Rob Powell, Commercial Director, Lantek Systems on how the industry is changing. In the sheet metal industry, there have been some step changes in technology with the arrival of fiber laser and tube cutting lasers which have delivered major improvements… Continue Reading →

A trio of machine installs gave Engineering Technology Group (ETG) in Ireland a strong finish to 2019, with bosses predicting a rise in demand for twin and triple turret technology and smaller 5-axis machines over the next twelve months. The… Continue Reading →

Investment in manufacturing is on the rise following the General Election according to one of the UK’s leading suppliers of precision high-quality stamping and forming technology. Bosses at Bruderer UK are predicting a buoyant 2020 after it revealed a £3million… Continue Reading →

A new range of press brakes has been introduced by Bystronic designed so that they can be customised to suit a user’s requirements in terms of process speed and flexibility. Available in the UK and Ireland through the Swiss manufacturer’s… Continue Reading →

Ficep, the supplier of structural steel and plate fabrication equipment, has deployed the latest mobile technology as part of a real-time management system that has transformed customer service. Supplied by Leeds-based BigChange, the cloud-based mobile resource management system sees Ficep… Continue Reading →

Automatic guided vehicles have been dominating many intralogistics areas in the last few years; today’s fully-automated warehouses are like an anthill, working continuously day and night. Everything works automatically, independently and with self-learning. This week’s video igus explores the future… Continue Reading →

Supplier of industry-leading machinery solutions, consumables and support services, MBA Engineering Systems, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month (January 2020), alongside 10 years of doubled growth year-on-year. For a decade, MBA, which is the exclusive distributor of Kimla laser… Continue Reading →

As part of its relentless and exciting growth strategy, Dugard has now become the sole UK and Ireland agent for the high-quality range of IBARMIA 5-axis moving column machining centres. The new partnership is the result of increased UK interest… Continue Reading →

Mills CNC to showcase 18 high-performance Doosan machines and a range of advanced automation systems and solutions on its stand at MACH 2020. Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, is showcasing a… Continue Reading →

Custom machinery manufacturer and fibre processing specialist Cygnet Texkimp (Cheshire, UK) has supplied a 3,000-position 3D weaving creel to the Composites Centre at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC, Sheffield, UK). The high-capacity creel will be used… Continue Reading →