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Automotive and Motor Sport
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Auto quality standard for Profin
07 Apr 2008
Midlands-based metal finishing company Profin Protective Finishing has now achieved accreditation to the only globally recognized automotive quality standard ISO TS 16949. The approval covers Profin’s full range of services and complements recent investment in expanding the company’s powder coating capability to include larger components.
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Acquisition puts Alucast on track for £10m goal
03 Apr 2008
A strategic acquisition that will allow it to set up a complete one stop shop is set to help a Wednesbury-based aluminium component manufacturer close in on a £10m turnover. Alucast, which has been supported by Birmingham Chamber-backed Accelerate, has added specialist machining to its portfolio with the purchase of Dixi Precision Components.
Cutting and Profiling
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SORB gets faster with lights out system
07 Apr 2008
Marlow-based SORB Engineers has replaced two laser machines with an automated laser cutting cell. The result is faster and more accurate profiling, a ‘lights out’ capability and 40% extra material capacity.
Deep Hole Drilling
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Moving up to the Premier league
03 Apr 2008
Premier Deep Hole Drilling has extended both its machine capacity and its capabilities with the investment in 4m and 3m bed length ejector drilling machines with the ability to drill up to 250mm diameter.
Industry News
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New machining business for low to medium volumes
24 Apr 2008
Matco, a new, Midlands-based parts machining business believes it has spotted at gap in the market for a machining company willing to work in partnership with customers to offer and end-to-end service on low to medium volume parts.
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Exports boost Craftsman's record turnover
24 Apr 2008
Strong export sales particularly to the US and Ireland have helped Craftsman Tools boost its annual turnover to record levels to a record 6 million, an increase of 30 per cent on the previous year and well ahead of schedule.
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China and India may not be the right answer
24 Apr 2008
Many firms are failing to establish effective global production networks and rely too heavily on short-term outsourcing and offshoring to countries such as India and China, says Paul Christodoulou of Cambridge University Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).
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NPL notes upturn in UK foundry business
21 Apr 2008
NPL Technologies, which provides prototype and production tooling services to the foundry industry, has recently seen a 30% increase in business from UK-based foundries, following several years in which its foundry tooling business declined to a low level.
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Companies join forces to create new machining subbie
21 Apr 2008
Teknek Howwood, the subcontracting division of Glasgow-based Teknek and Blantyre-based precision engineering company Fortec have joined forces to create Metallo, a new company offering turning, milling and horizontal and vertical boring.
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China sourcing is a hot topic for Hamworthy
17 Apr 2008
Leading commercial boiler manufacturer Hamworthy Heating will be sharing the lessons it has learnt in successfully sourcing low-volume components from China as part of the Subcon 2008 free seminar programme. The presentation, entitled “Building supplier relationships in China” is part of a series of specially commissioned presentations for visitors to the show.
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Filters made to measure from Tecan
17 Apr 2008
Cost-effective single-part metal filters can be tailor-made for a diverse range of applications using Photo Electro Forming (PEF) and Photo Chemical Machining (PCM), says Tecan. Examples range from inkjet nozzles to audio baffles, light filters to particle characterisation screens.
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Acquisition will create major new machining subcontractor
17 Apr 2008
Responsive Engineering has acquired Exact Engineering and created a new company Exact Machining UK Ltd which will join forces with Responsive’s existing precision machining subsidiary Kingsway.
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Rapid prototyping in the frame
17 Apr 2008
Prototal AB, a leading Swedish prototyping and part production company, has used stereolithography to produced a fully functional model of a new FLIR infra-red camera for testing and customer approval. It produced numerous iterations of the design, taking just two days for each model.
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Savekers turn up the heat on tube work
17 Apr 2008
Savekers, a long-established Birmingham manufacturer of bespoke and standard metalwork and joinery, has boosted its subcontracting business by investing £655,000 in a Trumpf Tru Laser Tube 5000 laser. The investment was made possible with the help of a £90,000 SFIE (Selective Finance for Investment in England) grant from regional development agency Advantage West Midlands.
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Pressing down costs
17 Apr 2008
Southampton-based Simplefit says it can save customers about 75% on the unit cost of components by designing tooling that combines pressing, shear forming and piercing techniques to replace machining operations. The result is major cost savings on long term products.
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How Eaton Aerospace tackles global sourcing
09 Apr 2008
How does a global aerospace tier one company go about finding new suppliers? That’s the question that Malcolm Herrington of Eaton Aerospace will be answering in a free seminar session at Subcon 2008. The presentation, entitled ‘Why global re-sourcing is good for Eaton’, is part of a series of specially commissioned presentations for visitors to the show.
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MTL is NDI Company of the Year
07 Apr 2008
MTL Group Limited, the Sheffield based contract manufacturing company has been named “Company of the Year” 2008 by the Northern Defence Industries (NDI).The award recognises the company’s investment and successful growth over the last two years.
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Protomold on board with new craze
07 Apr 2008
German ‘mountain board’ manufacturer Flame Offroadboards is using services provided by rapid injection-moulding specialist Protomold to help convert this rapidly growing sporting phenomenon into the world’s most in-vogue outdoor pursuits accessory.
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Eurofighter work for Burdon Engineering
04 Apr 2008
Stokesley-based precision engineering company Burdon Engineering has won a five-year contract worth 4m to provide components for Messier-Dowty for use on the Typhoon Eurofighter.
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New MD for Jordan Engineering
04 Apr 2008
Gateshead-based precision engineering firm, Jordan Engineering, has appointed a new managing director following the loss of its owner Bryan Jordan who died in December after a long battle with cancer. Bryan’s son, Peter Jordan, 32, takes over the role this month and will build on the solid foundations built by his father.
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Meet French subcontractors at Subcon 2008
03 Apr 2008
Visitors to the French Pavilion at Subcon 2008, which runs at the NEC Birmingham from 22 to 24 April, will have the chance to meet representative from 16 leading subcontractors – and also have the chance to win some French Champagne.
Turning and milling
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Oxford invests to be a key business partner
30 Jul 2008
From providing a tool and cutter grinding service to the machining sector, Oxford Engineering has grown into a precision contract manufacturer with an expected turnover of £16 million this financial year. The company specialises in lean manufacturing, supply chain management and precision engineering – to provide total CNC machining and assembly solutions for some of the most demanding industry sectors including aerospace, medical, cryogenic, semi conductor, industrial instruments, oil and gas.
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Techno Group moves on two fronts
17 Apr 2008
The Techno Group, a subcontract supplier of precision turned parts to the aerospace industry and other sectors, is made up of two sister companies, both owned by Fred Moser and run by local management teams. The Group has now appointed a new Managing Director for Rugby-based Technoset and is expanding the group’s prismatic machining capabilities.
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Bigger parts and short lead times from LMS
07 Apr 2008
LMS Precision Engineering has purchased a gantry loading twin-turret, twin spindle machine that allows it to produce finished components from billet with no manual intervention. The Takisawa TT200 complements the existing bar-fed twin-spindle capacity at LMS by extending the size range for automated one-hit machining from 65mm diameter up to 160mm diameter.
