Steve Bagshaw appointed Chair of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult

The High Value Manufacturing Catapult is pleased to announce the appointment of its new chair Steve Bagshaw CBE. Steve is an expert in biotechnology and chemical manufacturing with more than 35 years in industry. Most recently, Steve was a director at CPI, one of seven HVM Catapult industrial innovation centres catalysing the adoption of advanced […]

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Get It Made bolsters team with new appointment amid growth

Manufacturing specialist Get It Made has appointed Mahin Ahmed as its new Customer Account Manager, to drive growth and expansion. Mahin is a mechanical engineering graduate from Brunel University, and also brings with him experience from the recruitment industry, having worked as a consultant at TEKsystems, prior to joining Get It Made. In Mahin’s new […]

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RHODES INTERFORM RAISE THE ROOF WITH NEW CONTRACT

Rhodes Interform, one of the UK’s leading metalforming machinery manufacturers, has secured a multi-million-pound contract to manufacture and supply a brand-new mechanical punch press for Zentia, a manufacturer of high-performance mineral ceiling tiles for its facility in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The Rhodes DS2-315 Geared Press is a double-sided 315-tonne mechanical press, designed with a […]

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Digital switch to boost production for Ayrshire engineering business

Irvine-based Omnitool – a family-run precision engineering business working in the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors – is boosting its production capacity and plans to expand into new markets, create new jobs and cut emissions, following the introduction of new digital tools and expertise. With £188,000 funding support from Innovate UK, Omnitool is […]

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Domino In Manufacturing First to Own End-To-End UV Digital Inkjet Design Process Following £6.6m Investment

The strategic investment boosts Domino’s digital printing inks manufacturing capacity for better supply chain scalability World-class digital printing technology provider Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) has boosted its digital printing inks capacity with a £6.6 million upgrade to its Liverpool manufacturing plant. The investment will see Domino become the first digital printing supplier to take full […]

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Brandauer’s Crozier awarded Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University

The CEO of a 161-year-old award-winning metal engineering business has been bestowed an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) for his outstanding contribution to industry and academia. Rowan Crozier, who runs Birmingham-based Brandauer, received his award as part of the University’s summer graduation ceremonies held at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall. The boss of the precision tooling […]

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Thame Workholding bring new robotic automation systems to UK engineers

Thame Workholding was established over 75 years ago and is considered as a leader in providing workholding solutions. Having their own factory in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire they manufacture an extensive core range of more than 500 workholding products, including soft and hard jaws, t-nuts, height pins, bar pullers and jaw boring fixtures. They have a […]

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Save Money, Save Energy: How Tinytag Data Loggers Contribute to Cost Savings and Energy Efficiency

Before-and-after power/energy usage analysis is vital in energy audits and for organisations to validate energy-saving measures, especially for high consumers of electricity. The Tinytag Energy Logger is a portable data logger which can be used to monitor electricity consumption in individual pieces of equipment to help identify where potential energy usage savings can be made, improving […]

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3DPRINTUK Growing on Demand

As a company that specialises in industrial 3D printing for low volume manufacture and batch production, 3DPRINTUK continues to grow at an impressive rate. The London-based company is unwavering in its use of high-end 3D printing systems to bridge the significant gap that exists between prototype and injection moulding. 3DPRINTUK provides an invaluable service for […]

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