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Machine tools as art? |
02/09/2010
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| What is art? Well for a full, academic commentary, go here, but we all know art when we see it – it's just that we don't all see the same thing.
Is your thing classic art – you know, paintings and statues that demonstrate true-to-life representations and require craft skills and much time to
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Competitively tooled up |
09/08/2010
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| Trumpf's UK managing director, Hartmut Pannen, has more faith in British manufacturing than do some of the locals. German-born, he offers this more detached view of the country's position and potential |
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China rising |
06/08/2010
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| The Apple iPhone is the very model of a modern aspirational gadget. But even as the most recent version demonstrates yet again the insatiable demand for the latest thing, it also reveals that China is about to become more expensive. |
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A budget for investment? |
23/07/2010
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| "The British economy has become unbalanced. It has been too reliant on growth from a limited number of sectors and regions. Overcoming these challenges will require a new model of economic growth built on saving, investment and enterprise, instead of debt. This Budget is the first step in
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Welcome, Vince. Good to see you |
24/06/2010
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| Liberal Democrat and now Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable must surely have the highest stock of any politician. He was one of very few who was warning about a looming credit crunch, many years before the event. |
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More manufacturing concern |
28/05/2010
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| Digital documents make it easy for journalists to search for repetitive use of words and phrases, something that has cropped up with the main political parties' election manifestos. |
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Out of the ashes |
21/05/2010
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| Andrew Allcock argues that the recent volcanic ash-inspired air transport chaos highlights the critical nature of science, engineering and technology, offering an example that can be put to future good use |
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Concerned of the UK, speak up |
30/04/2010
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| The sale of the UK's Cadbury's to US giant Kraft in January this year got the headlines and generated much comment nationally about the loss of yet more of the UK's manufacturing sector or, at least, loss of local control of the company and the loss of a UK-centred management view. |
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Are plumbers engineers? |
30/04/2010
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| Debate about the 'E' word has broken cover again. "Britain's plumbers were up in arms on Monday after the chairman of Britain's biggest manufacturing company, BAE Systems, questioned their right to call themselves engineers," blurted The Telegraph, on 2 March. Andrew Allcock offers an analysis
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Aye, aye for the iPad? |
06/04/2010
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| On 27 January 2010, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, unveiled the iPad Tablet. Is there room for it in business and specifically within manufacturing? asks Martin Bailey, marketing manager, Jetcam
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Lean times for Toyota |
01/04/2010
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| Toyota, the world's largest car maker, is a byword for quality and production efficiency. The Toyota Production System is the basis of today's widely employed lean manufacturing, while its cars often win accolades in surveys. |
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Automate or die |
20/02/2010
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| Stirling Paatz is managing director and joint founder of Totnes-based robot integrator Barr & Paatz. He implores those in the UK to consider automating, for the sake of continued business |
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Software versus hardware |
12/01/2010
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| 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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Will EU see the light? |
06/01/2010
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| The Confederation of British Metalformers (CBM) is putting the EU in the dock; or, rather, the CBM's members feel they may find themselves there, following more EU legislation. Andrew Allcock explains |
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Aerospace –important, changing |
04/01/2010
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| This month we highlight the investment made by Canadian global aerospace firm Magellan at one of its UK sites, Wrexham. Its new wing spar machining cell is claimed to offer the most cost-competitive spar machining capability world wide. A demonstration of how the UK can successfully compete in the
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And now some good news |
29/12/2009
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| Will the recession and credit crunch deliver a new business approach? The CBI says that it will, in a recent report. Andrew Allcock looks at the report and suggests it looks like good news for UK sub-contractors |
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Exports – take-off awaited |
24/12/2009
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| Engineering group EAMA has been measuring business sentiment and is armed for further discussions with government. Exports still need a boost, explains EAMA chairman Martin Walder |
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Something for nothing |
01/12/2009
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| R&D tax credits are only for companies that actually design products, not those that just cut or form metal, right? Wrong. |
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Common ground |
13/11/2009
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| Professor John Robinson inadvertently revealed more about engineering and engineers during his recent one-hour stint on a plinth in Trafalgar Square than did his main theme, Machinery suggests |
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EMO – green with a vengeance |
01/11/2009
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| Visitors to manufacturing technology show EMO, held last October in Milan, were treated to environmental messages from many quarters. |
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Crime prevention |
07/10/2009
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| July saw a 90-minute debate on manufacturing take place in the House of Commons. It was proposed by Patrick McFadden, Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (MP: Wolverhampton South East, Labour), who stated that "one of my principal points today is to counter the
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Getting the best from wind |
20/08/2009
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| While there's a rush to develop larger wind turbine farms and wind turbines, it can't be assumed that we are already getting the most out of what we've got, Machinery argues |
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Supply chain developments |
18/08/2009
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| Our cover feature reveals the opportunities available to UK manufacturers, OEMs and sub-contractors, resulting from a huge research project (ITER) that is expected to be the launchpad for commercially viable electricity generation via nuclear fusion. That's fusion not fission (current technology).
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Economic reality intrudes |
01/08/2009
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| The current Machinery Safety Directive is to be replaced at the end of the year, with no transition period. Machinery found out more, including an unforeseen problem of the day |
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Building for the future |
20/07/2009
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| With the AMRC, AFRC and MTC, the UK will have a set of world-class facilities dedicated to pushing the boundaries |
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