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Market leaders EMKA are delighted to announce that their compression latch technology continues to be applied to standard products, so increasing the performance available for standard applications in arduous environments – e.g. to IP69 where needed. EMKA compression latches enhance sealing and enclosure performance parameters such as security of door closure, greater envelope rigidity, more even gasket pull-down, as well as an improved user experience.

We would like to advise you that Rotec Engineering Limited and our manufacturing facilities are currentlyopen and trading as normal.

Rotec Engineering are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and are following government guidance and advice.

We are carefully limiting access to the site by non-employees, checking employees’ temperatures twice daily and enforcing the two-metre personal space rule. Our driver has been instructed not to enter customers premises and to strictly keep to the two-metre rule.

XYZ Machine Tools is making available, on loan, any machine from its stock of ProtoTRAK controlled mills and lathes, machining centres and turning centres mills, to boost the fight against Coronavirus.

Specialist subcontractor CBE+, which offers precision engineering, electroless nickel plating, gear cutting, artificial lifting and metal testing service has been sponsored by helicopter company Leonardo on the  SC21 Operational Excellence programme. 

Machine Tools Sales Online has offered to lend used CNC and manual machines and equipment to companies involved in the manufacture of Covid-19 related emergency medical equipment.

Machine Tool Sales Online, part of the Vigilance Group, is offering to lend any UK company involved in the manufacture of Covid 19 related emergency medical equipment, quality used CNC or manual machine tools and/or engineering equipment (should they need it) - to help them increase their machining and production capacity and capabilities.

Following its call for companies who might be able to help manufacture respirator components, the Government has now issued a ventilator supply specification. You can register and find our more  here

You can register to supply other necessary goos and services here 

The new DIRAK 3-149 swinghandle from enclosure hardware specialists FDB Panel Fittings is a low-profile IP65 locking handle which facilitates fitment of flat rod multi-point closure systems.

The swinghandle/flat rod approach especially suits larger door cabinets which need the additional rigidity which they can offer to the door structure in its closed condition, thus aiding sealing and security.

Machine Screws represent a technology that is now conventional, so that Challenge Europe believe it is interesting to ask “what is their future?”

We have already seen many developments in drives/head configurations for automated production such as Hex drives and other socket screws, leading on to the more modern Phillips, Pozi and star drives, e.g. TORX, developed with a view to self-centring so that they will sustain torque loadings of automatic drives and with the further aim of being self-aligning when inserted.

MA Exhibitions Limited, which owns and runs Subcon, The Engineer Expo, and The Manufacturing Management Show, has announced that it has decided to reschedule the event from June 9 -11 to September 28 -30, 2020.

2020 will see Keighley Laboratories Limited celebrating 100 years of service in metallurgical analysis, testing and heat treatment and investing in new testing technology. 

The company says that, not only does this accolade come with assured confidence of the company’s continuous growth and longevity, but its approvals and accreditations make this a milestone year for the company; in particular, its long-standing UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accreditation.

A Coventry automotive design and manufacturing company has set up a new joint venture agreement with a leading electric vehicle manufacturer from Belarus.

The new company, Wave Industries, set up by CAD CAM Automotive (CCA) and Minsk-based manufacturer BKM Holding will create 600 new jobs by establishing a zero-emissions manufacturing plant in the UK.

The agreement was signed at a private reception in London with Belarus Prime Minister Sergei Rumas, who has given his personal backing to the project to jointly produce electric buses and commercial vans.

High quality cameras and projectors often consist of complex equipment that requires rugged longevity due to repetitive mounting and usage. Elesa are pleased to offer a selection of standard components to aid manufacturers of this equipment and their ancillary mounting systems.

In particular, clamping, indexing and levelling are core elements in the successful operation of AV equipment, which are directly addressed by the Elesa range.