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Audit checks mill performance
User application article Elgiloy Specialty Metals has received a Millcheck rolling mill shape performance audit from Industrial Automation Services.
News from Industrial Automation Services ( 8 July 2003)
Telescopic probe aids in-flight refuelling
User application article Having worked with Flight Refuelling for the last four years, Pershore based Accura Geneva has seen the relationship develop into one that is today an example of a true partnership between companies.
News from Accura Holdings ( 4 April 2003)
Machinist upgrades quality standards
One of the first contract machinists to receive the new ISO9001:2000 quality standard is Abingdon-based Holifields.
News from HC Holifield (Oxford) ( 3 April 2003)
Die repairs put Toyota bodies back online
User application article By responding quickly to a request from Toyota UK to repair a fractured body panel die, Metalock Engineering enabled the pressing line to get back into operation with minimum downtime.
News from Metalock Engineering (18 March 2003)
"Carry on cruising" during generator repair
User application article Wyko Electro Mechanical Services has carried out emergency repairs to a large generator onboard a ship while it sailed around the world. Brochure available
News from Wyko Industrial Services ( 7 February 2003)
Stock holding provides subcontracting edge
User application article Some subcontractors are extending the service they offer to manufacturers by not only producing components but also stocking them free of charge for subsequent delivery when needed, just-in-time.
News from HC Holifield (Oxford) (27 January 2003)
Refurbishment beats replacement for Anglian Water
User application article Metalock Engineering has recently overhauled a 25 year old 12in Allen Gwynne mixed flow bowl pump that Anglian Water Supplies used for surface water drainage.
News from Metalock Engineering (13 January 2003)
Tower attractions sign up for maintenance
Eastern Contracting has agreed terms with two of London's most prestigious tourist attractions.
News from Alfred McAlpine Utility Services SE (24 December 2002)
Stitching saves listed bridge
User application article Metalock Engineering has been using its cast iron metal stitching expertise to repair and refurbish the Old West Bridge that carries three lanes of traffic out of the centre of Leicester.
News from Metalock Engineering (24 December 2002)
Vertical turning lathes keep production costs down
Another example of the increasing popularity of self-loading vertical turning lathes (VTLs) are the two Hitachi Seiki hanging-spindle CS25s installed in August 2002 at Holifields.
News from HC Holifield (Oxford) ( 1 November 2002)
Novel approach pays dividends for machinist
User application article To find a way to manufacture an electric motor cover economically for one of its customers, Holifields decided to produce both parts of the assembly in multiple operations using different techniques.
News from HC Holifield (Oxford) (28 October 2002)
Shepherd completes Leeds Nuffield Hospital job
Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) has completed its work on the new GBP 41 million Nuffield Hospital in the heart of Leeds City Centre.
News from Shepherd Engineering Services (24 October 2002)
Farnell gears up Vauxhall stock rooms
Premier Farnell has won a five year maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) contract with Vauxhall Motors.
News from Farnell InOne (17 October 2002)
Third unit completed in Leeds
Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) has recently completed the third of seven new units it is working on in the GBP 47 million reprovision of mental health services project in Leeds.
News from Shepherd Engineering Services (16 October 2002)
No business like show business for Claro
Claro Precision Engineering will be exhibiting specialist metal and plastic components along with various subcontracting solutions at a trio of major exhibitions during the next three months.
News from Claro Precision Engineering (15 October 2002)
Maintenance contracts around the UK
SES Maintenance has recently scooped four top maintenance contracts in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds.
News from Shepherd Engineering Services (10 September 2002)
In situ regrinding reduces downtime for Curtis
User application article Metalock Engineering has enabled Curtis Fine Papers to put its machines back into production in quick-time and resume production of high quality uncoated printing, writing and security papers.
News from Metalock Engineering ( 3 September 2002)
Repairs division wins major contract
User application article Wyko Industrial Services' Electronic Repairs Division has won a maintenance contract to repair and asset manage industrial electronics at one the UK's largest food processing and canning sites. Brochure available
News from Wyko Industrial Services (27 August 2002)
In-situ machining extends turbine compressor life
User application article Metalock Engineering has recently remachined two rows of stator blade dovetail slots of a 160MW gas turbine to restore the design dimensions enabling the blades to be properly secured.
News from Metalock Engineering ( 1 August 2002)
Shepherd connects with Procter and Gamble
Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) has recently completed the GBP 1.6 million mechanical and electrical contract for Procter and Gamble's new state-of-the-art administrative centre on Tyneside.
News from Shepherd Engineering Services (16 July 2002)
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