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Knitting is for the birds
01 Jul 2009
KnitMesh Technologies has supplied knitted mesh for the world’s largest free flight aviary – the 2.3 hectare sanctuary at Birds of Eden in South Africa.
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Face the dragons with a quality model
01 Jul 2009
With more and more entrepreneurs, start-ups and young companies eager to enter the 'Dragon's Den' with their ideas for new products, Warley Design Solutions has launched a ‘concept demonstrator’ service that will let them get their message across with a high quality physical model.
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600 Group drops China sourcing
01 Jul 2009
Machine tool manufacturer 600 Group has pulled back from outsourcing production to China because of the poor levels of quality and consequent warranty claims.
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UAVs wired for reliability
01 Jul 2009
An embedded wiring technology prototype that increases reliability, durability and package space for unmanned aerial vehicles will be shown at the DVD military show.
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Get online for an instant laser quote
01 Jul 2009
A new service from Microkerf will provide customers with access to an instant, online quoting and ordering service for its laser cut parts. The company believes it is the first in the UK to offer this service and one of only a handful worldwide.
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New standard for green product design
26 Jun 2009
BSI has just published the second part in its series of standards on design for manufactured products. The BS 8887 series can help to reduce the damaging impacts of manufactured products by including environmentally sensitive design principles during the early phase of new product development.
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Unicut shows strength in defence
25 Jun 2009
An eleven-part pneumatic valve component for military vehicles involving complete kit supply has been won by Unicut Precision of Welwyn Garden City from subcontractors in Eastern Europe.
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Tour de force
25 Jun 2009
IDC Models, the rapid prototyping and model making division of Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd. (IDC), has recently completed the design and manufacture of a smart new award for the winning cyclists of The Tour Series, that finishes today in Southend.
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Manufacturing diploma covers engineering skills
24 Jun 2009
A new qualification will allow 14 to 19 year olds to study how engineering skills are applied in the manufacturing industry.
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Forgemasters expands civil nuclear power supply
24 Jun 2009
Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd (SFIL) has expanded its global supply of civil nuclear power components with new contracts servicing Argentina and South Korea.
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Subcon show is on the up
23 Jun 2009
Everything was on the up at this year’s Subcon show, with visitor numbers up 30%, 280 exhibitors and a positive atmosphere of business being done.
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New technical director at Bowman International
23 Jun 2009
Bearings and sintering specialist Bowman International has appointed Paul Mitchell technical director. Mr Mitchell was previously managing director of Oilite Bearings Ltd, the assets of which were purchased by Bowman after the Ipswich company went into administration at the end of 2008.
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i4’s little locos are a hit with Waterman
22 Jun 2009
Hit man Pete Waterman’s model railway company ‘Just Like the Real Thing’ has appointed i4 product design to help create his latest range of diesel loco replicas.
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Supersizing opens doors for Kristek
22 Jun 2009
Less than a week after installing an ‘extra large’ XYZ CNC lathe Kristek Precision Ltd secured an ongoing order for large stainless steel seal rings which could not have been made on its existing machines.
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Rodmatic automates for green contract
22 Jun 2009
Rodmatic Multico, the volume production division of Rodmatic, has completed the first stage investment to produce 20,000 mechanical components a week for assembly in energy efficiency monitoring equipment.
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Dynamic-EMS celebrates 20 years
22 Jun 2009
Dynamic-EMS is celebrating 20 successful years of manufacturing at its headquarters in Fife. The Dalgety Bay based manufacturer was formed in 1989 when the then Rochester Instrument Systems acquired Highland Electronics Alarm Systems and relocated its entire manufacturing operations from Crayford in Kent to the current site near Dunfermline.
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25th years up for contract electronics manufacturer
18 Jun 2009
Hansatech EMS is celebrating its 25th anniversary in contract manufacturing. Having started as a small operation on Poole Quay in 1984 to develop the then fledgling surface-mount technology, the company has maintained its focus on managing design for manufacture, test strategy, new product introduction, project management and manufacturing services for OEM companies based in the UK or overseas.
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Plastics firm targets superbugs
17 Jun 2009
A plastics manufacturing company says it can help hospitals and hospital suppliers to make many of the products and components found in wards in a way which is cheaper, more durable – and easier to sterilise.
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Continuous investment gives R & G the edge
17 Jun 2009
Investments in CNC machinery totalling £600,000 in 2008 and a further £275,000 in 2009 have helped Rushden-based R & G Precision improve its service and maintain a competitive edge.
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Salt of the earth
17 Jun 2009
Heavy engineering specialist Parsons Reiss will be helping to keep traffic flowing next winter following the supply of two pairs of crushing rollers for Cheshire-based Salt Union.
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DSK acts fast to keep customer satisfied
17 Jun 2009
With a customer planning an ambitious growth programme DSK Engineering realised it was time for action. It moved fast to invest in a new punch press so that it could maintain delivery and quality at the level the customer had come to expect.
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Bodycote Testing relaunches as Exova
17 Jun 2009
Bodycote Testing Group has been relaunched as Exova. The new name and identity has been prompted by the sale of the business by Bodycote plc last October to private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R).
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A new kind of financial forecasting
12 Jun 2009
Russell Grant’s team of psychics are taking more and more calls from business owners trying to see into their commercial future.
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Materialise offers flame retardant RP material
10 Jun 2009
Rapid prototyping bureau, Materialise, now offers the chance for customers to have parts made in a new, highly functional, lightweight and flame retardant thermoplastic.
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Burcas set to fly on its SC21 journey
09 Jun 2009
Over the past five years Burcas has invested £2.2million in equipment, processes and AS 9100 accreditation to break into the aerospace sector. Now support from the World Class Supply Chain Initiative is underpinning its commitment to the SC21 supply chain initiative.
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