The aerospace industry is all about quality, consistency and performance – all attributes that are intertwined with 100% safety. That is why workholding specialists Hainbuch supply its aerospace products under the slogan of ‘100% safety – no more, no less’…. Continue Reading →

New Doosan DNM 6700 ticks all the right boxes for packaging specialist.     Ashbourne-based market-leading design and manufacturer of bespoke vacuum and pressure formed plastic packaging solutions – Thermoform Ltd – has recently invested in a new large-capacity Doosan… Continue Reading →

Edgecam is helping a “toys for boys” manufacturer offer an important new service for model-making companies and private enthusiasts. And all within a few months of installing the software. 17d Miniatures produces a range of scaled working models of locomotives,… Continue Reading →

More and more crane technology companies rely on modern cable guidance with energy chains. With the new guidefast control system, igus has now developed an energy supply system that can also feed a manual overhead crane pendant on indoor cranes…. Continue Reading →

When Gordon Robinson formed D&D Engineering (Hull) over 30 years ago to design, develop and manufacture bespoke conveyor systems for the food processing industry, he had no ambition to machine parts in-house. His reliance on local sub-contract manufacturing companies to… Continue Reading →

The motion plastics specialist igus has expanded its range of wear-resistant tribo-filaments for 3D printing with the chemical-resistant iglidur C210. The company now offers a total of six different materials that are suitable for printing using the fused deposition modelling… Continue Reading →

In this week’s video René Achnitz, head of the iglidur bearings business unit at igus, gives 10 reasons why engineers should consider changing their metal bearings with iglidur tribopolymer bearings. http://www.igus.co.uk/contentData/Product_Files/Download/mp4/HMI2017_iglidur_change_en.mp4?utm_campaign=ig009683&utm_medium=press_release_video&utm_source=press_release_video&utm_content=ig009683_press_release The homogenous structure of iglidur tribopolymer bearings consists of… Continue Reading →

Third Dimension’s laser measurement system, GapGun, has proved so valuable to quality inspection at Bombardier they have bought additional GapGuns for use on two London rail services. Bombardier is using GapGun to assist quality inspection for the production of 66… Continue Reading →