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Bad [coolant] science
Scare stories and mis-information abound in the national press, but as technical people we are better informed, aren’t we? Perhaps not |
31/10/2008
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Material price skirmish
Confederation of British Metalforming director general John Houseman believes Europe’s metalformers have come out on top in the current Chinese-made galvanised sheet debacle. |
27/09/2008
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Shades of green
It ain't easy being green. The law of unintended consequences appears time and again as we opt for green choices only to discover they're not. |
26/09/2008
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Light: fantastic
The answer to both saving energy and yet boosting efficiency lies in matching intelligent lighting concepts with the appropriate lighting components. |
25/08/2008
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Work still to be done
The creation of a group of nine sub-contractors working together to win new business for the group and each other has been underpinned by the West Midlands Accelerate initiative. With the initiative's future uncertain, there remains work to be done so it wopuld be more than a shame to see this successful activity cease. |
18/08/2008
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Robots; why not?
The UK has for many years been a poor example when it comes to robot take-up by manufacturers. Stirling Paatz revisits the topic, updating it for today. The technology has changed and benefits are there to be had, he says. |
31/07/2008
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Don't huff and puff later, act now
The UK is set to install huge numbers of wind turbines. Industry must act together if it is to win substantial parts of this business. |
08/07/2008
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Innovative display
Having an innovative machine is not eneough at a MACH exhibition: you have to stand out from the crowd in other ways, too. Several exhibitors at MACH 2008 did just that. |
16/06/2008
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Triumph or not yet tested
It’s 10 years since the birth of the euro, now adopted in 15 of the EU’s 27 Member States, but not, of course, the UK. Who’s saying what on this anniversary, asked Machinery. |
16/06/2008
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Precise approach
Anybody heard of someone saying they don’t make precision machines or parts? The adjective ‘precision’, meaning exactness or accuracy, is banded about by everyone. Indeed, we also have high precision, super precision and more.
Hardinge has come up with a more scientific approach to setting relevant precision against requirement. |
19/05/2008
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Filling the void
Progressive sub-contract machinist Unicut Precision is frustrated with the current lack of interest in the engineering sector by parents, school leavers, schools and colleges |
20/04/2008
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India into the limelight
Well, India’s Tata Motor’s acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover from Ford Motor Company looks set to be a major talking point for some time. What will they do with the brands? What will Jaguar and Land Rover customers now think of the brands? |
18/04/2008
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Banking on exports
The Government is now looking towards exporting parts of the economy, specifically manufacturing, to help bail the UK economy out as other parts of it slow. But it never went away, regardless of popular view. |
28/03/2008
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Relative and absolute
Forget proportion of GDP (relative shrinkage) and talk about output (absolute growth) if you want to promote a positive image of UK manufacturing. |
20/03/2008
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Trends in UK manufacturing
Findlay Publications’ Trends In UK Manufacturing 1997-2007 allies figures to the UK’s recent experience, revealing the turmoil in its rear-view mirror, but signalling steadier times ahead. |
22/02/2008
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Macro and micro perspectives
The Government’s Education and Skills Bill got its second reading last month. A key part of this Bill is that it seeks to raise to 18 the minimum age at which young people can leave education or training.
The largest impact that the Bill is expected to have is to increase the participation in apprenticeships. Indeed, the Government’s prediction is that there will be 100,000 more apprentices by 2013 – not all in engineering, of course.
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20/02/2008
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Bearing responsibility
Perhaps these days we are more often likely to hear about counterfeit software or software piracy. However, the market for counterfeit mechanical products is an old one and the Internet is giving it a new lease of life. |
11/01/2008
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Wind power's promise
Machinery has followed, at a distance, the growth of wind power in the UK from an engineering manufacturing perspective, looking to see if there is significant business for UK engineering companies. We have been unable detect any groundswell of activity.
Now with the December announcement by UK Business and Enterprise Secretary John Hutton, there’s another push. Up to 7,000 new wind turbines could be built around the British coastline by 2020.
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09/01/2008
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Helping change along
Managed by Birmingham Chamber and funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Accelerate was set up some 10 years ago to help West Midlands automotive suppliers compete effectively in the world’s most demanding global industry. |
20/12/2007
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Showing continued initiative
I’ve been at Accelerate (www.accelerate.uk.net) now for over 10 years and during that time I’ve witnessed everything the automotive industry can throw at you, including major factory closures, exciting new model launches and the emergence of third world countries that are doing their best to muscle in on our territory. |
20/12/2007
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Tooling, torque, rigidity
I hate looking at car stickers! But there is one that seems very pertinent to our industry: “A dog is for life and not just for Christmas.” Surely this analogy can be applied to those seeking higher productivity from machining? |
19/12/2007
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Manufacturing on YouTube
It had to happen. The Youtube phenomena had to turn up an example in the manufacturing arena; and it has. So, along with videos of people skiing down London tube station stairways and others driving their motorbikes or cars at excessive speed (and subsequently getting caught), we now have a video of a Chinese press shop. |
17/12/2007
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Right idea; wrong target
Environmental protesters are focusing on the wrong target if they want to reduce greenhouse gases. |
06/11/2007
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Control or inspect
Manufacturers are fully familiar with the alternatives of establishing and then regularly monitoring a capable process to assure output quality, or of inspecting products after the event to capture failures. Well, the EU Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status, which will affect manufacturers, is akin to the former – establishing a process that will guarantee, in this case, the safety and security of goods traded internationally. |
15/10/2007
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