EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Refurb service for Addison tube benders

Unison Ltd, a UK manufacturer of tube bending machines and the inventor of all-electric tube manipulation, is introducing a ‘refurbish and re-control’ service specifically for Addison tube bending machines.The service will provide owners of Addison tube benders with a cost-effective, quality-assured means of upgrading their older machines with the latest operating technologies.

It involves the use of Unison’s latest servo-drive platform, new control and drive chassis plates, a replacement machine controller, an updated safety PLC, and a new Windows 11 PC running the latest version of Unison’s Unibend CNC. A comprehensive warranty covers all replacement parts, while the service also includes a full machine inspection and condition report.

For further information www.unisonltd.com

£3.25m investment drive at Brandauer

One of Birmingham’s most respected manufacturers has completed a £3.25m investment drive to celebrate a King’s Award for Enterprise achievement.Brandauer, which employs 64 people, has commissioned its fifth high-speed Yamada press that will help it deliver quick-changeover subcontract stamping capabilities. The installation follows the purchase of a state-of-the-art laser micro-cutting machine, a purchase that was made possible by a 40% grant from the ‘Aerospace Up’ programme, giving the business this technology for the first time.Brandauer is promising to deliver up to £6m of sales over the next two years.

For further information www.brandauer.co.uk

MACH hailed as roaring success

The UK’s national event for inspiring and connecting the manufacturing industry has once again been hailed as a triumph, with thousands of visitors filling the five halls at the NEC in Birmingham over the week-long show in April. The 2024 edition of the exhibition saw a 6% increase in the number of visitors meaning the full attendance of the event is rapidly approaching 30,000 people.

A highlight of the seminar programme was the launch of the MTA’s latest ‘True Impact of Manufacturing Report’. The report reveals the significant positive impact that manufacturing has on the UK economy, which is far greater than many think. Key findings of the report include: manufacturing accounts for £518bn of UK GDP and supports 7.3m jobs; ‘making things’ accounts for 34.5% of all UK goods and services exports; and themedian wage in manufacturing is 11% above the national average.

For further information www.machexhibition.com

ETG sheet metal event

On 4 June, the Engineering Technology Group’s (ETG) Fabrication Division will host a sheet metal event in conjunction with its fabrication principal Durma, which has more than 1000 machine installations at UK businesses. Hosted by product manager Andrew Smith-Hughes,and supported by Durma sales and technical engineers, the event will include technical presentations and live demonstrations on aDurma HD-F 3015 6kW flat-bed fibre laser and AD-Servo 30175 press brake. Putting both machines through their paces, attendees will be invited to ‘look under the hood’ and ask questions of the experts.For further information www.engtechgroup.com

£14m funding

A trio of manufacturing related research initiatives led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) have received a £14m of funding through Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator programme.The three projects will accelerate productivity and sustainability across local manufacturing and engineering specialists, with smaller businesses working alongside partners such as Boeing, SSE Renewables, Howden, Thales and Babcock. The projects are supported with £5.4m from the UK Government and up to £8.6m from industry partners.

For further information www.nmis.scot