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When Sub CNC got the call from Rolls Royce to quote on two plastic parts for the Ventilator Challenge UK it was in full production within two days.

Sub CNC was one of the companies it contacted, having been given its name by turning machine supplier Citizen UK, which had identified it as a possible supplier.

The Elesa ESD (electro-static discharge) range of standard components are especially attractive to the spraying and powder coating industry, by virtue of their lack of electro-static build-up, which ensures that they remain free of powder accumulation.

Precision engineering firm DA Design Automation has ramped up production of key equipment used by the NHS in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Specialist in machinery design and build, the company has begun to produce hundreds of headbands for face shields, a crucial piece of PPE for healthcare workers.

The firm has also more than doubled its production of aluminium components used in bedside hoists, which frees up NHS capacity by enabling patients to be treated at home.

Companies are often faced with the dilemma — to repair or replace? An important piece of machinery has failed, a crucial element of a process or production line. Biting the bullet and replacing it can be expensive, however on the other hand, is it worth spending money on repairing aging equipment?

Photo-chemical etching specialist Precision Micro has seen a six-fold increase in essential sensors and valve parts for ventilators.

The business, which is able to turn around pieces in very short timescales including set up and production, is now producing tens of thousands of ventilator components – a process which sees its specialist photo chemical etching equipment producing precisely engineered parts for ventilator manufacturers across Europe who are supporting the fight against COVID-19.

A six-spindle bar automatic turning centre is helping Unicut Precision deliver the volume of ventilator parts currently required.

The Welwyn Garden City subcontractor invested in the German-built Index MS40 six-spindle bar automatic from sole agent Kingsbury towards the end of last year. The aim was to raise production efficiency but in the current climate is relying more and more on the machine to help fulfil the demand for these medical equipment parts.

Lee Spring are pleased to announce they have a full range of military specification springs in their catalogue. This MIL-SPEC range consists of the Compression MS24585 and Extension MS24586, both of which can be customised to suit specific applications.

The experience of Citizen Machinery UK and its subcontractor customers shows how British industry has pulled together to meet the Covid-19 challenge head on.

A commitment to developing apprentices has led to Stainless Metalcraft receiving the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

The company, part of Avingtrans PLC’s Process Solutions and Rotating Equipment division, won the award for Promoting Opportunity.

Advanced surface coating technology company, Hardide plc, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2020.

The Oxfordshire-based company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for Outstanding Short-Term Growth in overseas sales, which increased by 152% over the three years to 30 September 2018. The company continued this into the year ended 30 September 2019, securing record overall revenues of which 67% were international.

More excellent customer feedback, this time from C-Pro Direct, a long standing customer of ours and a key supplier to the NHS - A proud claim at any time, but in the current climate such a claim has special significance.

Rockwood Composites celebrated a ten year partnership with Leonardo by delivering its 10,000th blade for the towed decoy on the Eurofighter Typhoon.

All parts are fully CNC machined and supplied paint ready on a just in time basis. Rockwood has also supplied Leonardo with connector plates for the wing of the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Holly Jones, senior subcontract buyer at Leonardo in the UK, said: “Our 10-year partnership with Rockwood is testament to their ability to deliver quality composite components consistently when we need them.”