BAE to hire 2600+ apprentices and graduates

BAE Systems is set to hire more than 2600 new apprentices and graduates in 2023 for its UK operations. Representing a 43% increase on this year’s early careers intake, the announcement reinforces the company’s commitment to invest in the next generation, equipping young people across the UK with the skills they need to succeed. The majority of roles will be in the north of England, alongside others in the south of England, Scotland and Wales. With available roles including aerospace engineering and software development, the closing date for apprentice applications is 28 February 2023.
For further information www.baesystems.com

Hurco appoints sales engineer for northeast

As part of a major recruitment push at Hurco Europe, the company has appointed Jack Brown asits sales engineer covering northeast England from Newcastle down to Nottingham.New to sales, Brown was formerly an apprentice-trained CNC machine setter and operator at a well-known manufacturing business in Newcastle. Following comprehensive sales and applications training at Hurco and on the road with his manager Cliff Hodgkinson, Hurco sales manager for northern England and Scotland, Brown is now visiting new and existing customers in his area.
For further information www.hurco.co.uk

Hexagon invests $100m in Divergent

Hexagon AB, a specialist in digital-reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, has invested$100m in Divergent Technologies Inc, a pioneer of green manufacturing technologies with the first modular digital factory for the automotive industry.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Torrance, California, Divergent transforms car manufacturers into agile, design-driven organisations free from capex constraints. A tier-one supplier, its proprietary end-to-end solution is widely applicable to any structure-based, discrete manufacturing process and has already proven to meet the most demanding automotive and aerospace applications. The company holds over 500 patents.
For further information www.hexagon.com

Loop Technology becomes AMRC member

Automation and robotics specialist Loop Technology has become a member of the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), following collaborations on a number of key automation technology projects.Loop Technology specialises in industrial automation technology and undertakes projects aimed at high-value manufacturing sectors, including aerospace, automotive and renewable energy, aligning with the AMRC’s key strategic research areas.Over the past six years, Loop Technology has worked with the AMRC on various R&D programmes.
For further information www.amrc.co.uk

ModuleWorks 2022.12 digital manufacturing software

ModuleWorks’ 2022.12 release of its digital manufacturing software components sees the introduction of new and enhanced features across the company’s entire CAD/CAM/CNC portfolio, including a new deburring preview, new cycles for rotary and turn milling, multi-regions for fused deposition modeling, and simulation and post processing for U-Axis turning operations.

For example, for multi-axis subtractive machining, there is a new option to preview the automatically detected deburr edges before calculating the toolpath. Users can also include/exclude drive curves in/from the tool-path calculation to accelerate programming.

Users of ModuleWorks will also find that the rotary machining component now offers a floor finishing cycle to complete the ModuleWorks basic finishing portfolio of wall and floor finishing. In addition, users can use the cusp height to adjust the step-over on rotary and turn-milling operations. It works for all supported tools and incorporates the axis offset to eliminate complex manual calculations.

In the latest version, the ModuleWorks Machine Simulation supports U-axis turning where the part is static and the turning tool is mounted on the spindle and rotates around the workpiece. The Machine Simulation also now includes flexible machine components such as cables or elastic bellows that are used as machine covers. These components are attached to a fixed point and connect to a movable component.

For the cutting simulation, enhanced triangulation algorithms accelerate the generation of the simulation model. This capability also speeds up mesh export, which significantly enhances the performance of stock management where the stock is exported after each operation.
For further information www.moduleworks.com