An engineering firm providing equipment to many of the UK’s heaviest industries has reported a dramatic improvement in noise levels on the shop floor following the introduction of air compressors from Vert Rotors.

East Lothian based DMI Precision installed 10 Vert A100 compressors to run equipment throughout its shop. Says DMI managing director David Black: “As well as making it easier to communicate, a quieter workplace also makes it easier to concentrate, which is an important consideration for the highly skilled work that we undertake.”
For further information www.vertrotors.com

The spindle team at Matsuura Machinery Ltd has been strengthened by appointing Stephen Orton as spindle technical support engineer and Simon Parkinson as spindle technician.

Prior to joining Matsuura, Orton worked as a time-served machine-tool fitter and team leader with extensive experience in a production/assembly environment. Parkinson’s engineering career history includes eight years as a machine operator for a carbide and abrasive manufacturer, and two years in mechanical engineering for a pneumatic service and repair centre.
For further information www.matsuura.co.uk

Midland Pressure Diecasting (MPD) has boosted its output significantly after installing a fully automatic £250,000 aluminium die-casting machine at its Willenhall facility, adding to its existing fleet of automated die-casting machines.

The move will introduce efficiencies and create an additional 20% capacity to take on more work, which in turn will generate a number of new jobs. The latest spend has marked a very good three months for the firm, with a contract secured to supply a suite of new tooling and castings that will generate a 15% growth in turnover.
For further information http://midlandpressurediecasting.co.uk/

The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), a joint collaboration between Coventry University and Unipart Manufacturing, has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize. Celebrating excellence, innovation and public benefit in work carried out by colleges and universities, the accolade is the highest national Honour awarded in UK further and higher education, and is only granted by Her Majesty the Queen every two years.

AME – self-described as the UK’s first ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’ – is located at Unipart’s site in Coventry, where it is committed to developing industry-ready graduates by giving them direct access to real-life engineering projects. Based in a purpose-built 1700 sq m hub, over 200 students have completed or are working towards their degrees, utilising the latest robotics, automation and welding technology.
For further information www.ame.co.uk

Edinburgh-based Inrobin has partnered with the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) to develop a new insurance model offering an Industry 4.0 approach aimed at achieving better pricing for manufacturers.

Based on the IIoT, the new model analyses real-time data from industrial machinery. This strategy allows insurance companies to offer competitive rates based on the individual usage of equipment according to factors such as frequency of machine maintenance and operational efficiency.
Manufacturers are set to benefit from a combined offering of risk prevention and tailored insurance, with in-depth data analysis also providing a greater understanding of how to run machinery more efficiently. This new model will also bring additional benefits, helping manufacturers improve maintenance schedules and prevent breakdowns, which can cause expensive downtime.
For further information https://is.gd/ezuhan