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Advanced surface coating technology company Hardide Coatings has been awarded funding from a UK-wide aerospace initiative, to further the application of the company’s innovative coating technology to aircraft components.

The National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) is a £14.4m programme to mature 40 aerospace technologies in the UK aerospace supply chain. Oxfordshire-based Hardide Coatings has been awarded NATEP funding for two projects commencing on 1 September 2018 that will each take 18 months to complete.

One of the latest installations at the Magellan Aerospace plant in Bournemouth is a Studer S41 CNC universal cylindrical grinding machine.

Magellan, which is a global manufacturer of aerospace systems and components has its hub at Wrexham, from which it supplies wing components up to 22 metres in length, to nearby Airbus.

Quality management service providers G&P has expanded its aerospace sector presence with the opening of an office at Derby’s iHub.

Located on building located on Infinity Park , the iHub is home to a range of businesses from the aerospace industry and G&P will use its dedicated office as a foundation to build, and further establish, relationships with the surrounding aerospace businesses.

Malton Laser is helping an aircraft engineer take to the skies with a new concept in single-person aircraft.

The aircraft features folding wings for easy storage and can be rigged ready to fly within just one minute. With testing now underway, the project is close to completion with the aircraft set to take flight for the first time later this year.

While many machine screws or bolts fit into a tapped thread within a larger component the versatility of these threaded fasteners is often exploited by using a nut which Challenge Europe stock in many variations and materials

Phase 3 CNC are delighted to announce they have distributorship for PiranhaClamp AG. These exceptional quality Swiss made clamps and accessories are now available in the UK from Phase 3 CNC.

The new DIRAK sliding slam latch from FDB Panel Fittings provides a low noise secure door closure mechanism for internal doors and cupboards.

Peter and his team have developed metalworking fluid products that address the specific performance and regulatory needs of European manufacturers in the Master Fluid Solutions UK laboratories.

Offline tool pre-setting at die castings specialist MRT Castings increases accuracy and part quality, save time and gives customers ‘right first time’ confidence.

Since purchasing a smile420 machine from ZOLLER UK, MRT Castings estimates a 15-minute time saving on each of up to eight daily tool set-ups, dramatically increasing its productivity.

Keighley Laboratories successfully completed both AS9100 and Nadcap assessments just two weeks apart.

The Heat Treatment division of Keighley Labs first underwent an intensive, week long assessment from BSI, successfully transitioning to AS9100 Rev D / ISO 9001:2015.  This revised standard focusses on quality and continuous improvement being at the heart of the business.

Beverston Engineering is working with a Liverpool university to boost its CNC manufacturing capabilities with the development of a new, innovative Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) CNC system.

Beverston Engineering specialises in the prototyping and manufacture of engineering components for a wide range of industries including aerospace, oil and gas and pharmaceutical sectors.

Qimtek is proud to announce that we are the UK Contract Manufacturing Zone Partner at Advanced Engineering 2018.