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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
