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Boosting productivity in the energy sector |
05/02/2010
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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). |
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A common approach |
07/01/2010
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| BSI's PAS 99 can help reduce the costs of maintaining several management systems, as John Hele, group product manager performance, BSI, explains |
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Freeform best practice |
06/01/2010
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| Steed Webzell joined more than 100 delegates at the launch of NPL's National Freeform Centre in Teddington, Middlesex, last month |
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Pioneering partners |
04/01/2010
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| Mori Seiki and Castle Precision have more in common than a shared name (Seiki is Japanese for precision) – they are both pushing technology boundaries, together and separately. Andrew Allcock reports |
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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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Multiple capabilities |
23/12/2009
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| The patented Werth Tomoscope – the world's most accurate industrial computer tomography machine – will bring benefits to manufacturers in healthcare, automotive, aerospace and plastics. Machinery 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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European showcase |
29/09/2009
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| EMO is Europe's biennial, international manufacturing technology exhibition. Last held in Italy six years ago, in 2003, the event this year takes place in the new showground, the "Fiera Milano" fairground, over six days. Machinery reports |
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Small focus |
29/09/2009
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| The IEC Ricoh Arena in Coventry is the setting for the Micro, Precision & Nano Manufacturing event, which takes place from 20-21 October. Machinery reports |
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Multi-probe without compromise |
20/08/2009
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| Multi-tasking machine tools are well understood, but similar one-hit technology in the quality field is not, argues OGP |
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Selling measurement skills |
16/07/2009
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| NPL is expanding the availability of its dimensional measurement training courses and also expanding the portfolio of courses that make up its Training Framework. Machinery reports |
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One-stop retrofit shop |
09/04/2009
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| Renishaw revealed earlier this year that it was to enter the CMM retrofit market. Andrew Allcock heard about the company's service and explains here |
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Watchful eye |
02/02/2009
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| Germany’s Argotech GmbH supplies in-process monitoring systems for the metalworking/metalcuting industries. In Germany there are some 1,500 installations; in the UK a handful. Companies such as Star Micronics GB and Citizen Machinery UK have “bought in” to the system, says Argotech’s Marc Braun,
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Probing quality solutions |
03/11/2008
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| From helicopters to watch movement parts, on-machine probing is key to accuracy and productivity |
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Space age metrology |
28/08/2008
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| A recent workshop held at Cranfield University promoted discussion about how advances in metrology can help the aerospace and space industries. Machinery listened in |
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Light: fantastic |
25/08/2008
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| The answer to both saving energy and yet boosting efficiency lies in matching intelligent lighting concepts with the appropriate lighting components. |
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Technology driven |
22/08/2008
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| Aberlink is the largest UK-owned manufacturer of CMMs and has recently moved to a new, larger factory. Machinery was at the combined official opening and product launch |
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Precise message |
20/08/2008
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| Wenzel has, since entering the CMM market in the early 80s grown to become a major layer in the market. Machinery visited the company on its 40th anniversary to learn how |
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Competing cleverly |
15/07/2008
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| Renishaw probing is the foundation on which two companies, one a mould tool maker another an aerospace sub-contractor, have built smart manufacturing. But it is not the only technological element, as Machinery discovers. |
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MACH accolades flood in |
21/06/2008
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| There was a positive rush from exhibitors to praise MACH 2008, held at Birmingham’s NEC from April 21 to 25. And it very much reflected the rush by visitors to the show. |
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Rapid 3D measurement |
02/05/2008
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| Major improvements to the inspection process at Alcoa Howmet’s foundry in Exeter has been delivered by the introduction of a GOM ATOS II optical measurement system (GOM UK, Coventry) and Geomagic Qualify computer-aided inspection software (Admeasure Scanning, Northwich, Cheshire) |
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MACH 2008 preview |
13/02/2008
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| MACH, the UK's bienniel manufacturing technology event, will be held at Birmingham's NEC from Monday 21 April through to Friday 25 April.
This is Machinery's first preview of the upcoming exhibition. |
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Narrowing the gap |
24/01/2008
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| Over the course of the past decade, the increasing accuracy capability of portable measuring technology has steadily encroached into fixed-bed CMM territory. Originally derided as the ‘poor relation’ to CMMs, portable solutions have since advanced to become a genuine alternative to their larger,
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Quality training |
16/01/2008
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| In late summer 2006, a training initiative was launched by NPL Training (National Physical Laboratory) to help drive up the measurement skills of industry. Progress is gathering pace. |
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