery of another.
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Ladbrook introduces circle shearing service
02 Dec 2007
UK pressed metal specialist Ladbrook has announced that it can now provide a circle shearing service.
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Bandsaw investment helps Timet’s JIT delivery
01 Dec 2007
Growth in the aerospace and medical sectors is fuelling demand for titanium, prompting major suppliers to invest in more efficient saws to cut and trim plate destined for customers.
Honing and deep hole drilling
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Hone-All Precision moves on up
03 Dec 2007
Hone-All Precision Ltd is moving to a new factory in Cherrycourt Way, Leighton Buzzard, that, at 20,000 sq ft, is twice the size of its existing premises in nearby Dunstable.The move will be completed by the end of January 2008 and coincides with the purchase of two additional honing machines and the re-conditioning of the largest of the company’s three deep hole boring machines.
Industry News
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International emerging markets: Mexico
19 Dec 2007
Leading economists forecast that Mexico will overtake the UK economy by 2040! A startling prediction for a country that is rarely considered as a strong trading nation. In fact, Mexico is the largest trading nation in Latin America, with low inflation, a stable currency and is now considered a low risk country. With a population of 103 million and GDP of £221 billion in 2006, its income per capita is one-fifth that of workers in the USA, ranking it as particularly attractive compared with many other nations. Through its free market policies and membership of the OECD, NAFTA and FTA, Mexico has become the third largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the world. The UK has played a considerable part in this investment, with nearly £2.1 billion invested between 1999 and 2006.
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Raw material costs will constrain UK manufacturing
18 Dec 2007
The global competition for raw materials is predicted to have the greatest impact on UK manufacturers in the coming year, according to the annual Grant Thornton International Business Report on Manufacturing.
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DavyMarkham revitalizes 1956 forging press
18 Dec 2007
The newly-formed dedicated Reconditioning Service at Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham, has overseen the refurbishment and technical upgrading of a Davy 6000 tonne forging press for Valdunes of Dunkerque, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of railway wheels and axles.
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Investment boosts flexibility at RE Thompson
16 Dec 2007
In a move to gear up for growth, aerospace specialist RE Thompson has re-evaluated every aspect of its business and invested in new capital equipment. In the first phase of reorganisation it has installed a Mori Seiki NH5000 40 DCG horizontal machining centre with a 12 pallet Fastems Flexible Pallet Magazine and a Zoller CNC tool presetting machine. A second Mori Seiki and Fastems combination will follow at the beginning of 2008, closely followed by a third and fourth.
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Last chance to back-claim R&D tax relief
12 Dec 2007
Tax specialist Alma Consulting Group is advising UK companies to act now and claim the R&D tax relief they are entitled to before time runs out. UK companies have just three months to prepare and submit their claims ahead of the 31st March 2008 deadline that entitles them to substantial tax savings for the last six years.
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Laser gives PAB a competitive edge
12 Dec 2007
For sheet metalworking specialist PAB Coventry, investment in latest generation high-speed laser cutting and work handling equipment from Prima UK is at the heart of its ability to meet customers’ demands for low cost, consistent quality and dependable delivery performance.
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Faster product development for medical companies
11 Dec 2007
Medical product designers submitting part models using the Protomold web-based quoting system, ProtoQuote, will receive detailed manufacturability analysis and an all-in production price in as little as an hour, says the company. In most cases finished parts in production-intent material can then be ready to ship in just 1 business day.
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Industry and arts come together in creative hothouse
11 Dec 2007
Improving creativity and competitiveness among UK businesses is the focus of a new £5.5 m partnership between engineering, management, science, technology institution Cranfield University and Europe’s largest specialist design, art and communication University, University of the Arts London.
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Waste metal isn’t scrap says Williams
10 Dec 2007
A leading Black Country metal reclamation specialist has introduced a series of innovations that have seen it race towards a £20m turnover in just four years.
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Southern Manufacturing & Electronics moves forward
09 Dec 2007
The Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show embarks on its second decade of growth on February 6th and 7th 2008, with a new venue, improved facilities and a host of new attractions. Welcoming visitors to the show’s new home at FIVE, Farnborough, will be a programme of events and attractions, that the organisers say decisively establish the event as the South’s premier engineering and manufacturing showcase.
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ETB worries where apprentices of the future will come from
07 Dec 2007
A new report from The Engineering and Technology highlights concerns over Government targets for doubling the number of apprenticeships by 2020. The report also underlines the need for Government, business, industry and the wider engineering community to work together to improve Further Education for the benefit of the economy.
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Protool gears up for expansion in 2008
07 Dec 2007
Havant-based tool maker, Protool Manufacturing has made a number of key end-year investments and taken on night staff to make the business a fully 24/7 operation.
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South East manufacturers add £10 million by sharing best practice
06 Dec 2007
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) says that manufacturers across the South East have added £10 million of value to their businesses over the last 12 months as a direct result of joining its Best Practice Network.
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Free seminars at Southern Manufacturing
03 Dec 2007
The Southern Manufacturing show (February 6th-7th 2008, FIVE, Farnborough) has announced its free seminar programme for 2008.
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West Mids suppliers should drive towards alternative fuels
01 Dec 2007
A leading European automotive network has urged West Midlands suppliers to tap into future skills and alternative fuels in order to be more competitive it was revealed today.
Tool & machinery services
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Crucible and Midas put Oxford’s vision on the benchtop
04 Dec 2007
When Oxford Instruments embarked on the development of its new MQC benchtop NMR analyser, the company knew exactly what it wanted to achieve. So it turned to designer Crucible Industrial Design and precision toolmaker Midas Pattern Company to help make it a reality.
Turning and milling
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Davromatic develops real-time in-process QC for mill-turned sliding head components
04 Dec 2007
Turned parts subcontractor, Davromatic Precision, has achieved what it believes to be a world first by developing a measuring system for real-time, in-process quality control of components as they are mill-turned on its multi-axis CNC sliding-headstock lathes.
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Parker signs Carville for pen parts
03 Dec 2007
Some of the acrylic barrels and caps for Parker Pen Company’s world famous writing instruments are being machined by Dorking-based contract supplier, Carville.
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Refurb programme for Rodmatic’s 37 multi-auto lathes
01 Dec 2007
After an in-depth quality and machine reliability survey Rodmatic Multico of Reading has initiated a programme of on-site overhaul and refurbishment of its 37 Wickman multi-spindle automatic lathes.
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Sliding heads put new capacity on line at Metaltech
06 Nov 2007
Since 2001, subcontractor Metaltech Precision has machined a family of six 19 mm diameter parts from Swedish iron bar on one of its 20 fixed-head lathes for a customer in the railway industry. In 2006, production volumes suddenly doubled, causing director Steve Hill to reassess the job.
