A ton of improvements Leading CADCAM/MES/ERP software developer Lantek has announced new features and improvements in the latest version of its software – Lantek Global Release 2020.
Scientists develop new material for longer-lasting fuel cells New research suggests that graphene – made in a specific way – could be used to make more durable hydrogen fuel cells for cars.
Ventilator challenge: Siemens’ young engineers make history Young engineers at Siemens became part of UK manufacturing history after playing a major role in the ventilator challenge.
Continuous improvement never stops Lockdown investment may have slowed significantly but pockets of activity are still keeping things ticking over.
Laser machine investment opens up new markets The Laser Cutting Co (TLCC) has taken delivery of a new Trumpf TruLaser Tube 7000 at its Sheffield facility. As PES learns, the new acquisition will be instrumental in implementing…
Is the future of composites up in the air? The aerospace industry faces mounting pressure to reduce weight to meet ever stringent market and legislative demands regarding fuel consumption and carbon emissions, whilst ensuring costs don’t run away. Engineers…
Bunting electro overband magnet protects gold mine The largest electro overband magnet ever built at the Bunting manufacturing plant in Redditch, UK is destined for installation in a gold mine in Northern Finland.
UK manufacturing; going above and beyond Extracting any positives from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic is tough –but the sterling work carried out by UK manufacturers producing vital components for ventilators is a notable exception.…
Planning for the long-term While the Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented concern for many in the manufacturing sector there remains an air of positivity, with machine orders continuing to be taken by XYZ Machine…
Sky-high collaboration While aerospace has long been a major lifeblood for the UK manufacturing sector, recent years have seen a perfect storm of investment, R&D and new technologies drive the sector into…
Subcontractor stays loyal to Okuma Before starting his own contract machining business, Mick Catherine worked for another subcontractor that was in the vanguard of using a Japanese-built Okuma horizontal machining centre to turn large, often…
Second Kasto storage system for non-ferrous metals stockholder Based in Bremen, Amco Metall Service stocks 7,000 tonnes of aluminium, copper, brass and bronze in its 55,000m² facility and delivers 25,000 tonnes annually to customers mainly in the plant…
Covid-19: The pressure is on for supply chains Keith Kentish, group commercial director at TFC, leading supplier of fasteners and supply chain solutions, shares guidance for manufacturers on supply chain management, while the industry is under the microscope.
Embracing automation The argument for the adoption of automation is unquestionable: automation not only fills any gaps in (and not necessarily always replaces) appropriately skilled human resources, but it also enables repetitive…
From die hard to die easy Mach Machine Tools, part of the Vigilance Group, has supplied Aluminium Extrusion Tooling (AET) – a relatively new start-up company based in Gloucestershire – with a new 710MM+ vertical machining…
Vericut version 9.1: raising the bar for simulation Software developer CGTech has unveiled the latest release of its Vericut software, Version 9.1. Vericut CNC machine simulation, verification, and optimisation software simulates all types of CNC machining, additive and…
Prototyping specialist relies on wire EDM technology CA Models, a leading prototyping shop with close to 40 years of sector experience, says that Sodick wire-erosion technology supplied by UK subsidiary Sodi-Tech EDM, is now such an integral…
Prismatic part perfection Like any socially responsible and conscious manufacturer, Yorkshire Precision Engineering Ltd (YPEL) was one of the many companies that offered to support the UK Government and its VentilatorChallengeUK consortium. When…
‘Remarkable’ apprentice makes his mark with £50K a year production savings Assembly efficiencies made by a ‘remarkable’ design engineer during his apprenticeship are now saving his employer £50,000 a year and slashing product build time by more than 60%, from 3.5…
Re-purposed industrial strategy can help turbocharge manufacturers – Make UK Forecasts reveal it will take until 2022 for manufacturing to recover to its pre-Covid-19 growth track, while it could cost a potential £36 billion in Gross Added Value this year…
Three measurement tools in one for aerospace precision Glasgow, Scotland-based Aerotron Avotec is a maintenance and repair organisation in the aviation industry that specialises in the repair and overhaul of a variety of rotary and fixed wing aircraft…
Achieving process optimisation through simulation The expression ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ is certainly true in manufacturing. Optimising all constituent machining operations end-to-end inevitably leads to improved productivity, more efficient…
Toolmaker doubles turnover following equipment upgrade A Scottish precision engineering company and toolmaker to the plastics industry has doubled turnover since 2014 when it embarked on a programme of production equipment renewal.
The heat is on When Alloy Heat Treatment (AHT) was established in 1974 it became the first UK company dedicated to the heat treatment of aluminium alloys.
