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DNV GL has commission the world’s largest industrial explosion testing chamber at Spadeadam Research and Testing

Located at Spadeadam in Cumbria, the chamber supports not only a joint industry project (JIP) initiative but also an identified need in the market place. DNV GL has just completed five commissioning runs of varying explosion severity.

For over 50 years Swiftune Engineering has been at the forefront of race preparation for the A-series engine found in the original mini and other open Formula of race cars. Success on the race track has seen Swiftune powered Minis to national and international championship and race wins. Relocation to new premises in the heart of Kent instigated a new chapter in its history and provided a clean slate to develop its engine build and dynamometer bays.

AIM Engineering has partnered with robot suppliers to design and develop a new generation wing assembly jig for NEO (new engine option) converted Airbus aircraft.

The jig, which can be used in a simple standard assembly jig or a fully robotic solution, meets the new rate increase for NEO converted aircraft and comes with a host of benefits.

WEC Group Ltd, one of the UK’s largest engineering and fabrication companies, has won The Royal Navy Award for Large Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship Awards regional ceremony 2018.

Beating many OEMs and much larger organisations on the day to win the award, WEC Group will now go on to represent the North West region and attend the national final later this year. This will be the third time that WEC Group has won the award in the past 5 years.

With an investor taking a strategic stake in its business, BG Engineering is looking to the future with the purchase of XYZ machine tools to train its apprentices.

Investing in the future of its business in terms of skills and capacity, as well as expanding organically and through acquisition, are at the forefront of BG Engineering’s plans. This process has been accelerated following an investment in a strategic stake in the business by Cooper Brown Enterprises Limited in 2017.

The Elesa LMHD hygienic levelling feet with mounting holes provide rugged adjustable equipment mounting and facilitate reduced cleaning work – which can be up to 25% of the production time.

EMKA have a truly extensive range of standard gasket profiles in materials such as EPDM, neoprene, PVC, black nitrate, natural rubber, and silicone, but as engineers often find there can be advantages to a custom design.

The team at TRAKRAP produce low waste transit wrapping systems for food and related products. TRAKRAP machines are often used in areas associated with regular wash-down cycles so the CFSW is highly suitable, offering IP67 dust and water protection.

Coventry-based lightweight castings business Sarginsons Industries has invested £125,000 in technology to enhance its process control and measurement processes.

The company has purchased a Faro Quantum 3D scanner that will improve its metrology capabilities as it uses the latest laser technology to analyse tooling and components made by Sarginsons to exactly match its customers’ CAD data.

Four engineers are now being trained to use the PolyWorks Software, which is also developed in Coventry, that supports the scanner.

Precision sheet metal fabrication specialist Grenville Engineering is celebrating the biggest contract win yet in its 34-year history.

The contract, which comes from a major corporation in the petrochemical, draws on a wide range of Grenville Engineering’s expertise.

The company is able to offer its customer an end-to-end solution covering all aspects of producing complete fabrications, including the use of superior welding by ASME 9 coded welders, and full traceability and documentation.

Heller Machine Tools has supplied a large, heavy-duty machine to GKN Aerospace Filton, near Bristol, to rough titanium aircraft components.

It was installed during the latter part of 2017 and this year started producing a family of five structural components from titanium forgings, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.