T.50 supercar production moves location

Premium British vehicle manufacturer Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) is moving its T.50 supercar production to the company’s newly-built £50m headquarters at Highams Park, Surrey. Previously produced at Dunsfold Park, the decision will see T.50 manufacturing benefit from a wealth of efficiencies, enabling the business to streamline carbon-fibre monocoque production for T.33 prototypes and future models at Dunsfold Park. Next, the production team will transfer to building the T.33 coupe, before that supercar’s open-top sibling – the T.33 Spider – enters the Highams Park vehicle production centre.

For further information www.gordonmurrayautomotive.com.

Materialise and Renishaw in partnership

Renishaw and Materialise, a global specialist in 3D printing software and services, are entering into a partnership that will increase efficiency and productivity for manufacturers using Renishaw’s additive manufacturing (AM) systems. Through the partnership, Renishaw system users will benefit from Materialise’s next-generation build processor software tailored to the RenAM 500 series of metal AM systems.

Customers will also have access to Magics, Materialise’s data and build preparation software. This will enable users of Renishaw’s AM systems to build a seamless workflow (from design to 3D printed part), control and customise their 3D printing process, reduce production time, and increase the efficiency of their AM operations.

For further information www.renishaw.com

MSC engineers support Warwick Moto

MSC Industrial Supply Co UK (MSC) is a 2024 engineering partner for Warwick Moto, a student-led electric racing bike team at the University of Warwick. Founded in 2019, Warwick Moto sees a team of students from the School of Engineering collaborate with industry partners to design and build an electric superbike capable of competing at the highest level.

The new bike, which is being fully built by the students in a single academic year, is due for its unveiling in July 2024 ahead of planned races in the Netherlands and the UK. Engineers from MSC are providing first-hand tooling and engineering support to the team, with a particular focus on the casing for the bike’s battery.

For further information www.mscdirect.co.uk

ETG to run Mastercam masterclass in May

The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) will be hosting a Mastercam 2024 workshop event on 30 May. As part of its ‘Decade of Innovation’ workshop series and its commitment to customer service and support, ETG will provide a comprehensive one-day event for manufacturers adopting, or interested in adopting, Mastercam CAM software. ETG software experts Brendan O’Callaghan, Ciaran Fletchmore and Stephen Noke will introduce the one-day event, with a guest speaker from Mastercam. It will take place at ETG Ireland’s headquarters in Newbridge, County Kildare, commencing at 09:30.

For further information www.bit.ly/3PZ8U0A

Dugard becomes UK sales agent for Kenyou

Dugard is now the UK sales partner for the Kenyou series of machine tools, which includes vertical turning, boring and turn-mill models. The Kenyou range will complement Dugard’s existing Kitamura, SMEC, Hanwha and Mylas principals. Stepping beyond the realms of its existing portfolio, the Kenyou range of vertical turn-mill centres includes the VT and VTM series that have table diameters from 1.25 to 3 m with the ability to accommodate workpieces up to 20,000 kg.

This colossal capacity provides end users with a working area of -200 to 1400 mm in the X axis, a Z axis up to 1400 mm and a W axis of 1 m with 10m/min rapid traverse rates. Offered with a FANUC or Siemens control and BT50 tooling interface, the work table has a two-speed gearbox driven by a 30 kW motor for heavy-duty turning operations. Likewise, a range of milling spindles is available from 11 to 22 kW.

For further information www.dugard.com