THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

Sustainable manufacturing hub launched

The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has partnered with leading metrology experts to launch a new sustainable manufacturing hub that aims to address the challenge of commercialising early-stage research within key areas of manufacturing.

The Advanced Metrology Hub for Sustainable Manufacturing aims to make manufacturing processes more sustainable by reducing waste, emissions and pollution, as well as lowering production costs. It will also develop ground-breaking new technologies. The hub will be led by the University of Huddersfield and supported by a consortium of partners including the AMRC and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) – both part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult network.

More information www.amrc.co.uk

New southwest sales manager at Mazak

Yamazaki Mazak has appointed James Fell as its new area sales manager for the southwest of England. He takes over from Tim Ponter, who is retiring after more than 30 years’ service at Mazak and nearly 50 years in the manufacturing industry. Fell brings with him a wealth of experience in the machine tool industry, having trained as a CNC programmer and technical sales engineer before moving into business development roles. In his new post, Fell will assume responsibility for Mazak’s broad range of customers throughout the region, with a particular focus on the subcontract manufacturing scene.

More information www.mazakeu.co.uk

ETG to host Nakamura technical day

On 11 July, the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) will host a targeted Nakamura-Tome technical day for manufacturers that want to explore technology for heavy-duty cutting and multi-turret turning. ETG will showcase the Nakamura WT150II gantry turning centre and demonstrate heavy-duty turning on the Nakamura WT300 turn-mill centre. Alongside these machines will be an introduction to Heimatec tooling solutions and the latest Powerstar transformers for manufacturers looking to reduce their environmental impact while cutting energy costs.

More information www.bit.ly/3KKVEth

Best-ever MACH for Citizen

Citizen Machinery UK says its stand at the recent MACH exhibition in Birmingham was busy over all five days of the show, with 538 manufacturing companies making enquiries. The level of visitor interest was especially high as Citizen had decided to defer a 5% price increase on its Cincom sliding-head and Miyano fixed-head lathes until after the show. Some 29 orders valued at very close to £5m were placed either during the event or shortly afterwards. Among subcontractors placing orders were Northern Ireland based Rosco Engineering (Cincom L20-XIIB5LFV) and Southfields Engineering of Billericay (L20-VIIILFV).

More information www.citizenmachinery.co.uk

GROB opens sixth plant in India

With the opening of its sixth production plant in India, machine tool builder GROB is strengthening its presence in the local market. The€8m, 5000 sq m plant in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) is another important milestone in the GROB Group’s efforts to secure the growth of the company and thus the jobs of employees at all facilities.Core business at the factory will be the manufacture of machining centres and automation, employing 130 people at peak output.

GROB recognised the potential of this rapidly growing market early on after the opening of the Indian automotive market to foreign car manufacturers at the end of the 1990s. The company established its first sales and service branch on the South Asian subcontinent as part of the first delivery of a flexible production system in 2007.

More information www.grobgroup.com