EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Knowledge Hubs will be core theme at MACH

MACH 2024 (15-19 April, Birmingham NEC), will attempt to help reverse UK manufacturing’s poor record for adopting new technology. The show’s organiser, the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA),is ona mission to spearhead growth by using its flagship event to launch its new Knowledge Hubs initiative.The programme helps manufacturers learn more about the potential offered by the latest technologies, as well as when to adopt it and how to implement it to best effect.

The initiative received a major shot-in-the-arm with the recent announcement of £4.5bn of Government funding to support advanced manufacturing. The funding will directly benefit several of the exhibition’s key themes, especially energy efficiency, with the fund earmarking £960m for clean energy manufacturing through a Green Industries Growth Accelerator.
For further information www.machexhibition.com

Green light for Robotics Institute in Yorkshire

The University of Bradford is partnering with Keighley College and Bradford Council in creating an Advanced Institute for Robotics Engineering. The Institute, which will be based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, will benefit from a slice of the £20m Levelling Up funding announced on 20 November. It will be housed in a new, two-floor facility thatwill accommodate up to 250 full-time undergraduates and 40 postgraduate students in the study of robotics, advanced engineering, automation, artificial intelligence and computer science.
For further information www.bradford.ac.uk

WorldSkills UK finalists use Doosan machines

The recently-held WorldSkills UK 2023 CNC turning and CNC milling competition finals, which took place at Tameside College, Manchester, saw students and apprentices put through their paces using machine tools supplied by Mills CNC.The finals took place at the college’s £10m advanced technologies centre in Ashton-Under-Lyne.

Both CNC machining finals utilised machine tools from Mills CNC, comprising a Doosan DNM 400 machining centre and a Doosan Lynx 220 lathe. These machines were installed at Tameside College’s engineering facility in 2016 as part of a six Doosan machine investment package.During the three-day competition, Gavin Dixon, a Mills CNC applications engineer, was not only onsite providing technical support and advice to the college and the finalists, he was also on the judging panel.
For further information www.millscnc.co.uk

Over 31,000 at Manufacturing World Osaka

The 26th edition of Manufacturing World Osaka, held at INTEX Osaka in October,attracted 31,627 visitors and 1130 exhibitors. The exhibition also set the stage for 20 conference sessions featuring insights from 26 prominent speakers. According to the organiser, the wealth of knowledge and innovation shared during these sessions enriched the event, offering valuable takeaways for attendees. The event’s triumph was further magnified by its co-location with nine concurrent shows. Manufacturing World Osaka 2024 will take place on 2-4 October.
For further information www.bit.ly/3Z0MS0E

ITC introducese-commerce website

Industrial Tooling Corporation Ltd (ITC) is launching a new company website with enhanced accessibility to growing product lines and, importantly, an e-commerce platform where manufacturers can create an account and place orders, browse through stock and see everything the cutting tool manufacturer has to offer. By creating an account, customers will be able to return to their designated portal where they can check order history and review the status of existing orders, as well as pay invoices.ITC says it is fast and simple to sign up for an account.
For further information www.itc-ltd.co.uk