euspen (the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology), is in the process of finalising the organization of a Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting on advanced precision in additive manufacturing (AM) 16-18 September 2019. The SIG will this year be… Continue Reading →

UK engineering and manufacturing businesses are pushing forward incremental increases in process and production, but suffering a stagnation of programmes to implement new products, according to the annual innovation barometer from Subcon, the UK’s premier subcontract manufacturing supply chain show… Continue Reading →

Tapping is one of the most demanding and problematic machining applications. Threads are usually made in the last stage of the manufacturing process and therefore, it is the operator’s job to make sure the process is secure and finished correctly…. Continue Reading →

Digital manufacturer Protolabs has scooped a prestigious Queen’s Award for International Trade – the third time the company has been honoured by Her Majesty. The company – the world’s fastest digital manufacturing source for custom prototypes and low-volume production parts… Continue Reading →

Two years after gaining his GCSE’s at 16 and completing a BTec qualification, rising industry talent Jack McCarthy is studying for a HNC qualification at MGTS Coventry Academy while gaining industry experience as an apprentice at DMG MORI’s UK head… Continue Reading →

Twenty-four Cincom sliding-headstock CNC bar autos were installed between last summer and the beginning of this year (2019) by Citizen Machinery UK at one of the two factory units operated by Shannon-based medical component manufacturer, Smithstown Light Engineering. The major… Continue Reading →

euspen announces an important event for the sustainable energy community analysing the role that precision engineering has in developing economic energy solutions to contribute to a low carbon economy.   Many current issues will ensure that sustainable energy systems — already… Continue Reading →

Chemical etching is a metal machining technology that has numerous advantages over traditional sheet metalworking processes, key among which is its applicability to a range of metals and alloys — even ones that are difficult or even impossible to machine… Continue Reading →

The broad range of services and benefits provided by the GTMA, one of the UK’s leading manufacturing and engineering trade associations, continues to attract a diverse range of new members. During the first quarter of 2019, fifteen new members have… Continue Reading →