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Increased productivity prompts relocation

The growing confidence in the engineering sector in and around Sheffield prompted JKP Engineering (UK) to invest £500,000 in relocating to larger, more suitable premises. The move was funded in part by productivity gains made through an earlier investment in CNC machining capacity from XYZ Machine Tools.

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Light curtain

SICK’s deTec2 Core type 2 light curtain is said to bring enhanced standards in performance efficiency, installation ease and reliability for PL c and  SIL 1 applications.

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Picker picks another prize

Crown recently gained its fourth award for the GPC 3000 order picker with QuickPick Remote by winning its 14th GOOD DESIGN Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

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Full-supply riser

Weld overlay cladding specialist Arc Energy Resources has completed a contract to supply two riser joints for Aquaterra Energy. The components are part of two low pressure risers for an oil platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

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Cycle times slashed

Having purchased a Tornos Deco sliding head turning centre some years ago, County Wexford subcontractor Mann Engineering had no hesitation recently in ordering another two machines to meet the changing needs of the marketplace

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Clean bill of health for steel storage vessel

James Fisher NDT (JF NDT) was called in by a chemical manufacturer in the North West of England, to inspect a large stainless steel vessel, the contents of which were typically saline and varied between 50 and 100°C. There were concerns that there might be stress corrosion cracking.

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