It has been a difficult few months for all industries, especially the aerospace sector. With commercial airlines grounded since April and only limited cargo and private flights running, demand for new aircraft and maintenance has dropped dramatically, giving an opportunity to look towards improving ...

When Senior Aerospace Weston wanted to become more efficient in the inspection of critical machined aerostructure parts, the company turned to Renishaw and its Equator™ gauging system. The Equator gauge has cut inspection times per part by around 75% and introduced more comprehensive component tra...

To ensure accurate testing of parts, the Bowers Group has provided NMB Minebea UK Ltd with an INNOVATEST Falcon 507 Vickers, Knoop & Brinell Hardness Tester. The Falcon tester has enabled NMB Minebea to increase its PTP testing results from Class 3 to Class 1, deliver faster turnaround of sa...

A few months ago, Airbus and Boeing were working day and night to increase production to reduce a record order backlog. Today the picture is different. Dr Simon Weeks, Chief Technology Officer at the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), tells MTD that new opportunities for world-class subbies will ...

By James Selka DL, the CEO at the MTA

This week I should have been sat writing my column for MTD magazine reflecting on what an amazing week we all had a MACH 2020. A real celebration of UK manufacturing, with lots of business being done and many happy visitors and exhibitors leaving the NEC happ...

During normal times numerous business owners grapple with the question about what happens if the cash tap is turned off. The Covid-19 crisis has thrown this into sharp focus and made this possibility a certainty for many.

When this happens, the options available to business owners can appear to b...

In a national response evoking Lord Kitchener’s “Your Country Needs You!” 1914 recruitment campaign, precision engineering companies and subcontractors up and down the country have stepped up to manufacture vital components for ventilators and PPE equipment. Ventilators are complex machines an...

By Ian Wilcox

Metrology’s key

Having written several pieces in this magazine on the business impact and management of metrology, including looking at the implications of Industry 4.0 on measurement, I want to use this article to look more at a fundamental aspect of metrology that occurs at the p...

MTDCNC recently visited Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (HMI) where the team took a closer look at the Leica Absolute Tracker. The Leica Absolute Tracker is seen throughout the industry whether it be machine shops, the rail industry, the aerospace sector or even the building and construction indu...

The industry is facing challenges from all directions and one key challenge manufacturers are striving to overcome is the lack of skilled engineers. On a recent visit to Renishaw plc, MTDCNC spoke to Leigh Turnbull to find out what the measurement and additive manufacturing business is doing.

Whe...