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  • 17.05.2013Flexible manufacturing 

    PES_May13_F_MC_Mazak1

    John Hyde is a believer in British manufacturing and his belief is growing with every month that passes. The managing director of John Hyde Engineering is hearing more and more stories of multi-nationals repatriating work back to the UK from low-cost economies......

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  • 16.05.2013Longstanding pedigree 

    PES_May13_F_MC_Ward CNC

    The accuracy and longevity, as well as the value for money, of a Hartford vertical machining centre that has been operating at Pacson Valves for more than seven years convinced the Dundee-based manufacturer to return to machine supplier, Ward CNC, when it needed......

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  • 09.05.2013Along for the ride 

    PES_May13_F_MC_Haas2

    As cycling enthusiasts and industry insiders are no doubt aware, the past decade has proved to be an exciting but sometimes rocky ride for Switzerland’s most famous bicycle manufacturer, BMC. As Solutions learns, the ultimate aim was to create a bike and team......

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  • 09.05.2013Three of a kind

    PES_May13_F_MC_Geo Kingsbury3

    A third Hermle C 30 U 5-axis machining centre has been installed at Seco Tools (UK) for manufacturing bespoke tooling. ...

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  • 07.05.2013Looking ahead with intelligence

    PES_May13_F_MCHurco1a

    Hurco’s open house event held in April was one of the most significant recent years. Ed Hill went to the company’s High Wycombe showroom to see how its latest machining centres offer a contemporary design, new controls and software for diagnostics and......

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  • 07.05.2013Investment takes subcontractor to the next level  

    PES_May13_F_MC_Matchmaker3

    A major investment at Nexus Precision Engineering is helping the Broxburn, Scotland-based, precision subcontractor unlock new contracts and add capacity to an area that had been under represented in the subcontract sector in Scotland for quite some time....

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  • 09.04.2013Iconic brand gets a new lease of life 

    PES_Apr13_F_MC_Hardinge1

    ‘The revival of a great name in British Manufacturing’ was how the MTA’s director general Graham Dewhurst described the news, at a recent press conference, that the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) and Hardinge have signed an agreement covering......

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  • 08.04.2013New boy from Brazil  

    PES_Apr13_F_MC-Romi centre

    New entrants into the machine tool market don’t come around often. Ed Hill went to Romi/Sandretto UK’s new showroom for Solutions to discover what the South American manufacturer’s range has to offer....

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  • 08.03.2013Scottish sales shine 

    PES_Mar13_F_MC_Mills1

    Doosan machine tools, distributed exclusively in the UK by Mills CNC, are proving to be not only popular in England, Wales and Ireland, but north of the border too. The Leamington-based company has reported ‘exceptional’ sales for Scotland during 2012....

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  • 05.03.2013Land of the giants  

    PES_Mar13_F_MC_Nuclear AMRC

    The Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) has placed an order for a new vertical turning lathe (VTL), which will be the largest and most advanced in any UK research centre. ...

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