As part of its ongoing investment drive, subcontract manufacturer Future Design & Engineering has implemented the FactoryWiz machine and equipment monitoring system from RAM Engineering & Tooling Ltd. MTDCNC visited the Bedfordshire subcontractor to understand what benefits this exci...

New CAM technology from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence (HMI) division now makes it possible to use complex 6-axis machine tools to produce large parts for a variety of industries. The specialist programming tools provide accurate simulation and generate efficient 6-axis toolpaths to ensure m...

Jon Alderson, Special Purpose Business Development Manager at ALTEC Engineering, a Kuka Robotics Gold System Partner offers his perceptions and perspectives on the region, its manufacturing dynamic, sector strengths and growth within UK manufacturing.

There is little doubt that the automotive sec...

With the sudden scrapping of the Industrial Strategy just four years after its launch, and news of a freeze in aerospace research funding, it seems the government’s commitment to advanced manufacturing is faltering. Professor Keith Ridgway argues that neglecting the nation’s industrial base is a...

Anaesthesia vaporizers, dialysis machines, prosthetic limbs, hospital beds, stoma products, ventilators, orthotic footwear, moulded vessels and containers, magnetic tracers for targeted surgery and lateral flow test kits:- medical devices cover an enormous range of products that require many differe...

Environmentalism, Carbon Neutral, Green Manufacturing - no matter what the current popular terminology, it is quite clear that sustainability is high on the list of current social and governmental agendas. This is a fact that isn’t likely to change any time soon. Previous high profile green initia...

Throughout his school days, Phil Law always had a passion for cycling, this led the creative teenager to design bikes and ramps for GCSE and A-level subjects. As part of a product design degree at university, Phil won an award from the Audi Design Foundation for the design of his magnetic pedals for...

Nowhere is manufacturing’s contribution to longevity more evident than the medical industry, producing parts to prolong life. The need for precision implantation parts is reflected in the stringent requirements of the industry, including detailed traceability, compliance and 100 percent inspection...

Kongsberg Automotive manufactures various machined parts for heavy vehicles in Hvittingfoss, near Kongsberg, Norway. The production facility also focuses on aluminium spare part production for clutches and this includes housings and actuator components. Since the late 1990s, Kongsberg had used four ...

JWA Tooling Ltd has witnessed year-on-year growth of above 20% in the run-up to the pandemic; yet despite Covid-19 having an impact upon the growth trajectory, the Leicester-based company has added to its plant list through 2020 and into 2021. As a company that avidly watches MTDCNC videos and credi...