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EMKA have long been market leaders in the field of specialist enclosure and cabinet hardware for both their innovation and quality of engineering, so they are now delighted to announce updated guidance at the www.emka.co.uk website for design and production engineers working in the Commercial Vehicle industry.

Crossen Engineering has installed a new spark erosion machine that is being used to produce mould and press tools for a range of medical projects.

The Sodick AD35L spark-erosion machine from Sodi-Tech EDM arrived in December last year.

Belfast-based Crossen Engineering is a full service provider, offering everything from component design and prototyping to complete injection moulding and presswork production. An upturn in medical work over the past 12 months created to need to install a new die-sink EDM.

Prodrive took 3D printing to the desert to produce parts to keep its Dakar rally cars in the running.

Prodrive has a long history in motorsports, competing and winning its first event, the Qatar International Rally, in 1984. Since then, Prodrive has been unstoppable, winning a multitude of titles across a wide range of motorsport disciplines.

Over £2m is being invested into developing a world class hydrogen fuel cell development facility in Coventry University, as the UK looks to lead the globe with electrified propulsion systems.

The Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS), which works with a number of industrial partners, has pressed the button on work that will create a dedicated 100sq metre Hydrogen Fuel Cell lab and comprehensive upgrade of its powertrain cells for running with hydrogen fuel.

The Cast Metals Federation, CMF, has urged the Government to be more ambitious in its plans for an overhaul of public procurement to support UK manufacturing supply chains in its response to the Green Paper and consultation. 

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Contract electronics manufacturer Jaltek has invested in a second flying probe test machine that will enhance its technical capacity and throughput.

The TAKAYA APT-1400F is reported to be the fastest flying probe test system on the market, setting new standards for speed and test coverage, and will sit alongside Jaltek’s existing machine.

Precision engineering firm JJ Churchill reduced the traditional response time by two thirds for parts required by Surface Technology International (STI) for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing equipment.

Progressing from the first telephone enquiry to the manufacture of production parts in a matter of weeks, with prototype parts machined in days. A prototype to the production process, in the large volumes required, would normally take in excess of 16 weeks.

We've increased our capacity in our subcontract manufacturing facility.   The Chester Machine Tools Alpha Centre V11L is ideal for machining large components.

Visit our website www.visionengmanufacturingservices.com for more information on the services we offer.

Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC) has added four new members this year as the sector prepares for a post-lockdown take-off.

FAC represents companies in aviation and aerospace and the associated supply chain – mainly centred in the south and south east but with an international membership.

Since the industry was hit hard by the reduction in passenger traffic it has been lobbying the government on behalf of the sector.

Fastline Steel Services will have exclusive use of the Telford Plant A facility of Corbetts the Galvanisers following a multi-million pound agreement guaranteeing over 15,000 tonnes of perimeter steel fencing will be galvanized there every year.

The decision, which creates up to 40 new jobs and safeguards a further 80 more across the two firms, marks a switch from dual sourcing to a more strategic partnership that will deliver increased capacity and reduced lead times, not to mention world class, repeatable quality.

Broanmain Plastics has installed a new Baty R14 profile projector to ensure speed and consistency in its inspection and quality processes.

As a family-run technical trade moulder, Broanmain Plastics manufactures compression and injection moulded components used in various applications throughout many industries including, aerospace, electronics, railway signalling, filtration, and climate management systems.