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As even the smallest numbers of contaminants can multiply during the brewing process, ensuring that outstanding levels of hygiene are maintained is vital to the effective production of quality beer. The avoidance of contaminants helps to guarantee the delivery of...

With operations in 26 countries Tata Steel is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers. Based in Glamorgan, South Wales, Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant is capable of producing nearly 5 million tons of steel slab per annum...

With a history stretching back over 100 years, the classic profile projector remains an indispensable piece of metrology equipment. Amongst other reasons, the profile projector’s enduring popularity is due to its continuous technical evolution. Over the past century a wide...

As the world’s leading manufacturer of precision measuring equipment Mitutoyo offers a comprehensive variety of metrology products, ranging from the humble caliper to advanced vision measuring systems and 3D coordinate measuring machines. Now in its 40th year of operation, Mitutoyo...

Xtrac is the World’s leading supplier of high-performance transmissions for top level professional Motorsport and High-Performance Automotive applications. Headquartered in Thatcham, Berkshire and with additional operations in the USA, Xtrac designs, manufactures and assembles all of its transmissions in-house using...

Muffett Gears can trace it origins back over 100 years. Remaining in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the town it was established in, the business has grown into what is now a world-class manufacturer of precision gears and related components. The company...

As final inspection is usually the last process undertaken before manufactured components are dispatched, delays in this important activity can squander any time savings and efficiencies gained through the use of highly-productive CNC machine tools. Similarly, when performing in-process inspection...

Over recent years, Torbay, Devon, has grown to become an internationally renowned centre for the electronics and photonics industry. In addition to global technology businesses, many smaller advanced electronics companies are located in the area. To support this burgeoning, high-tech...

2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the UK subsidiary of the Mitutoyo Group. From modest beginnings, Mitutoyo UK has grown to become the leading supplier of measuring equipment to British industry. To complement the company’s comprehensive metrology...

Following the hi-profile launch of Mitutoyo’s CRYSTA-Apex V range of CNC Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), the Basildon, Essex based ESL Group recently became the first company in Europe to take delivery of one of the advanced CM Ms. Founded in...

Hertford based Qualiturn Products Ltd a perfect example of the productivity increases that can be achieved by the application of advanced IT systems, the use of high-yield machine tools and the adoption of cutting-edge automation technology. In addition to performing...

As Pinnacle grew, in late 2017 they embarked on a mission to transform and improve productivity. This involved a re-organization of the manufacturing plant, the rollout of lean initiatives and an investment in new tooling.

Currently celebrating the 40th anniversary of its establishment, Mitutoyo UK has earned an excellent reputation for the accuracy and quality of its products and the wide range of metrology and testing disciplines it covers. Within the fields of contour and...

King’s Lynn based Merxin is a supplier of both generic and customized inhaler devices and has manufacturing capacity across the globe. Given the important tasks that Merxin’s products perform, quality permeates all aspects of the company’s activities. To enable its...

In the mid1970s two enterprising friends decided to combine their joint passion for diving and their knowledge of precision-engineering. Working at first in an archetypical location that has spawned some of the world’s most successful business – a small domestic...

Based in Pendle in what has become known as Lancashire’s ‘Aerospace Valley’, Merc Aerospace is a renowned precision engineering company with over forty years of experience serving the aerospace industry. Specialising in the delivery of tight-tolerance components to demanding deadlines,...

Based in a purpose build 50,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in East Kilbride, Scotland, Quartztec Europe is the UK’s largest fabricator of quartz glass and one of the top five such companies in Europe. Quartztec Europe is a market leader...

Currock Engineering Co. Ltd. is a major supplier of total solution packages to the global Aerospace sector and to several other equally demanding industries. Established in 1963 as a sub-contract machining and general engineering business, by 1995 the urgent need...

In the automotive industry, disc brake calipers and ABS/Traction control systems are usually manufactured in large quantities, and in the past, it has been nearly impossible to capture data in real time. Real time data provides a streamlined process of...

