EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

SW appoints Pieronczyk

Kai Pieronczyk is the new commercial managing director of Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW), a manufacturer of multi-spindle CNC machining centres. He takes over from Markus Schmolz, who left at the end of 2022 after 21 years with the company. In his role at SW, Pieronczyk will focus on the company’s growing international operations.”Direct contact in the respective country is crucial – from logistics to sales and aftersales service,” he explains. “This requires personal contacts, local networks and a reliable range of services on site.”
For further information www.sw-machines.com

GTMA and AMUK ready for take-off

The GTMA and Additive Manufacturing UK (AMUK) will jointly host the free-to-attend Manufacturing Solutions UK event at RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford, on 14 September. This year, the event is incorporating the metrology, testing and inspection show Make Measurement Matter, as well as additive and other manufacturing technologies. The event has been held in various locations across the UK for a number of years, but this will be the first time back since the pandemic.

The prestigious RAF Cosford museum will provide a fabulous backdrop to the exhibition area, with exhibitors and visitors surrounded by iconic aircraft and the complete story of the RAF. Visitors can also glean valuable information with two keynote speakers at the event from Rolls-Royce: Dr Phil Bamforth, global lead for manufacturing product verification and measurement; and Joseph Green, measurement team lead for defence manufacturing in Bristol.
For further information www.bit.ly/3GYsR3d

EMO to host ‘India Opportunities conference

India is currently the seventh largest machine tool market in the world. This is why Carl Martin Welcker, general commissioner of EMO Hannover 2023, together with Ravi Raghawan, president of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA), is hosting the EMO ‘India Opportunities – growth and potential of the Indian machine tool market’ conference at the show on 20 September.

Some 45 Indian manufacturers are using EMO to promote themselves and their offerings to the world. India’s total demand for machine tools was €2.75bn in 2022, with about 60% met by imports. The country’s largest suppliers include China, Japan, Germany, Italy and the US.
The conference will take place from 11:00 to 14:00 on 20 September in Room 3B at the Hanover Exhibition Centre. The admission fee is €85, which includes an admission ticket to EMO.
For further information www.bit.ly/3KrX2kU

Vigilance Group names new sales engineer

The Vigilance Group, comprising MACH Machine Tools and Machine Tools Sales Online (MTSO), has strengthened its sales operation in the north of England with the appointment of Jack Varley, as the group’s new northern sales engineer. Previously employed at Nikken UK as an apprentice engineer before progressing, within the company, into a number of applications, service and sales positions, Varley brings a wealth of experience to the role.

Commenting on the new appointment, Matt Andrew, MACH Machine Tools’ sales director, says: “We’re delighted to have Jack on board and confident he can help increase market share. We’ve always done well in the north but, having our own representative based in the region will help accelerate growth and capitalise on the many opportunities that exist there. In the next month or so, we’ll be doing something similar in the Midlands.”
For further information www.machmt.co.uk

£550,000 sales boost

Educating companies on the manufacturing benefits of etching is paying off for a Telford-based precision component specialist. Advanced Chemical Etching (ACE) has enjoyed a £550,000 sales boost in the first six months of 2023 after securing a string of new contracts with clients in the aerospace, automotive, electronics and, more recently, the space sector.
This marks a 13% increase on the same period last year and, in order to cope with the renewed demand from customers in the UK and overseas, the company has recruited a further 15 people.
For further information www.ace-uk.net