Carbide inserts are used to machine almost everything made of metal. The insert has to withstand extreme heat and force, so it’s made of some of the hardest material in the world.
Carbide inserts are used to machine almost everything made of metal. The insert has to withstand extreme heat and force, so it’s made of some of the hardest material in the world.
In this time of COVID-19 manufacturers are under even more pressure to be competitive; including in mass production that involves tough steel components. In this article Rolf Olofsson, product manager at metalcutting tool specialist Sandvik Coromant, examines how an alternative approach to steel turning operations helps optimise the costs-per-part, and overall profitability.
MTL Advanced, one of the UK’s largest metal fabrication and contract manufacturing companies and part of the WEC Group, has introduced a brand-new LVD Taurus 12kW XXL format fibre laser to its large profiling line-up, following a substantial £1m investment.
The latest Contract Manufacturing Index shows that the UK market for subcontract manufacturing continued to grow in the first quarter. The index was up 4.5% in the first three months of 2024, building on the strong upswing at the end of 2023.
Sentiment within the UK manufacturing industry improved in April and output expectations were the strongest for six months, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.