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Achieving High-Precision Keyway Machining in Marine Couplings

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Shanghai ANTISHICNC has proposed its 630GS3 mid-speed wire-cut EDM to a UK marine equipment manufacturer...

Whitehouse Machine Tools Wins Mitsubishi Electric EDM Agency

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Whitehouse Machine Tools is now the sales and service agent for Mitsubishi Electric’s wire-cut and...

Excetek Wire EDM Offers Leap in productivity And Efficiency

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

The new Excetek NP Plus series of CNC wire EDM machines, supplied exclusively in the...

NCMT and Delta Redefine Metrology Capability With Makino EDM

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Delta XD has expanded its metrology capabilities with a Makino U6 H.E.A.T. wire EDM supplied...

AI Risk

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

A new report ‘The Default Setting: Women, AI and the Future of Work in UK...

New £9.8m Robotics Programme to Boost GSW

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Businesses across the Greater South West will receive dedicated support to explore and adopt robotics...

Mapping The Route To UK Floating Wind Facility

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Gabriel Engineering Group has drawn up plans for a new UK manufacturing facility that could...

Record-Breaking 250+ mph Remote-Controlled Car

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

A mechanical engineer from Rugby has used nearly 25 years of experience working with PTC...

Queen’s University Belfast Opens AMIC

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Queen’s University Belfast has officially opened the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), a circa £100m...

Manufacturing Champion Delivers SME Support Boost

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

A new national platform designed to streamline how manufacturing SMEs access essential support has been...

CHMER Strengthens Dutch Presence Through Hoffman-Metalcare

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

CHMER continues to expand in the European market through its partnership with Hoffmann-Metalcare in the...

Getting Closer to the Spark for a Smoother Surface Finish

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Advances in microelectronics are improving die-sink EDM performance, with compact generators enabling faster machining, more...

Tooling, Automation and Software Specialist Unveils New Website

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

System 3R, which offers extensive solutions for EDM machine work holding and automation, has launched...

Practical Wire EDM Workshop Draws Notable Crowds

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Hüttmann Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH recently hosted a practical wire EDM workshop in partnership with Sodick Deutschland,...

STARRAG S1250 HD SETS NEW BENCHMARK FOR HIGH-SPEED TITANIUM MILLING WITH RECORD METAL REMOVAL RATES

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

At the EMO 2023 exhibition, Starrag presented a prototype of its hydrostatically guided S1250 HD...

Tube Deal

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

For 40 years, Sportelli.Tech has supported tube cutting, bending and finishing projects by designing tooling...

ADIPEC Technical Conference Set to Stage 190+ Sessions

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

As energy systems face rising demand, greater complexity and increasing pressure to perform, technical expertise...

Cost-Effective Solvent Cleaning Focuses on What Matters Most

PUBLISHED: October 9, 2026

Karl Roll has developed its new Focus solvent cleaning system for manufacturers that need to...

ANCA Demonstrates Connected Regrinding Workflow at IMTS

PUBLISHED: October 9, 2026

At last month’s IMTS 2026 exhibition in Chicago, ANCA demonstrated a connected regrinding workflow combining...

Invitation to Compete for Fritz Studer Award 2026 Prize

PUBLISHED: October 9, 2026

Grinding machine builder Fritz Studer AG is inviting young researchers from European universities and technical...

NCMT and Delta Redefine Metrology Capability With Makino EDM

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

Delta XD has expanded its metrology capabilities with a Makino U6 H.E.A.T. wire EDM supplied by NCMT, enabling the business...

Manufacturing Champion Delivers SME Support Boost

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2026

A new national platform designed to streamline how manufacturing SMEs access essential support has been launched by industry ambassador Andrea...

UK Manufacturing is Growing. Now is The Time to Build on It

PUBLISHED: October 9, 2026

UK manufacturing entered autumn with another month of growth, strengthening the case for renewed investment in Britain's industrial base. The...

Energy Efficiency Drives Swissmatic’s Sliding-Head Purchases

PUBLISHED: September 25, 2026

Citizen Machinery UK has supplied six of the sliding-head CNC lathes currently operating at turned parts subcontractor Swissmatic’s Wishaw factory...

17D Grows Turning Capacity with DN Solutions Lynx 2600M

PUBLISHED: September 25, 2026

17D, a precision subcontractor specialising in machining rolling stock replacement and spare parts, has increased its in-house turning capabilities with...

DAS Engineering Goes from One XYZ Machine to 25

PUBLISHED: September 25, 2026

The installation of an XYZ TC 400 turning centre at DAS Engineering represents the 25th machine purchased from XYZ Machine...

DN SOLUTIONS DNM 6700XL BOOSTS LARGE-COMPONENT MACHINING AT COMPLETE ENGINEERING SERVICES

PUBLISHED: September 25, 2026

Complete Engineering Services’ recent investment in a DN Solutions DNM 6700XL vertical machining centre from Mills CNC is helping the...

Manufacturing Champion Named CBM Ambassador for SMEs

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

The Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) has appointed one of the industry’s most passionate advocates as its new ambassador for...

Efficient Subcontracting Using DMG Mori’s MX Strategy

PUBLISHED: September 3, 2026

The semiconductor industry presents major opportunities for contract manufacturers. However, increasingly stringent requirements for precision, cleanliness and surface quality demand...

Space Project Prompts First Investment In Five-Axis Machining

PUBLISHED: August 28, 2026

Subcontractor Capabilities Beyond Engineering (CBE+) has installed its first five-axis vertical machining centre (VMC), a German-built Spinner U630 supplied by...

Rodin Uses Creo Integrated CAD and Simulation Solution

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

Rodin Motorsport is using PTC’s Creo integrated CAD and simulation solution to find valuable fractions of a second on the...

Open Mind’s HyperMILL CAM Transforms Operations at Vigour

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

Founded in 2015, Coventry-based Vigour Ltd has grown from a single five-axis machining centre into a specialist manufacturer of complex,...

Partnership Delivers Toolpath Optimisation in NX CAM

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

Siemens and ModuleWorks are strengthening their long-standing partnership by integrating advanced physics-based toolpath technologies directly into the Siemens NX CAM...

Verify and Optimise NC Programs Faster with Latest NCSIMUL

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

Hexagon’s Production Software Division has introduced the latest release of NCSIMUL, strengthening its integrated approach to NC program verification, simulation...

Vericut 9.7 Offers CNC Shops Performance without Compromise

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

Vericut has released the latest version (9.7) of its CNC simulation, verification and optimisation software, delivering faster simulation, expanded AI...

KASTO Introduces New Control Generation for Sawing Machines

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

Sawing machine and storage system manufacturer KASTO has introduced a new generation of controls for its sawing machines, combining modern...

CAMIO 2026 Launches with Renishaw REVO Five-Axis Integration

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

LK Metrology has unveiled a major release of its proprietary CAMIO software for programming, analysis and reporting on co-ordinate measuring...

JWA CNC Precision Overcomes Complexity with Mastercam

PUBLISHED: September 11, 2026

JWA CNC Precision is demonstrating how the right CAM technology can help manufacturers consistently and profitably manage complex components and...

Enztec reduces CNC cycle times 16% with Vericut Force

PUBLISHED: May 29, 2026

New Zealand-based orthopaedic surgical instrument manufacturer Enztec has achieved a 16% average reduction in CNC cycle times after implementing Vericut...