Subcontract manufacturer invests in first 5-axis machining centre Numac Engineering, a subcontract manufacturer that has a large segment of its business in the oil and gas sector, has invested in a Hermle 5-axis, trunnion-type, mill-turn centre.
XYZ machining centre proves its worth at Alken Engineering Alken Engineering is a long-term user of XYZ Machine Tools. It now has 10 XYZ ProtoTRAK mills and three XYZ ProTURN lathes on its capacity list, but for many years…
Right-first-time thanks to smart software The acquisition of Bystronic fibre laser, press brake and software technology has enabled Holmfirth-based sheet metal design and engineering specialist, Allsops, to create a seamless cutting and bending production environment.…
Subcontract manufacturing market drops 37% in three months The UK subcontract manufacturing market has broken its steady upwards trend and crashed back by 37% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the first three months of the…
Lights-out manufacturing achieved at Cornish subcontractor Investment in a new CNC mill-turning machine at WES Hardmetal Engineering has secured lights-out manufacturing for the precision engineering firm.
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Subcon 2019: Excelling in innovation and partnerships Subcon, the UK’s only dedicated event to enable subcontract manufacturing buyers to source suppliers, benchmark capabilities, and form new manufacturing partnerships, returns on the 4-6 June 2019 at the NEC,…
New fibre laser cutting machine opens up new markets for APSM Alternative Precision Sheet Metal (APSM), founded in 1997 by Brian Dumbarton, has built a reputation for personal service and establishing close partnerships with its customer base.
UK subcontract manufacturing sector increases 7% in Q1 The UK subcontract manufacturing market continued to grow in the first quarter of 2019, despite the continued political uncertainty from Brexit.
Machining investment helps Merc Aerospace boost new orders Moving to ‘one-hit’ machining has delivered Merc Aerospace, a Lancashire precision engineering specialist, a £500,000 boost after securing a string of new orders.
Start-up brings metal additive manufacturing capability to the UK market A Scottish 3D printing start-up is starting to help deliver benefits to the Scottish economy by producing its first pieces using the Markforged Metal-X metal printer.
UK subcontract market up 31% in 2018, despite economic uncertainty Despite uncertainty for the UK manufacturing industry as a whole, the subcontract and contract manufacturing sector remained strong in 2018 and was up 31% on the previous year. This is…
Sound machining decisions make all the difference Axiom Product Development is a new privately-owned company which has recently acquired the trade and assets of FRH Technical Engineering Ltd, a successful machining, rapid prototyping and tooling business based…
Case study: At the forefront of subcontract manufacturing with Mazak Advanced Engineering (UK), is a niche rapid prototype company, based in Birmingham. For over 40 years, the company has provided quality and cost-effective subcontract engineering services, with a specific track…
UK subcontract market up 72% in three months The latest Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI) figures reveal that the market for subcontract manufacturing was extremely healthy in the first three months of 2018, up 72% on a disappointing final…
Pushing new gear wheels of precision Muffett Gears has been at the forefront of gear manufacturing for many decades. Ed Hill visited the company to see how it is adapting for the future to keep ahead…
Subcontract market keeps pushing ahead Despite negative indicators such as the fall in UK productivity and decline in new car registrations, Britain’s contract and subcontract manufacturing market appears to be going from strength to strength.
September cover story: Cutting a path to prosperity Yorkshire-based Malton Laser has seen impressive growth over the last 17 years. Ed Hill speaks to its founder, Charles Corner, about how the latest manufacturing technology is driving the company’s…
Sliding ahead to success When brothers Stewart and Warren May set up precision turned parts business Machine Tech Engineering (MTE) in 2002 they soon discovered investing in machines that combined multi-operations into a single…
Driving productivity When faced with the multiple challenges of satisfying short delivery times, undertaking the machining of a complex design and challenging international competition to secure a production contract for new, critical…
Rising to the challenge As one of the UK’s leading contract manufacturing businesses, Unicut Precision has built its reputation on rapid response to customer demands, on-time delivery and, its engineering expertise that over the…
When too good is not good enough West Midlands-based GB Precision is used to tackling difficult grinding jobs; it’s what the company does every day, but sometimes a job comes along which is a bit more demanding.
Good health A specialist subcontract supplier to the healthcare, medical and scientific sectors has seen cycle times cut by 80% in some instances as a result of investing in its first sliding-head…
