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The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has launched the 2020 edition of the Technology, Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge.

The flagship schools’ competition, which has been running for 17 years, will return in 2020 with a twist. Due to the current Coronavirus situation in the UK, a new format for 2020 edition of TDI is being launched online.

London-based Steelo has moved from steel fabrication to the plastic market as a result of the impact of Covid-19.

“Since the end of March, we decided to furlough most of our staff, leaving a skeleton production force to continue fabricating ongoing orders” - says Michael Krajewski, CEO at the London-based steel fabricator.

“Many of our Clients have had to shut down their building sites, which has left us with a massive drop in regular enquiries.”

Challenge Europe have always had a belief that “you can’t sell from an empty basket” and so have had a long-term policy of stocking heavily to ensure they are able to support changes in customer demand.

Lee Spring extension springs – otherwise known as tension springs – are indispensable to many operations in vehicle applications and elsewhere e.g. as returns on engine controls, also farm machinery, horse boxes, caravans, trampolines, garage doors, medical devices, toys, washing machines/white goods, and in the construction industry. They are characterised by a loop or hook on either end which is connected to other components giving them extra strength and manoeuvrability.

Edwards Engineering has designed, built and installed a bespoke £1m grain drying facility for a long-term customer in Fife.

The project, delivered on time and on budget, saw Perth-based Edwards Engineering take on the challenge of designing, procuring and installing a fully bespoke unit, tailormade to suit the available space at the farm storage facility.

The 18-month project has resulted in a plant which dries and processes crops with significantly improved efficiency and to a higher specification.

Maine Storage Innovations part of the MKP Group just recently launched the answer to the new normal. 

Sarginsons, which specialises in lightweight castings, has invested £200,000 in equipment that will reduce its carbon emissions by 524.9 tonnes per year.

The new de-coring machine is used to remove the internal sand cores that are manufactured, and cast over, to create hollow section lightweight chassis components.

When Sub CNC got the call from Rolls Royce to quote on two plastic parts for the Ventilator Challenge UK it was in full production within two days.

Sub CNC was one of the companies it contacted, having been given its name by turning machine supplier Citizen UK, which had identified it as a possible supplier.

The Elesa ESD (electro-static discharge) range of standard components are especially attractive to the spraying and powder coating industry, by virtue of their lack of electro-static build-up, which ensures that they remain free of powder accumulation.

Precision engineering firm DA Design Automation has ramped up production of key equipment used by the NHS in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Specialist in machinery design and build, the company has begun to produce hundreds of headbands for face shields, a crucial piece of PPE for healthcare workers.

The firm has also more than doubled its production of aluminium components used in bedside hoists, which frees up NHS capacity by enabling patients to be treated at home.

Companies are often faced with the dilemma — to repair or replace? An important piece of machinery has failed, a crucial element of a process or production line. Biting the bullet and replacing it can be expensive, however on the other hand, is it worth spending money on repairing aging equipment?

Photo-chemical etching specialist Precision Micro has seen a six-fold increase in essential sensors and valve parts for ventilators.

The business, which is able to turn around pieces in very short timescales including set up and production, is now producing tens of thousands of ventilator components – a process which sees its specialist photo chemical etching equipment producing precisely engineered parts for ventilator manufacturers across Europe who are supporting the fight against COVID-19.