Motors and drive systems in the water industry
The water industry provides one of our most vital resources right to our doorstep, but the processes that are required to maintain this service...
Mouldmaker chooses bridge-type machining centre with temperature compensation
Last autumn (2016), when precision mould manufacturer and injection moulding specialist BM Injection was looking to replace an ageing, 3-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre of C-frame...
US banker becomes sheet metalworking subcontractor in the UK
Former investment banker Troy Barratt believes passionately in promoting manufacturing in the developed world – so much so that he gave up his career...
Why calibration of your instruments is so important
The main reasons for this are to ensure the reliability of the instrument, that it can be trusted. To determine the accuracy of the...
Subcontractor sets up manufacturing cell for Perkins Engines
Peterborough subcontractor Westcombe Engineering has installed a new manufacturing cell to produce increased quantities of a family of aluminium engine components for Perkins Engines....
55-year-old uses his pension to start successful subcontracting business
It is never too late to become an entrepreneur, it seems. Brian Yates, a machinist since he left school and latterly a manager in...
The cost of functional safety for food processing
How neglecting functional safety can have serious consequencesIn 2014 in the UK, a large food manufacturer had to pay a £800,000 fine after a...
Single source supply can massively reduce costs for machine builders of any size
The automotive industry and other global manufacturing businesses have long espoused the mantra of a reduced supplier base in order to find assembly efficiencies...
Are your Variable Speed Drives running at MAXIMUM efficiency?
While variable speed drives (VSDs) provide an important energy saving technology, Mitsubishi Electric’s Matt Handley questions how many of the installed base of drives...
Citizen wins through MCS’ quality-driven plant purchase tests with the latest Miyano BNE-51MSY
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Does a company invest to build the business then push to achieve quality supply, or instigate...
