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Rotec Engineering welcomes the arrival of a new Nakamura Tome MX-100 twin spindle bottom turret lathe with a full 5 axis milling head.

The new machine has been setup over Easter weekend and is now operational and ready for making critical medical components for ventilators.

Watch the arrival and MD Paul Butler https://youtu.be/HGl3ePJi8JE 

We also like to thank everyone involved who pulled out all the stops and got it operational so quickly.

SME manufacturers in England are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 87% of companies identifying a significant decrease in production volumes.

The initial findings of the Manufacturing Barometer, which covers more than 330 firms across England, reveals a stark picture of how the virus is already affecting industrial confidence and future predictions around safeguarding jobs.

The DIRAK Swinghandle system from FDB Panel Fittings is now enhanced with the introduction of their 3-440 Bearing Plate RS bases. These intermediary mounting accessories enable use of swinghandles with a single point polyamide latching cam or alternatively with standard cam and multi-point rod locking if required.

Installation is quick and simple with initial clip attachment to the swinghandle base, then twin screw fastening for security and sealing.

A new 10kW fibre laser at Leicester-based ADS Laser Cutting has effectively double the speed at which it can cut components.

The Trumpf  TruLaser 5030 fiber features Active Speed Control and has been supplied with a LiftMaster Compact load/unload automation system, which enables lights-out operations.

Telford based firm Filtermist is opening its doors to fellow manufacturers in an effort to help keep core industry moving during this challenging time.

Filtermist operates two fully functioning fabrication facilities – one in Telford and one in Wetherby, as well as a comprehensive engineering division that includes a team of qualified design engineers.

MRT Castings is pulling out all the stops to meet a five-fold increase in demand for die-cast, machined and painted components for critical care ventilators.

Within the past fortnight it has ordered and installed a new die-casting machine, put on extra shifts, recruited more staff and has two new machining centres due to arrive in a fortnight’s time.

MRT Managing Director Phil Rawnson says: “In the current crisis there are no lengths we haven’t considered in order to increase our capacity and our output for these essential components.”

The directors of Gateshead-based TDX, which supplies services and tools to the thin-film plastic thermoforming industry, can now enjoy weekends off after it automated its machine shop.

The latest purchases have been a Japanese bar-fed turning centre and a German-built Hermle 5-axis machining centre with a 20-pallet storage system supplied by Kingsbury.

The success of a twin-pallet five-axis machining centre at Hollygate Aircraft Components has led to the installation of a similar machine at sister company Victoria Production Engineering.

The two companies are both members of the Hyde Group, with Hollygate installing the Heckert HEC 800 X5 for machining titanium parts and Victoria using its machine on stainless steel.

Safely Supporting You

Given the current landscape we know how important it is that your projects proceed without delay.  You can rely on Laser 24's high speed laser cutting and pressbraking solutions to make that happen.

We're continuing with our operations and our team are fulfilling your orders safely and quickly.  From our machine operators to our delivery staff, the team are taking the necessary precautions to minimise the risk of transmission and help you meet your deadlines.

Did You Know?

* All our material is sourced from AS9100 certified U.S or European mills

. * We offer same day (Usually over the phone) quotations and next day despatch of our stock as standard.

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Update from Roo Engineering

During this unprecedented situation the world finds itself in, Roo Engineering are doing what many great businesses are doing, continuing to support the UK economy and infrastructure.

We continue to support our existing customers and new customers, with the manufacture of sheet metal and fabricated components, with priority on goods for the medical industry. All whilst protecting our staff by working to the governments guidelines, with staff working from home where possible and maintaining social distancing rules.

Many engineering companies have stepped forward to help meet the critical need for ventilators during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. 

If your company has responded to the calls to produce ventilators and you don’t have experience of producing medical devices, The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA) has regulatory experts on standby to provide free advice to get you started.