Successful OEMs are becoming a rare commodity in the UK. Even rarer are those OEMs that manufacture their own products successfully and profitably in-house. Thankfully, there are still companies like Brompton Bicycle around. Dave Tudor reports.  “Have you......

Richard Holden, head of manufacturing for Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking, comments on the need for more young people to consider STEM subjects to drive the future of the UK’s engineering and manufacturing industry....

When Airbus decided to revolutionise the wing manufacturing process for the new Airbus A350 XWB, one of its key suppliers had to completely rethink how it could provide a manufacturing system to aid production and turned to Bosch Rexroth for help. Solutions......

It seems unbelievable that 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the MACH exhibition but the fact remains that the show has endured two World Wars, the Titanic sinking and no less than 24 prime ministers since the inaugural event which took place at Olympia during......

The controlled slowing of Bloodhound is a contrasting challenge to getting the car to supersonic speeds, but a key hurdle to be overcome nonetheless. Parker Hannifin’s involvement both on and off vehicle has primarily centred on the slowing of the vehicle with a......

Stockport, Cheshire based Manufax Engineering and sister company Nelson Tool, became involved with the project through previous links with Hampson. As a supporting company to Hampson as part of its supply chain, Manufax is contributing to the build of the rear chassis......

With its long-term involvement in the motorsport industry, composite specialist Umeco was approached by the Bloodhound team for its expertise in the manufacture of lightweight structures and materials for the automotive and aerospace industries. Umeco will......

When SME project sponsor, Newburgh Engineering received the CAD model for the gearbox from the Bloodhound SSC engineering team, the South Yorkshire-based precision machining company approached SGS for the appropriate high performance cutting tool solution. The fully......

Provider of intelligent manufacturing business solutions, Jaivel became involved with the Bloodhound project through one of its major customers, Hampson BHW. ...

Since its inception in 2007, the Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car) project – which will attempt to propel driver Andy Green to speeds in excess of 1,000mph across the desert at Hakskeen Pan in South Africa – has captured the imaginations of millions. Dave......