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Denmark’s Minister of Industry,
Business and Financial Affairs,
Simon Kollerup, has unveiled what
will become the home of Mobile
Industrial Robots (MiR) and
Universal Robots (UR), the two
agship companies in the thriving
Danish robotics industry. The
companies will share 32,000 m2 of
oor space in a new ‘cobot hub’ in
the city of Odense, the heart of
Denmark’s rapidly expanding
robotics cluster.
https://is.gd/dururu
Güdel’s Press Automation business
unit has carried out its rst European
project, a complete press line for
Fagor, a well-known press
manufacturer in the Spanish Basque
region. https://is.gd/pivace
Lantek, a specialist in software for
the sheet-metal sector, has
disclosed its economic results from
last year, when turnover reached
€21.1m, implying an increase of
9.6% compared to the previous 12
months. The company now employs
over 200 people worldwide.
https://is.gd/ofanuh
Extraction technology specialist
Kemper closed its 2019 business
year with a record result, increasing
turnover by 11.5%. Growth was
driven in particular by markets in
southern Europe and the UK, and by
the company’s aftersales service.
https://is.gd/eduwul
Press builder Schuler has
expanded its spare parts’ warehouse
at the company’s headquarters in
Pratt & Whitney says it will be
using a 3D-printed commercial
aero-engine part for use in MRO
(maintenance, repair and overhaul)
applications by mid-2020 at its
repair specialist in Singapore,
Component Aerospace Singapore.
Pratt & Whitney’s engineering
experts, its repair specialist
Component Aerospace Singapore
and the Land Systems arm of ST
Engineering collaborated on the
project. The 3D-printed part will
rst be used in a fuel system on
one of Pratt & Whitney’s engine
models. The solution offers the
added advantage of reducing
dependency on current material
supply from conventional
fabrication processes, such as
forging and casting.
“Thanks to the out-of-the-box
thinking by our employees at
Component Aerospace Singapore,
we are now another step closer to
scaling this technology to meet our
Göppingen, Germany. It has 250
experienced technicians available
worldwide to assist with the removal
and installation of parts, with service
companies located in over 40
different countries.
https://is.gd/obiles
Mitsui Seiki USA has appointed
Kyal Machine Tools as its exclusive
representative for machine tool sales
and service in the UK and Ireland.
The two companies will exhibit
together at MACH 2020
(Birmingham NEC, 20-24 April).
https://is.gd/cejodi
growing aftermarket operations,
and industrialising 3D printing for
the industry,” says Brendon
McWilliam, executive director,
Aftermarket Operations, Asia
Paci c. “This ground-breaking
innovation is part of the wider
technology roadmap by Pratt &
Whitney to introduce advanced
technologies that integrate AI,
The UK subsidiary of metrology
specialist Mitutoyo, which is
located in Andover, has reached its
40th anniversary.
https://is.gd/fozuvu
Vision Engineering has been
recognised as the Optical
Instrumentation
Company of the
Year by Business
and Industry
Today
magazine, for
its ongoing
commitment to
providing cuttingedge
and
Sir Ben Ainslie leads
Ineos Team UK’s America’s
Cup effort
ergonomically
optimised inspection
equipment. https://is.gd/oruwuq
The 3D-printed part will be used in the
PW4000 engine type that powers, for
example, some models of the Airbus
A330 and Boeing 777
FANUC and automotive group
BMW AG have signed a framework
agreement for the supply of 3,500
robots that are destined for new
production lines and plants. The rst
robotics and automation across our
operations as part of our digital
transformation.”
Chin-Huat Sia, principal
engineer at Component Aerospace
Singapore, adds: “3D printing will
be a game-changer for the MRO
industry worldwide, especially in
servicing even more commercial
engines.”
shipments from the consignment
have already taken place, with
installations commencing at the end
of 2019. https://is.gd/babiba
Portsmouth-based Ineos Team UK
is the recipient of the 10,000th Haas
machine tool installed in the UK.
Ineos, one of the world’s
largest manufacturers,
has formed the team
to challenge for the
36th America’s Cup,
which will be held
in New Zealand in
2021.
https://is.gd/buvifo
LK Metrology, which has
been manufacturing static CMMs
in the UK since 1963, has for the
rst time diversi ed into the supply
of 3D articulating arm metrology
systems, otherwise known as
portable arms, with the launch of a
range of 24 machines called
Freedom arm. https://is.gd/onefab
Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West, has been named as Secretary of
State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He takes on the role
from South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom, who departed
following a reshuf e by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 13 February
2020. Sharma, formerly International Development Secretary, will also act
as minister for COP26, the UN climate change conference in Glasgow in
November 2020. Prior to entering Parliament, he quali ed as a chartered
accountant with Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte and then worked in banking
for 16 years. https://is.gd/beredi
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