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Research ties may advance shipbuilding on the Clyde

Scottish and Australian researchers have struck a new agreement to strengthen collaboration on modern manufacturing methods that could be adapted to shipbuilding and marine operations underway in both hemispheres. An MoU between the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow – operator of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland – Flinders University in Adelaide and BAE Systems is key to the establishment of the advanced manufacturing research exchange. This will include exploring digital tools in shipbuilding, spanning automation, simulation and materials, as well as welding and joining technologies.
For further information www.nmis.scot

Busbar coating project success

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.
For further information www.hvwooding.co.uk

Apprentices reach WorldSkills national finals

Four MTC Training apprentices have reached the national finals of the 2022 WorldSkills UK competition, which takes place in November. Two learners from the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and two from Oxfordshire Advanced Skills beat competition from across the country to qualify for the finals.

Jack Leonard and Omar Awaad, first-year apprentices at FANUC UK and Regent Engineers Leicester, are finalists in the Industrial Robotics competition, while second-year apprentices Darren Mitchard and Tony Yarinakis from the Science and Technology Facilities Council will compete in the CNC Milling final. All four are completing the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard delivered by MTC Training, which is part of the Manufacturing Technology Centre.
For further information www.the-mtc.org

Research ties may advance shipbuilding on the Clyde

Scottish and Australian researchers have struck a new agreement to strengthen collaboration on modern manufacturing methods that could be adapted to shipbuilding and marine operations underway in both hemispheres. An MoU between the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow – operator of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland – Flinders University in Adelaide and BAE Systems is key to the establishment of the advanced manufacturing research exchange. This will include exploring digital tools in shipbuilding, spanning automation, simulation and materials, as well as welding and joining technologies.
For further information www.nmis.scot

ACE completes £0.5m investment

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.
For further information www.ace-uk.net