Monday, November 10, 2014
Get fit for nuclear
Get fit for nuclear
The Nuclear AMRC has joined forces with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) to help more than 300 small manufacturers prepare to seize the opportunities of the UK's rapidly developing £60bn civil nuclear new build sector... [Read More]60,000 at EuroBlech
60,000 at EuroBlech
EuroBlech 2014, the 23rd edition of the international sheet metal working technology exhibition attracted 59,600 visitors to its venue in Hanover, some 38% of whom came from outside Germany. The quota of visitors from top management... [Read More]£1m JLR contract tooling loan
£1m JLR contract tooling loan
Magal Engineering has secured a £1m national tooling loan after winning a contract to supply parts for Jaguar Land Rover's new £500m i54 engine plant in Wolverhampton.Magal designs and manufactures automotive components for global names including JLR, Ford... [Read More]
£500m engine plant opens
£500m engine plant opens
HM The Queen opened the £500m Jaguar Land Rover engine manufacturing centre near Wolverhampton at the end of October. Located on the i54 business park, the site is to start full... [Read More]Success at Vietnam shows
Success at Vietnam shows
The recent Metalex Vietnam exhibition and its co-located shows proved a roaring success in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting 14,879 visitors from 29 different countries across the three days of the event. All visitors enjoyed discovering new technologies... [Read More]Boost for the Baltic states
Boost for the Baltic states
Haas Automation Europe has opened a new Haas Factory Outlet (HFO) for the Baltic region based in Riga, Latvia. The facility is owned and operated by Haas distributor, Abplanalp Consulting, which has more than 10 years' experience selling and supporting Haas CNC... [Read More]AMRC training centre opens
AMRC training centre opens
HRH The Duke of York has opened the £20.5m AMRC Training Centre in Rotherham. Part of the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), the focus is on delivering the skills that manufacturing companies need to compete... [Read More]Gearing up for MTEX 2014
Gearing up for MTEX 2014
The third edition of the MTEX show for machinery, tooling and equipment is set to take place on 8-10 December at the International Exhibition Centre in Muscat, Oman. Building on momentum from the successful 2013 edition, MTEX will once again provide... [Read More]Monday, November 03, 2014
Shark bites into cycles
Shark bites into cycles
The construction of the Gruppo Parpas Shark machining centre from Leader CNC is the result of finite element analysis (FEA) to optimise the frequency and rigidity calculations of the machine base. With a cage-shaped column and central sliding saddle, the Italian-built Shark has a thermo-symmetric structure that supports linear... [Read More]Vamec\'s fast future
Vamec's fast future
Italian firm Vamec, a manufacturer of carburettors for racing kart teams, is based near Bologna in a region famed for its motorsport heritage. The city of Modena, the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari and home to Maserati and Lamborghini, is just up the road, while the legendary Imola F1 circuit and the Torro Rosso F1 team are both neighbours.Racing is in the blood at Vamec. In his day, founder Vincenzo Vannini was... [Read More]
Exeron HSC MP7 launched into UK
Exeron HSC MP7 launched into UK
CNC International has introduced the Germanbuilt Exeron HSC MP7 machining centre to the UK marketplace.Said to be sitting in the upper echelons of high end machining centres, the new Exeron MP7 incorporates a gantry structure, integrated temperature control and linear drives throughout.
According to CNC International, the MP7 is pitched at... [Read More]
YMT offers Hedelius
YMT offers Hedelius
The Hedelius range of machining centres is now available from exclusive UK and Ireland agent, YMT Technologies. Each Hedelius CNC machine tool is produced in-house at the company's facility in Meppen, Germany.The machines are pitched particularly at the customers in the aerospace, mould and die, and motorsport industries.
The vertical spindle, moving column product range covers three-, four- and five-axis machining, in pendulum and... [Read More]
Aerospace research benefits from Huron
Aerospace research benefits from Huron
The Bedford-based Aircraft Research Association (ARA) provides specialist services to the aerospace industry, including high speed wind tunnel testing, computational fluid dynamics and high precision wind tunnel model design and manufacture. With recent government emphasis on the aerodynamic and aerospace industries, ARA has been... [Read More]
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