THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
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Private equity fund buys Formaplex
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Smart factory production line
PUBLISHED: February 25, 2021LISI Aerospace (BAI UK) and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have...
Read MoreExpanding to meet demand
PUBLISHED: February 24, 2021Reeco is doubling the size of its premises in Newtown, Wales, from 5500 sq ft...
Read MoreSupply chain pumps up for SMR ...
PUBLISHED: February 23, 2021Pump and motor manufacturer Hayward Tyler is working with the Nuclear AMRC on the development...
Read MoreRobot ends labour-intensive pr...
PUBLISHED: February 22, 2021RARUK Automation has supplied Plymouth-based Oakmount Control Systems with a new FlexiBowl parts feeder and...
Read More316 joins Go2
PUBLISHED: February 18, 2021Go2 Engineering has acquired Peterborough-based stainless-steel fabrication specialist 316 Engineering. 316 offers nearly 20 years...
Read MoreHeatrod acquires Graybar
PUBLISHED: February 17, 2021Bolton-based electric-heating specialist Heatrod Industrial has acquired Wellingborough-based GrayBar Ltd, a manufacturer of products for...
Read MoreAdditive Casting comes to DMC
PUBLISHED: February 16, 2021The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) has struck a partnership with Enable Manufacturing, the UK-based start-up...
Read MoreVirtual work experience provid...
PUBLISHED: February 15, 2021Renishaw is running a virtual UK work experience programme in 2021. The company will virtually...
Read MoreLarge investment
PUBLISHED: February 10, 2021Bedford-based Midas Pattern has taken delivery of a new Haas VF-11/40 CNC machining centre, which...
Read MoreSmartflow expands
PUBLISHED: February 9, 2021Couplings manufacturer Smartflow has expanded its production capacity by moving to a new larger facility...
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL NEWS View All
5G and TSN drive communication
PUBLISHED: February 23, 2021The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT), together with partners from mechanical engineering, network technology...
Read MoreMinimise gearbox maintenance...
PUBLISHED: February 22, 2021According to a study by OneServe, manufacturers lose between £60,000 and £500,000 a year due...
Read MoreAll-electric aircraft deal...
PUBLISHED: February 15, 2021GKN Aerospace and Eviation have signed a collaboration agreement on wing, empennage and EWIS (electrical...
Read MoreRobot density list revealed...
PUBLISHED: February 9, 2021According to the latest World Robotics statistics issued by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR),...
Read MoreSmart factory has 30 connected
PUBLISHED: February 8, 2021Trumpf has opened a new smart factory at its headquarters in Ditzingen, where the facility...
Read MoreProtolabs acquires 3D Hubs...
PUBLISHED: February 3, 2021Proto Labs, a global technology-enabled digital manufacturing specialist, has entered into a definitive agreement to...
Read MoreMachine digitalisation...
PUBLISHED: February 2, 2021The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) has acquired a minority stake in Munich-based Spanflug...
Read MoreBCN3D enjoys growth in 2020...
PUBLISHED: February 1, 2021BCN3D, an additive manufacturing provider of 3D printing solutions, closed 2020 with record growth, appointing...
Read MoreRobotic welding at LaShip...
PUBLISHED: January 25, 2021Following strong organic growth in US markets, Pemamek has delivered a Pema VRWP-C robot welding...
Read MoreFastener investment at Bumax...
PUBLISHED: January 15, 2021Bumax has recently invested several million SEK in three new state-of-the-art machines to further enhance...
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Subcontractor orders second au
PUBLISHED: February 22, 2021Having installed a Brother production cell at the end of 2019 comprising two five-axis Speedio M140X2 mill-turn centres served by...
Read MoreHPC started with one Citizen C
PUBLISHED: February 15, 2021Back in 1997, when physics graduate Paul Cobb asked his father Reg to help him invest in a subcontract machining...
Read MoreUsing Vericut to safeguard mac
PUBLISHED: February 8, 2021Those who have filled up their vehicles this week might want to thank Conroe Machine. That’s because this specialty job...
Read MoreParker gets a grip on automati
PUBLISHED: February 1, 2021As a $14bn corporation, the journey of Parker Hannifin started over 100 years ago when Arthur Parker founded the Parker...
Read MoreGetting it right, from the sta
PUBLISHED: January 25, 2021Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has supplied precision subcontractor MRN Engineering...
Read More40% faster turning and 100% m
PUBLISHED: January 18, 2021Towards the tail end of last year, Merseyside subcontractor Bryken took delivery of its sixth Miyano BNE-51MSY turn-mill centre, having...
Read MoreMedical parts gain from single
PUBLISHED: January 11, 2021A trio of Bumotec multi-axis, multi-tasking machining centres are helping Shanghai Medical Instruments (Group) to maintain its 50% market share...
Read MoreRadan delivers higher profit m
PUBLISHED: January 4, 2021Automatic nesting capability in Radan CADCAM software is achieving a sheet-metal subcontractor’s target for its raw material utilisation as part...
Read MorePlastic injection moulder upgr
PUBLISHED: December 21, 2020It was as recently as 2012 that manual plus two-and-a-half-axis CNC milling gave way to full 3D machining of plastic...
Read MoreQuick on the uptake...
PUBLISHED: December 14, 2020Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has supplied Quick Machining Solutions, a...
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Winbro strikes partnership dea
PUBLISHED: February 25, 2021Machine tool manufacturer Winbro Group Technologies has signed a partnership deal with the Engineering Technology Group. The new agreement will...
Read MoreMicro-hole EDM gives boost...
PUBLISHED: February 24, 2021Dynomite Diesel Products, a US-based company with a 20-year history in the manufacture of high-performance diesel fuel injectors, has recently...
Read MoreEDM essential at Raysun...
PUBLISHED: February 23, 2021Raysun Innovative Design, a Rugby-based end-to-end precision engineering, design and manufacturing business, has invested in a second Mitsubishi EDM machine,...
Read MoreWire proves 10% faster in tria
PUBLISHED: February 22, 2021Betterbrass, the next-generation brass alloy wire launched recently in the UK by Erodex, has helped users to increase cutting speed...
Read MoreSlug management made easy...
PUBLISHED: February 22, 2021GF Machining Solutions says that its new Automatic Slug Management (ASM) makes true uninterrupted and unmanned wire EDM operations a...
Read MoreONA’s QX Neo improves contro
PUBLISHED: October 30, 2020The latest range of ONA’s die-sink EDM has a graphical interface with more intuitive and visually friendly menus. In short,...
Read MoreEDMs boost tool-making capabil
PUBLISHED: October 29, 2020The Teisnach facility of Rohde & Schwarz, a specialist in electromechanical assemblies, has installed two Mitsubishi Electric EDM machines from...
Read MoreOnline customer training...
PUBLISHED: October 28, 2020Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and associated protective measures, almost all planned customer training courses at Walter have had...
Read MoreMicro-erosion drill unveiled...
PUBLISHED: October 27, 2020New from Sarix is the SX80 hpm Pulsar micro-erosion drilling machine. Offering precision of ±0.002 mm and travels of 300...
Read MoreSmall but perfectly formed...
PUBLISHED: October 27, 2020The AgieCharmilles Form E 350 is a compact, high-performance die-sink machine that is suitable for mouldmakers and precision component manufacturers....
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3rd March: Metalworking Machin
PUBLISHED: February 7, 2021GoIndustryDoveBid are offering by online auction the sale of Metalworking, Machinery, Driveline, Manufacturing, Assets from well-known Automotive Company in Korea...
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