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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has turned to 3D printing to create flight-ready parts at a fraction of the cost and time involved in using traditional manufacturing methods.

The Cambridge-based firm’s latest innovation program is pushing technological boundaries to reduce weight and increase performance on its fleet of military, civil and business aircraft.

A young engineer from Birmingham has secured the main prize at this year’s In-Comm Training Awards after helping his firm secure a game-changing contract.

Adam Burgoyne, who is a New Product Engineer at metal pressings and stamping specialist Brandauer, was named as the ‘Outstanding Apprentice of the Year’ after earlier picking up the title of ‘Learner of the Year for Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies’.

TRB Lightweight Structures provided pressed phenolic panels for luxury private suites on five Singapore Airlines A380 aircraft.

It worked closely with international high technology company Safran to create the private suites which were commissioned to celebrate the airline’s 70th birthday, and feature over 100 different phenolic panels.

A £600,000 investment in multi-axis turning capacity is supporting the demand for re-shoring at HPC Services

British engineering firms are in increasing demand from major multinational companies looking to bring more work back to the UK from Europe and China, according to the boss of a busy Derbyshire CNC machining business.

Real-time quality control using multi-sensor metrology allows Winbro to get miniature holes in aerospace components right first time.

The company company says its partnership with metrology expert OGP UK has been a ‘game-changer’ in a highly regulated industry.

Winbro Group, a world leader in the design and production of machines and technologies based on non-conventional processes, specialises in producing the miniature cooling holes and forms in components used in the most demanding part of aero and industrial gas turbines.

The organising team of BIEMH, International Machine Tool Exhibition, has presented the new campaign image for the event, which will be held from the 25 to the 29 May 2020.

Last week’s Subcon exhibition drew over 4,100 visitors – 16% up on last year and just short of its overall record in 2017.

Over 100 of the exhibitors rebooked on site for the 2020 show which will take place at the NEC next year from 9 to 11 June alongside The Engineer Expo and under the new ownership of the Mark Allen Group.

Fires and explosions endanger lives, cause severe injury and cause significant environmental damage.

Explosive atmospheres created by combustible gases, vapours, mists and dust, must be protected from ignition sources.

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Where has the time gone …

We are half way through 2019 already.Due to the increase in production and sales not only has our workforce increased but so have our machining capabilities, with the introduction of several new machines, which has enabled us to reduce our lead times.

Our current machining lead times

• Sliding Head (SR machines)    5 - 7   working days
• Sliding Head (SV machines)  12 -14  working days
• Turning and Milling                  7- 10   working days

New Machines

Silcoms has installed a 5-axis mill-turn centre to produce complex rotating fan seals for a large civil aircraft engine programme.

The company, which is a niche UK supplier to the aerospace industry of nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and aluminium aero engine ring components and assemblies including seals, shrouds, segments and casings, was awarded an additional contract last year.

Nine companies based in the North West are the first in the country to benefit from a government programme designed to boost UK manufacturing through the adoption of digital technology.

Based in Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and the Liverpool City Region, the nine companies are set to introduce 12 advanced manufacturing methods including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), 3D-printing and robotics.

A new Trumpf TruPunch 3000 automated punching system has allowed Kintec to eliminate outsourcing costs on parts for the caravan, leisure, retail and medical sectors.

Although only established in 2009, the company was formed out of the former Hull-based fabrication business John A Kinnersley Co Ltd, which had 40 years of history. The assets of Kinnersley were acquired by current Kintech chairman, Carl Canty.