Röhm expands its executive board

Clamping and gripping specialist Röhm has expanded its corporate executive board, effective from 1 April 2019.

Together with Gerhard Glanz, Dr Till Scharf has taken on the new role of COO/CTO. Dr Scharf is now be responsible for the logistics, development, construction and production business divisions.
After earning an engineering degree from the University of Stuttgart and collaborating on projects at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology, and the Institute for Combustion Engines and Vehicle Technology, Dr Scharf successfully studied for a doctorate at the University of Clausthal. Within the scope of his career Dr Scharf has held a variety of managerial positions with market-leading companies and corporations in the industrial and automotive sectors.
“We are pleased to welcome such an internationally experienced manager as Dr Scharf to our team,” says Glanz. “He has already proven himself to be a highly successfully leader, and we are confident that he will assist us in mastering the current optimisation tasks within our corporate group even faster and more efficiently.”
For further information www.roehm.biz

3D Systems expands client list

Three global manufacturing companies – Nokia, RMS Co and GF Precicast – have invested in additive manufacturing solutions from 3D Systems to transform their production workflows.

Through the integration of 3D Systems’ Figure 4 or DMP platforms, these manufacturers are able to achieve design freedom, increase agility, scale production and improve overall cost of operations.
Nokia has added 3D Systems’ Figure 4 Standalone to its ‘Factory in a Box’ mobile manufacturing solution – demonstrating how manufacturers can stay ahead of the demands of industry 4.0. Meanwhile, RMS Co, a supplier to medical device manufacturers, has expanded the use of 3D Systems’ DMP platforms to apply metal additive manufacturing to new applications. Lastly, GF Precicast, a technology provider for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine (IGT) markets, has integrated 3D Systems’ metal additive manufacturing platform as a cost-effective alternative to the investment casting of super alloys.
For further information www.3dsystems.com

STL among first to achieve ISO45001

Redditch-based presswork and electrical contact specialist Samuel Taylor Limited (STL) is one of the first 100 companies in the UK to attain the conversion from BS18001 to ISO45001 for health and safety.

The feat also makes STL one of the first manufacturers to achieve ISO45001, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to maintaining a safe working environment. ISO45001 helps organisations by providing a framework to improve employee safety, reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working conditions.
For further information www.samueltaylor.co.uk

ATL installs medical-grade cleaning facility

At a cost of more than £1m, Assembly Techniques Ltd (ATL) in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, is opening a two-story facility featuring a Class ISO8 cleanroom for component washing and drying.

At the heart of the new operation is a Pro 550 six-stage, ultrasonic, aqueous cleaning line from Turbex, which has taken over from an older aqueous washing system and will assist ATL in attaining ISO 13485 medical accreditation by the end of October 2019. Ultimately, the move will enable ATL to supply parts to the medical sector.
ATL director Nigel Downing says: “All of our metallic and high-end plastic components are supplied by external contract machinists, and a large percentage of those require degreasing and the removal of cutting fluid residue before assembly. The Turbex line is so efficient that nearly all components, including non-critical parts, can be processed using a range of semi-automatic washing cycles.”
For further information www.turbex.co.uk

AMRC creates bank of 3D printers

Linked to intuitive software, a bank of 3D printers has been built by AMRC engineers to show that the batch printing of bespoke polymer components is an affordable option, even for smaller manufacturers.

Using a fleet of 12 Formlabs Form 2 desktop 3D printers for the stereolithography (SLA) of polymer components, four Form Cure post-curing stations, four Form Wash cleaning stations, and buffing capabilities, the AMRC believes the new capability will spur the adoption of this technology across a range of sectors. The bank is installed on custom racking that connects each printer to Formlabs’ Dashboard software.
For further information www.amrc.co.uk