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Four decades of Micrometric

Lincoln-based manufacturing firm Micrometric is continuing to lead the way in micro-laser manufacturing and multi-process services during its 40th year of business.Supplying sectors that include medical, aerospace and automotive, Micrometric began cutting sheet metal using innovative lasers in 1983. Over the past five years, Micrometric has enjoyed strong growth to meet the demand for precision components, calling upon its Coherent Starcut tube-cutting machine that produces exclusive medical instruments with high precision, and a new Lasercube machine which delivers on quality, precision, speed and efficiency.
For further information http://micrometric.co.uk

Ward CNC partners asset finance broker

Sheffield-based TW Ward CNC Machinery (Ward CNC) has agreed a major strategic partnership with a UKbroker of asset finance.The deal will allow Ward CNC to offer its customers a range of flexible machinery financing options, with Affinity Asset Finance acting as its own FCA-authorised finance provider. Ward CNC is the sole UK distributor for machine tools manufactured by Hyundai-Wia, Hartford, Soraluce, Takisawa and Hankook.

Simon Whitworth, managing director at Ward CNC, says: “This new partnership will help us to develop our service offering and means that we are not tied to any one lender or bank. Customers can therefore access the broadest range of funding packages and deals available on the market, with extremely flexible terms and attractive finance arrangements.”
For further information www.wardcnc.com

MSL to retrofit Nikon laser scanners

The Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corporation has entered into a new partnership agreement with Peterborough-based Measurement Solutions Ltd (MSL), which will now sell and retrofit Nikon’s automated 3D laser scanning solutions in the UK market.
Callum Williams-York, Nikon’s European account manager for the Laser Scanner Business Unit, says: “Working in the UK metrology market, I’ve always been aware of the excellent service MSL provides. MSL has the technical and commercial expertise to supply the UK’s CMM market with highly professional retrofits of our laser scanners.”
For further information www.measurement-solutions.co.uk

Renishaw and Metrologic renew strategic agreement

Some 20 years after their first agreement, Renishaw and Metrologic Group have strengthened their collaboration by signing a new strategic agreement to meet new challenges faced by the manufacturing industry. Customers will benefit from Renishaw’s Revofive-axis CMM scanning systems, PH20 five-axis touch-trigger systems and the Equator shop-floor gauging system, powered by Metrologic’s X4 software platform. This will provide full integration of metrology solutions with the X4 software platform.

Covering the entire manufacturing chain and bringing its expertise to five-axis technology applications and the Equator gauging system, Metrologic Group is introducing new developments to its universal software platform that will power Renishaw’s products with an easy-to-use, intuitive and ergonomic solution.

This win-win association allows the enduser to bring 3D measurement close to the production line with the combination of Metrolog X4 and Renishaw’s Equator system. Also, thanks to five-axis technology combined with the ease of programming of Metrologic Group software, manufacturers can increase their CMM productivity, improve part quality and reduce scrap.

Says Laurent Monge, president of Metrologic Group: “We are committed to working with our customers to improve their productivity and bring 3D metrology closer to the manufacturing line. As such, I am convinced that combining Renishaw five-axis technologies together with the Metrologic Group software solution represents a key step in that journey.”

Victor Escobar, president of Renishaw SAS, adds: “The integration of Renishaw’s measurement technologies with Metrolog X4 will allow both existing and new users of Metrolog software to reap the benefits of accurate, high-speed, multi-sensor CMM measurement and fast flexible shop-floor gauging. This combination of technologies from Metrologic and Renishaw will enable significantly faster, value-added measurement for both process control at the point of manufacture and conventional quality assurance activities.”
For further informationwww.renishaw.com

AMRC helps caravan company embrace digital

A luxury touring caravan manufacturer from St Asaph is rolling forward thanks to the benefits of a digital transformation project.The Fifth Wheel Company is one of a number of Denbighshire businesses to benefit from R&D collaborations designed to boost digital support. Engineers from AMRC Cymru, part of the wider University of Sheffield AMRC innovation and research cluster, are collaborating with Denbighshire County Council as part of the digital transformation project. The focus of the work will centre on improving product development and manufacturing processes through smart technologies.
For further information www.amrc.co.uk