march 2009
26 production management 30 subcon preview 40 rapid manufacturing - medical
07 editor’s comment / event diary
production world
08 Skills Academy delivers £12 million
benefit; tool savings justify new Mori Seiki.
10 Wire EDM is being used to make parts for
famous timepieces replicas.
12 Manufacturers should take advantage of
MAS; Mitsubishi - Autocrib agreement.
14 MWP online and electronic media -
complementing the printed product.
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production
management
Tower of strength
Aero-engine market specialist uses networked
management software.
Passionate about design
Providing the right machines for the
market is a global challenge.
22 MWF suppliers work with customers to
develop products and services.
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One stop shop retrofit solution
New technology & resource package
offers CMM users full upgrade service.
Going green - tax efficiently
Tax reliefs available to businesses making
environmentally friendly decisions.
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42
subcon show
preview
Subcon sets the tone
Subcon 2009 is revealing a hidden
strength in the UK manufacturing sector.
medical sector
report
Top to toe
Software developer addresses specialised
production issues.
What the surgeon ordered
Laser-sintering speeds development and
manufacture of parts for spinal surgery.
38 Toolmakers and designers underpin new
‘virtual surgery’ tool.
RM and the medical world
After a timid start rapid manufacturing
uptake has grown fast.
energy sector
report
Heavy-duty metalcutting
Pembrokeshire-based subcontractor tackles
the parts that many of its rivals can’t.
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47 Coal industry boosts subcontractor’s turnover
by 40%; lubricants enable turbine efficiency.
48 Valves finish-machined in one clamping as
machine idle times reduced to almost zero.
50
Making the connections
Big lathe investments improve productivity
in the oil and gas sector.
Heavy metal millturning
VEM Sachsenwerk GmbH in Dresden uses
large millturn machine for shafts.
Catching the wind
Fastener firm uses circular saws to replace
cropping machines for cutting to length.
grinding
52 New surface grinder range; cutter grinder
investments boost tooling specialists.
cleaning &
finishing
54 Cleaning assists solvent replacement
programme; diesel injectors use
ultrasonically-assisted aqueous methods.
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