Automotive & Transport
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Ceramic coatings win the day
The use of a Zircotec ceramic coating in Team Dynojet’s British Touring Car Championship Toyota Avensis has enabled its engineers to solve underbonnet heat issues and deliver racing success. 11 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Royal visit for auto specialist
Coventry-based Penso Group Ltd, which specialises in niche vehicle development, interior trim and electronic systems integration, celebrated a record year with a royal visit. 20 Dec 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Racing ahead into 2012
After exhibititing at the Autosport Internation Show in January, Mini Gears set off to a racing start this year and hopes to repeat the success by returning to the show in 2012. 14 Dec 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Automotive growth and jobs boom
2011 has seen a boom in growth and jobs for automotive component suppliers in the West Midlands – as £1bn is invested by global car makers and 1500 jobs are created. 06 Dec 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Underground fleet contract
Anderson Precision Gearing has won a major contract for suspension tubes to help extend the life of the Piccadilly Line fleet of underground rail cars. 30 Nov 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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New jobs at Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced that it will be creating 1000 new jobs at its Solihull manufacturing plant – giving the UK’s automotive industry a much needed boost. 16 Nov 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Faster cleaner coatings
A new electrophoretic coating line at Foleshill Plating offers faster coating speeds and a much cleaner finish for customers. 08 Nov 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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£3m of auto contracts for Voith
Voith Industrial Services, which provides services including technical cleaning and preventative maintenance to the UK transport industry, has won automotive sector contracts worth £3 million in the past three months. 21 Oct 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Prodrive doubles composites capability
Prodrive has doubled the size of its composites manufacturing facility – investing £500,000 in a five-axis machining centre and £800,000 in two additional autoclaves. 11 Oct 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Finishing specialists expand
Midland Deburr and Finish is expanding its vibro-deburring and barrelling capacity for ferrous and non-ferrous components by almost a third and has seen further growth in subcontract degreasing. 11 Oct 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Good reputation pays off
A word-of-mouth recommendation has led to HT Brigham solving a component manufacturing problem for one the USA’s largest automotive manufacturers. 06 Oct 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Benefits of powder metallurgy
GTB Components, the UK’s largest privately-owned powder metallurgy (PM) producer, stresses the benefits that come from using a net shape process for auto components. 27 Sep 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Cobra strikes to win auto business
Whitchurch-based automotive supplier Cobra is on the look-out for 50 new staff after it secured orders worth more than £20m for its new low mass load floor. 31 Aug 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Premium etched speaker grilles
Precision Micro is producing high precision grilles for a leading manufacturer of high-end automotive audio visual equipment. 19 Jul 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Box washing service for auto sector
PPS Midlands, which supplies a washing service for returnable transit equipment such as boxes and pallets for the food sector, has diversified by securing two new contracts for companies involved in supplying the automotive industry. 21 Jun 2011 - Engineering Capacity