Ramcel Engineering Company (www.ramcel.com), located in Northbrook, IL, was founded in 1950 with the mission of providing precision, custom metal stamping, as well as contract mechanical assembly services, and robotic MIG & TIG welding services.

“In the remanufacturing business, you can take apart a transmission, clean it, replace all the soft parts and get it back to the customer when they need a new part,” said Gary Noel, chief operating officer and member of the...

Rather than acquiring manufacturing plant on a piecemeal basis, the practice of companies purchasing and using machine tools of various categories from single, preferred vendors is now firmly established. For example, milling machines of a particular brand would be used...

Over the past 40 years, Exeter, Devon based Rotamic Engineering Ltd has established an excellent reputation for the manufacturing of precision machined components. In addition to serving the demanding Defiance, Formula 1 and Medical industries, Rotamic has supplied customers in...

With a proud heritage that stretches back to 1885, Hatfield, Hertfordshire based Davall Gears is a long established UK manufacturer and supplier involved in the design and production of gearing systems and specialist gearboxes. In addition to serving a long...

Nothing in the manufacturing industry epitomizes human safety more than the name Martin Baker. Founded in 1929 as an aircraft manufacturer that evolved to aviation ejector seats, the main entrance to the Uxbridge Company’s Headquarters has a large screen with...

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire based Bushell and Meadows Ltd is a renowned subcontract manufacturer of high-quality, precision engineering components. The business has invested heavily in state-of-the-art, high-speed CNC machine tools and serves a range of demanding markets including the medical, aerospace and...

Based on a heritage site where Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower in 1830 and the adjustable spanner in 1842, lmpcross Ltd is a manufacturer that continues this tradition; branding its business as a ‘world class centre of specialist precision...

Now part of Littelfuse, Chippenham based IXYS UK Westcode Ltd has been at the forefront of power semiconductor design since the early part of the 20thCentury. With origins in the mid 1920’s, Westcode Semiconductors began life as part of the...

The Ford Engineering Group is an award winning, family owned corporation specialising in the machining and pressing of components and assemblies for the aerospace, automotive and related high-technology industries. The Group, that can trace its origins back to 1910, is...

Monitor Coatings Limited is a privately owned company with over 30 years of experience in providing high quality coatings to a wide range of demanding industries, including the Aerospace, Oil & Gas exploration and Steel sectors. Monitor applies its unique...

Over recent years, a wide range of advanced machine tools have been developed to help satisfy the global aerospace manufacturing industry’s requirement to produce parts faster than ever before. Although these innovative machines manufacture complex components within much faster cycle...

Now regarded as one of the UK’s leading subcontract engineering business, it is difficult to believe that North Shields based, Chirton Engineering Ltd was established as recently as 2003. From relatively modest beginnings, the company has enjoyed a meteoric rise...

Precision Moulds & Tools Services Ltd was formed in 1991 by two partners who shared a passion for high-precision machining and a vision of the future of high quality tool making. Over the past 25 years the company’s founders have...

Established in 1968 the Precision Machinery division of Kawasaki has been at the forefront of hydraulic technology and development for nearly 50 years. The Kawasaki brand is synonymous with quality and innovation in hydraulic pumps, motors, valves and complete systems...

Since the 1920’s the Cross Manufacturing Company has specialized in the design and manufacture of heat resisting wrought alloy sealing rings and associated products. Cross’ expertise within its chosen fields has resulted in the company becoming a leading supplier to...

Few companies involved in the manufacture of aero engine components can boast a heritage that stretches back to the dawn of the jet engine age. One such concern is JJ Churchill. Founded by Walter Churchill on Christmas Day 1937, Churchill...

There comes a time when older inspection equipment gets to the stage where its performance threatens to create a bottleneck in production. This was the situation reached with a 10-year-old Vision Measuring System at Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells (JMFC) in...

