Material availability and customer service along with quality and safety are the driving forces for Sandvik Materials Technology UK’s distribution operations....

Vetchberry Steels, part of the ThyssenKrupp Materials (UK) Group and a specialist provider of stainless steel flat rolled products, has installed a new blanking and cut to length line at its Witton, Birmingham headquarters. From a Group perspective,......

Significant reductions in machining costs for component manufacture can be achieved when replacing conventional steel with M-steel bar from Ovako, the company claims. ...

Incorrect material selection in castings and casting design that are not mould friendly could be costing OEM manufacturers an unnecessary amount of time and money, according to Majorfax, the UK-based sourcing specialist of machined and finished castings....

Sheer size and industrial might counts for nothing if a company can’t serve its local customer base efficiently. With a global turnover of €49 billion and 170,000 members of staff on the payroll, they don’t come much bigger than materials and......

By cold forming aluminium manufacturers can significantly cut costs and reduce waste while maintaining or even enhancing the material properties, says Mark Jennings, technical director at Dawson Shanahan. ...

There are immense economic and political pressures on the aerospace industry to reduce operational costs and improve environmental performance. These are embodied in the targets set by the Clean Sky initiative of The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe......

Materials such as nylon 6/6 and acetal have routinely been used as wear surfaces, rub strips, brackets, grommets, and fasteners in areas where environmental and performance issues meet the capability of the polymer. Some of these applications have been injection......

Titanium has remained a metal of choice for the aerospace industry for over 40 years. A unique series of properties including high strength to weight ratio, corrosion and temperature resistance will continue to ensure that it has a promising future as an aerospace......

Unsurprisingly, the metal stockholding business is more competitive than ever these days and there are a number of companies in the UK purporting to offer similar stocks and services. But like any other element in the supply chain, it’s important that end users......