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Blackburn-based MGS Technical Plastics has appointed three new team members, and will recruit two more, as it looks to serve the growing demand for its plastic injection moulding and associated manufacturing services.

The appointments follow an influx of new contract wins worth a total of £2m, which include a luxury car manufacturer that has nominated MGS to supply its new model, an energy company which has enlisted MGS to manufacture a new range of smart meters, and an electronics company which switched a major project to MGS to improve the quality of its products.

Element Materials Technology says it has now completed the formal rebranding and integration of the Exova Group plc which it acquired in June 2017.

The scope of the integration program has covered 135 locations; 4,370 colleagues; five CRM systems; 61 LIMS systems; five external and internal websites; and 16 customer portals. The Group also aligned a number of closely-sited laboratories, creating centers of excellence in Detroit, MI for Transportation; Huntington Beach, CA for Aerospace; and Aberdeen, UK and Houston, TX for Oil & Gas.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has called for the creation of multiple ‘gigafactories’ to provide the large volume of batteries needed to fuel its electrification strategy. As well as allowing the AM to ramp up manufacturing volumes, these facilities could play a vital role in differentiating its offering. So what steps are needed to make the UK a global leader in battery technologies and drive the sector’s electrification strategy asks Richard Gane of Vendigital?  

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IRELAND

25th - 26th September 2019, Galway Racecourse

TRUMPF stand:  Ground floor 4

A long-established subcontract laser cutting and sheet metal company located in the heart of the Midlands has invested in a TRUMPF TruBend Cell 7000, the world’s fastest automated bending cell. The system has created vital extra capacity and been put to work on producing over 200 different types of brackets of various batch quantity and complexity for a range of customers.

Across generations, from the Sopwith Camel and Supermarine Spitfire to the Galileo satellite system, the UK aerospace industry has been one of the most impressive in the world. Jeremy Whittingham, Head of Marketing for the Advanced Engineering Exhibition, explains why this remains the case, despite the potential challenges on the horizon.

Automechanika Birmingham 2019 has been hailed a record-breaking success, attracting more than 12,000 visitors from the UK automotive industry, the highest ever attendance.  

500 exhibitors from 23 countries attended the largest industry gathering of the year, with 120 new suppliers showcasing their products. 90% of the 12,145 visitors who visited were from the UK.

MP Heather Wheeler has paid a visit to one of South Derbyshire’s fastest-growing engineering firms to help celebrate its inclusion in an influential national report.

The district’s MP enjoyed a tour of the Carfulan Group’s headquarters in Foston, near Derby, after it was named one the London Stock Exchange’s ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2019.

Only businesses demonstrating consistent revenue growth over a minimum of three years, and significantly outperforming their industry peers, are selected to appear in the report.

Elesa, as market leading manufacturers in high quality levelling feet, are delighted to offer units for all industrial purposes from simple desks and workstations to vibration damping and non-slip for heavy machines, food industry and biohazard applications.

At the light duty end of the spectrum the LX series are designed with adjustment moulded into the foot. They are suited to application on instrumentation housings, office desking, bench top equipment, portable stands and displays or similar.

EMKA are offering their retro-fit eCam system as an upgrade for mechanical locks and latches where an electronic interface is now required to improve security and/or provide access logs integrated with other personnel monitoring networks.

The eCam facilitates electronic locking for quarter-turns and other latching without the need to change doors or panels on machine controls, machine guards, control and data housings, so ensuring major time and cost savings over the alternative of re-installing new cabinets. eCam is UL and DIN certified.

Since replacing its previous coolant with TRIM® MicroSol® 585XT from Master Fluid Solutions, McAuley Engineering has not only solved previous issues surrounding bad odour and poor cleanliness, but reduced usage considerably. Where a single IBC of the company’s previous coolant would only last six weeks, one IBC of Microsol 585XT is lasting for an impressive four months.

GWR Fasteners, which manufactures high-quality special fasteners and precision components, has followed up its move to new premises with the purchase of a new Miyano turning centre.

The purchase of the Miyano BNE-51SY6 8-Axis CNC Turning Centre with barfeed was funded by Close Brothers Asset Finance.

The new machine will enable GWR Fasteners to both ramp up production and offer new products at its new premises in Oswestry, which it moved to after outgrowing its former location,