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Green supply chains |
03/09/2010
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| Andrew Allcock asks whether the legislation-driven greenhouse gas reduction activities of larger companies will trickle down the supply chain. There is a sense of inevitability about it, he suggests |
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Medical technology examined |
26/07/2010
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| Machining contracts for the medical sector are reviving nicely, with a string of recent investments driving the competitive stakes even higher. Machinery reports |
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Automotive sector turns corner |
28/06/2010
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| New figures substantiate claims that the automotive industry is returning to prosperity, following a gloomy period for car-making. Machinery assesses whether capital investment will follow suit |
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Toolmaking tales |
28/06/2010
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| An Austrian toolmaker is applying Blum's on-machine measurement software, FormControl V3; standardised workholding pays off for an in-house toolroom; VISI software cuts delivery times by half |
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Finding the right blend |
25/06/2010
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| Successful composites machining is achieved through a combination of correctly specified tooling, machine and software, ensuring little margin for error. Machinery reports |
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The racing season is here! |
06/05/2010
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| Steed Webzell reviews recent investment driven by the motorsport sector, an industry that remains among the UK's most alluring and lucrative |
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Know where you’re going? |
03/05/2010
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| Volumetric error compensation technology developments are gathering pace. Andrew Allcock explains the background and reveals who is doing what and with what benefit [extended version of magazine feature - UPDATED SOMMACT project information - 12 May 2010] |
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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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Immediate response |
23/12/2009
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| Paul Crux, founder of sub-contractor P&C Precision Engineering, is ramping up his investment strategy in anticipation of the upturn. Steed Webzell called by to find out how and why |
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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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Professional image |
29/10/2009
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| Machinery visited 50-man Higar Engineering and heard and saw how a world class precision sub-contractor operates. The establishment of robust processes at all levels is key, he found |
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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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