How can you be sure, when you press the cycle start button, that you will machine a perfect part? Metrology Software Products (MSP) has developed a suite of software that can make that possible. Andrew Allcock reports (extended article)
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Complex parts, tight tolerances, difficult materials? Nothing a trip to Autosport 2012 won't resolve. Steed Webzell previews the main attractions
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The application of computer tomography is still limited in engineering, but one German mould maker is benefiting. Elsewhere, probing is paying dividends. Andrew Allcock reports (includes links to product information and videos)
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Steed Webzell previews Southern Manufacturing 2012, which has grown to become the UK's largest regional manufacturing technology and subcontracting exhibition (with video links)
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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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Chris Jones, managing director at Micro-Epsilon UK, compares the four primary methods of non-contact displacement measurement, highlighting latest miniature confocal sensors for small bore/cavity applications
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Renishaw's new Equator is a comparator unlike any other. It adopts what is still novel construction and is targeting the bespoke hard gauging market globally. Andrew Allcock was at its launch (video)
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Machinery is an official media partner of the forthcoming MEDTEC UK 2011 exhibition from 6-7 April at the Birmingham NEC. Steed Webzell previews the main attractions
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Southern Manufacturing 2011 takes place from 16-17 February 2011, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Farnborough International Venue and Events (FIVE), Hants. Some 400+ suppliers will be there. Machinery reports
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Machinery reveals how the National Physical Laboratory's FreeForm Centre for industrial non-contact measurement is informing Jaguar Land Rover's manufacturing processes
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White light scanning has provided Kevin Wheatcroft, owner of Donington Park racetrack, with the solution to the manufacture of spares for elderly vehicles. Elsewhere, a large CMM has been key
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Machinery previews what is certain to be another rewarding event for visitors and exhibitors alike at Autosport Engineering 2011
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If there is one factor sure to help competitive gain, it's rapid manufacturing. In light of the forthcoming TCT 2010 exhibition, Steed Webzell reviews the latest developments
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MM Live 2010, taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from 19-20 October, promises much for the micro-manufacturing fraternity. Steed Webzell previews this much anticipated event
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Subcontractor Dawson Precision Components, Oldham, Lancs, has invested in training its workforce and upgrading its quality credentials before, during and after the recession. Andrew Allcock caught up with the company at MACH 2010, in June
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Mantech Sales last year won the contract to distribute Werth Messtechnik's dimensional measurement machines in the UK. Machinery reviews the Werth range, which boasts a number of novelties [video]
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A few years ago, computed tomography (CT) scanning was cited as emerging technology with huge industrial potential. Machinery reviews its progress [video]
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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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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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Machinery reviews the heavy engineering market, discovering a world of high value, high stakes machining
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With a history of innovation, Renishaw will not disappoint at MACH, unveiling a new touch-trigger probe head that incorporates two axes, drawing on REVO, its scanning head. Andrew Allcock explains [Includes video content]
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Andrew Allcock takes a look at one of the first users of Renishaw's new ballbar system; large parts measurement using portable arms; and a challenging fuel injector measurement task
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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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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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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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