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Positive and productive |
09/07/2010
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| Andrew Allcock spent five days at MACH 2010 (7-11 June) and delivers this positive verdict on a show that was held at a difficult time but which delivered above many's expectations [extended version of magazine article] |
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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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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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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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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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Innovation in the blood |
19/08/2009
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| Micro Metalsmiths, tucked away on the southern fringes of the North York Moors, continues to demonstrate innovation in its production processes, as Machinery discovered |
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Fast track to the main chance |
19/06/2009
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| Following the recent headlines slating the decision to purchase Japanese Hitachi high speed trains - rather than UK-based manufacturer Bombardier's offer – you could be forgiven for thinking that the country's manufacturers are being bypassed, or are missing out in matters rail. |
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Complex, precise production |
19/06/2009
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| Investment in modern manufacturing technology – machining centres, grinding machines and turning centres - from Yamazaki Mazak, C Dugard and Star Micronics, is paying dividends for several sub-contract machinists |
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Man-sized initiatives |
29/01/2009
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| A £30 million turnover aerospace manufacturing company has just raised the stakes with an investment that surely puts it in the vanguard of UK sub-contractors. |
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Green payback potential |
12/12/2008
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| Bidding for an Olympics 2012 contract means being ‘green’, amongst other things. Rodmatic’s managing director, Brian Steatham, ponders the requirements and explains potential benefit. |
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New strengths |
02/12/2008
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| Holding the first open house event under its new name, Citizen Machinery UK had several reasons to celebrate.
With over 100 existing and potential customers attending the company’s UK headquarters near Watford, and several orders confirmed as a result, managing director Geoff Bryant is convinced
... Read more |
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Completing the journey |
30/11/2008
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| Hone-All’s move to a new factory is, in fact, the culmination of a journey started in 1999. A clear management structure, efficient working and modern corporate image are end results. |
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Work ahoy |
26/11/2008
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| The UK’s two new aircraft carriers are the largest ships yet to be built in the UK. Apart from the hull sections, there is some £1.5 billion of work to be sub-contracted. Where is it all going? |
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Indian Ocean manufacturing |
27/08/2008
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| When a West Country-based engineering group decided to create a low-cost offering for its aerospace customers, it didn’t follow the conventional route of adding a sourcing operation to its manufacturing activities. |
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The power of nine |
18/08/2008
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| A network of nine West Midlands companies is successfully working together, winning business both individually and for the group. |
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Work still to be done |
18/08/2008
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| The creation of a group of nine sub-contractors working together to win new business for the group and each other has been underpinned by the West Midlands Accelerate initiative. With the initiative's future uncertain, there remains work to be done so it would be more than a shame to see this
... Read more |
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Centres of attraction |
25/07/2008
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| Ease of programming on the one hand and high tech 5-axis on the other, Machinery examples some recent machining centre investments and their benefits |
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A picture of health |
22/07/2008
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| The strength of the medical sector over the past decade has delivered a new niche in which many machine shops now flourish. Machinery reports |
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Decision time |
18/07/2008
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| Mollart Engineering set up its Welsh facility in 1998 to service next-door-neighbour TRW with volume components. It didn’t work out like that, as Machinery reports. |
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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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Making it big |
10/07/2008
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| Today’s heavy engineering is very much hi-tech, encompassing everything from power generation and oil exploration, through to yellow goods, large machinery and aircraft wings. |
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Turning to technology |
20/06/2008
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| Hunting Cromar, based in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, is part of Hunting plc, an international firm involved in the oil and gas industry. Since its purchase by Hunting plc, Hunting Cromar has experienced rapid growth and has invested heavily in new equipment to manufacture its range of well service
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Arabian attraction |
17/06/2008
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| Oil demand and price are soaring, and investment in oil production is booming. One Scottish sub-contractor has moved closer to the action, setting up in Dubai. |
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Strength in aluminium |
28/03/2008
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| Mouldmaking is dead in the UK, right? Wrong! Dudley Associates has successfully built up a service offering around the fast delivery of high quality aluminium tooling. |
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The science of engineering |
27/03/2008
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| You’d expect to find a WFL mill-turn machine in a large OEM’s works, but UK sub-contractor AE Precision is WFL’s smallest customer to date world wide for such a machine. It's just part of this company's scientific approach to business. |
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