UK casting specialist steps in for OEM's disrupted supply chain A Midlands lightweight casting specialist has helped an engine maker in the UK get back on track after its Asian supply chain was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Government urged to review Covid-19 business loan uptake Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) members have called for industry stimulus packages and a review of the viability tests on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans (CBILS).
New process combines best of 3D printing and metal casting A British manufacturer says it has combined the best of 3D printing and casting by offering a wide range of materials without the high costs and limitations of tooling.
Export win: Dundee metal casting firm supplying to China A Dundee manufacturer of continuous casting technology for non-ferrous alloys is supplying its machine to a Chinese company.
Next generation metal castings recognised by Queen’s Award Castings specialist Grainger & Worrall (GW) has been recognised for its next generation castings with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
Hampshire die-casting firm is boosting production space by 50% A die-casting company based in Andover, Hampshire is increasing its manufacturing space by 50% and opening a new foundry with the help of the MTC.
Foundry to double transmission machining capacity A substantial proportion of MJ Allen Group's more than £30 million annual turnover comes from gravity die casting and machining the aluminium main case, intermediate and cover for a modified…
West Midlands foundry invests £250,000 in new machinery A foundry in the West Midlands is finishing the year on a high after investing £250,000 in new machinery amid a 15% growth in turnover.
Sheffield Forgemasters employees awarded honorary doctorates Sheffield Forgemasters' employees have become very first collective to be awarded a group honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University.
West Midlands firm invests £2.25m in machining and casting facilities Black Country manufacturer Alucast has completed a major £2.25 million investment into its machining and casting facilities.
Grainger & Worrall to make castings for powerful marine engine Bridgnorth-based casting specialist Grainger & Worrall (GW) is manufacturing the main engine castings for the world’s first 300hp diesel outboard marine engine.
Casting a move to automation Andover-based aluminium diecasting company MRT Castings uses robotic systems in its foundry, but until now automation has not featured in the company's machine shop, apart from twin pallet change on…
AMRC Castings enhances 3D sand printing capability As one of the first foundries to take advantage of large-scale 3D sand printing technology, the AMRC Castings Group has recently enhanced its capacity and physical envelope.
Thomas Dudley continues to grow with construction of new foundry Thomas Dudley Foundry has announced the new installation of a Disamatic D3 – Z – 425 moulding line as part of a major new investment in excess of £10 million…
AMRC unveils Europe’s largest ceramic shell titanium casting The Castings Group of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has unveiled what it says is the largest ceramic shell titanium casting ever created from a single pour in Europe.
New company formed for casting impregnation The owners of Stourbridge based metal finishing specialists Midland Deburr & Finish have invested £300k to open a new company, Midland Impregnations Limited (MIL).
Grainger & Worrall invests £5 million in new machining facility Grainger & Worrall (GW), a UK provider of high precision casting technologies, is to open a new £5 million machining facility at its site in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The new centre,…
New custom-built steel foundry to bolster UK steel casting innovation The first custom-built steel foundry to be commissioned in the UK since the early 1980s has been unveiled at AMRC Castings, part of the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research…
