EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

DIMF offer window into the future

DN Solutions’ biennial International Machine Tool Fair (DIMF) took place in South Korea last month, whenit was heralded a ‘huge success’ by company officials and, more importantly, by the 4500 plus visitors from 55 countries that attended the week-long event.Representatives from Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions’ machine tools and automation systems in the UK and Ireland, attended the event to see for themselves the latest product developments, new technologies and state-of-the-art system solutions.

Showcasing 65 machine tools in total, specific highlights that will, over the next few months and years, be gaining traction with UK and Irish manufacturers included: the DVF 4000 five-axis machining centre; the SVM 5100L high-speed machining centre for the fast processing of aluminium parts and other lightweight materials; and the single- and multi-level round pallet (automation) systems for integration with NHC, NHP and NHM horizontal machining centres.
For further information www.millscnc.co.uk

Subtractive manufacturing

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) highlighted the importance of subtractive manufacturing for the UK at its first showcase event in this key technology area.Organisers now hope the day will become a biennial fixture. More than 100 people attended the sold out event, hearing from machining experts at the University of Sheffield AMRC on recent achievements within subtractive manufacturing, the challenges faced by industry and how it can adapt towards a digitally enhanced, sustainable future. The engineer-to-engineer led day took place across two AMRC locations in South Yorkshire.
For further information www.amrc.co.uk

Rolls-Royce Submarines to create jobs and expand

Rolls-Royce plans to almost double the size of its Raynesway site, creating hundreds of new jobs in Derby. Funded by the MoD, the site development is required to meet growth in demand from the Royal Navy and as a result of the recent AUKUS announcement.In March 2023 confirmation arrived that Rolls-Royce Submarines would supply all the nuclear reactor plants that will power new attack submarines as part of the tri-lateral agreement between Australia, the UK and US.This increase in demand will see new facilities built on recently acquired land surrounding the existing Raynesway site. It will also create 1170 skilled roles.
For further information www.bit.ly/3CCG2UG

Apprentices meet Emma Wiggs Challenge

Design concepts to help people with disabilities, developed by apprentices at engineering training centre Oxfordshire Advanced Skills, were revealed at the final of the Emma Wiggs Challenge. Double Paralympic champion Emma Wiggs MBE, who launched the competition earlier this year, was one of the judges who assessed the entries, which aimed to show how design engineering can be used to improve life for people with disabilities.

The winning entry was a low-level pull cord assistance device (LLPCAD) designed by Owen Mayers, to tackle the critical safety issue of unreliable and inaccessible emergency pull cords in disabled toilets. Owen’s solution is a cost-effective device, designed for easy installation or retrofitting in most locations. The highly commended finalist was the Scooter Buddy, a cost-effective, portable product that is suitable for storagein a chair bag or rucksack, designed by the team of Ryan Budd, Matt Chambers and Ben Hibberd.
For further information www.bit.ly/468SpFD

MSP to showcase automated CNC machining

Metrology specialist MSP will stage an automated CNC machining showcase on 5 July (09:30-16:00) at Biesse Group UK in Daventry. The event will include on-machine demonstrations, one-to-one workshops and opportunities to gain expert advice for CNC machining processes. The on-machine demonstrations will challenge manual production processes using automation. MSP will showcase five-axis CNC machine tool capability checking, automated probe set-up and calibration, and micron-accurate part alignments in 75% less time. New and existing users are welcome.
Register at www.bit.ly/3paM244