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Casting and Forging
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Forgemasters cast biggest ever ingot in UK
10 Jan 2008
Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd (SFIL) has cast its first ever 300 tonne ingot using a unique new ingot mould. The giant ingot is the biggest forging Ingot Forgemasters has ever produced, and will be forged into a large steel rolls for use in the huge steel-plate producing mills of India and East Asia.
Heavy Engineering
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CNES upgrades rolling mill
20 Jan 2008
Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has completed a rolling mill replacement project at Spartan UK’s steel mill in Gateshead that includes new roller tables, base and side guide frames. Previously the ingoing and outgoing roller tables were becoming loose and breaking, causing unplanned downtime.
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DavyMarkham wins conservation award
12 Jan 2008
Sheffield heavy engineering company, DavyMarkham, has been recognised in the Institution Of Civil Engineers’ distinguished Historic Bridges & Infrastructures Awards 2007, for its restoration of Hull’s historic Wellington Street swing bridge.
Industry News
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Retreat from offshoring aids Ladbrook
31 Jan 2008
Pressed metal parts specialist Ladbrook says that increased turnover an newly-won customers made 2007 its best ever year. An important factor in this success was the number of companies that have tried sourcing from China and the Far East but now want the close communication and control that comes from dealing with a UK supplier.
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Grinding investment boosts aerospace production
31 Jan 2008
Midlands precision engineering specialist, Burcas, has boosted productivity by investing £300,000 in a Kellenberger grinding machine. This further strengthens its aerospace machining section, which specialises in the manufacture and subcontract machining of large, highly complex critical components and precision tooling.
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Expanded kitting service from Blue Diamond
31 Jan 2008
Blue Diamond Technologies is expanding its kitting service for engineering assemblies and components. It now provides kits for a wide range of business suppliers including office equipment, automation equipment, industrial/commercial pumps and white goods. The kits are usually based on one or more Blue Diamond manufactured components, together with related parts that are packaged together into a complete set.
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Moulding project cuts cycle times
31 Jan 2008
The final European Hipermoulding project meeting, held in the Netherlands, saw the launch of the new HIPERMOULDING software for thermal management in injection moulds. This R&D project, led in the UK by the GTMA, has proved very successful and the new software is showing an impressive reduction in cycle times.
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Is in-house deburring worth the effort?
31 Jan 2008
A set of Excel spreadsheet-based tools from Deburring Centre allows users to calculate the benefits of subcontract deburring. The ideas of sub-contract and deburring are not common bed fellows, says the company, but when multi-axis machines are installed and the deburring bench becomes a bottleneck, the usual answer is to take on more labour
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International emerging markets: South Africa
31 Jan 2008
South Africa – Alive With Possibility. That’s the tagline from the South African government’s equivalent of our UKTI. Its natural resources are abundant – and the Chinese are buying-up as much as they can to fuel the Chinese economy. Being the leading producer of gold, platinum and manganese in the world, with huge deposits of chromium, coal, iron ore, tin, diamonds and copper to name the most mined, South Africa is a leading mining equipment user and massive steel producer; but it lacks oil and bauxite, so energy and infrastructure development must nearly all be imported. Opportunities abound.
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International emerging markets: South Africa
31 Jan 2008
South Africa – Alive With Possibility. That’s the tagline from the South African government’s equivalent of our UKTI. Its natural resources are abundant – and the Chinese are buying-up as much as they can to fuel the Chinese economy. Being the leading producer of gold, platinum and manganese in the world, with huge deposits of chromium, coal, iron ore, tin, diamonds and copper to name the most mined, South Africa is a leading mining equipment user and massive steel producer; but it lacks oil and bauxite, so energy and infrastructure development must nearly all be imported. Opportunities abound.
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Qualtronic expands 5-axis capability
24 Jan 2008
Qualtronic has added a full 5-axis Matsuura MAM72-25V twin-pallet VMC to its machining capability and can now take on contracts that it would previously have had to turn away. On of these is for the production of a surgical instrument used to perform tracheostomies.
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MTA backs Government Skills agenda
21 Jan 2008
The Manufacturing Technology Association (MTA) is to push 100,000 of funding into supporting apprenticeships and put its weight behind the Governments Skills Pledge. MTA President signed the Skills Pledge in front of Minister for Skills, David Lammy at the Associations Annual Gala Dinner.
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Tooling know-how cuts cycle times at Walker Precision
20 Jan 2008
Walker Precision Engineering Ltd has built an enviable reputation as a leading Glasgow subcontract manufacturer by making intricate components on high specification machine tools. To reduce lead times for its customers and increase capacity it works closely with tooling supplier ITC to cut cycle times.
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Photo-machined precision parts in 48 hours
20 Jan 2008
Tecan can now offer a 48hr turnaround service for burr and stress free photo-chemical machined (PCM) or 'photo-etched' metal parts. Low tooling costs and rapid turnaround are particularly beneficial elements of this proven process, where virtually all designs are easy to tool - and in all cases tooling modifications are a simple CAD-to-plot process.
