The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has appointed John Reid as CEO to lead the growth and development of this industry-led manufacturing research and development facility at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland.

Reid will take up position in August after successfully leading the Michelin-Scotland Innovation Parc in Dundee. In recent times he was also one of the original members of the independent advisory body, the Fair Work Convention, a member of the Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board and a director of the Centre for Engineering Education and Development.
For further information www.nmis.scot

Companies looking to return back to work safely can tap into a new service launched by In-Comm Training that will help them become COVID-19 secure.

Health and safety experts from the Aldridge-based training provider have created a new consultancy package that will walk firms through the different measures and policies they need to put in place to protect their staff and conform to Government guidelines. The support will also help businesses with more than 50 employees, who must have a COVID risk assessment available for staff and visitors before they can open.
For further information www.in-comm.co.uk

Guyson International has delivered and installed a further precision cleaning machine to Rolls-Royce in Bristol for the Ventilator Challenge UK consortium.

This latest Guyson ‘Kerry’ branded Microsolve 250, which was built in record time, has three process stages comprising ultrasonic cleaning, vapour rinsing and freeboard drying. This configuration provides precision cleaning of components used in the ventilators and, crucially, is already cleared by regulators as it is being used by an existing manufacturing company.
For further information www.guyson.co.uk

McLaren Racing, which is part of the Government’s Ventilator Challenge UK, has enlisted the expertise and cutting-tool technology on offer from Ceratizit UK & Ireland.

Initial tooling requirements have been from the Ceratizit drilling range, with drills provided to produce holes up to 16xD in both aluminium and steel. “While the initial demand was
for drills, we have made many recommendations across a series of approximately 15 components to help improve the production of these vital parts,” says Ceratizit industry solutions engineer Michael May.
For further information www.ceratizit.com

A UK provider of production metrology is going online to help it deliver product awareness and technical application sessions during the current pandemic.

Blum-Novotest is looking to maximise any industrial downtime by offering new and existing customers the opportunity to take part in 60-90 minute sessions that will give them the chance to learn about the latest products and how they can be used to save time and improve accuracy.
Six clients have already taken part as a way of finding out more about Blum-Novotest products, the benefits they provide and how technical experts can get the most from the technology. Among them is Kildare, Ireland-based Premier Machine Tools. Six of its staff from across all areas of the business completed an introductory session to the range, exploring tool setting, workpiece and Digilog touch probes, including the recently launched LC50 that promises to be 60% quicker than conventional in-machine measuring.
For further information www.blum-novotest.com