by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
THROUGH-LIFE ENGINEERING SERVICES INSTITUTE Professor andrew starr, head of through-life engineering services (tes) institute and professor of maintenance systems at cranfield university, explains why his manufacturing centre is vital for the operation and monitoring...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
BRITISH SOFTWARE COMPANY CAN SAVE INDUSTRY GIGAWATTS OF ENERGY A British university spin-out company has perfected mechanical analysis software that improves the efficiency of compressors and pumps with the potential to save almost 1% of energy costs used for...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
GALVANIZING INDUSTRY There’s an old saying that a ‘picture paints a thousand words’, yet few people would ever associate it with the galvanizing sector. S]/dropcap]ophie Williams, Finance Director at Corbetts the Galvanizers, has a different take on things. When...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
WELDING ENGINEERING AND LASER PROCESSING CENTRE For 13-years, a research centre at Cranfield University has grown into the biggest UK university department focused primarily on large-scale metal additive manufacturing, as well as specialised laser processing, for...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Autodesk, Autodesk 2019, Sponsors
BRIDGING THE GAP Mabey Bridge created a more engaging experience for its customers and improved collaboration and the efficiency of its internal processes by developing a suite of digital tools. Mabey Bridge is a leading international provider of high-quality...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 17, 2020 | Autodesk, Autodesk 2019, Sponsors
Autodesk: Future of British Manufacturing Initiative Asif Moghal, Senior Industry Manager, Design & Manufacturing with Autodesk, the leading CAD CAM software company, introduces the Future of British Manufacturing Initiative and the companies that have been...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 13, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
SETTING EXCEPTIONAL STANDARDS Jason Knights is Managing Director of SES Engineering Services, one of the leading M&E partners in the UK, delivering for a wide range of customers including Mace, McAlpine, E.ON and GSK. The sector SES finds itself in is seen by some...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 13, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
DRIVING ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY Fears over a climate emergency are driving change across the transport industry – and Magtec is at the vanguard of the technology needed to make it happen Founded by director Marcus Jenkins, Magtec is the UK’s leading designer and...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 11, 2020 | Trailblazers, Trailblazers 2019
GROUND-SOURCE GROWTH FOR HOME-GROWN MANUFACTURER British ground-source heat pump manufacturer, Kensa Heat Pumps, is leading the UK’s transition to a cleaner and greener economy with the opening of a new factory, capable of producing 30,000 ground-source heat pumps...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 11, 2020 | Inside the Factory, Inside the factory 2019
CARRINGTON TEXTILES A glance into Carrington Textiles’ main manufacturing site and some of its sustainable practices At Pincroft Dyeing & Printing, our factory in Adlington, we can trace textile production all the way back to the 1760s and the birth of the first...
