Machining composites takes resolve, ingenuity and, of course, the supporting manufacturing technologies. Steed Webzell rounds up the latest developments in this evolving segment
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Tool, die and mouldmaking operations require a skill set that is virtually unique in the machine shop segment. And, as Steed Webzell discovers, the technology is remarkably impressive, too
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Ongoing demand for medical implants, instruments and devices is driving the need for ever greater innovation in manufacturing technologies. Steed Webzell reports
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Additive manufacturing, more and more frequently called 3D printing, is gaining ground, although in particular sectors, it seems, as Andrew Allcock explains
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If you buy mass-produced machines, you are most likely getting 'world machines' that are not tailored to specific markets. It's a situation that Ajax Machine Tools International has set out to change in the UK, as Andrew Allcock finds out
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Cinetic Landis is a long-time UK-based machine tool maker that is quietly, but globally, successful with its cam and crankshaft grinding technology. Andrew Allcock visited to learn more about how it is now expanding both product line and facilities
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Andrew Allcock attended the annual DMG/Mori Seiki Open House event in Germany, held during late January. Global plans, market opportunities and the unveiling of more new machine tools were on the menu, including ultrasonic composites machining
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Andrew Allcock reviews the activities of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), one of the latest high value manufacturing-focused facilities, setting it in context. It's just part of the UK's growing manufacturing research fabric, he happily reveals
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A rapid moulding prototyping service is favourite for Eaton Electric, while Delcam software supports a multitude of processes at a Belarus tyre mould-making facility. Plus product and news updates
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Attending a showcase seminar on machining hard materials, Steed Webzell discovered the technology race to optimise such processes is accelerating, as manufacturers strive for ever greater competitive gain
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Andrew Allcock details The Skills Show, a new event with multiple ambitions that brings apprenticeships, vocational education, training and employment opportunities into sharper focus. There are serious international goals, too.
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With the latest news on UK manufacturing less than positive, based on latest monthly statistics, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has offered something worthy of celebration, taking a rather longer term view than a single month.
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Steed Webzell takes a look at machining technologies in the automotive sector, discovering strong investment levels persist, despite a somewhat bumpy road to recovery
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Upgrading its Mazak manufacturing technology has helped McLaren Racing make its fast cars' parts faster at its Woking Technology Centre, as Andrew Allcock explains
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Seco Tools' PCBN (polycrystalline cubic boron nitride) technology solutions for hard turning case-hardened steels are delivering benefits to automotive parts manufacturers. Seco Tools explains
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Ahead of its annual InTech Open House in November, Trumpf reveals details of what visitors will be able to see, plus a number of other developments. Andrew Allcock reports
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Andrew Allcock reviews CECIMO's just launched Blue Competence Machine Tools environmental initiative, putting it in context, highlighting the detail, while singling out some companies' efforts (extended version)
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Companies operating in the energy sector are employing a variety of manufacturing technologies to gain a competitive edge, as Andrew Allcock reveals
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The annual DMG, Pfronten, Bavaria Open House is a major event, but is the more so as Gildemeister AG (DMG parent) and Mori Seiki further their sales and manufacturing partnership. Andrew Allcock reports
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Medical manufacturing has high demands and Tornos technology is satisfying them, as Machinery explains
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Andrew Allcock visited the Nuclear AMRC ahead of the official opening this year. Supply chain development and manufacturing process development are key (extended version)
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Mould toolmaker BK Tooling attributes its exceptionally busy past 18 months to investment in equipment through lean times that has enabled it to take advantage of offshored work now being repatriated to the UK. Machinery reports
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The automotive sector is one element of manufacturing that is helping to pull the country back on a path to growth. Steed Webzell reports on the technology investment actions of some in the sector
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The optimised machining of moulds and dies, and associated features such as cores and cavities, will take centre stage at EuroMold 2011. Steed Webzell previews the main attractions
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The demand for power shows no signs of letting up. Steed Webzell reports on a positively vibrant energy sector, for manufacturers prepared to invest, that is
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