Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machines used previously by a precision fabrication company... [Read More]
Robson Kay is is staging an online auction of equipment used previously by Coltran Products, Mexborough, UK... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is conducting an online auction of equipment used previously at various automotive plants in Spain... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online auction of a Huron PAVE 8mm CNC wire forming machine used previously by Iplas of Halifax, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating its online September collective auction of machines from various UK sites... [Read More]

Godwin pump up the quality

Godwin pump up the quality

Gloucestershirebased portable pump manufacturer, Godwin (a Xylem brand), has purchased a range of SmartPlugs from Bowers Metrology as part of the company's continuous pursuit of improvements in its component inspection routines.
"As we required micron levels of accuracy... [Read More]

Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies

Following the success of previous Emerging Technologies business conferences, the 2012 event will once again be located at Delcam's facilities in Birmingham.
Organised by the... [Read More]

Hyfore take apprentices

Hyfore take apprentices

Coventry-based toolmaker Hyfore, which specialises in hydraulic fixturing and automating manufacturing processes, has set up an ongoing apprenticeship programme to protect its skills base for the... [Read More]

Component costs halved

Component costs halved

Plymouth, UK subcontractor, Morris Engineering, was faced with either losing an aerospace contract, quite possibly to an overseas supplier, or finding a way of manufacturing the components much less expensively.
The resulting value engineering exercise, which... [Read More]

Landmark at Dagenham

Landmark at Dagenham

Following 50 years of engine production at its East London plant, Ford Dagenham has reached the milestone of 40 million engines.
The plant, which has been making engines since 1931, now manufactures diesel engines for Ford’s small, medium and large... [Read More]

Truck production set for Inonu

Truck production set for Inonu

Ford is soon to launch its Cargo Latin heavy duty truck, the first ever product developed according to the company's new "One Ford" strategy that entails an integrated design and production capability using Ford subsidiaries worldwide.
The new strategy relies on manufacturing vehicles using common parts that can be sold... [Read More]

TATEF 2012 not to be missed

TATEF 2012 not to be missed

The 14th edition of TATEF will take place on 2-7 October 2012 at the Istanbul Expo Centre in Turkey, a show that last time around in 2010 attracted 65,000 visitors from home and international markets.
As one of the fifth largest exhibitions of its type in the world, TATEF has grown to become... [Read More]

Auction Spotlight

Auction Spotlight

Cottrill & Co is conducting an online auction of machinery used previously by Bromford Industries and others... [Read More]
GoIndustry DoveBid is staging an online auction (Manufacturing Machinery Exchange MMX #131) of assets located in the UK and Denmark... [Read More]
Cottrill & Co is hosting an online auction of machines used previously by a precision fabrication company... [Read More]
1st Machinery is holding an online auction of a Huron PAVE 8mm CNC wire forming machine used previously by Iplas of Halifax, UK... [Read More]
1st Machinery is facilitating its online September collective auction of machines from various UK sites... [Read More]

Healthy MAS barometer

Healthy MAS barometer

Manufacturing SMEs in England are still reporting increased sales and predicting future growth despite recent tough trading conditions.
A total of 53% of respondents to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) 'national barometer'... [Read More]

GKN invest in UK facilities

GKN invest in UK facilities

With UK automotive manufacturing continuing to expand, GKN has announced significant investment of more than £12m in its Birmingham and Telford facilities to support its role as a tier-one supplier to key automotive brands.
Nigel Stein, chief executive... [Read More]

A new drive to growth

A new drive to growth

The European Association of Machine Tool Merchants (EAMTM) held its 38th annual conference in Portugal recently, where 97 participants from 47 companies gathered to discuss matters for the year ahead.
At the conference there was a strong delegation from... [Read More]

Lantek pass 12,000 mark

Lantek pass 12,000 mark

Spanish manufacturing software specialist Lantek says it has passed the 12,000 customer mark, following a first-half order haul that includes the winning of 800 new customers globally.
International business has seen significant... [Read More]

Gauging time and costs cut

Gauging time and costs cut

Kishan Auto parts Pvt Ltd of Rajkot, India recently purchased a Renishaw Equator flexible gauging comparator, and has seen an immediate reduction in cost and gauging cycle times of more than 80%.
Additionally, despite shop floor... [Read More]