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CNC Machining

  • Aerospace Machinist Trains to Gain

    01 Mar 2007

    Specialist aerospace component machinist, Burcas, is investing in staff training – nearly 50 employees have already achieved NVQ qualifications in various engineering disciplines with the assistance of assessors and verifiers from Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham.   

  • 'Burr-Free' Standards Need Thermal Process

    01 Mar 2007

    Companies, using state of the art multi-axis CNC precision machinery, repeatedly produce complex components to extremely tight tolerances, yet still deburr by hand. “Parts now take seconds to produce but minutes to deburr”, complains a client of specialist thermal deburrers, the Deburring Centre Ltd, Dorset.  

  • LiftOff Scheme Helps Gain Accreditation

    01 Mar 2007

    Thanks to help from the Manufacturing Advisory Service in the East Midlands (MAS EM) to secure ISO9001 certification for the design and manufacture of precision engineered components, Micron Design, Leicester, has positioned itself to win more orders from the aerospace sector and expand its business further.   

  • Machining Set Up Takes Time Out of Production

    01 Mar 2007

    At Oxford Engineering Ltd, Abingdon, the introduction of bespoke tool holders developed specifically for multi-task machining applications is proving a highly successful. Sandvik Coromant’s Capto modular tooling system combined with the multitasking machines are putting all of the theory into practice as senior CNC programmer Steve Garland explains: “Specialising in highly complex short run machining means we are constantly looking to take time out of the machining operations without compromise to quality.”   

  • Contractor Starts Up with 5-Axis Capability

    01 Mar 2007

    Just over one year since the company was formed, Faringdon Precision Engineering is building a solid reputation for first-class service. At the outset the company has invested in brand new state of the art CNC machinery and CMM equipment to supply top quality machining to ISO 9001:2000 standard. The plant list now includes two turning centres and two machining centres, one with simultaneous 5-axis capability all supplied by XYZ Machine Tools of Burlescombe, Devon.   

  • New Factory to House High Tech Investments

    01 Mar 2007

    With a growing order book and the need to have further space for investment in high technology multi-axis mill/turn and machining centres, Kenard Engineering, Dartford, has acquired the freehold of a new 30,000 ft2 factory, which is double its current factory area.  

  • Company Excels at Supporting Apprentices

    01 Mar 2007

    The Learning and Skills Council has announced that the national Apprenticeship Awards 2007, will be held in London in June. Last year, winner of the Medium Employer of the Year 2006 category was Slack & Parr Limited based in Kegworth, near Derby.   

  • MBO Has a Clear Vision

    01 Mar 2007

    Managing director, Chris Ferrar, of Coleshill based MSP Ltd, has led a buyout team that also included works director, Steve Smith, and quality director, Martin Smith.   

  • Profile Highlights Intricate Prismatic Parts and Close Tolerances

    01 Mar 2007

    Precision turned components specialist APT Leicester has published a new full colour company profile highlighting its  manufacturing resources and capabilities, and has recently updated its website.   

  • CNC Investments Follow Turnaround

    01 Mar 2007

    A new company named Krouse Precision Cryogenics Limited was formed in Oxfordshire last month when the assets of J D Krouse Engineering Limited, were sold to Albert Soave of Acrona Engineering, a local high quality precision engineering company and his partner, Eraldo Guarino, of Planet Machine Tools, a machine tool merchant.  

  • Finished Parts in Single Set up Give the Edge

    01 Mar 2007

    The purchase of a Nakamura- Tome WT 100 twin-spindle twin-turret turning centre has allowed Rotamic Engineering, Devon, to cut lead times to its customers by producing finished components in a single setup.   

  • Move to New Markets Follows £1m Investment

    01 Mar 2007

    Jordan Engineering, Gateshead, is moving into new markets after investing more than £1m on machinery. Five state-of-the-art Yamazaki lathes have been purchased, with the help of a bank loan from HSBC.  

  • The CNC Skills Challenge Begins

    01 Mar 2007

    The best of the UK’s engineering sector have entered the 2007 SkillENG competitions being organised by the Institute of Engineering Technology.   

  • Stocked Fasteners Added to Turned Part Product Range

    01 Mar 2007

    Chingford based INRO, a manufacturer of quality high standard, precision complex turned parts has announced the addition of fasteners to this wide range of components, and already stocks in excess of 1.5 million screws.   

