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Mach adds welding pavilion to May show

Mach 2006 (15th to 19th May 2006, Birmingham) will incorporate a welding, joining, cutting and fabrication pavilion following the cancellation of the Weldex show, which was due to run alongside it.

News from Manufacturing Technologies Association (12 December 2005)

Faraday whips Vale into shape

Faraday Plastics helps Vale Brothers improve its range of equestrian products.

News from Faraday Plastics & Polymer Partnership ( 9 December 2005)

European project aims to improve extrusion process

Rapra Technology has secured Eur 1.4 million of EU funding together with a 14 strong European consortium to improve the industrial plastics extrusion process by the use of supercritical CO2.

News from Rapra Technology ( 8 December 2005)

Automata to adopt Sercos III IP core

Sercos Interface has licensed Automata, a specialist in industrial automation and communication technology, to use the Sercos III IP core for its own products and customer-specific projects.

News from Sercos North America ( 8 December 2005)

New machine to advance friction stir welding

The RoboStir System, purchased by TWI from Friction Stir Link in Waukesha, USA, combines powerful friction stir welding technology with the flexibility of a robot.

News from TWI (The Welding Institute) ( 6 December 2005)

Rapra eyes European expansion

Encouraged by recent successes, Rapra Technology is actively seeking further opportunities to develop and expand its regional support activities into mainland Europe.

News from Rapra Technology ( 5 December 2005)

Survey confirms seasonal dip in orders

The latest MTA trends survey shows a dip in orders for the sector over the summer, but respondents expect a recovery in the final period of the year.

News from Manufacturing Technologies Association ( 1 December 2005)

Manufacturing message taken to Westminster

The fact that manufacturers drive 86% of UK exports is one of many reasons why manufacturing remains the bedrock of our economy.

News from Manufacturing Institute (18 November 2005)

New name reflects expanded services

First Index has rebranded itself as FI Information.

News from First Index (15 November 2005)

Conference expands on northern exposure

The Process Industries Centre for Manufacturing Excellence reports a growing presence and take up of services in the North and North East.

News from PICME (15 November 2005)

Faraday Plastics boosted by new KTN structure

Faraday Plastics has succeeded in renewing its remit and budget as the UK's leading resource and coordinator for polymer-based research.

News from Faraday Plastics & Polymer Partnership (10 November 2005)

Faraday and Materials KTN make winning start

The first meeting of the operations board of the new grouping of materials-based UK Faraday organisations - the Knowledge Transfer Network - took place in London, UK, on 2nd November 2005.

News from Faraday Plastics & Polymer Partnership (10 November 2005)

Friction stir welding research bears fruit

Materials joining specialist TWI has used equipment and expertise at its Yorkshire Technology Centre to make significant advances in welding technology.

News from TWI (The Welding Institute) (25 October 2005)

Oak Ridge contributes to software efforts

The Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC) is welcoming Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as its newest member.

News from ASM International (21 October 2005)

Academy lays down ethics of engineering

The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched a statement of ethical principles to which it believes all professional engineers and related bodies should subscribe.

News from Royal Academy of Engineering (17 October 2005)

Research and training facilities open for business

The National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) has officially launched its new research and training facilities based at the Swinden Technology Centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

News from National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) (12 October 2005)

UK moves into machine tool trade surplus

UK exports of machine tools in the 2nd quarter of 2005 were worth GBP 113.6 million, a rise of +22.7% compared with the 1st quarter of 2005 and +12.3% higher than in Q2 2004.