EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Campaign launches for more female role models

“We don’t want to be seen as the exception, we want to be seen as the rule,” is the clear message coming from women in engineering and manufacturing. This rallying call is headlining In-Comm Training’s annual ‘I’m Included’ campaign, which has been launched to shine a spotlight on females behind engineering – showcasing their diverse roles, career paths and life experiences.

Backed by Enginuity and nine companies including Adams Enclosures, Assa Abloy, Filtermist, Industrial Physics, Jenks & Cattell, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) and Safran, the initiative will highlight stories that often go unseen. In particular, the stories celebrate achievements across different stages of an engineer’s journey and demonstrate how inclusion drives innovation and help bridge industry’s skills gap.

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EDM service package for NADCAP certification

To help its EDM customers achieve and maintain NADCAP certification, United Machining has developed a dedicated service package for its AgieCharmilles EDM machines that optimises their performance, repeatability and traceability. The core element of the package focuses on planned preventive maintenance conducted by experienced United Machining engineers, in accordance with NADCAP AC7116 specifications. This activity guarantees the repeatability and traceability of the customer’s EDM processes and ensures their EDM machines are operating at peak performance.

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Sandvik Coromant Upgrades Tool Reconditioning

Tooling manufacturer Sandvik Coromant has upgraded its tool reconditioning service for solid round tools. To give manufacturers complete control over their reconditioning process, the upgraded service replaces a previously manual, multi-stage workflow with a streamlined, fully online experience that reduces quotation and turnaround times.

Customers simply log in, enter the tool’s product code and the quantity they wish to recondition and receive an instant quotation. This functionality enables immediate decision making and places complete control in the hands of the user. Furthermore, for the majority of markets, Sandvik Coromant covers all shipping costs, taxes and tariffs associated with the service, ensuring a smooth end-to-end experience.

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Kanav Jain wins big

The winners of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition have been named. The Big Bang Competition, run by EngineeringUK, is a national competition for young engineers, scientists and technologists aged 11 to 18. The top three winners each receive £1000 prize money. Kanav Jain, a student from Broxburn, Scotland is crowned UK Young Engineer of the Year 2026, supported by Thales, for his project ‘AeroAid: Autonomous VTOL quadplane’. Kanav is currently in S4 and entered via community group, First Step Robotics.

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NCC names advisors

The NCC (National Composites Centre) has appointed Mark Garrett and Tim Minshall as non-executive advisors.The organisation is entering a period of sustained expansion, with growing demand for its expertise from businesses of all sizes. With its strengthened board, the NCC will provide independent oversight and strategic challenge as it continues to scale delivery and impact.CEORich Oldfield says:“Our mission is to translate advanced research into real industrial capability. Mark and Tim’s experience across innovation, governance and academia bolsters our ability to do that at pace and with national reach.”

More information www.nccuk.com