EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Moore & Wright exhibition opens

The history of Bowers Group’s Moore & Wright brand is being brought to life by The Hawley Tool Collection as its new ‘Britain’s Tool Factory’ exhibition launches at the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield. With a history dating back over 100 years, Moore & Wright is one of the most prominent names in measurement tools and one deeply rooted in the history of the steel city.

Famous for its range of high-quality tools and measuring equipment, the new exhibition tells the story of the brand and its products, as well as some of its former employees. Two years in the making, highlights of the display include a BBC video spotlighting Moore and Wright’s Micro 2000, hailed as the world’s first digital micrometer.

For further information www.bowersgroup.co.uk

Mazak names sales manager for Scotland

David Martin has joined ScotMaz – the sole distributor of Yamazaki Mazak machine tools in Scotland – as sales manager to support the manufacturer’s growing presence in Scotland. Martin, who has 25 years of experience in the metalworking industry, began his career as a toolmaker before moving into technical sales roles with ABT Machine Tools, Arno UK and Kyocera Unimerco Tooling. He will promote Mazak’s machine tool portfolio to customers in the oil and gas and general subcontracting industries, while also targeting opportunities in the aerospace, food and beverage, and renewable energy markets.

For further information www.mazakeu.co.uk

Discover new Knowledge Hubs at MACH

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) will launch its new Knowledge Hubs initiative at MACH 2024 (NEC, Birmingham, 15-19 April). This exciting new programme showcases new technology which is readily available to UK manufacturers, helping them to understand the potential that adopting such technology can bring to their operation through effective implementation.

The Knowledge Hubs initiative will have dedicated stands across the event, each focusing on a particular type of technology, including automation and robotics, sustainable solutions, additive manufacturing, tooling, and data and artificial intelligence. In recognition of the importance of these hubs, each will be managed by one of the specialist centres from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, such as the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

For further information www.machexhibition.com

Schuler site turns 50

In 1973, Siegfried Heilmann and Fritz Haller founded Gemminger Maschinenbau GmbH(GMG), thus laying the foundation for today’s Schuler plant in Gemmingen. Initially, the focus of the business was on the manufacture and sale of special machines, feeding and linking systems, and the automation of machine tools. Today, Gemmingen is the competence centre for press line automation, hydraulic systems and equipment within the Schuler Group, to which the site has belonged since 1989.The factory is home to approximately 330 employees.

For further information www.schulergroup.com

Prototal buys CA Models

Prototal Industries has acquired CA Models, an additive manufacturing specialist based in Stirling. The acquisition adds metal additive manufacturing to the group’s offering and further enhances its capabilities in delivering innovative manufacturing solutions.The acquisition was completed on 1 February and Prototal Industries and CA Models are now working to secure a smooth and effective integration of the new team. Collectively, CA Models and Prototal UK will have an expanded market presence, enabling the group to reach a wider audience and serve customers more effectively and efficiently across the UK.

For further information www.prototalindustries.com