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More plastics people
06 Aug 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Blackburn-based MGS Technical Plastics has appointed three new team members, and will recruit two more, as it looks to serve the growing demand for its plastic injection moulding and associated manufacturing services.
The appointments follow an influx of new contract wins worth a total of £2m, which include a luxury car manufacturer that has nominated MGS to supply its new model, an energy company which has enlisted MGS to manufacture a new range of smart meters, and an electronics company which switched a major project to MGS to improve the quality of its products.
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Outsourcing for global growth
06 Aug 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Strategic outsourcing with PP Control & Automation is allowing an industrial vending specialist to globally scale its business without the significant direct cost of setting up its own manufacturing facilities
Solihull-based Inventor-e, which provides point-of-use solutions to industrial manufacturers and the facilities management market, joined forces with PP Control & Automation to outsource the build of SmartStores Secure, an access-controlled cabinet that uses the SmartStores app for access and to issue, return and restock product.
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Testing integration complete
06 Aug 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Element Materials Technology says it has now completed the formal rebranding and integration of the Exova Group plc which it acquired in June 2017.
The scope of the integration program has covered 135 locations; 4,370 colleagues; five CRM systems; 61 LIMS systems; five external and internal websites; and 16 customer portals. The Group also aligned a number of closely-sited laboratories, creating centers of excellence in Detroit, MI for Transportation; Huntington Beach, CA for Aerospace; and Aberdeen, UK and Houston, TX for Oil & Gas.
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Phoenix from the flames
06 Aug 2019 by Engineering Capacity
A disastrous fire at P Patterns in Brierley Hill turned out to be the catalyst for a new and stronger company with some help from machine tool supplier DMG MORI.
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Boosting the UK’s battery capacity
06 Aug 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has called for the creation of multiple ‘gigafactories’ to provide the large volume of batteries needed to fuel its electrification strategy. As well as allowing the AM to ramp up manufacturing volumes, these facilities could play a vital role in differentiating its offering. So what steps are needed to make the UK a global leader in battery technologies and drive the sector’s electrification strategy asks Richard Gane of Vendigital?
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Advantages of Laser Cutting
05 Aug 2019 by Laser 24 Ltd
Laser cutting has massive advantages over alternative metal cutting methods, providing the precision and power that helps businesses produce results on an unprecedented scale! As a constantly developing field, laser cutting only continues to offer more benefits as it grows. Latest technology means you can get the best quality cut, at rapid speeds and at an affordable price…
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See TRUMPF at Medical Technology Ireland on stand 4 (ground floor)
02 Aug 2019 by New River Industrial Communications Ltd
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IRELAND
25th - 26th September 2019, Galway Racecourse
TRUMPF stand: Ground floor 4
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Exotic alloys - Lee Spring explain what they are and when to use them
30 Jul 2019 by Lee Spring Ltd
Materials with high alloy content, known as super alloys or exotic alloys, offer enhanced performance properties including excellent strength and durability, and resistance to oxidation, corrosion and deforming at high temperatures or under extreme pressure. Because of these properties, super alloys make the best spring materials for demanding working conditions, which can be encountered across various industry sectors, including the Automotive, Marine and Aerospace sectors as well as oil and gas extraction, thermal processing, petrochemical processing and power generation.
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Long-established TRUMPF customer, Intec Laser Services, invests in automated bending cell
30 Jul 2019 by New River Industrial Communications Ltd
A long-established subcontract laser cutting and sheet metal company located in the heart of the Midlands has invested in a TRUMPF TruBend Cell 7000, the world’s fastest automated bending cell. The system has created vital extra capacity and been put to work on producing over 200 different types of brackets of various batch quantity and complexity for a range of customers.
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How to take advantage of the Research & Development Tax Incentive
30 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Did you know you can reclaim up to 33.35% of your costs for innovative projects and you can go back 2 years?
What is the R&D incentive and how does the tax benefit work?
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High flying business
30 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Across generations, from the Sopwith Camel and Supermarine Spitfire to the Galileo satellite system, the UK aerospace industry has been one of the most impressive in the world. Jeremy Whittingham, Head of Marketing for the Advanced Engineering Exhibition, explains why this remains the case, despite the potential challenges on the horizon.
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Stainless sheet polished faster
30 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Black Country-based Professional Polishing Services has invested a third of its turnover in new equipment that will reduce turnaround time to a matter of days.
The investment includes two new Autopulit automatic reciprocating polishing machines from Ellesco.
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Auto show breaks records
30 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Automechanika Birmingham 2019 has been hailed a record-breaking success, attracting more than 12,000 visitors from the UK automotive industry, the highest ever attendance.
500 exhibitors from 23 countries attended the largest industry gathering of the year, with 120 new suppliers showcasing their products. 90% of the 12,145 visitors who visited were from the UK.
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Taking the stress out of design
30 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
Newbury Electronics' expertise and fabrication skills saved the day for one Industrial Design student’s stress sensor project.
When Trevyn Rayner-Canham, a BA Industrial Design and Technology student in her final year at Brunel University, realised that she needed guidance in regard to the electronic elements of her personal stress sensor design, she turned to Newbury Electronics. With her project deadline looming, Trevyn needed to work with a company that could translate her rudimentary design specifications into a fully functioning PCB in just one week.
