Metrology specialist Faro has named two further dates for the company’s latest technology days: Southampton on 13 November; and Huddersfield on 15 November. Visitors will have the opportunity to witness demonstrations of new 3D measurement and laser projection technologies. For instance, the new eight-axis FaroArm system will be put through its paces. The eighth axis is a fully rotational axis that is integrated into the portable Quantum FaroArm, offering a complete contact/non-contact metrology solution. Also demonstrated will be the new Faro Prizm laser line probe (LLP), which is designed to operate as a compact, tightly integrated solution with the FaroArm.
For further information www.faro.com

XYZ Machine Tools’ will throw open the doors of its Sheffield and Nuneaton showrooms for customers to take advantage of its clearance events, where enticing deals will be applied to every machine in the showroom as part of XYZ’s regular process of renewing the models on display. The events, which take place on the 15 November in Sheffield and 22 November in Nuneaton, provide an opportunity to pick up an ‘as-new’ XYZ machine from the company’s showroom stock, with all machines having had limited use as they are used purely for customer demonstrations and are replaced on a regular basis to ensure the latest models are on display.
For further information www.xyzmachinetools.com

Production has now begun of an all-new, fuel-efficient petrol engine at Ford’s Bridgend engine plant in Wales.The three-cylinder, 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine, which debuts in the Fiesta ST and all-new Focus, is built on a new, flexible manufacturing facility following of an investment of £100m, including support from the Welsh Government.Quality confirmation of the new engine is assured through multi-stage testing and process monitoring. Machining lines for the cylinder head and cylinder block feature the latest CNC technology and environmentally efficient cutting systems.
For further information www.ford.com

UK-based fibre laser designer and manufacturer, SPI Lasers, has purchased its 8.1 acre Rugby-based manufacturing site from landlord, Kedaho Investments Ltd, in a deal worth £10.3m.The purchase will see SPI Lasers expand its manufacturing footprint in Rugby by approximately 100%, bringing its total usable space up to approximately 80,000 sq ft. Over the coming months the site will be the subject of a multi-million pound refurbishment with the express intention of utilising the additional space to accelerate SPI’s vertical integration programmes and further optimise manufacturing and production processes.
For further information www.spilasers.com