When you operate at the cutting edge of your field with customers absolutely relying on you to come through with solutions, on time and every time, issues that affect production quality in engineering or manufacturing must be stamped on without...

Part of Castings PLC, CNC Speedwell is a large volume manufacturer of high specification automotive components. Approximately 400 people work at the groups’ casting foundry, whilst CNC Speedwell, which is located opposite the foundry in Brownhills, West Midlands, employs a...

Since STOBA Prazisionstechnik’s formation in Southern Germany more than 50 years ago the company has grown into a multinational concern, currently employing some 650 workers in four high-tech manufacturing plants located in southern Germany; Yantai in China and Small Dole,...

Leeds, West Yorkshire based FTL Technology is one the UK’s leading suppliers of precision engineered seal solutions. In addition to offering a broad range of consultancy, design and seal manufacturing services, the company also has access to a wide range...

Almost ten years ago, JCB Chief Executive Officer Lord Anthony Bamford had a vision for educating the next generation of engineers. This inspirational spark led to the globally renowned yellow goods manufacturer establishing The JCB Academy in 2010.

Ranked as one of the world’s top 100 new universities in the respected ‘Times Higher Education Rankings 2017’, Portsmouth University has rapidly ascended the UK academic rankings. This is credit to an £150m+ investment over the last ten years in...

With operations in 26 countries and commercial offices in over 35 countries, Tata Steel is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers. Tata Steel serves a wide variety of demanding global markets and is a leading manufacturer of...

Taking its distinctive name from the initials of the company’s three founders surnames, O.L.D. Engineering was established in 1971 in a small factory in Sharnford, Leicestershire. The fledgling subcontract business soon earned a reputation for delivering work on time and...

Widely recognised as the world leader in the design and manufacture of transmission and drive train technology, Xtrac has built its business and reputation on a passion for innovation, precision and quality. So, when the company needed a metrology supplier...

Based in the Aerospace Park at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland, Precision Tooling Services (PTS) provide an extensive range of first-class machining and manufacturing services to a wide variety of demanding sectors, including the Aerospace, Automotive, Renewables and Oil & Gas...

When CDK Seals won an order for the production of metal components from a new aerospace customer, the leading manufacturer of seals for the food, pharmaceutical and petrochemical sectors had to employ new production equipment and methods. Historically, the Yeovil...

For more than 67 years, Martin-Baker has been the world leader in the design and manufacture of ejection seats. The company’s latest designs offer unprecedented life-saving capabilities while providing systems and interfaces to fully integrate the pilot with cockpit and...

Over recent years, a wide range of advanced machine tools have been developed to help satisfy global aerospace manufacturing industry’s requirement to produce parts faster than ever before. Although these innovative machines manufacture complex components within much faster cycle times,...

Located in a purpose-built manufacturing facility close to the M1 in Northamptonshire, Salcey Precision Engineering has earned a reputation for being able to undertake the more difficult precision machining work that is shunned by less able businesses. Salcey enjoys enduring...

Lancashire based Orthoplastics Ltd is recognised throughout the world as the global leader in the development and supply of both implantable grade plastics and biocompatible plastics for instrument applications. The company produces the highest quality, premium grade UHMWPE (Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene)...

Co-founded in 2007/8 by David Cox, a Formula 1 (F1) engineer, Shoreham-on-sea, based Cox Powertrain Ltd, have developed the world’s first 300hp marine diesel outboard engine – the CXO300. The inspiration behind the ingenious engine was the global military’s drive...

One of the specialties offered by Hone-All Precision Ltd. of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, is the machining of nickel-chromium-based super-alloy components to tight tolerances. These oxidation and corrosion-resistant materials, typified by Inconel and Hastelloy, are well-suited for service environments subject to...

Recent investments in high-level metrology equipment at Birmingham-based GB Precision mean customers in demanding industry sectors, such as aerospace and motorsport, can be assured of receiving components offering pinpoint dimensional accuracy and geometric conformance.

