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Make a date with technology |
17/02/2010
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| Good news, at last. Quite literally, as it happens. The mainstream media, which has spent the last year or more hammering home the country's, and manufacturing's, economic woes, is adopting a more positive tone. |
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MACH 2010 set to catch the wave |
17/02/2010
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| MACH 2008, held from 21 to 25 April that year, was a stunning success, with numbers up 21 per cent on MACH 2006, at some 27,000. Business generated by the 2008 show is estimated to have been around £150 million. |
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Sandvik Coromant Coropak 2 highlights |
05/02/2010
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| Sandvik Coromant releases products in two stages throughout the year. Andrew Allcock reviews some of the highlights from the Coropak 2 unveiling last year. Composites machining, medical, wind power plus specific product developments are covered. (This is an extended version of a feature first
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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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Ultimate sparring partner |
08/01/2010
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| The new £5 million manufacturing cell at Magellan Aerospace is billed as producing "the most cost-effective wing spars in the world". Steed Webzell attended the official opening |
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Full throttle into 2010 |
06/01/2010
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| Following a great year for British endeavour on the track, 2010 holds many reasons for optimism in the motorsport supply chain. Steed Webzell reports |
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Convergence not merger |
04/01/2010
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| From 1 January 2010, Citizen and Miyano will be working more closely together, both in the UK and in Europe. Andrew Allcock has this exclusive report |
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Driving forward |
04/01/2010
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| Following three months of consecutive growth in terms of sales, the automotive industry is, at last, revving up. Steed Webzell reveals how companies are improving their operations |
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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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Energy drives investment |
23/12/2009
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| While oil and gas are still the core of the energy market, renewables are a growing element. But whatever the source, the hardware has to be made, as Steed Webzell reports |
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Making it better |
29/10/2009
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| Machinery reviews three technology applications that are making a difference to companies in the aerospace sector. Toolholding, sliding-head turning and inspection come under the spotlight |
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Manufacturing: the debate |
28/10/2009
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| Is the UK's once global image as a great manufacturing nation lost and gone forever? Or will it take flight again, seizing the initiative in areas such as high-tech and advanced engineering? MPs gathered in the Commons to debate those very issues, as Machinery reveals |
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Fusion of skills |
19/08/2009
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| The UK has much expertise in nuclear fusion technology, together with related, relevant industrial capability. And there's a £2 billion-plus opportunity right now, as Machinery highlights |
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New manufacturing MANTRA |
19/08/2009
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| June saw the launch of a new initiative from the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC), based between Sheffield and Rotherham, as Machinery reports |
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Healthy investments |
07/08/2009
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| With a number of sectors currently scrutinising investment and production levels, many hope industries such as medical can help revive UK manufacturing. Machinery reports |
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Rebrand not skin deep |
27/07/2009
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| Machinery visited Mills CNC in June to hear about the changes and rebranding since a management buyout last year. It's no mere superficial 'paint job', as he discovered |
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Forming new horizons |
21/07/2009
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| The Advanced Forming Research Centre is a new facility set to push metal forming beyond existing boundaries. Nine months from completion, Machinery visited to gain an exclusive preview |
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Single-source solution |
17/07/2009
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| A German large die designer and manufacturer is using Vero's VISI software to support key stages of design and manufacture. Machinery reports |
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A broader view |
14/07/2009
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| Machinery went in search of the EU's manufacturing technology platform, Manufuture, to see how it is panning out in the UK |
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Investing in the future |
25/06/2009
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| With the US Federal Reserve predicting global economic recovery in 2010, automotive manufacturers continuing with investment plans will be best placed to enjoy the bounce |
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Rapid progress |
22/04/2009
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| The production of metal parts from powder via laser sintering is still the preserve of niche applications, but the practice is growing. Machinery reports |
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No lack of energy |
10/04/2009
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| Despite challenging economic conditions, global energy markets remain highly active, ensuring a busy time for the sector's sub-contract supply chain. Steed Webzell reports |
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Coping with composites |
07/04/2009
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| With the arrival of its robot-based tape/tow-placement unit, the AMRC Composites Centre with Boeing is fully equipped to support both commercial and research requirements, as Andrew Allcock reports |
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Staying in the fast lane |
26/03/2009
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| It's been well reported in the media that Formula One has taken a knock at the hands of the credit crunch. However, rather than smashing headlong into the crash barriers, as some reporters would have you believe, the sport has suffered little more than a 'glancing blow'. |
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Olympic effort |
11/03/2009
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| Very few teenagers get to represent their country on the world stage: Rebecca Adlington, then 19, swam to gold at last year's Beijing Olympics, while Arsenal's Theo Walcott made his England debut at 17. But there is another way. |
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