THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

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

New heights for ITC at MACH

The bi-annual MACH exhibition once again proved successful for cutting tool manufacturer Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC). The supplier showcased its full range of cutting tool solutions at MACH, including ITC’s UK-manufactured cutting tools and solutions from principalsBig Kaiser, Widia, Karnasch, Kemmler and Bass. ITC reports an unprecedented level of enquiries.

Georgia Graves, internal sales and marketing at ITC, says: “In the aftermath of Covid, it’s evident that more manufacturers want to buy UK-manufactured products with guaranteed supply chain continuity and stability. As a manufacturer based in the Midlands, it’s not just our product quality that sets us apart, but also our UK production base and portfolio diversity. This combination once again generated an incredibly high number of leads at MACH.”

For further information www.itc-ltd.co.uk

Contract wins worth millions

A UK manufacturer of precision aerospace components has secured a string of new multi-million-pound contracts just a few days after it was named as a King’s Award for Enterprise winner for International Trade. Arrowsmith Engineering (Coventry), which is part of the ASG Group, has sealed long-term agreements with ITP Spain, Incora and Rolls-Royce in the UK and Germany, delivering the company’s largest order book in its 57-year history.

The news marks what has been a strong export period for the business, with overseas sales rocketing by nearly 400% following the pandemic and accounting for 35% of the firm’s annual £8.3m turnover.Precision components manufactured in Coventry are sent to global customers in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Singapore and Spain for use in aerospace engines, landing gear and airframes.

For further information www.asg-group.co/arrowsmith

EMO trade fair shortened by one day

The duration of the EMO 2025 exhibition in Hanover will be shortened from six to five days in future. “Shortening the event by one day is a strategic decision aimed at making EMO even more efficient and more purposeful,” says Dr Markus Heering, managing director of EMO organiser the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW).The decision is based on the clear desire of exhibitors to condense the trade fair. In 2023, they were asked about this possibility during the event. The result was clear: the majority of exhibitors would like to cancel Saturday.

For further information www.emo-hannover.com