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$26 million boost for MFG.com
20 Jan 2008
MFG.com, has announced that it has received $26 million in financing to help strengthen its position as the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing community. The funds will be utilised for MFG.com's continued global expansion, technology development, creation of new online services and potential acquisitions.
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New base for Precision Micro
17 Jan 2008
Precision Micro, the Birmingham based precision component manufacturer, has relocated to a new, purpose built manufacturing facility near Fort Dunlop, close to the M6. The new 44,000 sq. ft. plant, completed on time and the company believes it is the only purpose built photo-etching facility in Europe. It says the entire project was focussed on providing a better, more efficient and more cost effective service for customers.
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Bends in all the right places
17 Jan 2008
When a leading supplier of moulded electrical components for diesel engines needed to manufacture a precision plug assembly using wire pins, it turned to the design and application engineers at William Hughes to provide an accurate and cost effective solution. The special plug is used in the engine management system and the components needed to be resistant to vibration and high temperatures, whilst providing a reliable electrical contact.
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Caparo targets the top in India
17 Jan 2008
Global technology company Caparo used this year’s Auto Expo exhibition in New Delhi to underline its aim to be India’s largest automotive technology supplier by 2009. Taking part in the event for the first time, the company also used the event to showcase its T1 supercar – a head turning track-biased production car that combines Formula 1 and road-car technology.
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Tool vending speeds deliveries at Ravenscourt
12 Jan 2008
As Ravenscourt Engineering developed into one of the South West’s major aerospace suppliers, with customers like BAe, Agusta Westland, Goodrich, Dowty, Marconi and Boeing, it found it was experiencing problems with tooling particular jobs because nobody took charge of the ordering process.
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Reverse engineering fills gaps in press tool records
12 Jan 2008
Robin Chisnall set up CS-Products Ltd in 2000 to provide a tooling maintenance and repair service to local industry. It has since expanded to include the design and development of prototype and production tooling, components and equipment. Just over a year ago the Telford-based company invested in a digitiser, having identified a requirement for the ‘reverse engineering’ of tooling and components.
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Pressworker adds space for growth
10 Jan 2008
Tier 2 automotive component manufacturer West Bromwich Tool & Engineering Co Ltd has purchased an additional 26,000 sq ft of manufacturing space adjacent to its existing facility on Oldbury Rd Industrial Estate.
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Amfin seals off solvent emissions with EVT degreaser
10 Jan 2008
Abbey Metal Finishing Company Ltd (Amfin) has responded to the Solvents Emissions Directive (SED) legislation by installing an EVT hermetically sealed solvent degreasing system. Environmental Manager Graham Vaughan said, “ The EVT system gave Amfin the best chance of compliance with the SED requirements while offering excellent degreasing results at a very competitive price.”
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Southern Manufacturing puts spotlight on oversees sourcing
10 Jan 2008
Global trade is now a fact of life for the majority of manufacturing and electronics SMEs in the UK. Taking advantage of the burgeoning production capacity in Asia can bring huge competitive advantages, and many of the exhibitors at Southern Manufacturing and Electronics are now actively sourcing products and services in this way.
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Blueprint for industrial success
03 Jan 2008
A new guide from Cambridge University warns that “offshoring” and “lean thinking” are not sufficient to guarantee futures of major manufacturers. It says that many of the world’s biggest manufacturing firms could be missing out on “breathtaking” benefits because their production networks are not designed to suit 21st century demands.
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New show for micro manufacturing industry
03 Jan 2008
Rapid News Publications has announced the launch of MM Live 2008, a show exclusively designed for the micro manufacturing industry. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 21 and 22 October 2008, MM Live will provide design engineers and micro manufacturers from all industry sectors with a dedicated source of information to help advance the use of existing and emerging technologies.
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'Polish Connection' for Barton Cold-Form and Brandauer
03 Jan 2008
Two automotive suppliers from the West Midlands have joined forces to make the most of a multi-million pound opportunity in Poland. Barton Cold-Form, a producer of high quality specialised metal and alloy components, has signed an agreement with presswork specialists Brandauer to showcase their joint expertise to the emerging market through the use of a dedicated sales representative and office.
Medical
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Arrow aims to cut down on DVT
10 Jan 2008
Arrow Medical Ltd has provided product development, production engineering services, assembly and distribution support to Medical Devices Technology International (MTDI) for the new Physio-Master, a self-inflating precision foot cushion that can reduce the risks of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).
Sheet Metal
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At the convenience of T5 travellers
17 Jan 2008
Two Scottish companies working in partnership have contributed to meeting the essential needs of travellers who will be using Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Visitors to the toilets at Terminal 5, when it opens, will be able to admire the high quality interiors that were produced by Edinburgh based Grant Westfield supported by Glenrothes-based sheet metal manufacturer Phoenix Precision
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Evenwood invests again in laser cutting
03 Jan 2008
Evenwood Industries Ltd has continued its recent investment programme with the purchase of another Trumpf TruLaser 3530 2D laser cutting system. The investment was made in response to growing demand from its customer base and will allow the company to meet future demand and provide capacity to take advantage of new business opportunities.
