UK output surges ahead

UK output surges ahead

Manufacturing output surged in June at its strongest pace since the end of 2010, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Manufacturing output rose 1.9% month-on-month in June, representing growth at more than twice the rate expected by analysts... [Read More]

Inca Geometric create washer for crankshafts

Inca Geometric create washer for crankshafts

Inca Geometric has re-tooled a special purpose four-station automotive rotary washing machine for cleaning the oil feed holes in crankshafts.
The company will strip down the existing equipment on the production line at its customer's site and re-commission the process during the... [Read More]

ZF open US transmission plant

ZF open US transmission plant

ZF Friedrichshafen has opened its first plant for automatic passenger car transmissions in the US.
Located in South Carolina, ZF Transmissions Gray Court (ZFTG) is the 900,000 sq ft manufacturing site of an eightspeed automatic transmission... [Read More]

Free white paper

Free white paper

Industrial products specialist, ERIKS, has released a free white paper that explains how and why process re-engineering can improve productivity and efficiency for OEMs.
The paper looks at how new ideas in the field of process management, along with fresh approaches to problem-solving, are presenting new... [Read More]

$40m engine line investment

$40m engine line investment

Chrysler Group LLC says it will invest $40.5m at its Dundee, Michigan plant to convert a line for machining cranks, heads and blocks in support of Tigershark production at its nearby Trenton facility.
Together with... [Read More]

Dormer celebrate milestone

Dormer celebrate milestone

Dormer Tools will celebrate its 100th birthday in September.
The cutting tool specialist started life as the Sheffield Twist Drill Co on 4 September 1913, but now has subsidiaries in 25 countries.
Memorabilia and artefacts from the company's history have been collated at Dormer's UK site on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham... [Read More]

Spectrophotometer package deal

Spectrophotometer package deal

Ceram has collaborated with CyberChrome to create a package which facilitates the monitoring and certification of spectrophotometers.
Ceram’s colour standards and CyberChrome's on-colour instrument performance software enables the verification, monitoring, optimisation and certification of spectrophotometers, and hence assurance of accurate colour matches. The combined... [Read More]

AMRC acquire castings firm

AMRC acquire castings firm

The University of Sheffield's AMRC is expanding its research capabilities to include castings technology after acquiring Castings Technology International (CTI) at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.
The University of Sheffield has acquired the buildings and assets of CTI and Titanium Castings... [Read More]

Turn-mill table drives for VTLs

Turn-mill table drives for VTLs

The latest version of MSR TwinDrive from Redex is said to simplify the mechanical transmission system on large vertical lathes.
As a result, the design of turning tables becomes easier, while improving precision and making the machine more compact.
The MSR drive is composed of two identical gearboxes (TwinDrive system), sharing the driving torque (50%-50%) during turning operations.
With... [Read More]

Turbocharged production

Turbocharged production

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says it is taking steps to strengthen its global turbocharger production capacity, ultimately targeting a structure enabling the production of 10 million units per annum.
As the first stage,... [Read More]

MWR take second waterjet

MWR take second waterjet

Jet Edge says Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) has installed a second Jet Edge precision waterjet cutting system at its fabrication shop in Cornelius, North Carolina.
For its latest waterjet machine, MWR selected Jet Edge's new Edge X-5 five-axis waterjet, which is capable of cutting bevelled and taper-free parts from virtually any material.
MWR uses its waterjet machines to cut more than... [Read More]

Business optimism up

Business optimism up

Optimism about the business situation rose among small and mediumsized manufacturers for the first time since April 2012, according to the CBI's latest SME Trends Survey. Sentiment about the general business landscape... [Read More]

Hybrid solid carbide cutter

Hybrid solid carbide cutter

WNT has introduced its SCR Torus hybrid solid carbide cutter, which is said to combine high performance and high feed roughing strategies.
Development engineers at WNT have set about creating a cutter that is capable of full slot milling to 1xD, along with other conventional milling... [Read More]

IMechE demand more action

IMechE demand more action

Philippa Oldham, head of manufacturing at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, says in response to last week's ONS and PMI figures which show positive growth within the UK manufacturing sector: "While both bring much needed hope to UK manufacturing... [Read More]