TK Fabrications of Harlow, a family-run engineering company specialising in the machining and fabrication of low-to-medium volume batch work, is reaping the benefits of its investment in PSL Datatrack production control software.

The company’s previous Excel-based system for quotations was not integrated into the rest of its order processing system, while the manual inputting of customer data was too time-consuming. PSL Datatrack’s modularity has meant that TK only needed to invest in the modules required at the outset.
For further information www.psldatatrack.com

Protecting frontline workers against the threat of COVID-19 has been the catalyst for nine manufacturers and an engineering design agency to come together and launch a new product.

The Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN) has invested more than £30,000 in the design and manufacture of the reusable manKIND Visor. Backed by expertise from the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), the collective took just six weeks from initial concept and prototyping to create a bespoke tool at Barkley Plastics that is able to produce 500,000 units every year.
For further information www.mankindvisor.co.uk

BAE Systems has added a fourth Stratasys F900 3D printer to its manufacturing site in Salmesbury.

Alongside the existing three machines, the latest F900 will run around the clock as an integral part of BAE’s transformative ‘Factory of the Future’ initiative, a cutting-edge facility in Lancashire which brings together the latest advances in technology and manufacturing to work seamlessly with human operators in a first-of-its-kind, fully connected way.
Today, Stratasys industrial-grade FDM additive manufacturing is used across aircraft ground equipment operations for a wide range of applications spanning space models and design verification prototypes, manufacturing tools such as jigs and fixtures, and end-use parts. According to BAE Systems, the use of additive manufacturing across these applications is making production more flexible, faster and helping to reduce costs.
For further information www.stratasys.com

“Welcome to Hexagon production software products.” Those will be the first words delegates hear when they visit Hexagon’s virtual stand at the forthcoming Backing Britain 2020 exhibition.

While many trade fairs have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, this project, run by the ‘Made In Group’, aims to replicate a traditional trade show entirely online, using technology to enhance and improve value for exhibitors and visitors. The show, running virtually on 17-28 August, will consist of around 150 exhibitors, each with their own online stand.
For further information https://is.gd/kuvaku

As of 1 July, SPI Lasers rebranded under the Trumpf banner, meaning that SPI products are now available via Trumpf sales channels.

SPI Lasers UK Ltd has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Trumpf since 2008, quickly establishing itself within the group as an expert in the field of fibre-laser design and manufacture. With fibre lasers becoming important sources for material processing, both companies agree that “joining forces and integrating SPI Lasers into Trumpf is a sensible move that will be extremely beneficial for customers”. The relevant steps are expected to be completed in Q3 2020.
For further information www.uk.trumpf.com