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MP predicts ‘bright future’ for Carfulan Group
30 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
MP Heather Wheeler has paid a visit to one of South Derbyshire’s fastest-growing engineering firms to help celebrate its inclusion in an influential national report.
The district’s MP enjoyed a tour of the Carfulan Group’s headquarters in Foston, near Derby, after it was named one the London Stock Exchange’s ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2019.
Only businesses demonstrating consistent revenue growth over a minimum of three years, and significantly outperforming their industry peers, are selected to appear in the report.
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Plastic part productivity
30 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
A new workholding system has allowed Stratos Precision Engineering to double productivity on plastic parts.
Subcontract machining of plastic parts constitutes the vast majority of output at the company’s Gloucester factory, where the production of a particular component was causing problems that were exacerbated by the need to produce around 5,000 per year.
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Elesa levelling feet match industrial applications and aggressive environments
26 Jul 2019 by Elesa UK Ltd
Elesa, as market leading manufacturers in high quality levelling feet, are delighted to offer units for all industrial purposes from simple desks and workstations to vibration damping and non-slip for heavy machines, food industry and biohazard applications.
At the light duty end of the spectrum the LX series are designed with adjustment moulded into the foot. They are suited to application on instrumentation housings, office desking, bench top equipment, portable stands and displays or similar.
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Soft-close and lift-off doors with PINET dampening hinges from FDB Panel Fittings
25 Jul 2019 by FDB Panel Fittings
Soft-close and lift-off facilities with the new PINET dampening hinges from FDB Panel Fittings enable easy equipment installation and access in workshop, office or domestic environments. Situations where rapid door removal saves time and greatly aids the work of engineer fitters.
No-slam closure with dampened hinges is also an appreciated end-user feature from safety and noise perspectives. L/R clockwise/anti-clockwise operation is available with these plastic polymer hinges which conveniently lift-off in a single operation.
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EMKA eCam updates mechanical locks to electronic security systems
24 Jul 2019 by EMKA UK Limited
EMKA are offering their retro-fit eCam system as an upgrade for mechanical locks and latches where an electronic interface is now required to improve security and/or provide access logs integrated with other personnel monitoring networks.
The eCam facilitates electronic locking for quarter-turns and other latching without the need to change doors or panels on machine controls, machine guards, control and data housings, so ensuring major time and cost savings over the alternative of re-installing new cabinets. eCam is UL and DIN certified.
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Appointment for expansion
24 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
In-Comm Training, which has supported more than 2500 people with apprenticeships and upskilling opportunities in 2018, has promoted Chris Reeves to Operations Director, overseeing the further expansion of academies in Aldridge, Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury.
The former member of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers will join Directors Colin Mills, Geoff Jones and Bekki Phillips on the senior management team, with the latter moving to Managing Director.
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Master Fluid Solutions coolant improves odour, cleanliness and usage rates for McAuley Engineering
23 Jul 2019 by New River Industrial Communications Ltd
Since replacing its previous coolant with TRIM® MicroSol® 585XT from Master Fluid Solutions, McAuley Engineering has not only solved previous issues surrounding bad odour and poor cleanliness, but reduced usage considerably. Where a single IBC of the company’s previous coolant would only last six weeks, one IBC of Microsol 585XT is lasting for an impressive four months.
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Action Can from Challenge Europe for manufacturers and installers
22 Jul 2019 by Challenge (Europe) Ltd
As specialists in the world of industrial threaded fasteners, the team at Challenge Europe are pleased to announce stocking of the Action Can range of industrial aerosols.
Explains M.D. Kevin Moorcroft “we deal every day with manufacturers, installers and service engineers who are in constant need of high quality consumables and we find the Action Can range meets the exacting requirements of professional engineers for anti-corrosion products and paints, cleaners, lubricants, metal working sprays, along with general workshop products.”
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Ramping up production
22 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
GWR Fasteners, which manufactures high-quality special fasteners and precision components, has followed up its move to new premises with the purchase of a new Miyano turning centre.
The purchase of the Miyano BNE-51SY6 8-Axis CNC Turning Centre with barfeed was funded by Close Brothers Asset Finance.
The new machine will enable GWR Fasteners to both ramp up production and offer new products at its new premises in Oswestry, which it moved to after outgrowing its former location,
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High flying business
22 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
The Sopwith Camel, the Supermarine Spitfire and the Galileo satellite system were all built by the British aerospace industry. Britain has a trans-generational connection to aviation, having been a prime player in the sector since the foundation of the industry itself.
Here Jeremy Whittingham, Head of Marketing for the UK’s annual manufacturing and engineering exhibition, Advanced Engineering, explains why the UK’s aerospace sector is one of the most impressive in the world, despite the potential challenges on the horizon.
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Fast calibration service
22 Jul 2019 by Engineering Capacity
With the opening of new Calibration Select Laboratory in Birmingham, Avery Weigh-Tronix can now offer 5-day turnaround on metrology equipment calibrations.
The service includes the calibration of torque, pressure, temperature and electrical equipment and mass weights.