EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Ceratizit-sponsored cyclist wins again

Having won world, Olympic and European champion titles, Katie Archibald is a track cyclist with an impressive number of achievements. Competing worldwide for Team GB, Archibald enjoys sponsorship by Ceratizit: she rides a top-of-the-range Hope Technology bike featuring component machined using Ceratizit cutting tools.

In celebration of Archibald recently accomplishing her 20th European title, she was invited to Ceratizit’s Technical Centre in Sheffield where she was presented with a trophy to mark this incredible milestone. Among those presenting Archibald with the trophy was Stephen Pennington, projects application engineer for Ceratizit UK and Ireland, who worked on this project from the start. The company used Ceratizit tooling to manufacture the trophy.

For further information www.ceratizit.com

ABB robots to help build Volvo EVs

ABB is strengthening its long-standing partnership with Volvo Cars to supply more than 1300 robots and functional packages that will help build the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs). The move will support the Swedish car manufacturer in achieving its ambitious sustainability targets. ABB’s new, energy-efficient robot family and OmniCore controllers will help deliver energy savings of up to 20%at sites around the world.

This new agreement includes functional packages covering various production tasks, from spot-welding, riveting and dispensing to flow drilling and ultrasonic weld inspection. Each package is a ready-to-use, customer-proven combination of hardware, software and services that will see implementation at Volvo Cars’ facilities in Torslanda, Sweden and Daqing, China.

For further information www.abb.com/automotive

Forth launches new division

An award-winning engineering solutions business is launching a new division at a specialist base to expand its capability and create new jobs across a northwest community.Forth has acquired a new facility in Barrow-in-Furness and is launching Forth Fabrications to support BAE Systems’ submarine division and other industries across the region.Cumbria-based Forth, which opened its first Barrow facility five years ago,also has bases in Flimby and Cleator Moor. The company operates in the nuclear, oil and gas, renewables, and other advanced manufacturing sectors.

For further information www.forth.uk.com

Double win

A UK manufacturer, fabricator and installer of access products – Teesside-based Lionweld Kennedy – has secured two prestigious accolades at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards.

Winners of both the ‘Manufacturer of the Region’ and ‘Energy and Sustainability’awards for the northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Lionweld Kennedy will now go forward to the National Make UK Awards, which will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of this month.

Regarded by many as a mark of quality, the Make UK Manufacturing Awards recognise a range of achievements across UK industry.

For further information www.lk-uk.com

Hurco adds extra sales engineer in Midlands

CNC machine tool OEM Hurco Europe has appointed Joshua Adams to cover the postcodes DE, LL, LE, MK, PE, NN, ST, SY, TF and WS. This effectively splits the Midlands sales region for Hurco into two. Adams will report to Colin Brice, long established as the face of Hurco in the Midlands, who will now focus on the remaining postcodes in the region: B, CV, DY, WR and WV. Offeringa wealth of relevant experience, Adams completed his engineering qualifications at South Staffordshire College.He operated CNC mills and lathes before moving into sales of tooling and machine tools.
For further information www.hurco.co.uk