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New Fibre Laser is UK's First for Subcontractor
01 Jan 2007
Micrometric, the leading UK laser cutting, welding and marking specialist has invested in the first subcontract fibre laser in the UK, a move which the company believes will give it an increased competitive edge, particularly in the welding and cutting of small precision components.
Metalworking Capabilities Extend to Thermoplastic and Composite Materials
01 Jan 2007
Kidderminster based Beakbane has won two consecutive Supplier of the Year awards for excellence of service in 2005 and 2006. The company specialises in sheet metal and flexible materials, including metal fabrication, making machine tool guards, flexible connectors, bellows and other machinery protection equipment. The company tailors each product to the individual customer, currently supplying the top two medical equipment manufacturers in the world and exporting to China.
Recent Moves Win Orders
01 Jan 2007
Wimborne based Arterial UK recently moved into a new purpose built premises and has also taken delivery of three new machines. These changes have helped Arterial to win recent contracts in the medical industry manufacturing and sub-assembling parts for non-invasive surgery.
£0.75m Spend Increases Capacity for Growing Medical Device Market
01 Jan 2007
Bonspiel Engineering Limited, based in Dundee, has completed its largest single investment in November 2006, committing over £300,000 on three Star SR20R Mark II machines. This takes Bonspiel’s total spend on Star CNC lathes in the last 13 months to circa £750,000, confirming Bonspiel as one of the largest Star users in the UK with 26 machines.
Machinist's Leading Machine Tool Technology Offers Supply Solutions
01 Jan 2007
The world’s first evolutionary new Tornos Deco 20S lathe has been installed at WML Engineering Ltd with capabilities to manufacture short batch runs of 1” diameter, or smaller of complexity, in all materials. This advanced machine tool technology facilitates WML to offer cost down pricing through faster machinability at higher complexity levels within shorter lead-times.
Medical Micro Moulder's Diesinker Leads the Way
01 Jan 2007
Sovrin Plastics, the Slough-based medical and technical moulder and specialist in the manufacture of micro moulds and micro precision injection moulded components, has become the first UK user of the new Sodick Premium AP1L die sink EDM – only the second machine of its type to be installed in Europe.
Thermal Deburring Specified for Critical Medical Device Parts
01 Jan 2007
According to Deburring Centre Ltd, specialist thermal deburrers based in Poole, thermal deburring (or TEM, thermal energy method) is increasingly being specified at the design stage of medical components. This simple deburring procedure can guarantee the 100% removal of all potentially loose burrs and contaminants.
Steady Increase in Complex Medical Parts Fuels Investments
01 Jan 2007
With increasing complexity in medical device design and associated challenges in manufacturability, Caragh Meditech, a division of Caragh Tool & Die Ltd, Galway, Ireland has pursued a strategic course of continual investment in engineering excellence. Recent investments include a fifth advanced technology 5-axis Hurco machining centre, and also a Traub quasi sliding head lathe.
