3D printing specialist SYS Systems has been reaccredited with a coveted industry standard from the world’s biggest additive manufacturing company.

The Stratasys reseller has been awarded UK platinum partner status from its OEM – the eighth consecutive year that the honour has been bestowed on the Derbyshire firm.
This status – the highest possible recognition from Stratasys – is only awarded to high-performing partners based on strict proficiency criteria, including exceptional levels of customer service, training and support to back-up machine sales.
For further information www.sys-uk.com/additive

To showcase its tooling, engineering and technical moulding prowess to UK OEMs, Surrey-based Broanmain Plastics has become the latest member of the Gauge & Toolmakers Association (GTMA).

The specialist technical trade moulder and tooling project specialist has managed more than 200 bespoke tool projects on behalf of customers, overseeing everything from concept to validation. With a dedicated maintenance team and an advanced, fully-equipped tool shop, Broanmain has for many years supported UK manufacturers seeking a high quality yet financially viable reshoring option.
For further information www.gtma.co.uk

Bilfinger has won two new contracts worth £350m to deliver the design, procurement, supplier management, fabrication and construction of pipework and specialist equipment for the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

The industrial engineering company will create 350 new jobs in Britain, including specialist roles in engineering and manufacturing at its UK locations in Warrington, Humberside, Bristol and Somerset.
For further information www.bilfinger.com

The University of Derby is supporting an advanced manufacturing project that has secured a £1.2m UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant.

Funding has been released for a project led by engineer Ayantika Mitra of Hampshire-based firm TISICS to transform advanced materials manufacturing through digital technologies. The four-year project, named ‘RAiSE: Radical Approaches in new materials Science and Engineering’, will develop tools to enable the rapid certification and qualification of new lightweight products for spacecraft and aircraft.
The University of Derby is providing advanced materials and expert support.
For further information www.tisics.co.uk

UK manufacturers targeting new growth opportunities in North America are being urged to avoid costly mistakes when trying to meet specific technical standards for the territory.

PP Control & Automation (PP C&A), which provides strategic manufacturing outsourcing solutions for over 20 of the world’s largest machinery builders, has launched a new educational campaign on UL508a, a technical standard for industrial control panels in the US.
Working with specialist partners Rockwell Automation, Lutze and Product Approvals, the company is set to host a number of detailed virtual presentations that will be available to view or download, followed by an interactive Q&A platform. These presentations follow a series of blogs and short videos that have been viewed more than a thousand times by manufacturers keen to avoid the expense associated with rectifying machines to make them UL compliant, and any subsequent disruption that could impact the customer.
For further information www.ppcanda.com