Comments & Analysis

  • International emerging markets: India

    01 Mar 2007

    It’s no wonder that the recent six-day IMTEX exhibition of manufacturing technologies in Bangalore was so successful and attracted more than 600 exhibitors from around the world and 135,000 visitors, says Dr John L Collins, business development manager, The Manufacturing Technologies Association.  

  • Tomorrow's Leaders Need to Have Vision

    01 Mar 2007

    The South West MAS has developed a new Operational Leadership programme.  

  • China Impact Hearings Will Re-dress the Knowledge Gap

    01 Mar 2007

    A unique series of events began this month called ‘The China Impact:Westminster Hearings on China’s Economic Development and the UK’. Five Hearings will be held in the Houses of Parliament from March to June 2007.  

Corrosion & Wear Resistance

  • Corrosion Resistant Pipework Benefits Nuclear Industry

    01 Mar 2007

    The UK nuclear industry is set to adopt much more widespread use of long life polyethylene piping in power plants to replace coated steel which is subject to corrosion failure. This follows extensive technical in situ testing by Boulting Nuclear. The specialist company is part of the £55m engineering solutions company Boulting Group plc.   

  • Project Gives Wear Resistance to Aluminium Tooling

    01 Mar 2007

    A project to investigate innovative uses of anodised aluminium in the field of thermoplastic moulding has drawn to a close with some spectacular results. The anodised coating perfected by the Project Alamo team from across Europe has given the wear and chemical resistance to tooling without compromising the inherent beneficial properties of aluminium.   

  • New Advanced Surface Coating Rolled Out

    01 Mar 2007

    The Armourcote division of Surface Technology plc has been appointed by Victrex plc as the preferred coater in the UK of its recently launched Vicote anti-wear and anticorrosion high performance polymer coatings.   

Industry News

  • TCT 2007 To Take-Off With Virgin Atlantic

    01 Mar 2007

    Joe Ferry, head of design at Virgin Atlantic, will headline the forthcoming TCT Conference on Rapid Manufacturing (RM), being held 26–27th September 2007 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.   

  • The State of the Art in Rotary and Linear Friction Welding

    01 Mar 2007

    An industry-focused seminar ‘Rotary and Linear Friction Welding: The State of the Art’ will be held at TWI Ltd, Cambridge on 21 June 2007. This event will bring together leading authorities on rotary and linear friction welding who will present a clear picture of the current state of the art and their predictions for the future.   

  • Skills Academy Set to Transform UK Manufacturing Industry

    01 Mar 2007

    The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing was launched, at last, in January. The initiative is part of the £40 million government industry investment programme into four National Skills Academies announced in October 2005.   

Midlands Manufacturing Exhibition

  • Midlands Manufacturing Exhibition

    01 Mar 2007

    Visitors to the Midlands Manufacturing Exhibition 2007, 18th – 19th April 2007 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, will find the latest technology components, materials and services available in the Midlands. Technical experts will be on hand to offer specialist advice to help to redesign and pioneer new products, increase productivity and improve  companies’ profit margins.   

Test & Measurement

  • Future of Metrology

    01 Mar 2007

    Major technical and global changes in the metrology market are having a profound impact on the development of metrology solutions as equipment and processes are increasingly being designed to deal with very specific manufacturing requirements, while being operated by non-specialist staff, says Vision Engineering's director of sales and marketing, Mark Curtis.   

  • Measurement Show To Return Next Year

    01 Mar 2007

    The recent Mtec – Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, featuring Industrial Networks, exhibition, which took place at last month, drew flattering comments from exhibitors and was considered to have exceeded exhibitors’ and visitors’ expectations. Co-located with Machine Building - Drives & Automation, IPOT – Machine Vision & Displays Technology and Practical Vacuum, these industry-leading events attracted over 4,200 visitors.  

  • Metrology is Key to Success of Advanced Engineering Solutions

    01 Mar 2007

    “Metrology is key to the development and success of advanced engineering solutions and GTMA is putting metrology at the centre of its plans for 2007,” says John Adams, chairman of the GTMA Metrology Section.  

  • Bore Geometry Testing Facility Extended

    01 Mar 2007

    Engis (UK), part of Engis Corporation, developer of super-abrasive finishing systems and bore finishing specialist, has extended its development laboratory in Henley on Thames.  

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