Paul Hinchcliffe, managing director of Asquith Butler, talks about the company’s latest machine tools designed to machine composites and other lightweight materials.
Everyone knows Lola as one of the big names in international motorsport, but some might be surprised to know that though its expertise in composite manufacture learned on the track
Despite the growing use of composites in the high end manufacturing sectors such as aerospace, automotive and power generation - the research into the effective machining of composite material is still at its infancy.
Following the release of its new line of products for industrial automation at Automate 2023, global engineering technologies company Renishaw has announced the addition of its RCS product series to the Renishaw Channel Partner Programme. The international programme aims to continually enhance levels of local customer service and product support.
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.