EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

ModuleWorks opens fourth office

Digital manufacturing software specialist ModuleWorks has opened an office in Pune, India. The new office adds to facilities in Germany, Romania and Japan, and will support the company’s growing international customer base. Dr Yavuz Murtezaoglu, founder and CEO of ModuleWorks, says: “There are lots of exciting opportunities in the Asian market and our customer base in this region is expanding. We develop software in close partnership with our customers and the new Pune office ensures we remain in close proximity, while benefitting from the rich pool of software and engineering talent in the city.”
For further information www.moduleworks.com

Former chair of Ford of Britain to lead MTC

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has appointed Dr Graham Hoare OBE to succeed Dr Clive Hickman OBE as its new CEO. Dr Hoare brings more than 35 years of top-level industrial and commercial experience to the role.Dr Hoare is a former Chair of Ford of Britain, having spent two decades with the carmaker in a variety of senior roles. In 2018, he was awarded an OBE for services to the UK motor industry.More recently, Dr Hoare briefly acted as interim CEO of Britishvolt, appointed to secure the future of the business, which was recently acquired by Recharge Industries.
For further information www.the-mtc.org

Renishaw and British Cycling renew partnership

After their work developing a highly successful track bike for the Tokyo Olympics, Renishaw and the Great Britain Cycling Team have extended their partnership. As an official supplier to the team, Renishaw will use its expertise in additive manufacturing to create lightweight, complex parts for an upgraded track bike design, which aims to reduce drag and improve overall speeds for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Stephen Park, performance director for British Cycling, says: “We have a fantastic relationship with the team at Renishaw. They’ve been integral in helping create what we believe is the fastest track cycling bike in the world and one which we are now refining towards Paris. The partnership allows us to create world-leading parts, so we can optimise our bike for each individual rider, which is unlike anything we’ve been able to do in the past.”
For further information www.renishaw.com/am

Become a tool process engineer

The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre has become the first provider of its kind to deliver a degree apprenticeship for the level six tool process design engineer standard, developed to meet the direct needs of the members of the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM). The new apprenticeship, which sees a BEng in Manufacturing Technology delivered as part of the offer, is the result of collaboration between the AMRC Training Centre and the CBM, addressing the skills requirements for toolmakers, which are in extremely short supply.
For further information www.bit.ly/3ZB3JWR

MTC to host National Manufacturing Summit

The third annual National Manufacturing Summit will focus on digital manufacturing and how to accelerate a digital revolution to transform the UK economy. Hosted in Coventry by the Manufacturing Technology Centre on 29-30 March, the hybrid event sponsored by Lloyds Bank will feature live, face-to-face presentations and discussions, as well as an interactive virtual audience.

Professor Chris White, director of the Industrial Policy Research Centre (IPRC) at Loughborough University, formed in collaboration with the MTC, says: “The agenda will be broad, engaging and interactive, covering a wide range of manufacturing issues. However, the over-arching theme will be the acceleration of digital manufacturing and the drive for productivity through digitalisation and automation.”
For further information www.nmsummit.co.uk