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…
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…
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Friday, 27 April 2018 13:20
C&T Channel Matrix makes customised Steel plates
C&T Channel Matrix, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of creasing matrix, has a wide stock range of steel cutting plates, stripping pins, pin holders, clamps and frames. C&T is now able to offer die makers, box makers and print…
Monday, 15 January 2018 07:31
Micro cutting for everyone!
To cut narrow incisions in hard materials with high precision requires a specially developed waterjet cutting process. FAWJ stands for Fine Abrasive Water Jet (micro waterjet, finecut), and is a unique and world-class cutting process launched back in 2008 by…
Monday, 15 January 2018 07:02
State-of-the-art research vessel built tough with ArcelorMittal steel
ArcelorMittal Galati, Romania, has supplied steel for an Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) with icebreaking capabilities commissioned by the Australian government to broaden the country’s exploration of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. The 156m-long vessel is currently being constructed at…
Thursday, 07 September 2017 08:30
The cutting edge of resistor technology
~ Industrial resistor manufacturer improves efficiency with £0.5 million laser cutter ~ Power resistor manufacturer Cressall, has purchased an automated fibre laser cutter to ensure its resistors are at the highest level of quality possible. The machine, which has seen…