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The Ministry of Defense won't be able to afford as much as half of the equipment it plans to buy in the next decade, according to a report into procurement last year by Bernard Gray, a former government advisor on defense.
No political party has guaranteed defense spending and major projects are expected to fall victim to efforts to cut the UK's budget deficit after the general election, whoever wins.
According to Bloomberg, the building of two aircraft carriers, for which BAE Systems is the lead ... More
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Rolls Royce £30 billion jet engine deal under threat | 08/02/2010
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Haas Automation Europe opens four new HTECs in Russia | 08/02/2010
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Small firm anger over tax system | 08/02/2010
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Brazilian machine tool firm eyes Hardinge | 05/02/2010
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| Boosting productivity in the energy sector |
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With energy demand greater than ever, machinists in this buoyant sector are finding that investment really does pay dividends. Steed Webzell reports. (This is an extended version of a feature first published in Machinery magazine, February 2010).
With the cold weather in January bringing some curt questions about the apparent lack of UK gas reserves, the campaign for greater renewable energy resources moved from environmental hot potato to a matter of national concern.
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Software versus hardware |
| Business Secretary Lord Peter Mandelson is UK manufacturing industry's new friend, or so it would appear, but he still needs to understand that metalcutting and metalforming remain relevant UK activities, judged by a recent report.
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Of blades and ski jets |
| Investment in machining centre technology is paying dividends in high tech aerofoil blade production as well a in the manufacture of jet ski accessories. Andrew Allcock reports
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Prime cuts |
| Andrew Allcock investigates recent installations in bar and section working, taking in sawing, as well as ancillary operations of drilling, tapping and marking
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High pressure coolant |
| Citizen sliding-head users are keen on high pressure coolant, delivered via Citizen's own CoolBlaster system, as Andrew Allcock discovers (This is an extended version of a feature first published in January 2010)
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Machinery is a feature-led monthly magazine read by production engineers, production managers, production directors and managing directors in OEMS and sub-contractors engaged in metalcutting/metalforming.
Machinery covers manufacturing technology developments and applications in the key areas including machine tools, tooling, workholding, CADCAM and inspection/quality.
With its regular news, features, in-depth cover stories and insightful analysis, Machinery is the ONLY magazine for anyone trying to reach the (UK's) production engineers.
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