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Single hit solutions boost sales for Impact
06 Nov 2007
A continuous rise in orders from power generation, aerospace, oil and gas and autosport sectors has seen Mansfield-based Impact Precision increase its subcontract production sales to £2 million, an increase of 30 per cent compared to 12 months ago.
More complexity drives investment at Caragh
30 Oct 2007
A steady increase in subcontract work for the medical industry coupled with the trend towards greater component complexity has prompted Caragh Tool & Die to invest in a fifth Hurco machining centre with 5-axis capability.
Dawson Shanahan combines precision turning with cold forming
12 Nov 2007
From a background in the 1990s when it was predominantly focused on copper components for the semi-conductor industry, Dawson Shanahan has developed an impressively wide customer base.
Design change cuts cost of gauge components
10 Nov 2007
Hertford-based Qualiturn has been able to reduce the cost of components for car dial gauges by 15% by making minor design changes. This allowed the five brass components that go into the gauge to be machined in one hit on a CNC sliding head lathe.
Ottaway puts heavy threading in a whirl
01 Nov 2007
Eastleigh-based Ottaway Engineering is using a heavy duty thread whirling method to produce deep threads in one pass on components such as bone screws and surgical implants.
