One of the West Midlands leading industrialists has launched Blanford Fox Business Improvement to help firms navigate their way through Covid-19 and target new growth opportunities. David Fox plans to use his 50 years’ experience in manufacturing to support bosses to come to terms with the global challenges brought on by the pandemic and is […]
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Creating flexible manufacturing facilities will support industry’s recovery from Covid-19 according to the head of one of the UK’s leading engineering experts. Steve Dunn, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce and Unipart joint venture business MetLase, believes the firm’s pioneering work in the VentilatorChallengeUK consortium highlights how technology proven in the aerospace sector has been used in […]
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Getting people travelling safely again during the Covid-19 pandemic is a key priority for Governments across the world and a Stafford-based business is proving to be part of the solution. Addmaster, a leading developer of performance enhancing additives for the plastic, paper, textile, paintings and coatings industry, is currently working with the aviation sector to […]
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A group that represents over 200 companies from the metalforming sector believes the Chancellor has missed an opportunity to protect thousands of manufacturing positions by not implementing industry stimulus packages and failing to adopt a reverse job retention scheme. The Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) is urging the Government to stop delaying support that key […]
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As businesses begin to reopen across the county, three local businesses have seen how support can come full circle. James Worthington, Managing Director of Telford firm MyWorkwear, was in Bridgnorth this week to collect his renovated Jaguar XK8 from Classic Motor Cars Ltd. However, this was not just any normal car collection; it is part […]
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One of the UK’s leading experts in graphite products has launched an environmental scheme to promote greener practices. The scheme, which was launched recently by Coidan Graphite, promotes a more energy-efficient production process which emits 99% fewer carbon emissions and prevents thousands of tonnes of graphite being sent to landfill sites. The process works by […]
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The BIG KAISER brand that is available in the UK from technology partner Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC), has always stood head and shoulders above rival products in terms of quality, precision and innovation. This has now been recognised with BIG KAISER and its new EWA fully automatic fine boring tool winning the ‘production performance’ category […]
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A new survey from SteelScout has found that more than 60% of professionals in the manufacturing industry expect the sector to recover from COVID-19 and return to business as usual by mid-2021. However, they highlighted issues in the wider supply chain which might impact the recovery, with almost 30% unable to access the materials they […]
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Innovative components for lightweight and collaborative robots For maximum load-carrying capacity and rigidity: XZU conical thrust cage needle roller bearing and RTWH gearbox from Schaeffler Schaeffler develops new market with major growth potential New XZU conical thrust cage needle roller bearing for robot and cobot joints: 20 per cent less friction and 30 per cent […]
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Alan Lusty, Founder and CEO of multi-disciplinary engineering business, adi Group, says his industry must develop a laser sharp focus on inspiring a generation of female engineers, if it is to secure a sustainable workforce. As his company marks International Women in Engineering Day on June 23rd, Alan argues engineering needs to make a greater […]
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