CAMBRIDGE VACUUM Engineering (CVE) and Ford have successfully completed a £430,000 Innovate UK-funded EB-eDrive project - proving that the manufacture of electric motor stators can be improved by utilising advanced electron beam welding. [Read More]

SANDVIK COROMANT has launched GC1220 - the latest indexable milling grade for nodular cast iron, designed to deliver unmatched performance, reliability and efficiency. [Read More]

A new wave of AI-enhanced thermal tools is helping engineers detect early warning signs - improving safety and extending asset life with minimal manual input, explains Andrew Green [Read More]

WHEN PEOPLE think of warship building, images of massive vessels being floated out of shipyards might spring to mind. But behind every frigate, destroyer or support vessel is a distributed network of suppliers consisting of component makers, metallurgists, engine builders and materials specialists - many of them rooted far from the coast. The Midlands, often better known for its automotive and aerospace prowess, plays a critical but under-appreciated role in marine procurement, explains Simon Farnfield, event director at Advanced Engineering, the annual gathering of engineering and manufacturing professionals. [Read More]

ERIKS HAS taken a great step forward in supporting both employee development and customer training with the opening of the newly refurbished multimedia training suite at its Fulfilment Centre of Expertise site in Oldbury in the West Midlands. [Read More]

ABB HAS been awarded a new contract by Intertrade Hellas S.A. to supply its quality control system (QCS) to existing and new tissue machines at the company’s Inofyta facility. [Read More]

C.K TOOLS continues its commitment to solving industry-wide safety challenges with the launch of the Snip n’ Grip Cable Tie Cutter and Captivator - an innovative new tool designed to reduce the risk of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) in sensitive environments. [Read More]

A NEW breed of I/O module is being introduced to meet the fast-growing need for decentralised data processing. Schneider Electric’s Dave Sutton, product marketing manager for industrial automation, explores how businesses across industrial applications from simple to the most demanding can improve performance at the I/O level. [Read More]