Rolls-Royce welcomes apprentice ‘Class of 2018’ Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has welcomed 23 young people onto its apprenticeship programme for 2018 – the largest single intake in the award-winning scheme’s history.
Global industrial robot sales doubled over the past five years The new World Robotics Report shows that a new record high of 381,000 robotic units were shipped globally in 2017 – an increase of 30% compared to the previous year.
On-demand manufacturing platform receives £500,000 investment An on-demand manufacturing platform aiming to digitise the front end of UK manufacturing has secured investment from London-based venture capital fund, Fuel Ventures.
Engineering firm expands after UK Steel Enterprise investment Swallownest Engineering, a South Yorkshire-based specialist provider of precision engineering solutions, is on track to grow its workforce and increase its turnover by a further 15% this year following a…
Wire China 2018: Successful debut for Alloy Wire International Alloy Wire International’s debut at Wire China 2018 was hailed a major success after conducting more than 140 meetings with new customers on its exhibition stand.
Automotive technology focused open house event at MCMT WNT, as a technical partner of the In-Comm Training & Manufacturing Group (ITMG), will be supporting the group’s Automotive Technologies Open House on the 13th December at the Marches Centre…
Yamazaki Mazak open house boasts star-studded cast of machines Yamazaki Mazak’s traditional November open house will include 20 machines, as well as guest speakers, tours and live machining demonstrations.
Doubled up performance Tooling expert Walter GB has announced that its new WEP10 cermet indexable insert offers two major advantages over coated carbide inserts for finish turning.
Full speed ahead Milling with very high feed rates without compromising process reliability – the Hoffmann Group says this is why it has now introduced the new Garant Power Q product family to…
Islabikes taps into MCMT to explore a new generation of bikes A specialist bike manufacturer is the first company to tap into the Marches Centre of Manufacturing & Technology’s recently launched Engineering Club.
New grades for hardened steel For the efficient turning of high hardened steel, Mitsubishi Materials has an extensive range of coated CBN insert grades, the BC8100 series.
Renishaw inspires at South West Big Bang Fair Engineering technologies company, Renishaw recently attended the South West Big Bang Fair at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol to help inspire a new generation of…
Andy Woodthorpe joins RK International Machine Tools RK International Machine Tools has announced the appointment of Andy Woodthorpe to the newly created role of sales and office manager at the Erith, Kent-based machine tool company.
Machining milestone Haas Automation has announced the installation of its 200,000th CNC machine – a major milestone in the company’s history as one of the world’s leading machine tool builders.
LFV takes centre stage at Citizen open house event Low Frequency Vibration (LFV) machining technology will be an important theme to customers at Citizen Machinery UK’s annual three day open house event being staged at the UK headquarters in…
Birmingham manufacturer wins Bentley Continental order Securing a prestigious order for Bentley has provided one of Birmingham’s fastest growing manufacturers with a 70th birthday present.
An onward march for modern manufacturing The Advanced Engineering show combines the entire spectrum of the UK’s latest manufacturing technology and services. Ed Hill hears from organisers Easyfairs about what visitors can expect to see this…
Expansion matches ambition The Vigilance Group, the engineering specialist holding company that incorporates under its corporate banner Machine Tool Sales Online (MTSO), MACH Machine Tools and Vigilance Engineering Safety Products, has announced significant…
New partnership to push limits of advanced manufacturing for oil and gas industry The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), have formed a new partnership.
Brunel and Durham engineering students win 2018 Design Challenge Student teams from Brunel University London and Durham University have been crowned champions of this year’s Design Challenge, which is organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to encourage young…
Bowers Group joins Silverstone Technology Cluster Metrology specialist Bowers Group has announced that it has joined the Silverstone Technology Cluster (STC) based at Silverstone Racing Circuit, Northamptonshire.
Take a look inside Fanuc UK's facility in Coventry This corporate promotional video takes a look inside Fanuc UK's facility in Coventry, explaining the company's turnkey solutions used by British manufacturers, and its role in apprenticeships and overcoming the…
Aurrigo targets £900m market after first autonomous vehicle demo A Coventry manufacturing specialist is playing the largest role in the world’s first ever multi connected and autonomous vehicle demonstration and is now targeting its share of a £900 million…
New Hexagon software training roadshows a success Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s new-style roadshow events, which keep customers at the forefront of the latest metrology developments, are proving to be a success.
