Technical Articles
Page 16 of 30 | << previous | next >>
MAPAL Drills Into Cost Reduction Processes at Ford Engine Plant
When Ford opened its Bridgend Engine Plant (BEP) in 1980, the CVH engine produced on the 1.52million sq/ft site was one of Europe's most popular power train systems. Over 30 years later, the engine used in the Escort, Fiesta, Sierra and Orion models of the 1980s and 90s is long gone. Now, the site is producing the latest generation of environmentally friendly Ford EcoBoost engines and also the ...
Iberian Lighting Invests in AG/CAD Cutting Table
As a commercial print and signage company, Iberian Digital is a company with a difference - it's also known as one of Europe's leading bespoke industrial lighting manufacturers. To serve two industry sectors with distinction, the Iberian Group invests in production equipment that has the flexibility to handle the requirements of both sectors, and this is why the East Sussex company opted f ...
Drill Manufacturer Improves Productivity & Quality Control With Blum Probe System
To be a world leader in a specified sector when you have a history that dates back to 1911, is something that is rarely found. However, Padley & Venables has found its niche as the leading UK manufacturer of construction tools that are sold worldwide. The Sheffield Company has undoubtedly kept abreast of the latest industrial technology down the generations and combined this technology with the ...
Kerf Supplies High-Def Plasma Cutting Machine to Irish Fabricating & Profiling Shop
When Arcon Engineering made the trip from Ballymena to the MACH exhibition eight years ago, the fledgling company was looking for a new CNC plasma cutting machine to replace its aging and unreliable plasma machine. In meeting Kerf Developments at MACH 2008, Arcon found more than a machine supplier; it located a partner that could confidently serve all their sheet and metal plate cutting requiremen ...
Koenigsegg Speeds-Up Production With Creaform
The Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a brand defined by painstaking precision and hand-crafting that results in an end product that most of us can only ever dream of owning. The entire business is built around enhancing vehicle performance and streamlining productivity, something that has undoubtedly been achieved considering the cars have a 0-100mph time that is shorter ...
ITC Delivers Seismic Change For Earthquake Subcontractor
The story for any subcontract business is evolve or dissolve. In the case of Surrey based GPR Ltd, its progression from 3 to 5-axis machine tools initially evolved with a bolt-on fourth axis for its Haas VF2 machines and now a full simultaneous high-end 5-axis machining centre from Matsuura. The investment in a full 5-axis machine was instigated by the Camberley company winning a two year contr ...
Subcontractor Dives Into Success With hyperMILL®
The path to setting up a subcontract machine shop couldn't have been more obscure than the tale of Ben Goodwin. Three years ago Ben was well remunerated for his dangerous skills as a deep sea welder and fabricator, but realising the danger and relatively short life expectancy, Ben quit the day job, bought a machining centre and set up BRG Developments. With little experience in a machine s ...
CAM Software Makes the Impossible Possible for Compressor Manufacturer
After five years of painstaking research followed by the last three years evolving his fledgling business, Olly Dmitriev has taken Vert Rotors and his patented range of compressors to market, launching the latest product at the recent IMTS Show in Chicago. The Edinburgh company that was founded by the award-winning entrepreneur has created a series of ultra compact, low vibration and extremely ...
Effective Toolholding - The BIG DAISHOWA Advantage
When it comes to machine and toolholder selection, many engineers either specify spindles to suit existing toolholders or they rely on suppliers to provide guidance. After all, do we really have time to work out whether it's best to select a CAT, Capto, HSK, BT, BMT, VDI or BBT system? The rise of toolholders marketed as 'face and taper' contact systems, has led Industrial Tooling Corp ...
Subcontractor Buys Kerf Waterjet Machine for Gear Cutting
Ten years ago, Hopwood Gear Ltd invested in an Oxy-Propane gas cutting machine from Kerf Developments. Owning a machine that run like a dream with exemplary service support for over a decade was two of the key reasons why the Oldham based subcontractor went back to Kerf for its latest machine, a twin-head waterjet machine. Founded in 1974, Hopwood Gear immediately set its stall out as a subcont ...
Page 16 of 30 << previous | next >>
