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News round-up Construction starts on new AMRC facility
Trumpf has released its rst
automated arc welding system - the
TruArc Weld 1000 – which comes with
a collaborative robot known as a
‘cobot’. www.is.gd/UkTuW8
Metrology equipment specialist
the Bowers Group has attained a
Made in Britain accreditation - which
has been awarded to both the
Bowers and Baty International
brands. www.is.gd/KnKQNf
Starrag Group company SIP is
assembling a series of ultra highprecision
jig boring machines
destined for installation by
customers in the aerospace industry.
The ve machines – comprising a
four-axis horizontal model and the
remainder three-/ ve-axis vertical
designs – are scheduled for
installation and commissioning
during the second half of 2021.
www.is.gd/ovDMCh
Ceratizit has launched its new
LiveTechPro app that provides
immediate and competent visual
support to deliver technical
assistance in case of machining
issues or to help optimise processes.
www.is.gd/2zLIrw
SLM Solutions Group AG - a
German manufacturer of powder bed
metal additive manufacturing (AM)
machines - has appointed Gosportbased
Kingsbury to sell its products
and services in the British and Irish
markets. www.is.gd/L2jlyK
German automotive manufacturer
Volkswagen has invested in the
world’s only full colour, multimaterial
3D printing technology from
Stratasys to enhance its prototyping
capabilities and open up new
opportunities within automotive
design. www.is.gd/3dDqos
Renishaw’s embedded electronic
engineering apprentice Jack
Chapman was awarded
Outstanding Apprentice of the Year
for engineering, manufacturing,
energy and electrical at the
virtually-held Gloucestershire
Apprenticeship awards.
www.is.gd/uFJPBw
Precision Technologies Group
(PTG) has opened a new £1.6m
friction stir welding research centre
at its UK-based headquarters and
machine tools manufacturing
facility. www.is.gd/7nebX8
Trumpf has completed
the renaming and
merger of its
wholly-owned
bre laser
manufacturing
subsidiary SPI
Lasers into the
Trumpf Group
and brand. www.
is.gd/7jWGd9
Shef eld-based Ward Hi-Tech
has launched a ‘Buy Now Pay
Autumn 2021’ incentivised
purchasing scheme – which it said
will give a “much needed
con dence boost to the
marketplace”.
www.is.gd/OCP3ss
Manufacturing Technology Centre
(MTC) chief executive Clive Hickman
has received the top award in the
Institute of Directors 2020 Midlands
Director of the Year awards. He
picked up the Chair’s Award for
Excellence and Board Practice for
the West Midlands.
www.is.gd/hoGg3n
Manufacturers
supported by Made
Smarter - the
movement helping
SMEs join the
Industry 4.0
revolution - are
forecasting the creation
of more than 750 new jobs
from £12.6m of technology
investment. www.is.gd/wWIJc0
Manufacturing Technology Centre
(MTC) apprentice Davina Kaur won
Apprentice of the Year Award at the
Leicestershire Live’s 2020 Education
Awards. www.is.gd/gZAL2d
The University of Shef eld
Advanced Manufacturing Research
Centre (AMRC) has started
construction on a new £20m
facility in Lancashire.
Work is set to be completed
during the second half of 2021 on
the 4,500 square metre applied
research centre, that will be
located at Samlesbury Aerospace
Enterprise Zone in Preston.
The agship facility is being
built using a £20m grant from the
Lancashire Enterprise Partnership
(LEP) Growth Deal and extends the
University of Shef eld AMRC’s
footprint across the north. Due to
Covid-19 restrictions, a turf cutting
will be held virtually bringing
together key gures involved in the
major development.
Steve Foxley, CEO at the
University of Shef eld AMRC, said
that the facility will boost the entire
region: “We’ve taken another huge
stride in realising our vision to
make things better, for Lancashire
and the north.”
“This state-of-the-art facility will
keep the Lancashire region at the
forefront of advanced
manufacturing and technologies
and support its businesses to
innovate and drive up productivity,
leading industry towards a green
recovery and a smart, sustainable
and resilient future,” he added.
Even before the rst spade hit
the dirt for the new facility, the
creation of a technical R&D team
at AMRC North West is already
having impact, supporting more
than 100 SME rms across the
region in the rst year.
The research centre will
combine modern of ce workspace
with a exible high-tech workshop
facility and a triple-height atrium
will form the social hub of the
of ce space.
More manufacturers that source often low-priced components from
abroad are nding UK-based alternative suppliers at www.Reshoring.UK, a
powerful new collaborative marketplace, initiated by the Gauge and
Toolmakers Association (GTMA).
Beck & Pollitzer and Frog Bikes are among companies that have found
or are seeking UK suppliers this year with the help of the Reshoring UK
platform. The Scottish Plastics and Rubber Association is the latest
business group to join the list of 32 trade associations and research
organisations on the network. www.is.gd/NHpTry
A CGI image of what the new £20m
facility in Preston will look like
MTC chief executive
Clive Hickman
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