The technical team supporting users of Hurco machining centres and lathes throughout the UK and Ireland has been expanded by the arrival of four additional service engineers. Aaron Hewett, Liam Storer, Ben Pringle and Vinicius Gomes are currently undergoing training at Hurco’s High Wycombe facility before shadowing technical support engineers in the field. All of the new recruits have strong experience with other machine tool brands, so will be quickly up to speed with the Hurco range. There is now a total of 20 Hurco service engineers serving the British and Irish markets.

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Engineers from the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry are playing a key role in a project to develop innovative low-carbon hydrogen storage and supply systems, helping the UK’s drive to net zero. The SHyLO project has won £4.3m in funding from BEIS under the Government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Low-Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 Competition. The MTC is partnering SHyLO project leader H2GO Power, a clean-tech SME founded in 2014 as a spin-out from Cambridge University. Other project partners are ARC Consulting, Autodesk, HSSMI and EMEC

For further information www.the-mtc.org

Automation and robotics provide the biggest opportunity for manufacturing to close the productivity gap between the UK and its industrial competitors, delegates at a major automation conference at the Manufacturing Technology Centre heard. Delegates discovered that the wider adoption of industrial robots and automation presented UK industry with a major opportunity to improve competitiveness and re-shore operations from overseas. The two-day event enabled attendees to share insights into the transformational benefits of cutting-edge robotic technologies and encourage the take-up of automation.

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The United States Air Force (USAF) recently saw how the AMRC’s world-leading technologies and techniques could reshape its day-to-day operations. A delegation from RAF Lakenheath, home to the 48th Fighter Wing, visited the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) facilities in Rotherham and Sheffield to understand how digital technologies, composite materials and advanced machining might integrate into USAF’s MRO processes. Last year, the AMRC worked with RAF Leeming to demonstrate how Industry 4.0 digital technologies could transform how it operates and trains its workforce.

For further information www.amrc.co.uk

Ceratizit UK & Ireland has expanded its applications support team with the appointment of two additional engineers, Stuart Cooke and Stuart Brooks, who will provide support across the Midlands and northwest of England. Their arrival takes the number of applications engineers to 10, meaning that Ceratizit UK & Ireland’s technical sales and applications teams now fully support the majority of the UK, delivering help and advice on all cutting tool and work-holding requirements. As with existing team members, the new recruits are apprentice-trained, with years of metal-cutting experience.

For further information www.ceratizit.com