Over £1m has been invested by Kaman UK in a chemical treatment line that will deliver surface treatment techniques to the aerospace industry.

Kaman is seeking NADCAP accreditation for the line and expects to secure it by the end of the year. The company’s range of special processes is expanded through the line, and includes chromic acid anodise (CAA), chemical conversion coating (Alocrom 1200), acid pickle and clean of titanium, vacuum blast, zinc spray, and paint finishing. Plans are also in place to introduce TSA.
For further information www.kaman.com

Flexible and cost-effective automation is the topic of the very first RARUK Automation breakfast event at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milton Keynes on 11 June.

Between 08:30 and 11:00, attendees can drop in to consider with the experts how and why the products and systems sold by RARUK Automation in the UK can be freely combined to provide a solution for any given application. Brands offered by the company include Universal Robots, MiR, Robotiq, Pick-it, and, following its recent addition to the portfolio, EffiMat (automated storage solutions).
For further information https://rarukautomation.com/demo-events

Cutting-tool manufacturer Quickgrind will open its ‘Technical Centre of Infinite Possibilities’ at its Tewkesbury headquarters over the summer months.

This centre for advanced machining strategies will provide an environment to undertake customer training, demonstrations, technical seminars, events and more. The facility will incorporate a 3-axis and a 5-axis machining centre that will be installed prior to the grand opening. In addition, the centre will be a hub for innovation partners such as Open Mind, CG Tech, Tebis, Schunk, Romi Machine Tools, Blaser, Biltz, Romheld and Quickvend.
For further information www.quickgrind.com

Vibro-balancing equipment manufactured by RK Systems is now available in the UK from Master Abrasives.

Based in Poland, RK Systems develops and produces measurement and data acquisition systems, such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, universal device programmers and systems for dynamic rotor balancing. For example, the VibroDAQ portable system allows one and two-plane rotor balancing, and is equipped with an LCD touchscreen display. Similarly, VibroDAQ 4 is a measurement system for the multi-plane balancing of different rotor types. The system allows one, two, three and four-plane rotor balancing, as well as vibration measurements.
For further information www.master-abrasives.co.uk

A family owned precision engineering company in Coventry has achieved a 10% increase in its forward order book and made double-digit productivity gains with the help of experts from the MTC.

An SME team from the MTC’s Manufacturing Support Services operation worked with managers and operators from aerospace supplier Harris RCS and helped them make big advances in production planning, productivity and on-time schedules. Harris RCS approached the MTC to help the business reduce waste, improve set-up times and improve productivity in its CNC machining operations.
For further information www.the-mtc.org