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Injection investment boosts capacity
Dudley-based Petford Tools, a specialist toolmaker for plastic injection, compression and composite moulds, has taken delivery of a £560,000 KraussMaffei 1600 tonnes injection press. 31 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Cutting out second ops
St Helens based subcontract profiler PP Profiles has invested in a £350,000 Koike plasma system that can cut complex shapes and bevels up to 45 degrees on plate up to 10m by 3m by 40mm thick. 31 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Bigger capacity makes a difference
A 2,200 by 1,700 by 750 mm capacity vertical machining centre, the only one of its type in Scotland, is winning new business for Ayrshire Precision in the nuclear, mining and oil & gas sectors. 31 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Luxury yacht components turned
A newly installed CNC lathe at Poole-based Rovic Engineering is already up and running producing high tensile components for Ocean Yacht systems in Christchurch. 25 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Flexibility and fast turnaround
A new LVD CNC laser cutting system is providing West-Midlands subcontractor De-Met with the flexibility to provide rapid turnaround on complex components. 19 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Thermoforming capacity expanded
Vacuum forming and injection moulding specialist MHP has invested £130,000 in two new fully automatic thermoforming machines from UK manufacturer Ridat. 18 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Contract finishing and treatment service
Vapormatt has opened a contract processing centre offering a range of surface treatment and finishing operations including blasting, cleaning, shot peening and protective coating. 18 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Hard cutting made easier
Engineering steel bar and tube supplier Staniforth-HKB Steel Ltd can now cut hard materials faster and reduce costs thanks to a new bandsaw and cermet coated tungsten carbide tipped blades. 11 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Accurate bends cuts lead times
Architectural metalworking specialist Lee Warren has cut lead times and improved quality by investing in an all-electric tube bender with laser-controlled bend error correction. 09 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Laminate route to flexible circuit boards
A new patented approach from a Finnish company is challenging the use of etching to produce flexible circuits for RFID antennae. 05 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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New Year resolution at Threeway
Tipton-based Threeway Pressings moves into the New Year with production capacity doubled to 1.8m parts per year, new CNC forming equipment installed and a new section rolling service. 05 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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DPC turns up the heat
Dawson Precision Component (DPC) has completed a project to produce precisely machined parts for optical thermocouples which will be used to measure high temperatures. 04 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Moulding is cool solution
Refrigerated transport specialist Thermo King depends on the low volume tooling and moulding service of ARRK for injection moulded refrigeration panels. 21 Dec 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Oil and gas bottleneck removed
Kirkcaldy-based subcontractor PR2 Engineering has installed its fifth Mori Seiki turning centre to remove a bottleneck in oil and gas products caused by increased demand. 08 Dec 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Custom component for UV fly zapper
Customised indicator components from Elektron Technology are playing a key role in exterminating dangerous pests – telling users of PestWest’s electronic fly killers when their UV lights have lost their fatal attraction. 06 Dec 2011 - Engineering Capacity
