One of the repercussions of Covid-19 has been a widespread discussion about bringing more manufacturing back to the UK, and rightly so in the view of workholding and automation specialist 1st Machine Tool Accessories (www.1mta.com). But is reshoring large amounts… Continue Reading →

Having installed a Japanese-built Brother production cell at the end of 2019, comprising two 5-axis Speedio M140X2 mill-turn centres served by a Feedio vision-based robotic unit for component handling, Worthing subcontractor Roscomac has ordered a second identical cell. Due to… Continue Reading →

A new, high precision, electrically actuated vice for securing workpieces on vertical, horizontal, 5-axis and mill-turn machining centres has been introduced by Roemheld UK (www.roemheld.co.uk). Operating functions of the Hilma AS 125 E can be integrated into the machine CNC… Continue Reading →

Shortlisted for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2021 and a finalist in 2020, 27-year-old Alun Cheung attended Farnborough College of Technology and then spent a few years working for a nearby composite components manufacturer. After spells at two… Continue Reading →

Global machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI has entered the vertical machining centre (VMC) market at the lower end of the price range with a new, nominally half-metre-cube model, the M1. Costing £54,000, it is the least expensive machine in the… Continue Reading →

Broadbent Welding & Industrial Supplies has upgraded its IT infrastructure and operations with ERP software from OGL Computer, to support scalable growth. The West Yorkshire welding and industrial supplies provider is the new division of PAY Broadbent Ltd, and supplies engineering services and… Continue Reading →

The UK’s largest survey of small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturing companies has been launched today to record trends in performance and confidence levels across the sector, whilst also exploring how firms are supporting their staff as a result of COVID-19…. Continue Reading →

FANUC, one of the world’s largest robotics manufacturers, is breaking into the waste management industry by partnering with intelligent waste management start-up Recycleye. Over the past 12 the months, Recycleye has combined its validated AI computer vision technology with FANUC’s… Continue Reading →

Accumold has a reputation for innovation and exceeding customer expectations. The company operates in an environment where part dimensions are sometimes minute, tolerances are always exacting, geometric complexity can be mind-boggling, and customer expectations are for zero failure rates and… Continue Reading →

JWA Tooling has grown exponentially since its inception in 1985 when founder John Wood set the company up from his loft, designing special purpose machines and subcontracting the work out. The company quickly bought its first factory and manual machines… Continue Reading →