Llanelec Buys Kigass

Llanelec Precision Engineering has acquired of Kigass Aero Components, with the deal being advised by intelligence-led investment and advisory group Heligan Group. The acquisition marks a significant step for Llanelec, which is backed by Hanover Investors’ Active Equity Fund III, as it deepens the group’s aerospace capability alongside its established defence business, broadens its customer base, and brings together two complementary precision machining teams with a shared commitment to quality and long-term customer partnership.

More information www.heligangroup.com

ANCA Appoints Edmund Boland as Group CEO

ANCA has appointed Edmund Boland as Group Chief Executive Officer, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the global manufacturer of CNC grinding machines and automation technology. Boland succeeds Martin Ripple, who will leave ANCA at the end of July following a transition period that has supported a seamless leadership handover. ANCA Chairman Gavin Smith said the board had unanimously endorsed his appointment based on his proven leadership, his deep understanding of ANCA’s technology, operations and customers, and his ability to lead the company through its next phase of growth.More information www.anca.com

DEEP And Fortius Begin WAAM Development Project

Bristol-based DEEP Manufacturing and US-headquartered Fortius Metals have commenced work on a multi-material cylinder produced using a synchronised multi-robot Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) system. The project combines DEEP Manufacturing’s large-scale multi-robot AM capability with Fortius’s expertise in thermal simulation and advanced wire development. Together, the teams are validating a multi-material build strategy for a US-based end user. The project will explore what becomes possible from integrating simulation, wire development and industrial-scale WAAM into a single workflow.

More information www.deepmanufacturing.com

Coolant Receives Boeing Approval

Quaker Houghton’s HOCUT 4260 metalworking soluble coolant has received Boeing BAC 5008 approval, further establishing the product as a qualified fluid for demanding aerospace manufacturing applications. Boeing joins Airbus, BAE Systems, Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce and Safran among the aerospace organisations to approve HOCUT 4260, a heavy-duty, boron-free and formaldehyde-free metalworking fluid.

“Earning Boeing’s BAC 5008 approval is a significant milestone for HOCUT 4260 and a testament to the fluid’s consistent performance in the most demanding aerospace manufacturing environments,” says Jonathan Dilley, Global Director of Aerospace and Defense at Quaker Houghton. “This approval underscores our commitment to delivering fluid technology that meets the industry’s most exacting standards.”

More information www.quakerhoughton.com

Unison Expands MadeTto-Order Bend-Tool Service

Already providing one of the tube-bending sector’s most comprehensive consumable and precision bend tooling manufacturing and stockholding services, UK-based Unison Ltd is planning to expand its specialist, made-to-order tooling capability. Typically, the service involves helping customers develop tooling for new tubular products, assisting where tooling is required for challenging new applications, replacing worn tooling and the bespoke manufacture of tooling for straightforward tube bending tasks.

Although Unison Ltd recognises that its made-to-order tooling service will always be a niche offering, unlike its regular bend tooling service which serves more than 20 countries globally, the UK business believes it’s an important addition to its overall customer support package.

More information www.unisonltd.com