Friday, 02 November 2018 08:14
MSP Series Well-Received on the Market
In addition to its existing 100 to 400 ton machines, Schuler has now expanded its popular series to a press force of 800 tons Huissel is well-known as a reliable die and sheet metal part supplier for the automotive and supplier industry.…
Friday, 02 November 2018 07:53
Stronger and lighter steel behind Polish container manufacturer JK switch to SSAB
ZPUH JK Milosz Kiedrowski, a container manufacturer located in northern Poland, started in 2001 to closely cooperate with the Swedish company ILAB Container AB, thus accessing the Scandinavian market. In 2008, JK launched the production of light containers made from…
Friday, 02 November 2018 07:34
thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe meets the stricter requirements of the automotive industry
Quality management standards in the automotive sector are extremely exacting. The latest IATF certification (IATF 16949:2016), which defines additional, stricter requirements than the existing EN ISO 9001 standard, sets a new benchmark. thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe, the service and processing…
Friday, 02 November 2018 07:24
New additions to the SSAB Multisteel range
Pressure vessel and shipbuilding steels according to European and US standards now also included. SSAB Multisteel covers a number of European and US standards for pressure vessel, shipbuilding and structural steel plate in the 260-355 MPa yield strength range. This…
Monday, 13 August 2018 06:28
Manufacturers are now investigating how they can best apply Industry 4.0 digitalisation processes to existing production plant environments
Manufacturers are now investigating how they can best apply Industry 4.0 digitalisation processes to existing production plant environments in order to improve productivity levels and reduce costs. A direct consequence of this approach includes implementing a more modular approach to…
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 11:11
Volume reduction strategy reaps cost, space and environmental savings for automotive firm
Sanoh UK Manufacturing has invested in new shredding technology that will pay for itself in less than 18 months, due to the cost savings it will achieve for the wider business. The company invested in an UNTHA RS40 shredder to…
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 09:41
tesa® ACXPlus simplifies sheet metal fabrication manufacturing process
Well recognised for its unique viscoelastic properties, which compensate for substrates with different coefficients of thermal expansion, tesa® ACXplus double sided tape delivers excellent stress dissipation and high bonding power for manufacturers in various industries. Now, businesses involved in sheet…
Monday, 09 July 2018 07:43
EuroBLECH 2018 rewards 5 businesses in this year’s “Step into the digital reality” online competition
For the third time, outstanding organisations and companies in the sheet metal working industry are invited to enter the EuroBLECH 2018 online competition in five categories, now open at https://www.euroblech.com/2018/english/awards/. Recognition will be given for best practice, innovation, excellence and…
Thursday, 05 July 2018 09:52
Aluminium alloys in the aerospace industry
Aluminium has a long and successful history in the aerospace industry. As far back as the 19th century, Count Ferdinand Zeppelin made the frames of his iconic airships from it. Aluminium was chosen as it is lightweight, strong, and has…
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Wednesday, 04 July 2018 15:09
ALUMINIUM 2018: Lightweight construction will continue to pose the greatest challenge for the automotive industry in future
Low-weight vehicles score points with CO2 reduction, vehicle dynamics and with comfort. This benefits aluminium as being one of the most important lightweight construction materials in the automotive sector. New solutions and applications in aluminium-based materials are seeing increased demand.…
Thursday, 21 June 2018 11:23
AJ Oster, premier value-added metal service centers across the US and Puerto Rico, increases production throughput with Greycon’s X-Trim
In January 2017 AJ Oster went live with the implementation of Greycon’s trim optimisation tool, X-Trim. The go-live included all six AJ Oster sites with full Greycon on-site support services available at each site. Greycon first conducted a pilot in…
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 15:25
GROUP RHODES ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH Dr. HOCHSTRATE MASCHINENBAU
Group Rhodes, through its Rhodes Interform business, has announced a new working partnership with the German manufacturer Dr. Hochstrate Maschinenbau GmbH. The partnership will involve Rhodes Interform acting as distributor for Dr. Hochstrate Maschinenbau GmbH in the UK and Ireland…
Wednesday, 02 May 2018 16:48
Aluminium alloys in the aerospace industry
Aluminium has a long and successful history in the aerospace industry. As far back as the 19th century, Count Ferdinand Zeppelin made the frames of his iconic airships from it. Aluminium was chosen as it is lightweight, strong, and has…