Terry Turner is the new area sales manager for machine tool supplier WH Lead in the Midlands and north of England. WH Lead, headquartered in Towcester, is the sole sales and service agent in the UK and Ireland for turning centres and vertical machining centres built by Leadwell, Taiwan. Based in the Sheffield area, Turner holds a BTEC NC and an HNC in Manufacturing Engineering, as well as a BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Open University. He subsequently benefitted from 18 years of highly relevant experience in the machine tool sector.

For further information www.wh-lead.co.uk

The latest Contract Manufacturing Index has revealed a fall in the subcontract manufacturing market of 19% in the first three months of 2022 compared with the final quarter of 2021. However, although the quarter started badly, it picked up strongly in February and, by March, it was 20% up on the average for the previous quarter – with suppliers winning work despite soaring energy prices, ongoing material supply worries and the war in Ukraine. In fact, March was the best month since August. Within the latest figures there was a strong increase
in machining business, up 14% on the
previous quarter.

For further information
www.qimtek.co.uk

Industrial metrology specialist The Sempre Group is now partnering with non-contact gauging systems manufacturer Third Dimension. The collaboration will expand The Sempre Group’s non-contact optical profile measurement portfolio to include Third Dimension’s automated 2D profile measurement technology, giving manufacturers easier access to automated metrology and the accuracy, repeatability and traceability benefits that it offers. For instance, Sempre Group customers will now have access to Third Dimension’s flagship product, Vectro2, which can integrate with conventional industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots).

For further information
www.thesempregroup.com

Continued growth at Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has seen the cutting tool manufacturer add another technical sales engineer to its ever-expanding team. The appointment of Luke Insley will bolster the support provided to manufacturing companies in the southeast region (Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Middlesex). Most recently, Insley spent the past five years with another leading cutting tool manufacturer as an application engineer, delivering a proven track record of process improvements and cost savings to customers.

For further information
www.itc-ltd.co.uk

The newly-constructed Feritech Innovation Centre, located near Falmouth, had its official opening earlier this month when the guest of honour was HRH The Duke. The Duke enjoyed a tour of the new facility, which specialises in advanced engineering solutions for the marine sector and other industries. Feritech’s Innovation Centre will offer a full range of services, including product design, machining, fabrication, electrical, electronics, embedded software, hydraulics and 3D printing services, all under one roof, which the company says makes it one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in the UK.

For further information www.feritech.com/fic/