EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

DN Solutions accelerates ‘Vision 2032’

DN Solutions, the world’s third-largest and Korea’s leading machine tool company, announced at the EMO 2025 exhibition in Hanover last month the key achievements and future direction of its global ‘Vision 2032’ growth strategy. Key milestones in the past two years include surpassing 300,000 machine deployed globally since its foundation in 1976.

The company has also expanded beyond the automotive and semiconductor sectors into aerospace, space and defence. In addition, DN Solutions has launched the DLX series for PBF additive manufacturing, began construction of a new plant and R&D centre in India, opened a new Tech Centre in Chicago, and acquired German machine tool manufacturer Heller to create a combined entity with revenues of approximately €2bn.

More information www.dn-solutions.com

Islander Milestone

Britten-Norman, manufacturer of the iconic Islander aircraft, has reached a major milestone in the company’s programme to bring full aircraft production to its Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight. Supported by new investment and a wide-ranging transformation initiative, Britten-Norman has completed more than 50% of the first new UK-built Islander’s assembly while expanding its workforce and modernising the company’s facilities. Wing assembly of the first UK-built Islander is expected to be finished later this year, with final assembly scheduled for early 2026 ahead of first delivery in spring 2026.

More information www.britten-norman.com

ModuleWorks Names GPU Simulation Partners

ModuleWorks is announcing the upcoming market launch of its GPU Simulation technology. As part of the company’s strategic partnership with Sandvik, the CADCAM software brands Cimatron and Mastercam will be the first to make the technology available in a commercial CAM solution. ModuleWorks GPU Simulation uses GPU-accelerated processing to increase simulation speed. Benchmark tests indicate performance improvements of up to 10 times compared with CPU-based approaches. Roll-out is scheduled for the next releases of both Cimatron and Mastercam.

More information www.moduleworks.com

HyFlux & AMRC to Create Clean Aviation Cooling

Clean tech company HyFlux is collaborating with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to create a groundbreaking cryogenic cooling system designed specifically for hydrogen-electric aircraft.The Swansea-based company will head up the new £1.5m project, named SUPERCOOL, aimed at enabling the lightweight, high-efficiency cooling required for superconducting motor operation in zero-emission propulsion systems. HyFlux will be overseeing project delivery, system architecture, and commercial strategy. The AMRC will support engineering validation and integration.

More information www.amrc.co.uk

Team UK gathers medals on road to Shanghai

Team UK has reached an important milestone in its journey of skills development and international competition in preparation for next year’s ‘skills Olympics’ in Shanghai, with a bronze medal and five medallions for excellence awarded in the process. The Industry 4.0 bronze medal was awarded to Caolan McCartan from Newry and Patrick Sheerin from Portadown, who train at Southern Regional College and work for Pronto Engineering Group and AJ Power respectively. In addition, Thomas Ankers from Wrexham, who trains at Coleg Cambria and works for Electroimpact, won a medallion for excellence in CNC milling.

More information www.worldskillsuk.org