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Whether selecting a catalogue spring or specifying a custom item, Chris Petts, M.D. at Lee Spring suggests that it is always worth considering the following factors:

Principles of spring design:

Hooke’s Law is a principle of spring design relating to Load and Deflection. It states that a restoring force due to a spring is proportional to the distance the spring is deflected and acts in the opposite direction.  Another principle of spring design is Spring Rate (R), which is the ratio of force per unit of deflection.

Following on from the addition of its fatigue testing facility, William Hughes has added salt spray testing to its range of quality control procedures.
 
Salt spray or salt fog testing exposes springs and other components to a saline fog environment in order to ascertain the corrosion resistance of the material of which they’re made or the surface coating thereof.   A controlled saline situation will show how long it takes for a component to accede to rust or other oxides, if indeed it succumbs at all. 
 

By adopting a servitization model – with 10% of customers buying machining on an hourly rate – MNB Precision Engineering is in a strong position to benefit from an upturn in oil and gas.

Since taking the reins of the business in 2012, brothers Luke and Elliot Benton have helped MNB Precision to come back from the brink through a focused business strategy.

Middlesex Aerospace is investing in 5-axis multi-tasking machines and a horizontal machining centre with an expanded tool storage system that will allow 24-hour unmanned operation.

The machines represent a seven-figure investment and will be supplied by Yamazaki Mazak.

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As a leading provider and user of Industry 4.0, TRUMPF is transferring its digitalization solutions to its TruPrint series of 3D printers to optimize additive manufacturing processes.

To enable connected manufacturing the TRUMPF, TruPrint 3D printers are linked to a manufacturing execution system (MES) and a smart ordering platform. This gives employees mobile, real-time access to the printers’ process data and pending orders and facilitates planning and paperless management of production, which boosts transparency, flexibility and ultimately also manufacturing productivity.

Work Matta™ have been working with large and small industrial partners for over 20 years providing Ergonomic Flooring solutions . The business is built on people, partnerships and solution-based selling. We all believe in what we are doing and our products, which makes coming to work easy.

Paul Harris - Managing Director:

Paul says 'I love what I do, I love dealing with passionate people who want the best for the customer. It is my job to give them the best product that we possibly can.'

Radiotherapy expert Elektra has chosen TRB lightweight structures as a top supplier for a revolutionary new cancer treatment system.

Elektra’s latest innovation, the Elektra Unity, combines real time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a radiotherapy beam produced using a linear accelerator (LINAC).

Elektra says that this combination of technologies enables you to see and track the target, including changes in tumour position, shape and biology, and provides the real-time information needed to respond immediately—all while the patient is on the table.

Coventry-based aerospace subcontractor Arrowsmith Engineering has installed four new Doosan Lynx lathes and a Doosan DNM machining centre and is examining future automation using collaborative robots.

The new machines were installed at Arrowsmith’s 20,000 square foot facility in the latter half of 2018.

FDB Panel Fittings admire the way that some manufacturers use materials to their customers’ advantage, while keeping aesthetics in the forefront of their design – such a manufacturer is their sales partner Sugatsune, whose range of neodymium magnetic catches stand out for their high performance and very neat design.

Subcon is introducing a new initiative, the Launchpad, which aims to give entrepreneurs and startups a kick-start.

The Launchpad and associated Launchpad Awards at this year’s event will give them the opportunity to share their innovations with thousands of engineering and manufacturing professionals with the power to influence and guide them to future success.

Following new investment and appointments, ane of the UK’s longest-established hot dip galvanizers, is targeting new opportunities in the agricultural, transport infrastructure, street furniture and utilities markets.

Despite a challenging year due to rising zinc costs, Halesfield-based Corbetts the Galvanizers has managed to make the most of its quality processes and quick lead times to secure a number of new contracts that are making the most of the larger galvanizing kettle it installed in late 2017.