News

Dormer Pramet has acquired Wetmore Tool and Engineering, a privately-owned US-based manufacturer of customer specified HSS and solid carbide cutting tools.

A 3D-permeability measurement bench that provides accurate data and fast processing of samples has been added to a stable of high-performing equipment at the AMRC Composite Centre thanks to the support of funding from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).

The Shareholders and the Board of the Oxley Group are pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Cavan as Oxley Group Chief Executive Officer.

The University of Sheffield has been announced today (Thursday 6 December 2018) as a partner in GKN Aerospace’s new Global Technology Centre (GTC) aiming to accelerate the adoption of new digital technologies in the aerospace manufacturing, by the Business Secretary Greg Clark.

Entire aircraft wing assemblies could be transported by intelligent, autonomous robots at the vast Airbus production facility in North Wales following a collaborative research project with engineers at the AMRC’s Integrated Manufacturing Group.

The global aerospace sector is strong, with recovery in international travel leading to strong orders for aircraft and associated components. The UK’s aerospace sector is one of the largest in the world, and its value added grew by almost 9% per year between 2010 and 2016 (according to the Aerospace Technology Institute, ATI). However, the industry is under increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impact of air travel, and electric and hybrid propulsions systems is one of the options being explored to address this.

Milling strategies and experience pave way to new business for Takumi with support from Ceratizit UK & Ireland.

The North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) were delighted to hear the news at Farnborough International Airshow 2018 that the UK would bring its enviable array of skills and technology together, in Team Tempest, to develop and manufacture Britain’s next generation and world beating fighter jet.

NWAA was pleased to hold its latest Supply Chain Workshop in Liverpool on Wednesday 14th November, within the Digital Manufacturing Week EXPO.