THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

Olympic champions visit Renishaw

Renishaw recently hosted a special event at its Miskin manufacturing facility in South Wales that celebrated the intersection of cutting-edge additive manufacturing (AM) technology and high-performance sports. Team GB cyclists Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell visited Renishaw to share their experiences, inspiring the next generation of STEM innovators and highlighting Renishaw’s contribution to Great Britain’s Olympic success.

An extensive tour of Renishaw’s manufacturing site gave attendees the opportunity to see the advanced AM technologies used to create key components for Great Britain’s Olympic track bikes. Attendees saw first-hand how Renishaw’s AM capabilities enable high-performance sporting innovations, aiding the success of athletes like Finucane and Capewell.

More information www.renishaw.com/stemoutreach

Italian machine tool orders increase

In Q3 2024, Italy’s index of machine tool orders – compiled by the Economic Studies Department and Business Culture Centre of UCIMU – returned to positive territory by recording a 7.9% increase compared with the same period in 2023. Orders collected overseas reported a 10.7% upturn, while domestics orders saw a 4.3% rise. Riccardo Rosa, president of UCIMU, states: “The return of the order index to a positive sign after six consecutive quarters of decline is welcome news, because it interrupts a trend that has accompanied the sector for too long.”

More information www.ucimu.it

Stainless steel machining webinar

On 4 December, a Seco Tools webinar will explore the challenges of dynamic turning in stainless steel. This webinar is for all machining professionals wishing to deepen their understanding of difficult materials and chip control techniques.

The programme will span: metallurgy and machining challenges for stainless steel materials; the advantages of dynamic turning; and a Q&A session that will see Seco experts respond to questions in real time. Seco is advising machining professionals not to miss this opportunity to deepen their knowledge and improve their machining processes. The webinar will take place between 15:00 and 15:45 CET. Register at the link below.More information www.bit.ly/4fvILRL

Waters opens Long bridge machine shop

Waters Corporation, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has officially opened a
new 4181 m² manufacturing facility on the Longbridge Business Park in the West Midlands.
The new facility more than triples existing operations and enhances the company’s
machining capacity to produce components for products developed at Waters Mass
Spectrometry Centre of Excellence in Wilmslow, UK, and Wexford, Ireland.
David Clay, British Consul General to New England, says: “The fact that a leading company
like Waters has chosen the UK for this investment is a great endorsement of the regional
talent available in this sector. We look forward to seeing the new facility have a long-term
positive effect in the West Midlands.”
More information www.waters.com

£220m BAE investment

BAE Systems will invest £220m to upgrade its facilities in Rochester, Kent. The site will undergo significant renovation to create a new state-of-the-art factory of more than 32,000 m². BAE Systems’ 1600-strong workforce in Rochester specialises in advanced aerospace technologies such as head-up displays and helmet-mounted displays for civil and military aircraft worldwide. The new facility will combine manufacturing, engineering and office space. BAE Systems expects the increased capacity provided by a more efficient and sustainable facility will see the creation of 300 jobs over the next five years.

More information www.baesystems.com