Creating a level playing field In this article organisers of the Women in Engineering Week, NiftyLift, discuss how more women can be encouraged into engineering.
The right CMM at the right price Operating from its facility in Edinburgh, Vert Rotors is the pioneer of Conical Rotary Compressor (CRC) technology.
A strategic partnership for innovation Long established Italian compressor blade manufacturer Pietro Rosa TBM has developed a strong partnership over the years with the machine tool builder Starrag to improve its machining processes, particularly of…
Editor’s comment for January 2020 In business and life in general, the reasons why we choose to buy from one person or company rather than another are multi-faceted.
Smooth surfaces without the strain In this article Lee Donaldson, managing director of Nuneaton-based tooling specialist Cogsdill, discusses the benefits of burnishing tools for achieving even size and a super smooth surface finish on workpieces.
Leading aerospace subcontractor embraces automation Mills CNC has, through its recently-created Automation Division, supplied Coventry-based Arrowsmith Engineering, part of the AS.G Group, with a high-performance Doosan collaborative robot as part of a wider £200K investment…
A first for Europe At the beginning of November 2019, Whitehouse Machine Tools delivered to the Andover facility of MRT Castings, an aluminium diecasting and machining specialist, the first Brother Speedio R650X2 machining centre…
January cover story: The power of partnerships No business can operate in isolation. We all need suppliers and customers to function efficiently so building strong supply chains and fruitful, longstanding customer partnerships are vital ingredients for success.…
Forming a new pathway to productivity Ed Hill visited Rugby-based AW Precision to discover how this well-established punch and die engineering company is changing to keep pace with modern manufacturing.
Rail demand drives machining centre investment Ferrabyrne is a specialist moulding company predominantly producing bonded rubber to metal technology and suspension systems for the rail industry and commercial vehicles.
5-axis wet and dry composite machining Founded in 2003 jointly by John Biddlecombe and Simon Kingdon-Butcher, Global Technologies Racing is a leading manufacturer of laminated carbon fibre components for the motorsport sector in the UK, supplying…
Güdel keeps the wheels turning The United Kingdom has approximately 10,000 miles of railway track on its network and the USA over 140,000 miles.
A diamond application for EDM The use of EDM and wire erosion is well known in toolmaking and general job shops across the UK, but a new application for the technology is starting to gather…
Southern Manufacturing 2020: Exhibitor focus PES begins its round-up of some the exhibitors at this year's Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Show, held at the Farnborough Exhibition Centre from 11-13 February.
UK automation: the keys to success Fanuc UK managing director Tom Bouchier explains how the company's inaugural open house raised a number of interesting questions on the state of automation, as well as offering intriguing insights…
Cumbrian manufacturer expands into aerospace market A Cumbrian manufacturer’s plan to expand into the aerospace market has accelerated by two years thanks to a new digital initiative.
Looking past the barrel price Selecting the right metalworking fluid and indeed the right supplier, can make a tremendous difference to a manufacturing process, but this often requires a change in mindset, writes James Byrom,…
Oil and gas: the merits of outsourcing Oil and gas exploration and extraction relies on long, thin, durable tubular components to achieve the best possible results and maximise operations. These components are usually outsourced and the reasons…
Vertical growth at full speed Thermoreg thermostatic valves can be found all over the world. Deployed in ships, submarines, hospitals, locomotives, power generators – in fact anywhere the temperature of a fluid needs to be…
Taking off with adaptive roughing and complex surface machining During the Inspiration Through Innovation aerospace event at Seco Tools UK earlier this year, an Airbus A350 fuel connector was produced using Tebis CAD/CAM software on a Hermle C32 U…
Filling the gap between EDM and micro-laser Cutting narrow incisions with ultra-high precision in high density materials using waterjet technology requires a specific waterjet cutting process known as the Fine Abrasive Waterjet (FAWJ). The first FAWJ cutting…
December cover story: Grinding excellence in a single operation Located in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, Meltham Carbide Precision is one of the first UK companies to invest in a new Rollomatic CNC peel grinding machine. As PES learns, one of…
New vertical mill boosts engineering capabilities for plastics In an effort to enhance the quality of precision components manufactured onsite and meet customers’ budget and real-time delivery requirements, technical trade moulder Broanmain Plastics recently installed a state-of-the-art vertical…
Editor’s comment for December 2019 For years I’ve been waxing lyrical about the benefits of a properly implemented MRP/ERP system. Now I’m not for a minute saying that this type of software is an absolute…
