Calsonic Kansei to develop electric vehicle tech in Llanelli after funding Welsh Government funding of £4.4 million will see international automotive company Calsonic Kansei develop and produce cutting edge Electric Vehicle technology at its Llanelli plant, creating a further 85 jobs.
British Steel wins two contracts with Italy's national rail network British Steel has won two multi-million-pound contracts to supply 86,000 tonnes of rail to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the manager of Italy’s railway infrastructure.
Ex-Lego man becomes director at university transport design centre The man behind the success of Lego’s racing-inspired car kits is returning to Coventry University – where he studied automotive design – to take up the role of director at…
Rolls-Royce wins £237m Lebanese order for Trent 7000 engines Rolls Royce has signed a $300 million deal with Middle East Airlines (MEA) to provide engines and support to its new fleet of aircraft.
Star Precision secures £100k investment to deliver JLR contract Wednesbury-based manufacturer Star Precision Tools has received a £100k investment to produce new tooling for components needed for Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) recently revealed second-generation Range Rover Evoque.
Studer sells 1,000th S31 grinder Grinding machine specialist Fritz Studer has sold its thousandth S31 universal cylindrical grinding machine.
Citizen's LFV technology underpins European market penetration Across Europe, the influence of Low Frequency Vibration (LFV) technology on Citizen’s machine development programme has taken the Japanese-owned company to market leading position for its Cincom sliding head turn-mill…
Seco event raises funds for anti-slavery charity The time, effort and resources Seco Tools UK invested in making the 2018 Inspiration through Innovation manufacturing best-practice event such a success, has motivated technical partner Matsuura Machinery to donate…
Siemens opens 15th UK factory following £27 million investment Materials Solutions - a Siemens company - has officially opened its brand new £27 million additive manufacturing facility. #url# @SiemensUKNews
Manufacturing Performance Network ends the year with a bang The Carfulan Group’s inaugural Manufacturing Performance Network held in early December attracted more than 140 visitors from all around the UK.
On-site laser tracker calibration The launch of a highly-efficient on-site laser tracker calibration service by N.J. Metrology caused a high degree of interest at the recent EPMC 2018 conference and exhibition.
New MTA president takes manufacturing message to Parliament Tuesday 4 December saw members of the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) gather in Westminster for the 2018 annual general meeting, the inauguration of new president Marcus Burton and a meeting…
ITC Invests in AXYZ routing machine As a leading sign industry manufacturer of cutting and routing tools, Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has now installed an AXYZ routing machine for the development of its next generation of…
New partnership for cutting oil manufacturer Lubricants specialist Molyslip has been officially named the speciality lubrication partner with Bellini SpA. In addition to the partnership in Italy, the company’s Indian office will also represent Bellini in…
UK teens honoured at national engineering awards Almost 400 UK teens have been honoured by one of the UK’s leading engineering programmes. Some 393 students - including a record-equalling 113 girls - achieved a coveted Arkwright Engineering…
Number of UK businesses exporting continues to rise The number of businesses exporting goods in the United Kingdom has increased to 110,000, a rise of 1.5% from the same quarter in 2017.
£400m nuclear submarine funding to safeguard Barrow-in-Furness jobs Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced a £400 million funding boost for the Dreadnought submarine programme as he opened a new training academy.
Government announces £125m sector deal for UK aerospace industry A new Sector Deal between the UK aerospace industry and government has been announced in a speech by Business Secretary Clark.
Orderly Brexit would see steady growth over next two years – CBI A smooth Brexit in 2019 would mean the UK can expect steady economic growth, with an improvement in business investment and continuing export growth over the next two years. That’s…
GKN Aerospace announces new Global Technology Centre in Bristol The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, and the chief executive of GKN Aerospace, Hans Büthker have revealed plans for GKN Aerospace’s new Global Technology…
State-of-the-art visualisation suite opens at the AFRC The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has opened a state-of-the-art digital visualisation suite at its premises in Inchinnan next to Glasgow Airport.
BAE Systems and Williams sign technology partnership A new partnership agreement between BAE Systems, Williams Grand Prix Engineering and Williams Advanced Engineering will see technology, expertise and skills shared between the world leading, technology-led engineering businesses across…
2018 UK Advanced Apprentice of the Year winner announced Daniel Millington of HydraForce, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of hydraulic valves and manifold systems, has won the award for Advanced Apprentice of the Year for the UK.
Foreign investment into the UK hits record high, ONS figures show The UK remains a top destination for investment, with new figures showing that foreign investment is at the highest level since records began.
