MeasureWare revolutionises precision measurement 14th October 2019

Manufacturers are customising products to meet more targeted consumer demands. As a result, they must contend with shorter production runs and more frequent changeovers, which takes time away from producing products. The MagneMover LITE system is helping make these higher-SKU operations efficient by moving payloads faster in a more flexible way than traditional conveyors do today.

Tractors, combine harvesters, and seeders are exposed to the effects of wind, weather, and dirt every single day. Damage and wear are therefore a fact of life, with these machines regularly having to be repaired out in the field, a reality that often presents its own challenges. Reliable, portable, and flexible welding systems are an important tool for farmers and agricultural service technicians.

Modular construction is the process where building components are produced in a factory, before being transported to the site for assembly. The pieces arrive already finished, minimising the amount of technical work required onsite.

Advance Engineering has invested in an Atlas Copco on-site nitrogen generation system to ensure the quality of its laser-cutting operation, increase output and make substantial cost savings when set against delivered bottled gas supplies. The system was supplied by Atlas Copco’s premier distributor, Anglian Compressors & Equipment.

Brammer Buck & Hickman has announced a new supply contract with the Swift Group, incorporating a substantial number of industrial vending machines. The new contract utilises Brammer Buck & Hickman’s Invend service featuring 31 industrial vending machines across Swift’s two large sites at Mexborough and Cottingham in Yorkshire. 

International engineering firm Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon has invested in a major overhaul of their online platform as part of plans to drive growth. The firm has been working with digital marketing firm Fat Media to re-design their site, and launched a new online platform which has seen enquires up by 72%.

More than 50% of engineering firms in the UK have taken on an apprentice in the last two years a new survey by the Manufacturing Technologies Association and Close Brothers Asset Finance, has found. The survey looked across a range of sectors, including Food and Drink, Retail, Recruitment and Services, finding that the only other sector employing apprentices at a similar rate to Engineering firms was Construction.

Graphene Flagship partners, Université Libre de Bruxelles, University of Pisa and the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), launched a rocket into space from Kiruna, Sweden back in June. The experiment aims to test the possibilities of printing graphene inks in space. Studying the different self-assembly modes of graphene into functional patterns in zero-gravity will enable the fabrication of graphene electronic devices during long-term space missions, as well as help understand fundamental properties of graphene printing on Earth.