The quality, reliability and longevity of manufactured products is continuously improving, in addition to enhanced design techniques and developments in material science, this progress is largely due to the use of advanced quality control methods and equipment and the application...

Birmingham-based C Brandauer & Co Ltd was founded more than 154-years ago and is now regarded as one of the largest independent contract presswork and stamping concerns in Europe. The company, which employs 56 people, specializes in manufacturing high-speed, precision...

Rigibore is a renowned manufacture of precision boring bars and advanced boring systems that can be designed to accommodate customers’ specific requirements. Extensive experience in the specialist area of boring tool technologies and boring strategies has enabled Rigibore to become...

For more than half a century Birmingham based Precision Micro Ltd has pioneered innovative photo chemical etching production techniques. The company’s precision manufacturing technologies, design skills and detailed inspection procedures have enabled Precision Micro to become a respected global supplier...

Mitutoyo UK recently completed the installation of the company’s largest ever coordinating measuring machine (CMM) sold in the UK. The Crysta-Apex C CMM, with a measuring volume of 2,000 mm x 4,005 mm x 2,005 mm, enables Express Engineering to...

Investment quickly pays off for engine remanufacturer: Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions, operating from a 56,000 square-meter site near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, is the largest independent engine remanufacturer in Europe, supplying such well-known OE manufacturers as Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo, Aston...

The global aerospace manufacturing industry is renowned for administering the highest standards of quality control and for utilizing detailed inspection and testing systems. The employment of skilled staff, the use of the best available inspection and testing equipment plus the...

Ultra-precise dimensional measurements critical to risk mitigation under AS9100 Rev. C. Gear Manufacturing, Inc. (GMI), Anaheim, CA, was founded in 1989 with a mission to manufacture high-quality custom gears and gear-related components and assemblies. Housed in 27,500-square-foot facilities, the company...

More than a decade ago Waters Corporation, the scientific laboratory instrument and software manufacturer, started introducing high-end metrology equipment to its several sites in the South Manchester area to help cope with the increasing demands of advanced product development and...

Looking for speed and accuracy for its unique processes, an automotive supplier incorporates a surface finish probe in a CMM to obtain dimensions and surface testing in a single operation.

Incorporating a laser scanning micrometer into a quality control routine pays off for metal plating ad coating services supplier. Tawas Plating Co. & Tawas Powder Coating Inc. (Tawas City, MI) provides metal plating and coating services to automotive, aerospace and...

Vision system facilitates measurement when heavy fixturing constrains access to a workpiece. Ramcel Engineering Company (www.ramcel.com), located in Northbrook, IL, was founded in 1950 with the mission of providing precision, custom metal stamping, as well as contract mechanical assembly services,...

Very small precision parts can be a challenge to measure effectively because the manufacturing tolerances are normally scaled in proportion to size, often being in the low micrometer range. The question then arises for the QA staff: how to measure...

At Advics Manufacturing Ohio Inc., a CNC setup has dramatically transformed contour measurement of automotive brake components from a 45-minute specialist’s task to a 3 1/2-minute generalist’s job. Founded in 1987 and located about 40 miles northeast of Cincinnati, Advics...

Space Metal Fabricators of Columbia, South Carolina, and Mitutoyo America Corporation have jointly developed a tool to help helicopters fly smoother.

McNeal Tool Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mid Iowa Tools, Inc., specializes in the sales and support of precision metrology instruments and services. This includes provision of gage calibration services to a national manufacturer of...

ATRONA Material Testing Laboratories, Inc. (www.atrona.com) located in Machesney Park, a suburb of Rockford, Illinois, provides metallurgical and materials analysis and related engineering services.

The Interface Assessment Division, a unit of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) located in Corona, California, uses its precision measurement capabilities (traceable to national standards) to assure the form, fit and functional requirements of physical interchangeability and mechanical interoperability...