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BAE to hire 2600+ apprentices and graduates

BAE Systems is set to hire more than 2600 new apprentices and graduates in 2023 for its UK operations. Representing a 43% increase on this year’s early careers intake, the announcement reinforces the company’s commitment to invest in the next generation, equipping young people across the UK with the skills they need to succeed. The majority of roles will be in the north of England, alongside others in the south of England, Scotland and Wales. With available roles including aerospace engineering and software development, the closing date for apprentice applications is 28 February 2023.
For further information www.baesystems.com

Hurco appoints sales engineer for northeast

As part of a major recruitment push at Hurco Europe, the company has appointed Jack Brown asits sales engineer covering northeast England from Newcastle down to Nottingham.New to sales, Brown was formerly an apprentice-trained CNC machine setter and operator at a well-known manufacturing business in Newcastle. Following comprehensive sales and applications training at Hurco and on the road with his manager Cliff Hodgkinson, Hurco sales manager for northern England and Scotland, Brown is now visiting new and existing customers in his area.
For further information www.hurco.co.uk

Loop Technology becomes AMRC member

Automation and robotics specialist Loop Technology has become a member of the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), following collaborations on a number of key automation technology projects.Loop Technology specialises in industrial automation technology and undertakes projects aimed at high-value manufacturing sectors, including aerospace, automotive and renewable energy, aligning with the AMRC’s key strategic research areas.Over the past six years, Loop Technology has worked with the AMRC on various R&D programmes.
For further information www.amrc.co.uk

Sheffield Forgemasters partners WaldrichSiegen

Sheffield Forgemasters has signed a long-term partnership with machine tool supplier WaldrichSiegen for lifetime support of its proposed new machining facility.WaldrichSiegen will deliver a 10-year, through-life and production-support contract, plus the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of 17 new machine tools to create highly accurate, complex machinedshapes from ultra-large steel castings and forgings. McDowell Machine Tools represents WaldrichSiegen in the UK.

The machining line will sit in a proposed new building at the company’s Brightside Lane site, and includes a series of large-scale, five-axis vertical turning lathesthat form part of a recapitalisation investment of up to £400mover 10 years. Scheduled for delivery between 2025 and 2028, the machine line-up comprises: seven heavy-duty VTLs with 5-8m tables; three gantry mills with 6-16m turning capability; three RAM hydrostatic boring mills; three heavy-duty horizontal lathes with 24-27 m beds; and one gantry bandsaw.
For further information www.sheffieldforgemasters.com

Mills CNC reports strong sales growth

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions’ and Zayer machine tools in the UK and Ireland, and a supplier of industrial and collaborative robot automation, has reported that 2022, from both a sales performance and market share perspective, was another great year for the company. In fact, with final figures pending, it looks increasingly likely that it could be the best in the company’s history.

Says Tony Dale, Mills CNC’s CEO:“We started 2022 strongly on the back of what was already a buoyant last quarter of 2021 – and maintained momentum throughout the year, especially with many component manufacturers taking advantage of the Government’s Super-Deduction tax scheme and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme. This helped to generate significant new business for us at the start, and throughout 2022.”
For further information www.millscnc.co.uk