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16/03/2010
| Clitheroe Engineering bounces back in 2010
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| Clitheroe Engineering, the Lancashire sub-contractor, expects turnover this year to return to 2008 levels after a nine per cent fall in 2009, as a consequence of the recession. The company traditionally specialises in the flexible manufacture of hydraulic components for multinational companies, nota ... Read more
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05/03/2010
| Grinding specialist Tacchella is latest member of Italian machine tool alliance
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| Italian grinding machine maker Tacchella has joined gear cutting machine maker De.Ci.Ma and grinding machine maker Morara as part of an Italian machine tool alliance. De.Ci.Ma is itself the combination of the previously separate Italian gear cutting machine making companies of DEMM and CIMA. In the ... Read more
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05/03/2010
| Indian firm acquires Sheffield-based heavy engineer DavyMarkham
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| Sheffield-based heavy engineering firm DavyMarkham has been acquired by India's Hindustan Dorr Oliver (HDO) Ltd. HDO is a leading engineering procurement and construction company and a subsidiary of IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects that is involved in engineered solutions, technologies and EPC inst ... Read more
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22/02/2010
| UK car production up 65 per cent from last year
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| Car production in the UK increased in January, rising 65 per cent from the same month in 2009. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show 101,190 cars were produced in January, up from 85,316 in December. This is the third successive monthly rise in vehicle and engine pr ... Read more
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18/02/2010
| Midas Pattern up to medical product challenges
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| DesignEdge turned to Midas Pattern to help manufacture the PATHATRIX AUTO system, an innovative laboratory testing unit. The short manufacturing runs, high surface quality, relatively large moulding size and close tolerances required, of the external housing moulding, provided challenges.
It was ... Read more
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18/02/2010
| Mazak puts manufacturers in pole position with McLaren Mercedes
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| Yamazaki Mazak is hosting Grand Prix themed events in March and April. Mazak's Official Supplier agreement with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is now in its 11th year and during 2009 it installed several new machines at the McLaren Technology Centre. These machines were instrumental in the Team returning ... Read more
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17/02/2010
| WorkPLAN ERP Software achieves certified integration with SAP applications
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| Sescoi International has announced that version 3, of its WorkPLAN Enterprise ERP solution, has achieved certified integration with SAP applications. The certification is also valid for the MyWorkPLAN V3 job management software solution, which is technically identical to WorkPLAN Enterprise V3.
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11/02/2010
| Major award for Trike replacement with MecWash aqueous cleaning system
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| MecWash Systems, has been recognised with a major national award in Australia, for the use of their aqueous-based technology. The installation of a 'Midi' unit, from MecWash, has helped Clipsal, part of the Schneider Electrics Group, win the National Safety Council of Australian (NSCA) Award for 'Be ... Read more
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03/02/2010
| Small and medium manufacturer optimism about exports at 15-year high
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| Small and medium-sized manufacturers are starting to benefit from the relative weakness of Sterling, with overseas orders stabilising after seven quarters of decline, according to the CBI. Of the 418 firms surveyed for the CBI's quarterly SME Trends Survey, 27 per cent said the volume of export ord ... Read more
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29/01/2010
| Intelligent injection moulding from the EMold Project
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| An event was held recently to mark the successful completion of the collaborative European EMold Project. The goal of the EMold Project, in which 17 European organisations participated, was to turn plastic injection moulds from passive elements into active production tools, endowed with embedded kno ... Read more
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