A business that was started on the kitchen table of its founder David Thompson as a designer and assembler of ruggedised fanless computers, with the company outsourcing and offshoring all of its chassis machining to suppliers in China. As the… Continue Reading →

The Executive Board of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) elected Milton Guerry of SCHUNK USA as new President. Klaus Koenig of KUKA Robotics has been appointed as IFR´s new Vice President. “I feel very honored to serve as new… Continue Reading →

Some high strength steels need to be pre-heated prior to welding and may also require a post-weld heat-treatment. Both pre- and post- weld heat treatment is necessary to prevent cracking, but temperatures up to 300ºC (572ºF) must be maintained for lengthy… Continue Reading →

BT Lerson, operating from its brand new 15000 sq ft facility on the doorstep of Stansted Airport, is working in partnership with DMG MORI, benefiting from the capabilities of the machine tools themselves and the technical support, training and contacts… Continue Reading →

Starrag Five-Axis X5 Machining Centres Future-Proof Hyde Group Companies’ Best-In-Class Aspirations The success of a Heckert HEC 800 X5 five-axis machining centre on titanium machining at Hyde Group’s Hollygate Aircraft Components has subsequently led to the installation of a similar… Continue Reading →

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), which owns and runs the MACH exhibition on behalf of the industry, has taken the decision to reschedule MACH from April 2020 to January 2021. Given the spread of the Coronavirus, the MTA has decided… Continue Reading →

As far as subcontract machine shops are concerned, Maztech Precision Engineering (MPE), genuinely is a trailblazer. Founded by Managing Director Wayne Bouchier at the youthful age of 25, the Letchworth Company has purchased four Mazak machining centres that includes a… Continue Reading →

Gloucester subcontractor Stratos Precision Engineering, a majority of whose business comes from machining plastics, has strengthened and diversified its turning department with the addition of its first sliding-headstock lathe, a Citizen Cincom L32-VIIILFV. Installed in September 2019, the twin-spindle, 35mm… Continue Reading →

Rugby-based Raysun has developed its business from a designer and manufacturer of bespoke jigs and fixtures with a well-equipped toolroom facility to become one of the UK’s leading ‘Fast Make’ specialists for turbine components, with a particular emphasis on development… Continue Reading →

Smethwick based precision engineering company A&M EDM has appointed four new directors to strengthen its management team to drive future development.    The new directors, who have been promoted from within the company are:  Lee Finch – Production Director EDM … Continue Reading →