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News round-up Training students for Industry 4.0
A co-operation agreement
between DMG Mori and
Jungheinrich has seen the
development of driverless transport
systems. Designed as a exible
automation solution for intralogistics
applications, the DMG Mori PH-AGV
50 enables the fully automated
loading and unloading of workpiece
pallets on machine tools.
https://is.gd/vuwosi
ModuleWorks and Okuma have
devised a solution that enables an
entire Pelton wheel to be machined
from a single metal billet. This
procedure accelerates production
and reduces manufacturing costs.
https://is.gd/tayuvi
A DMG Mori-TULIP partnership is
allowing shop oor personnel and
engineers to easily create apps via
a drag-and-drop interface and
integrate them with existing systems
in a ‘no-code’ approach.
https://is.gd/onujur
Sandvik Coromant has chosen
ModuleWorks as one of its software
development partners to make sure
that new tools and machining
methods have the required CADCAM
software support.
https://is.gd/ituhap
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Machine Tool Co has unveiled “the
world’s rst generating internal gear
grinder”. The company’s ZI20A
achieves an ef cient and highly
accurate process in mass
production, using high speed
spindles and barrel shaped grinding
Siemens, the University of Shef eld
and Newcastle University have
partnered to deliver a sponsored
Industry 4.0-style undergraduate
programme.
Siemens’ Digital Academy, as
the scheme has been called, pays
selected students £3,000/year
from the second year of university,
as well as up to 12 weeks’ paid
summer placement throughout the
duration of their studies within a
Siemens business. At the end of
their degree, they will be able to
join Siemens’ Graduate Scheme.
The initiative aims to offer
undergraduates a practical,
collaborative space to explore
Industry 4.0 technologies and put
what they learn at university into
real world use.
The rst group of six was
selected from the inaugural Sir
William Siemens Challenge, a twoday
hackathon-style event held at
the University of Shef eld that
wheels to generate the required
pro le, as opposed to pro le
grinding it. https://is.gd/tuwaqu
The Coventry-based Manufacturing
Technology Centre (MTC) is to open
a manufacturing technology centre
in Liverpool to support growth and
innovation in the region.
https://is.gd/evojal
The National Centre for Additive
Manufacturing at the MTC has
signed a strategic partnership with
the University of Exeter to develop
high-performance polymer
L to R: Ariana Escobar Chalen, Nikhil Patel, Maryem Khan,
Miles Moran, Thomas Edwards, Diana Crintea
involved 84 promising engineering
students from partner universities.
The challenge saw students put
into 12 hybrid, multi-disciplinary
teams and asked to invent a
unique device powered by data.
The six are: Nikhil Patel and
Miles Moran from Newcastle
University; Thomas Edwards from
the University of Shef eld; Diana
Crintea from the University of
Southampton; Maryem Khan from
components using additive
manufacturing.
https://is.gd/lehiqu
Filtermist International, part of the
Absolent Group, has taken on a
30,000 ft2 unit just a few minutes’
walk from its headquarters
on the T54 Business
Park in Telford.
https://is.gd/
jojeci
Citizen
Machinery UK
has employed
nine extra staff
since the beginning
of 2019, bringing
the total number of
employees to 58. Located at the
company’s headquarters in Bushey
and at its recently opened Turning
Centre of Excellence in Brierley Hill,
the latest recruits have been
selected to cover core functions
within the operation, including
the University of Loughborough;
and Ariana Escobar Chalen from
the University of Manchester.
Brian Holliday, Siemens Digital
Industries’ managing director, said:
“The Digital Academy is another
ground-breaking example of how
Siemens and our higher education
partners are working together to
encourage young people to pursue
careers in engineering and
technology.”
applications engineering, machine
service, software development and
European sales.
https://is.gd/tayeju
Manufacturer of bespoke steering
systems Pailton Engineering is
celebrating its 50-year
anniversary. The company
designs and creates
world-class steering
systems for niche
vehicle sectors,
including bus and
coaches, trucks,
utility, off-highway
and military vehicles.
https://is.gd/ecudob
Pailton celebrates
50 years
Precision engineering rm JJ
Churchill has increased six-fold the
space for its Tool Room Division.
The company can now design and
produce some of the aerospace
industry’s most complex xtures in a
new, purpose-built facility.
https://is.gd/ihemig
The University of Wolverhampton has been awarded €408,000 EU
funding for a new project to address skills gaps in manufacturing and
engineering. Innovative new training methods will be used to develop high
level expertise in advance manufacturing technologies focused on additive
layer manufacturing (ALM).
The initiative, Additive Process Technology Integration with
Management and Entrepreneurship, was awarded Erasmus + funding.
It sees a partnership between six European universities to create exible
learning that could result in a Master’s quali cation. https://is.gd/uwirir
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