The new Fronius welding torches for manual Tungsten Inert Gas welding (TIG) can be customized to suit the welder’s personal preferences as well as the welding task at hand. Their modular design offers a range of sustainable and cost-effective options…. Continue Reading →

  Reactive alloys such as zirconium and titanium present challenges to welding engineers. Many industries today are using these materials for their durability and high corrosion resistance properties, but are faced with having to avoid expensive waste and rework.  … Continue Reading →

A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK. The VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium (“the consortium”) is led by Dick Elsy, CEO of… Continue Reading →

In the context of a manufacturing environment, machine tools represent a weighty investment with the business end – the spindle assembly, toolholding and cutting tools – being a constant focus for maintaining precision, surface finish, repeatability and productivity. However, if… Continue Reading →

Kingfisher plc (which includes B&Q and Screwfix) provides £1 million worth of vital PPE equipment and funding for health services across Europe. Five trucks of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from B&Q and Screwfix are set to leave for the NHS… Continue Reading →

The world’s fastest digital manufacturer of prototypes and low-volume production parts is using its 3D printing, CNC machining and injection moulding expertise to support the frontline fight against Covid-19. Protolabs, which employs over 450 people at its European headquarters in… Continue Reading →

Five subcontractors respond to call for more ventilators by ordering seven sliding-head lathes in a fortnight Edward James, Managing Director of sliding- and fixed-head lathe supplier Citizen Machinery UK, posted on social media on 16th March 2020 that the company… Continue Reading →

A coalition of companies and universities assembled by Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) to produce face shields leveraging 3D printers now numbers more than 150, the company said. Among others, the list includes Boeing, Toyota Motor Company, Medtronic, Dunwoody College of Technology,… Continue Reading →

BOFA International is maintaining production of its portable fume and dust extraction systems, filters and spares so that businesses vital to the fight against coronavirus – including those in food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, health care products, safety equipment, and personal… Continue Reading →

In today’s fast-moving world, real time need for — and spending on — defense readiness and Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities is ever increasing. For the fiscal year 2020 alone, estimates are that defense ISR spending will be at… Continue Reading →