HV Wooding has secured new business and is investing in additional production capabilities as a result of a research collaboration with the Nuclear AMRC. Over the past year, the company has been working with materials and engineering researchers from the Nuclear AMRC and other parts of the University of Sheffield to improve the quality of busbars manufactured at its site in Hythe, Kent. The project, supported by Innovate UK through the Faraday Battery Challenge, aimed to develop a new powder coating process to improve the quality and performance of electric vehicle busbars.
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A major £500,000 investment drive has reached its final stage at a Telford-based precision manufacturer with the arrival of two new state-of-the-art etching machines. Advanced Chemical Etching (ACE), which has recently boosted its workforce by 12%, has taken delivery of two Chemcut Etch machines at its facility in a bid to meet increasing global demand from the aerospace, electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell markets. The acquisitions will increase the firm’s etching capacity by 30% and help customers bring their designs and prototypes to market quicker.
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A West Midlands aluminium foundry is reaping the benefits of a move to ‘servitization’ and forecasts that it will add nearly 10% to its annual turnover. Alucast, which employs over 100 people at its growing factory in Wednesbury, has invested nearly £500,000 in new technology to ensure that it now provides customers with access to Magmasoft casting simulation, prototyping and heat treatment. The company has also expanded its CNC capacity to offer five-axis machining and non-destructive testing, including X-ray and dye-penetrant testing.
For further information www.alucast.co.uk